MMC Ventures closed 18 deals and attracted more than USD100m in total investment into its portfolio in 2013. One of the top five most active VCs in the UK, MMC welcomed nine new companies into its portfolio this year. Research compiled by Ascendant showed that, despite overall falls in
WyzAnt, an online marketplace for private tutoring, has secured a USD21.5m investment from Accel Partners, the global venture capital firm. The funds will be used to drive product innovation and scale WyzAnt's technology platform as the company expands globally. With over 500,000 tutors and one million students, WyzAnt is
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has sold its portfolio company, digital identities and information specialist Entrust, to Datacard Group. Financial terms have not been disclosed. The sale is expected to close by year-end. “Thoma Bravo worked closely with Entrust management to grow the business into an industry leader through
KKR & Co and KKR Financial Holdings (KFN) have signed a definitive merger agreement where KKR will acquire KFN through a stock-for-stock merger that values KFN at USD2.6bn. KFN is a specialty finance company with a portfolio of assets spanning a complementary range of strategies, principally leveraged credit through ownership
Kester Capital has sold its interest in Chiltern in a deal which values the business at GBP135m. The exit comes as Chiltern announces the consolidation of existing investors, led by Sir Douglas Myers. The transaction has generated a return of over 2x capital and a 25 per cent IRR
Hot Rod Brands, an affiliate of private equity company Z Capital, has acquired MSD Performance Group (MSDP), a provider of vehicle aftermarket performance parts. MSDP sells products under the MSD, Racepak, Powerteq, Edge and Superchips brands. The transaction is scheduled to close this week. The acquisition was part
Maven Capital Partners has invested GBP5m for a majority equity stake in R&M Engineering, which provides integrated engineering and fabrication services to the North Sea oil and gas industry. This investment is the sixth new deal Maven’s Aberdeen team has completed this year. R&M operates out of purpose built
Private investment company Ardian has joined forces with Eric Van Hal, chief executive and co-founder of the NHV Group, to acquire a majority stake in the Ostend-based NHV Group from the founder shareholders. NHV Group is an international helicopter transport services group. Based in Ostend, Belgium, NHV was founded
HIG Europe has sold Europa Support Services (Europa) to Bilfinger SE. HIG Europe is the European arm of global private equity company HIG Capital. Europa Support Services is one of the leading providers of technical, infrastructural and integrated facility management services in the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
PA Group, the parent company of the Press Association (PA), has signed an agreement to sell its weather business MeteoGroup to global growth investment firm General Atlantic. MeteoGroup, Europe's largest private sector weather business, provides weather services for corporate, industrial, media and consumer markets including key sectors such as transport,
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