An affiliate of global alternative investment firm HIG Capital (HIG) has made an equity investment in The Bluebird Group (Bluebird0, a retail services consulting firm. Founded in 2015, Bluebird provides emerging and category-leading brands with outsourced retail services required to optimise online and in-store sales. The Company provides strategic planning,
A company controlled by the Permira funds has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Engel & Völkers – an international property brokerage platform. Following the transaction, the Völkers family and part of the management team will retain almost 40 per cent of the shares in the company. Founder Christian
Ritchie Bros, a global asset management, disposition, and services company, is to acquire European plant and machinery auction house, Euro Auctions, for an enterprise value of GBP775 million (approximately USD1.08 billion). Founded in 1998, Euro Auctions conducts unreserved heavy equipment auctions with onsite and online bidding under the brands Euro
Phillips 66 has made an investment in Seeq, a developer of software applications for analysing and sharing insights on process manufacturing data. The investment is through the Altira Group, a venture capital firm that counts Seeq as one of its portfolio companies. It is the first investment by Phillips 66’s
Mid-market private equity investor LDC has backed the management buyout (MBO) of Texecom, the UK’s leading manufacturer of electronic security products and services, from FTSE 100-listed technology group Halma plc. Texecom manufactures and supplies intruder detection and mass notification solutions to the global commercial, industrial and high-end residential markets protecting
Greengage, which has plans to become the first digital asset merchant bank, has secured its first institutional investment, a commitment of GBP2.5 million from Gibraltar-based portfolio firm, IOVlabs. This latest investment will support Greengage’s ongoing expansion, technology developments and team growth, including the hire of a new CFO, Head of
When it comes to private equity firms and digital transformation, there isn’t much Thomas Ballard, founder of Market Hill, hasn’t seen. Market Hill works alongside private equity firms to maximise portfolio companies’ future valuations, and as the company’s founder and chief commercial officer, he collaborates directly with private equity operating
Vistra has launch its Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPAC) service, which aims to provide a tailored proposition built around the key phases of a SPAC to address each stage of growth – beginning with an IPO through to de-SPACing and business growth. Leveraging Vistra’s extensive expertise across multiple jurisdictions, sectors,
UK law firm Shoosmiths has advised Kortext, a Bournemouth-based university-focussed digital teaching and learning platform, in securing a GBP15 million series B investment from DMG Ventures, the venture capital arm of Daily Mail and General Trust plc, that has previously backed companies including Cazoo and Zoopla. Kortext has been a
International web hosting business, Miss Group has acquired Spanish-based ADW Europe SL as part of its ambitious buy and build strategy. The acquisition of ADW Europe SL is the fourth to be completed by Miss Group this year to date and adds a further 1,400 international SME customers to
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