The Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) West Midlands Debt Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners (Maven), and backed by the Coronavirus Business Interruption Scheme Loan (CBILS), has provided ACL Limited (ACL) with GBP500,000 worth of funding. This recent capital boost will enable the business to push forward plans with product
Baird Capital’s portfolio company Aura Futures (Aura), a provider of workspace technology solutions to mid to large-size enterprises, has acquired Reflex Limited (Reflex). Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1983, Reading-based Reflex is a full-service audio-visual integrator. Since its founding, Reflex has strived to be at
Kartesia, a European specialist provider of capital solutions for small and mid-sized companies, as provided a financing solution to German film studio operator MMC for its recent dividend recapitalisation. MMC operates the Coloneum in Cologne, one of Europe’s largest and most advanced studio lots with 20 TV studios and soundstages.
Prime Label Group, a portfolio company of private equity fund Innova/6 SCA §SICAV from the Innova Capital group, has acquired LabelPrint OÜ – an Estonian label printing house. LabelPrint specialises in the production of highly processed self-adhesive labels, shrink sleeve, multi-layer and booklet labels. It operates a very modern facility
Pamplona Capital Management (Pamplona) is to acquire Pelsis, a global manufacturer and distributor of pest control products. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
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
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