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Polaris acquires Falck Safety Services from Falck

Polaris and Falck have signed an agreement whereby Polaris will acquire 100 per cent of the shares in Falck Safety Services Holding A/S and take over all Safety Services activities in Falck. Falck Safety Services is the world’s largest provider of specialist safety training for the offshore, maritime and renewables

Aspen Insurance Holdings to be acquired by Apollo Global Management in all-cash deal

Affiliates of certain investment funds managed by affiliates of alternative investment manager Apollo Global Management are to acquire Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited. The Apollo Funds will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Aspen for USD42.75 per share in cash, representing an equity value of approximately USD2.6 billion.   “We

BGF backs award-winning Purity Brewing Co

Purity Brewing Co, one of the UK’s largest independent breweries, has received a GBP7.5 million investment from BGF to support its organic growth strategy. Founded in 2005 by Paul Halsey and Jim Minkin to brew “great beers with a conscience”, Purity makes high quality beers from its brewery in Great

IGF increased lending to UK SMEs by 76 per cent in the year to June 2018

Independent Growth Finance (IGF), a leading independent commercial finance provider, has announced strong year-on-year growth in the year to June 2018, with a 76 per cent increase in funds advanced to SMEs across the UK.   To support current and future business growth, during September IGF will relocate its Head Office to new premises in Redhill, Surrey. The move and significant increase in Funds In Use underline the continued expansion and success of IGF’s Asset Based Lending capabilities. IGF is backed by private equity firm Spring Ventures, who recently substantially increased their commitment in the

Spotinst raises USD35m for AI cloud computing workload management platform

Spotinst has raised USD35 million in a Series-B funding round for its AI based workload management platform, which helps companies to manage and optimise their cloud computing spend across several cloud providers. The funding round was led by Highland, with participation from existing investors Leaders Fund, Intel Capital, and Vertex

LDC invests in FC Business Intelligence

Mid-market private equity investor LDC has backed the management buyout of global events company FC Business Intelligence (FCBI). The value of the transaction has not been disclosed. FCBI delivers conference and exhibition events with a focus on providing thought leadership in a diverse range of sectors that are facing both

Pamlico Capital invests in Airwavz

Pamlico Capital (Pamlico) has made a growth equity investment in Airwavz Solutions (Airwavz), a provider of in-building wireless infrastructure. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, Airwavz owns and operates wireless infrastructure inside commercial office and hospitality buildings in dense metropolitan areas. The Company’s

FinTech financial wellbeing platform Salary Finance raises USD20m for US launch

Salary Finance, a FinTech financial wellbeing platform for employees, has closed a USD20 million Series B investment led by founding investor Blenheim Chalcot and multinational financial services company Legal & General. The investment will be used to launch and scale Salary Finance in the US, as well as to continue

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