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Riverside to sell Lexipol to GTCR

The Riverside Company, a global private equity firm focused on the smaller end of the middle market, has signed a definitive agreement with GTCR to sell Lexipol, a provider of policy management, training and wellness software for public safety organisations and local government customers. The proposed transaction is expected to

Sustainable battery pioneer raises further GBP2.5m to boost growth

Aceleron – the UK sustainable battery technology company – has raised a further GBP2.5 million as it continues to expand its global sales.  The latest funding has come from existing investors BGF, the MEIF Proof of Concept & Early Stage Fund, which is managed by Mercia and part of the

Apex Group closes acquisition of ARM Swiss Representatives

Apex Group Ltd (Apex or The Group), a global financial services provider, has closed of the acquisition of ARM Swiss Representatives SA (ASR), following regulatory approval from FINMA. ASR, a provider of Swiss Representation and Distribution services to foreign fund managers will now operate under the Apex sub-brand, FundRock, strengthening

Ridgemont Equity Partners and The Rise Fund acquire Teachers of Tomorrow

Ridgemont Equity Partners, a buyout and growth equity investor, today announced a significant minority investment alongside The Rise Fund, TPG’s multi-sector global impact investing strategy, to facilitate the acquisition of Teachers of Tomorrow (ToT). The Rise Fund announced a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in ToT in early

Howden acquires Aston Lark

Howden, the international insurance broking group, is to acquire Aston Lark from Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Bowmark Capital. Aston Lark is one of the UK’s leading, independent, specialist complex commercial and private client brokers. The deal is subject to regulatory approval. The highly complementary union completes Howden’s UK broking

Hubilo secures GBP92m in funding round led by Alkeon Capital

Hubilo, a global virtual events platform, has raised GBP92 million in Series B funding round led by Alkeon Capital and additionally, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Balderton Capital. This brings the company’s total funding to GBP113 million to date in less than 18 months. The investment, one of the largest in

Foresight completes sale of Accrosoft

Foresight Group (Foresight), a leading UK listed infrastructure and specialist regional private equity investment manager, has sold Accrosoft Limited, a recruitment and employee onboarding software company, to Acendre Technologies Inc, a global HR software business headquartered in the US. Based in Loughborough, Accrosoft was founded in 2008 by Alex Khakbiz

9fin raises GBP8m in Series A round

9fin, a provider of data, news and predictive analytics for debt capital markets, has raised GBP8 million Series A round to fuel its expansion into the US. 

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