IT group, Kick ICT, has secured an GBP8.7 million investment from BGF. Kick ICT, which was founded in 2015 by entrepreneur Tom O’Hara alongside Alan Turnbull and David Chazan, provides a range of IT services, focusing on financial systems, data analytics, technical and cyber services, and communications solutions as well
IQ-EQ, an Astorg portfolio company, has acquired Greyline Partners (Greyline), a US provider of governance and regulatory compliance solutions for PE, VC, hedge funds and investors. Greyline is a fast-growing business with a strong commercial and cultural fit for IQ-EQ’s expanding operations in the US. Today, IQ-EQ U.S. employs 500-plus
RWS Entertainment Group (RWS) has acquired international attraction design firm JRA. This acquisition expands RWS’ capabilities and creates the world’s exclusive, full-service provider of visitor attractions and experiences. For decades, both leaders have pioneered the attractions industry’s approach to entertaining and educating guests. Today, with headquarters in New York
The Riverside Company has invested in Executive Home Care Franchising (Executive Care), a leading provider of non-medical, in-home services for senior citizens and physically handicapped or injured individuals in need of daily living support.
Mid-market private equity firm LDC has exited its investment in lifestyle products company Paladone to Canadian private equity firm IVEST Consumer Partners. Paladone specialises in the design, development and wholesale supply of own-brand and licensed products for brands including PlayStation, Disney and Harry Potter. It launches hundreds of new products
LBO France has taken a majority stake in French company Alliance Marine, alongside the management team led by Jean-Paul Roche, to increase the company’s position on its markets. Alliance Marine is the expert in third-party and proprietary equipment and spare parts, for renovation and maintenance in the boating and marine
Revalize, a firm in sector-specific revenue operations software for manufacturers, their distributors, and their specifiers, has secured a significant minority investment into the business for Hg. As part of the transaction, Revalize is planning to acquire three European software companies. The addition of PROCAD Group in Germany, SpecPage in Switzerland and
Global investment bank GCA Altium has advised US-based corporate Ensign-Bickford Industries (EBI) on its acquisition of Cawood Scientific – a UK independent scientific group – from Waterland Private Equity. Cawood Scientific provides laboratory analysis to the agriculture, food, and environmental sectors, as well as contract research to support the development
Clue, a SaaS platform for managing investigations, has secured a growth investment of GBP5 million from Frog Capital, an investor in European scale-up software. Demand for Clue has more than doubled over the last two years, driven by co-owners Clare Elford, CEO, and Thomas Drohan, CCO. From its roots in
Global Investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) is to acquire AutoForm AG (AutoForm), a specialist in engineering software for sheet metal forming simulation, primarily used in the automotive industry, from global private equity firm Astorg. Details of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approvals, are not being disclosed. Founded
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