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The Riverside Company sells Fisher Unitech

The Riverside Company (Riverside), a global private equity firm focused on the smaller end of the middle market, has sold Fisher Unitech (Fisher), a provider of 3D design software tools and 3D printers, to Computer Aided Technology (CATI), a portfolio company of CIVIC Partners (CIVIC). Based in Pleasant Ridge, Michigan,

SLG completes GBP15m three-brand acquisition

Global beauty brand SLG has acquired three high street brands – Amie Naturally Kind Skincare, Johnny’s Chop Shop Grooming and COLAB Dry Shampoo. The three deals amount to a consideration of over GBP15 million.   SLG Brands was incorporated in 1985 and has evolved from contract manufacturer to award-winning multi-category

Minit raises EUR7 million in Series A round led by Target Global

Process Mining software provider Minit has raised EUR7 million in a Series A funding round, led by Target Global, with participation from Salesforce Ventures and existing investors, Earlybird’s Digital East Fund and OTB Ventures. Founded in 2017, Minit builds intuitive Process Mining software that gives its enterprise customers insight into

SharpCloud secures GBP4.5m Series A investment from YFM Equity Partners

Funds advised by YFM Equity Partners (YFM) have backed a GBP4.5 million investment into SharpCloud Software Limited (SharpCloud) to support the continued growth and roll out of its enterprise SaaS product. YFM’s investment comes from its two advised VCTs, British Smaller Companies VCT plc and British Smaller Companies VCT2 plc,

Permira closes fund VII at EUR11bn

Provate equity firm Permira has held a final closing for its latest buy-out fund Permira VII (P7), at its hard cap with total commitments of EUR11 billion. P7 will follow Permira’s long-term strategy of investing in market-leading businesses that benefit from strong and resilient underlying growth drivers. The Fund will

British Strategic Investment Fund commitments reach GBP200m following interim close

Specialist alternative asset manager, Gresham House plc (Gresham House), has held the interim close of its British Strategic Investment Fund (BSIF) taking total commitments to GBP200 million. The final close is expected in the first quarter of 2020.   Greater Manchester Pension Fund and Greater London Authority have made new

ARX Equity Partners completes acquisition of Czech engineering business TES Vsetin

ARX Equity Partners (ARX), a private equity firm with a 20-year track record supporting the growth and development of mid-sized companies in Central Europe, has completed the majority acquisition of TES Vsetin (TES). Headquartered in Vsetin, Czech Republic, TES is an engineering company active primarily in the manufacturing of system

Maven Capital Partners leads GBP4m funding round in Relative Insight

Maven Capital Partners (Maven), has led a GBP4 million investment in language understanding business, Relative Insight (RI). The transaction comprises a GBP3 million package from Maven’s VCTs alongside GBP1 million from NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund. The funding will support the company’s growth

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