Digital marketing agency Brainlabs, a portfolio company of private equity firm Livingbridge, has acquired Canadian programmatic agency MediaNet. The acquisition signals further North American expansion for the group following the appointment of ex-iProspect leader Jeremy Cornfeldt as CEO, North America earlier this year. Brainlabs’ global portfolio of clients includes the
Kellermeyer Bergensons Services (KBS), a partner to operations and facility managers across North America and a portfolio company of a portfolio company of Cerberus Capital Management (Cerberus), has acquired Olympus Building Services (Olympus). Olympus, headquartered in Phoenix, is a provider of facility services for the higher education market, including public
Projective Group, an international consulting firm, has acquired London-based DTSQUARED, a specialist data consultancy. Funded by recent investment from Gimv in April this year, this acquisition is a key part of Projective Group’s European expansion and provides a significant addition to the Group’s capabilities and existing team of 35 consultants
New research from KPMG has revealed that private equity investment, both in terms of value and number of deals, has reached levels not seen since 2017 in the first half of 2021. A total of 785 deals were completed for an overall value of GBP73.7 billion pounds after factors such
MakerSights, a software platform putting the consumer at the centre of retail’s assortment creation process, has secured USD25 million ins Series B funding round led by new investors G2 Venture Partners. The new round follows the company’s GBP8.5 million Series A led by Forerunner Ventures in 2019 and GBP3.1 million
Early talent recruitment market specialist Careerpass has secured a GBP2 million investment from BOOST&Co to support the acquisitions of Gradcore.com and Graduate-jobs.com. This move will add to the firm’s growing number of brands that consolidate the early talent recruitment space, to continue building the workforce of tomorrow. A leader
Growth capital investor, BGF has exited its investment in J&B Recycling, generating a 2.4x return. The company is specialist in waste management and recycling in the UK, providing an end-to-end service for commercial and local authority customers across the North and England and Scotland. Urbaser Ltd – the UK
Mid-market private equity firm LDC has exited its investment in Sigmat, a UK specialist in light-gauge steel framing, to Etex, an international building products group. Headquartered in Leeds, Sigmat is a leading provider of light-gauge steel framing and one of the UK’s first fully integrated offsite construction companies. Light-gauge steel
The private equity secondaries market is seeing a sharp uptick in first-time allocations, according to a leading investment consultant, marking a sea change in fortunes for a once unloved asset class. Anna Morrison, Senior Director, Private Equity at London advisor bfinance, told Private Equity Wire that a “fascinating” change
Kapital Investment Group BV (KIG BV), part of the global financial services group Global Kapital Group, has acquired Işık Menkul Değerler AŞ, a multi-asset broker in Turkey. The acquisition gives KIG BV a greatly increased product range, as Işık Menkul is a multi-asset broker offering trading in stocks, futures,
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