By Melanie Pittas, partner and co-head of financial services & Karen Allan, director, haysmacintyre – The private equity industry faced a number of challenges during the pandemic, with the majority of these arising from one underlying issue: uncertainty. These challenges included valuations, investor pessimism and a downturn in investment activity.
VSS Capital Partners (VSS), a private investment firm investing in the business services, healthcare, education and information industries has completed a significant growth investment in Centroid Systems Inc (Centroid), a provider of managed cloud-services and enterprise workload consulting services. Financial terms have not been disclosed. Headquartered in Troy, Michigan, Centroid
Thoma Bravo, a private equity investment firm focused on the software and technology-enabled services sector, has reached an agreement to acquire Greenphire, the global leader in financial lifecycle management software for clinical trials, from The Riverside Company. The deal, which is subject to customary regulatory approvals, is expected to close
HIG Growth Partners (HIG), the growth capital investment affiliate of HIG Capital, has completed a strategic growth investment in Accounting Seed, Inc, a rapidly growing cloud-based accounting and financial management software platform. Based in Columbia, MD, Accounting Seed is a mission critical SaaS accounting platform that is purpose built for
Travel and event management company, TAG, has launched a new travel division focused on the Investment Management sector. Sitting alongside Corporate, Touring, Events, Private Travel and Production the newly established Investment Management division will deliver a bespoke service to this complex and fast-paced sector, alongside the high touch experience
Foresight Group (Foresight), a listed infrastructure and private equity investment manager, has made a further investment into Fresh Relevance, following on a record quarter of growth for the company, to accelerate product roadmap roll out and support scaling. Some members of the management team have participated in the funding round,
Mobeus has agreed to sell Ludlow Wealth Management, a North West-based financial advice business, to Mattioli Woods plc, for an enterprise value of GBP36.1 million, subject to regulatory approval and completion of a share placing by Mattioli Woods. Mattioli Woods is an AIM-listed provider of advice on wealth management and
The London Technology Club (LTC), has invested in Sharebite, a mission-driven food ordering platform built exclusively for workplaces. LTC has invested as part Sharebite’s USD15 million ‘Series A’ funding round to drive exponential growth and further strengthen its leadership in the corporate food ordering space. LTC took part in the
Linklaters has launched MFNiQ, a new tool built by the firm’s investment funds practice, technology and innovation teams in collaboration with iManage to automate the generation of ‘most favoured nation’ side letter matrices, reducing a task that could take several days to, in essence, the push of a button. The
NetDocuments, a secure cloud-based content services and productivity platform for law firms, corporate legal teams, and compliance departments, has secured a significant investment from Warburg Pincus, a global growth investor, along with existing investor Cove Hill Partners. Warburg Pincus’ investment alongside Cove Hill will support the Company’s continued rapid growth
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