Lucid Group, a portfolio company of private equity investor LDC and a specialist in healthcare communications, has acquired healthcare consultancy Healthcare 21. Lucid Group currently comprises five medical communications specialists, Bluedog, Leading Edge, Lighthouse, Lucid Partners and ViVid. HealthCare21 meanwhile, has been producing healthcare materials and programmes for its clients,
KKR has acquired a majority stake in Burning Glass Technologies, a real-time labour market data source, from Providence Strategic Growth. Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed. The investment is part of KKR’s Global Impact strategy, which is focused on identifying and investing behind companies whose core business
Arfaei will be responsible for helping to identify and evaluate investment opportunities for the firm’s venture capital business. Previously, he served as a Managing Director with BMO Capital Markets, where he was a senior equity research analyst covering major pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. “Alex’s unique combination of equity research and
Arfaei will be responsible for helping to identify and evaluate investment opportunities for the firm’s venture capital business. Previously, he served as a Managing Director with BMO Capital Markets, where he was a senior equity research analyst covering major pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. “Alex’s unique combination of equity research and
CAPZA – a private investment platform focusing on small and midcaps – has acquired a minority stake in Audensiel’s capital, a consulting company specialised in technological innovation and digital transformation. Founded in 2013, Audensiel has experienced five years of strong growth thanks to its innovation culture, agile organisation and differentiating
Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in promising companies in the lower mid-market, is to sell The Luminaires Group, a North American manufacturer of specification-grade and architectural lighting fixtures, to Acuity Brands. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. “Luminaires’ management team, under the leadership
Plans for a cleaner and healthier Britain stepped up a gear today, as Ministers announced more than half a billion pounds of investment in green technologies. The Treasury has launched a GBP400 million fund, CIIF, to bolster Britain’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure, with the first GBP70 million provided by government
Global fundraising for insurtech neared USD3 billion in H1 2019 and is on track to reaching USD6 billion by the end of the year, according to latest Insurtech M&A Market Report from international technology mergers and acquisitions advisors, Hampleton Partners. Last year, insurtech fundraises increased 27 per cent, with 257
International technology investment bank FirstCapital and ACXIT Capital Partners, an international corporate finance and investment advisory firm have formed a strategic partnership aimed at allowing both firms to expand cross-border activities and international reach, with a focus on Europe and the US. The partnership will create a European mid-market powerhouse,
Private equity firm Lovell Minnick Partner has completed fundraising for Lovell Minnick Equity Partners V LP (Fund V) at USD1.28 billion. Fund V, which was oversubscribed, exceeded its USD1 billion target and achieved its hard cap. Lovell Minnick secured commitments to Fund V from a diverse group of investors including
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