New venture capital fund, King River Capital (KRC), has held first close of its initial fund and the completion of its first two investments in FinClear and Cover Genius. KRC provides early stage Australian and overseas-based software companies with the capital, knowledge and international relationships to enable global expansion opportunities.
TPA Capital has completed the acquisition of a controlling stake in Pallet-Track Limited, a provider of services to the palletised freight sector. Pallet-Track comprises almost 90 haulier members who leverage the network to provide nationwide coverage to their customers. Established by Nigel Parkes, Managing Director, in 2002, the business now
Rothschild & Co has completed the final closing of Five Arrows Principal Investments III (FAPI III), its third European corporate private equity vehicle. This is the 15th fund raised above its expected target by Rothschild & Co over the last 10 years, which brings the total assets under management in
Behrman Capital (Behrman), a private equity investment firm based in New York and San Francisco, has made a significant investment in The Emmes Corporation (Emmes). Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Emmes is a leading contract research organisation (CRO) that partners with government, private foundation, and
Ardenton Capital Corporation has acquired a majority equity position in Manchester-based Budget Trading Ltd and its Dublin-based sister company Budget Greeting Cards Limited (collectively BGC). Founded in 1984, BGC designs and sells greetings cards and gift wrap, as well as other stationery and celebratory products to SME businesses. It operates
Foresight Group has made a GBP249,000 investment into usheru Limited (usheru), the firm behind a pioneering technology platform operating in the GBP50 billion film distribution market. The investment from Foresight, using finance from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund, has been made alongside GBP224,000 from Enterprise Ireland, taking the total package
Bertram Nursery Group, one of the UK’s largest children’s nursery groups, has been acquired by its management team in a transaction funded by Apiary Capital and Santander. Bertram was founded in 2001 by Graeme Scott and Tom Lyons with the opening of the Strawberry Hill nursery in Edinburgh. It has
Keensight Capital and ISAI Expansion, a French Tech entrepreneurs’ fund, have acquired a majority stake in IVIDATA, a consulting group specialised in Big Data and Artificial Intelligence services, alongside Etienne Aboulker, IVIDATA’s co-founder and CEO. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Levallois-Perret, IVIDATA is a leading consulting group covering the
Funds affiliated with Blackstone Infrastructure Partners (BIP), have made a growth-oriented investment in Carrix, one of the largest marine terminal operators in the US and in the Americas. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Carrix is the parent company of SSA Marine and its related affiliates, with
One Equity Partners (OEP), a middle market private equity firm, has completed the sale of Resolute Industrial Holdings (Resolute), an independent provider of York-brand chilling products, compressor remanufacturing, refrigerant storage, and other heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R) equipment services. The sale marks the first exit from the firm’s
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