Worldwide Facilities has secures a significant investment from Lovell Minnick Partners, a private equity firm specialising in financial and related business services companies.  Following the transaction, Worldwide Facilities will continue to be majority-owned by its employees. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 1970 and based in

Private equity house Maven Capital Partners has invested GBP4.3 million investment in Cursor Controls Limited, a specialist in the design and manufacture of trackball pointing solutions for industrial applications. Cursor, which has a history spanning numerous decades, offers the most comprehensive range of trackballs internationally and is the only independent

IQcard, a financial services company specialising in prepaid cards and the monetisation of loyalty programs for retail chains, has raised a new investment round from venture fund Finteca Holdings.  Finteca Holdings creates, acquires and develops leading financial technology companies in Russia, CIS and Eastern Europe. The transaction closed on 17

Private equity firm TA Associates and Argan (Mauritius), a company controlled by Indium V, are to invest approximately USD500 million to acquire shares of Atria Convergence Technologies, a provider of broadband services in India.  The transaction is expected to close subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt of required

Cathay Capital Private Equity has successfully made an investment in SeaOwl, a provider of technical assistance, facility and ship management services to major oil and gas companies as well as to the French government.  This investment is to be made through the Sino French SME and the Cathay Capital II

Checkmarx has secured a USD84 million investment from New York-based venture capital and private equity firm, Insight Venture Partners.  The new round of capital will be primarily used to further accelerate growth through product innovation and global expansion.   Founded in 2006 by Israeli cyber security expert Maty Siman, Checkmarx

Alliant Insurance Services has secured a significant equity investment from funds managed by Stone Point Capital, which will become Alliant’s largest institutional shareholders.  Following the transaction, Alliant’s existing shareholders, which include the company’s management and producers as well as funds affiliated with KKR, will remain significant shareholders in the business.

Transphorm Inc, an early stage semiconductor company, has secured a USD70 million investment round led by KKR. KKR’s investment follows initial rounds of funding led by funds affiliated with Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, Foundation Capital, Google Ventures, Soros Quantum Strategic Partners, INCJ, Fujitsu, Transphorm will use this funding to