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Keystone Capital’s MERG acquires Sandbox Group

Keystone Capital’s portfolio company, MERGE, has completed the acquisition of the Sandbox Group (Sandbox), an independent, full-service, strategic and digital agency based in Chicago. The combination forms one of the largest independent agencies in North America with more than 600 employees in seven locations across the United States and Canada. Keystone

Graycliff Partners sells NAL Group

Graycliff Partners has sold NAL Group, a provider of last mile logistics and on-premise installation services, to CRST International, Inc. NAL Group primarily serves large ecommerce and omnichannel retailers, providing a full suite of final mile delivery, installation and assembly, and complementary support services across North America. Graycliff first invested in

Actis to create a USD250 million African data centre platform

Actis, an investor of private capital into global emerging markets, is establishing a USD250 million pan-African data centre platform.The buy and build platform will comprise of independently owned, carrier neutral, data centres across key African markets. The first of these investments has now completed, with Actis taking a controlling stake

ESO Capital provides refinancing and growth capital to WERU Group

ESO has provided a EUR20.0 million Senior Secured Loan to WERU Group, a portfolio company of funds advised by HIG Capital. The loan proceeds will be used to refinance existing facilities as well as support WERU Group’s further growth plans.   “We are very happy in supporting a true German market

Fourshore Partners acquires North State Acceptance

Fourshore Partners (Fourshore) has acquired North State Acceptance (NSA), a specialty finance company that purchases and services retail instalment sales contracts from automobile dealerships.NSA is a leading provider of indirect subprime auto financing and direct consumer loans, enabling emerging credit consumers in Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions to purchase automobiles or

HIG Growth Partners sells Scuf Gaming

HIG Growth Partners (HIG), the dedicated growth capital investment affiliate of HIG Capital, has completed the sale of its portfolio company, Scuf Gaming (SCUF) to Corsair Components, Inc. SCUF is a designer, manufacturer, and e-commerce platform for sales of advanced feature, customised gaming controllers and accessories for use on PlayStation, Xbox

Prospect Hill Growth Partners invests in Fitness Ventures

Prospect Hill Growth Partners, a private equity firm focused on operational value creation in middle-market growth companies, has acquired a majority interest in Fitness Ventures. Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Fitness Ventures is one of the fastest growing franchisees in the Crunch Fitness system. Founded in 2016, the Company currently owns and

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Praesidian Capital exits PlanetHome

Praesidian Capital Europe, a provider of growth capital in the United Kingdom, Germany and Northern Europe, has exited its investment in PlanetHome Group. Praesidian, that typically invests GBP5 million to GBP15 million per transaction, backed the original carve-out of PlanetHome by AP Capital Investments from its previous pan-European parent UniCredit

BV Investment Partners closes Fund X with capital commitments of USD1.1bn

BV Investment Partners (BV), a middle-market private equity firm focused on the tech-enabled business services, software and IT services sectors, has held the first and final close of BV Investment Partners Fund X at its hard cap of USD1.1 billion.  The Fund had a USD1 billion target and received limited partner

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