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HQ Equita acquires majority stake in indevis

HQ Equita, a partner to SMEs in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland for almost three decades, has acquired a majority stake in the IT security specialist indevis.  The two founders Wolfgang Kurz and Andreas Mayer remain significantly invested and active in their current roles as managing directors. indevis, headquartered in Munich,

Eos Venture Partners hires General Partner

Eos Venture Partners (Eos), a venture capital fund focused exclusively on the insurtech sector, has hired Zach Powell as General Partner. Powell brings deep industry experience to Eos as he has spent the majority of his career as a principal investor in the financial services sector with a focus on

Advania acquires Visolit

Advania AB (Advania), one of the leading full-service IT providers in the Nordics, is to acquire Visolit AS (Visolit), a leading provider of corporate IT solutions and cloud services across Sweden and Norway, from the IK VII Fund and other shareholders. The combined group will have a total turnover in

Rebound

Global M&A activity rebounded forcefully in Q2

Global M&A activity saw a strong recovery in H1 2021, as dealmaking count and value are both set to reach or surpass the record highs of previous years, according to Pitchbook’s latest Global M&A report.

Kroo secures GBP17.7m in Series A funding

Kroo Ltd has raised GBP17.7 million in a Series A funding round led by tech entrepreneur and founder of Karlani Capital, Rudy Karsan. The capital raised will be used to mobilise the bank ahead of its launch in early 2022.   Kroo’s goal as a social bank is to remove

Avista Capital Partners to sell Arcadia Consumer Healthcare

Avista Capital Partners (Avista), a private equity firm focused exclusively on healthcare, is to sell Arcadia Consumer Healthcare, (Arcadia), a specialist in the consumer healthcare market for over-the-counter (OTC) medicines and premium vitamins and nutritional supplements, to Bansk Group, a private investment firm focused on building distinctive consumer brands.  Financial

Peak Rock Capital affiliate acquires Amtech Software

An affiliate of Peak Rock Capital (Peak Rock), a middle-market private investment firm, has completed the acquisition of Amtech and New Futura Services (Amtech Software) leading providers of manufacturing ERP software and technology services for the packaging and other manufacturing industries. Amtech’s innovative, end-to-end suite of software, automation and other

HIG Capital makes strategic investment in The Bluebird Group

An affiliate of global alternative investment firm HIG Capital (HIG) has made an equity investment in The Bluebird Group (Bluebird0, a retail services consulting firm. Founded in 2015, Bluebird provides emerging and category-leading brands with outsourced retail services required to optimise online and in-store sales. The Company provides strategic planning,

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