Surge Private Equity has invested in its 10th platform, Contractor Connect (CC), a B2B networking lead-generation platform within the home improvement and remodeling space. The transaction closed with debt financing provided by Modern Bank and Assurance Mezzanine Fund with BakerHostetler acting as lead counsel. Since its founding in 2014, CC
Global private markets firm Partners Group has acquired a significant equity stake in Milestone Equipment Holdings (Milestone) and will partner with Barings to continue and accelerate the company’s growth story as one of the largest providers of transportation equipment and supply chain solutions in the US. Through this significant recapitalisation,
Audax Private Equity’s portfolio company, Emplifi, a global provider of SaaS-based, omnichannel consumer experience software, has acquired SYM-SYS (Go Instore). Headquartered in London, UK, Go Instore is a specialist in live commerce software. Go Instore leverages immersive HD live video to connect customers with a brand’s data driven product experts.
Umbrella Network, a decentralised Layer-2 oracle solution, has acquired of Lucidity, a blockchain-based digital advertising oracle. This deal will be accretive to Umbrella Network as early as Q1 2022. At the time of this transaction, Lucidity had processed over 600 million transactions, with significant transaction growth anticipated this year. With
The Riverside Company, a global private investor focused on the smaller end of the middle market, has sold Y International, high-end Japanese bike retail chain, to Daiwa PI Partners. Terms of the transaction have to been disclosed. Riverside invested in Y International in 2013. The company serves as an E-commerce
Eurazeo is to raise its stake in Kurma Partners, a French venture capital firm specialising in biotechnology and medical innovation, to 70.6 per cent. This transaction coincides with Kurma’s launch of a third investment strategy, Growth Opportunity, to support more mature companies, with late stage clinical or early commercial stage
Apax, a global private equity advisory firm, has held the the final close of Apax Digital Fund II (ADF II) at its USD1.75 billion hard cap.
onefourzero has assisted Elysian Capital by conducting early-stage commercial diligence of D3O, an company that creates pioneering protective products used worldwide by consumers, military personnel, athletes and industrial workers. As part of early-stage commercial diligence, onefourzero investigated market demand and growth. This involved a focus on brand resonance through search
LBO France, through its Small Caps Opportunities II fund, has acquired a majority stake in the French company Baobag, alongside BNP Paribas Développement, AfricInvest and the management team – the latter led by Fabrice Saffré, to increase the company’s position in its markets. Baobag originated from the merger of Sacherie
Jscrambler, a technology company specialising in cybersecurity products for web and mobile applications, has raised USD15 million in Series A financing. The round was led by Ace Capital Partners, with the participation of existing investors including Portugal Ventures. With previous investor Sonae IM and now Ace Capital Partners, Jscrambler is
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