UK-based mid-market private equity investor LDC has backed the secondary buyout of Mandata, a developer of transport management software, in a GBP20 million deal. The deal also represents an exit for Synova Capital.   Headquartered in Northumberland, Mandata designs and develops software that allows road transport operators to manage workflow

Littlejohn & Co, a middle market private investment firm based in Greenwich, CT, has made an investment, alongside company management, in Motion Recruitment Partners, a global recruitment firm. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.   Headquartered in Boston, with services spanning 47 countries, Motion Recruitment is a leader in

NovellusDx, a specialist in functional genomics, has completed an equity financing of USD6 million backed by Helsinn Investment Fund, Bio Capital Impact Fund, and Windham Venture Partners. This adds to the nearly USD17 million already raised by the company. “We are excited to invest in NovellusDx and support their aim

Hutchinson Networks, an Edinburgh-based technology business, has received a GBP2.2 million growth capital investment from funds advised by YFM Equity Partners (YFM), the private equity fund manager. Hutchinson Networks Limited is a leading provider of multi-vendor IT and network solutions to national and international clients offering advanced infrastructure services to

Gainline Capital Partners (Gainline), a private equity firm that invests in US based middle market companies, has made an investment in Integrated Energy Services Corporation (iES). Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.   iES is a leading provider of grid relationship management software and demand response services to

Victory Park Capital (VPC) has made a USD45 million investment in Miami Gardens-based United Automobile Holdings (United Auto). Founded in 1989, United Auto is a leading provider of non-standard auto insurance products in the United States, with a primary focus on serving various Florida and Texas markets. The company’s unique

Italmatch Chemicals is to acquire Afton Chemical’s metalworking fluid business (formerly Polartech). The deal includes the acquisition of the entire business and assets relating to metalworking fluid carried out in Bedford Park (Illinois, USA) and Manchester (UK, Europe) sites, the know-how, technology and business in India and China, with production

The Montreux Healthcare Fund’s Operating Company (Fund), Active Assistance (Active), has secured a GBP95 million debt package from BlackRock, one of the largest institutions in the financial sector. The transaction augments Active’s ability to finance its pipeline acquisitions for the foreseeable future, which it will seek to purchase with a

Crocus Technology, a supplier of disruptive Tunnel Magneto-Resistance (TMR) sensors, has secured USD35 million in funding through a combination of debt and equity from internal investors and external sources.    The funding will enable Crocus Technology to accelerate its revenue growth by expanding its operations and go-to-market resources and by

Geospatial Insight, a specialist in visual intelligence derived from geospatial big-data, has secured a GBP3.5 million growth equity investment from Foresight Williams Technology EIS Fund and VenturesOne Investments. The financing will be used to expand Geospatial Insight’s machine learning capabilities as well as fast-tracking additional product streams and visual intelligence