IK Investment Partners’ (IK) IK Small Cap I Fund has acquired a significant minority stake in B2S Group (B2S), a French player in the outsourcing of customer services management. IK Funds will invest alongside Maxime Didier, founder and majority shareholder of the Group. Financial terms of the transaction are not
As part of its diversification push, Euronews Group is launching Euronews Ventures, a programme to back innovative technology start-ups. The purpose of this programme is to accelerate the development of the most promising start-ups by providing them with a complete array of media and marketing services: global communication levers, media
New York-based private equity firm Bregal Sagemount has made a significant growth investment in Steele Compliance Solutions the parent company of the Steele CIS and Securimate businesses. The two companies are providers of third party management software and due diligence investigation services focused on the anti-bribery and anti-corruption (ABAC) compliance
Yukon Partners (Yukon), a provider of mezzanine capital for middle market private equity transactions, has partnered with Northern Pacific Group (NPG) in its investment in United Language Group (ULG). United Language Group, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, provides translation, localisation and other language-related business services to customers across a diverse array
Perusa Partners Fund 2, has sold Swedish SEM Group to Procuritas Capital Investors V LP. Perusa Partners acquired SEM in 2012 and over the last three years has seen the company increase its revenues by 30 per cent to circa EUR35 million while doubling its profits to circa EUR8 million.
Centaur Ventures, the mining and natural resources investment arm of investment holding company Centaur Holdings Ltd, has signed a USD100 million revolving credit facility with a UAE based private family office. The funds will be used to expand the mining and natural resources projects of Centaur Mining predominantly in South
State Street Corporation’s GX Private Equity Index, a benchmark for comparative analysis of private equity performance, which includes a comprehensive data set dating back to 1980saw an overall return of 1.11 per cent in the last quarter of 2015. “Private equity funds posted a modest recovery in the fourth quarter
Digital financial services investment and advisory firm Anthemis Group, and Exponential Ventures, the newly formed disruptive innovation and venture capital arm of MMI Holdings, have launched a global investment partnership that will invest in early stage financial wellness companies. MMI has provided the initial EUR30 million commitment while leaving room
IGF Asset Based Lending (ABL) has facilitated the management buy-out (MBO) for Testing Solutions Group (TSG), with a GBP1.5million deal. The three-year facility, will be used for the acquisition and to provide ongoing working capital. Established in 2002, TSG is a specialist software testing company that was formed to help
Bregal Freshstream has acquired Radley, the well-known British handbag and accessories brand. Cavendish Corporate Finance advised Radley on the deal. Founded in 1998, Radley is now the leading British handbag and accessories brand in the rapidly growing affordable luxury market with a multi-channel business and established distribution network covering the
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