Mid-market business management solutions provider Access Group has acquired fundraising and CRM software specialist thankQ in a GBP2.7m deal. The acquisition, which is the seventh deal for Access in the past 12 months, sees the group strengthen its not-for-profit (NFP) offering, where it already has over 530 customers using its

Business Growth Fund (BGF), established to help the UK’s fast growing smaller and medium sized businesses, has invested GBP6.25m of growth capital for a minority stake in London-based Peyton and Byrne, the restaurant group, retail bakery and events business. Peyton and Byrne operates in three distinct areas. It currently operates

Private equity firm Avista Capital Partners has completed the sale of Anthony International, a manufacturer of glass doors and related products serving the commercial refrigeration market, to Dover Corporation for USD602.5m, subject to normal closing adjustments. Since Avista acquired Anthony in June 2011, the company has achieved significant growth. Anthony’s

Dunedin, the UK mid-market private equity house, has delivered its third exit in six months with an exit from its conference and training venues business, etc business. The management team has carried out a secondary buyout of the business which sees Dunedin realise a money multiple of more than 3x

CSG Partners, the New York-based boutique investment bank, acted as the exclusive financial adviser for a USD11m senior debt financing for Ambertek’s acquisition of SS Equipment Services (SSE).  SSE is headquartered in Cotulla, Texas and is an oil field services company focused on providing critical pre- and post-drilling construction services

Seventy per cent of institutional investors in North America and Europe recommend that a Latin American company pursue an initial public offering in today’s capital markets, according to a survey released by JP Morgan’s depositary receipts (DR) business. Survey participants, who were interviewed in September 2012, believe that despite significant

PARTNERS+simons, a brand communications company specialising in the healthcare and financial services industries, has secured an investment from Baird Capital Partners. The investment by Baird Capital Partners will enable PARTNERS+simons to expand on its services as the changing landscape in both healthcare and financial services remain prominent on the national

Babson Capital Management has provided a combination of senior debt and subordinated debt and equity to support River Capital’s purchase of Blue Wave Products. Babson Capital served as the sole provider of senior and subordinated debt on the transaction. Illinois-based Blue Wave is a distributor of above-ground swimming pools, pool