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Private equity company closes GBP4.3m fundraise for premium bar group

Private equity investment firm Growthdeck has closed a GBP4.3 million fundraise for the new bar group Maven Leisure, completing the investment firm’s largest single raise. Maven Leisure is looking to open at least seven premium bars in central London supported by this funding. The fundraise has been structured as GBP2.3

FSN Capital raises EUR1.8bn for sixth mid-market fund

FSN Capital Partners (FSN) has held the final closing of FSN Capital VI (Fund VI) at EUR1.8 billion. The fund was oversubscribed and closed above its original hard cap. With the new fund, FSN has grown significantly since FSN Capital V closed in 2016 at SEK9.62 billion (EUR985 million). Fund VI

Dubin Clark’s AWHAP acquires Temperature Control

Affordable Water Heaters and Plumbing (AWHAP), a portfolio company of private equity firm Dubin Clark, has completed the acquisition of Temperature Control, Inc. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. AWHAP, headquartered in Valencia, California, is a leading in-home provider of water heater and plumbing services, including same-day

BGF successfully exits investment in Cennox

BGF has exited its investment in Cennox – a provider of services to the ATM sector. The business has been acquired by US-based investment firm, York Capital.  BGF first invested GBP3 million in Cennox in June 2012 and subsequently put in three follow-on rounds into the business, taking total investment

Panoramic invests in alcohol-free beer company

Panoramic Growth Equity (Panoramic), an equity investor in fast growing, entrepreneurial UK companies, has invested GBP2.5 million of growth capital into alcohol-free brewing company Big Drop Brewing. Big Drop was launched in 2016 by entrepreneurs Rob Fink and James Kindred, two friends who wanted to create alcohol-free craft beer that

Maven invests GBP2m in PropTech specialist Guru Systems

Maven Capital Partners (Maven), one of the UK’s most active investors in growth businesses, has invested GBP2 million in London-based Guru Systems (Guru).  Guru is a trusted supplier of B2B IoT hardware, software, and analytics solutions to energy companies, house builders, developers and housing associations looking to reduce their carbon

Clearlake Capital to acquire Confluence from TA Associates

Clearlake Capital Group is to acquire Confluence Technologies (Confluence), a global software and data solutions provider helping the investment management industry solve complex data challenges, from TA Associates (TA).  Upon closing of the transaction, Clearlake will become the majority shareholder while TA will retain a minority equity stake. Mark Evans,

SGSS in Italy wins depositary bank mandate from Clessidra Private Equity

SGSS in Italy has been selected by Clessidra Private Equity SGR, a leading company in the Italian private equity fund management market, to provide depositary bank services for the new reserved closed-end alternative investment fund called Clessidra Capital Partners 4. “We are very pleased to have started the collaboration with

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