Mid-market private equity firm LDC has backed the management buyout of CIPHR, a vendor of human capital management (HCM) software, to further develop its SaaS offering and expand its product range. CIPHR, which is headquartered in Marlow, provides HR management software targeted at small and medium sized organisations (SMEs) with
Ares Capital Corporation and American Capital have signed a merger agreement whereby Ares Capital will acquire American Capital, excluding American Capital Mortgage Management. The combined company would have on a pro forma basis more than USD13 billion of investments at fair value as of March 31, 2016. The Boards of
BGF (Business Growth Fund), a provider of growth capital to small and mid-sized businesses, is celebrating celebrates five years of growth during which it has invested nearly GBP850 million in a diverse portfolio of more than 125 companies including manufacturers, retailers, technology providers, restaurants and more. The milestone follows BGF’s
Rail rolling stock leasing company Beacon Rail Leasing, a portfolio company of Pamplona Capital, is to purchase 13 sets of five-car intercity carriages which will be leased to TransPennine Express Limited (TPE), a FirstGroup plc company. The carriages will be manufactured by Spanish manufacturer, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (“CAF”)
Equistone Partners Europe-backed WEALTH at work – a provider of financial education in the workplace for the private sector – has acquired the Affinity group of companies (The Farleigh Group Ltd) based in Bristol. Affinity is a provider of financial education in the public sector with over 200 employers including
Groupe Eurotunnel is to purchase STAR Capital’s 51% per cent share of ElecLink. The transaction is subject to certain closing conditions. Once concluded, Groupe Eurotunnel will hold 100 per cent of ElecLink. eleclink is a cross-channel electricity interconnector that will be positioned within the service tunnel of the Channel Tunnels.
The British Business Bank has launched the initial phase of Help to Grow, which is expected to support around GBP200 million of growth loans in its first two years. The Prime Minister announced the programme in February 2015. The first GBP30 million tranche of lending supported by Help to Grow
Seed 2 Growth Ventures (S2G), a Chicago-based venture capital firm has led an investment in Vancouver-based Terramera, Inc. Other key investors in the financing include ACA Investments (affiliate of Sumitomo Corporation), Bold Capital Partners, Renewal Funds and Maumee Ventures. “Terramera is very proud to be working with S2G Ventures as
Growth private equity firm TA Associates has completed an investment in 10bis, a B2B and B2C online food ordering marketplace and payment platform in Israel. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. In the B2B market in Israel, 10bis operates a leading online food marketplace that allows businesses
Privet Capital, a private equity investor focused on creating value through operational improvement, has acquired Cash Processing Solutions Limited and its subsidiaries (CPS) from De La Rue. CPS is a specialist in providing cash processing hardware, software and related services to central banks, commercial banks, state printworks and commercial cash
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