Squire Patton Boggs continues to expand its Financial Services Practice Group with the appointment of Steven Ward as partner in the firm’s London office. Ward, who joins from Paul Hastings, will spearhead the development of a new Funds Practice. Welcoming Ward, Jonathan Jones, European managing partner, says: “Steven will
Puma Private Equity, the private equity division of Puma Investments, has exited its stake in portfolio company, Pure Cremation – a fast-growing direct cremations business. Pure Cremation has been the driving force behind the UK-wide adoption of direct cremation, a straightforward and affordable alternative to traditional funerals, enabling loved ones
One Equity Partners (OEP), a middle market private equity firm, has completed the acquisition of the BRUSH Group (BRUSH0, an independent provider of equipment, services and solutions for electrical power generation and distribution. Terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 1889, and headquartered in Ashby de
Oakley Capital’s Oakley Capital Private Equity III (Fund III) has agreed to acquire PRIMAVERA Business Software Solutions (PRIMAVERA), a Portuguese specialist in business management software. The Company will be combined with existing Oakley Capital portfolio company Ekon, a Spanish provider of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, to create a new
IK Investment Partners (IK) is in exclusive discussions with Fremman Capital to sell its stake in VPS from the IK VII Fund. Financial terms of the intended transaction have not been disclosed.
Enseo, a services provider offering in-room technology solutions to the hospitality, senior living, education, and healthcare markets, has secured a growth investment from alternative investment firm HIG Capital. With this investment, Enseo will rapidly accelerate growth, both organically and inorganically. Enjoyed by guests in more than 300,000 rooms worldwide, Enseo
Gresham Technologies (Gresham), a global fintech that specialises in providing real-time solutions for data integrity and control, banking integration, payments and cash management, has closed its acquisition of Electra Information Systems (Electra). First announced in May 2021, the USD38.6 million acquisition reinforces Gresham’s market leadership position in reconciliation solutions for
Align Capital Partners’ (ACP) environmental testing and compliance platform Alliance Technical Group (Alliance) has acquired Horizon Air Measurement Services (Horizon). Headquartered in Camarillo, California, Horizon provides source emission (or stack) testing services to customers across the Western United States. Acquiring Horizon adds the talent necessary to continue the
Private equity firm August Equity has completed a strategic investment in Integrity360, one of the UK and Ireland’s fastest growing cyber security specialists, as part of a significant growth and expansion plan. In addition to the investment funding, Integrity360 founder and CEO Eoin Goulding is partnering with Ian Brown,
Foresight Group, a leading sustainable infrastructure and private equity investment manager, has appointed technology company Sennen to digitise its entire portfolio of sustainable infrastructure, worth around GBP6.1 billion. Foresight started the digitalisation process with Sennen 12 months ago, beginning with its sustainable energy assets which are located globally.
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