Private equity funds managed by Blackstone have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Sphera, a provider of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) software, data, and consulting services, from Genstar Capital. The investment, which values the company at approximately USD1.4 billion, would be made through Blackstone’s flagship private equity vehicle.
Arlington Capital Partners’ (Arlington) portfolio company, BlueHalo, a leading provider of advanced engineering solutions and technology to the national security community, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Design & Development Engineering Services Corporation (DDES). DDES, based in Albuquerque, NM, designs and manufactures space-qualified electronic systems for exquisite, Class-A
Digital archiving platform Arkivum is raising a new round of growth equity through private equity investment firm Growthdeck as it seeks to help businesses preserve their data for the future, solving the growing problem of loss of valuable data through obsolescence and corruption. Arkivum is a cloud-based secure digital archiving
CAPZA, an independent management company and specialist in private investments in European SMEs, has invested in the French HR Tech AssessFirst, an SaaS platform for predictive recruitment and talent development focused on soft skills. AssessFirst has developed a proprietary platform that enables HR professionals to assess candidates based on three
M&A activity has surged in H1 2021, fuelled by both the availability of investment capital from Private Equity and the increased political and economic confidence prompted by the success of the global vaccination take-up. In its latest report, Ciesco, a specialist M&A advisory firm operating in the tech, digital, media
After a year of record growth, national courier company Speedy Freight has obtained an investment from BGF – the UK’s most active growth capital investor – to accelerate its ambitious expansion plans. Over the last decade, Speedy Freight has grown year-on-year, and now provides dedicated same-day courier services to
Consulting M&A has supported its client RCG (The Renewables Consulting Group), a global market intelligence, management consulting, and technical advisory firm operating exclusively in the renewable energy sector through the sale process to the world’s largest pure-play sustainability advisory firm, ERM. Sebastian Chivers, CEO at RCG, says: “We are delighted
Morrisons is the latest well-known UK business to announce a potential sale to private equity following others such as the AA earlier in the year. Last year there were 25 take-private deals with a total value of GBP21.1 billion, according to professional services firm BDO. Private equity’s interest in public
QV Bioelectronics (QV) – a medical device start-up pioneering a first of its kind electric field therapy implant for the treatment of the most common and aggressive type of brain tumours, has closed a GBP735,000 seed funding round to advance the development of its innovative GRACE implant. The round
Business communications and technology solutions provider swcomms has acquired neighbouring ICT business, Taurus Clearer Communication. Taurus has been trading in Exeter and the South West region since 1984 led by managing director Jonathan Sawyer. The merger of the two businesses will serve to extend their technical expertise and product portfolios.
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