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Moody’s acquires PassFort and agrees to acquire kompany

Moody’s Corporation has acquired PassFort Limited and entered into an agreement to acquire 360kompany AG (kompany). Both firms are European providers of onboarding and Know Your Customer (KYC) technology solutions.  The acquisition of kompany is expected to close in the first quarter of 2022, subject to the satisfaction of customary

Tailwind Capital exits Cumming Group to New Mountain Capital

Private equity firm Tailwind Capital (Tailwind) has completed the sale of Cumming Group (Cumming), a provider of project and cost management consulting services, to New Mountain Capital. Terms of the deal, which will see Tailwind retain an equity stake in the company alongside New Mountain Capital, have not been disclosed

IK Partners to acquire DA Languages from Foresight

IK Partners’ (IK) IK Small Cap III Fund has acquired DA Languages Ltd (DAL) from Foresight Group (Foresight), a listed infrastructure and private equity investment manager.  The incumbent management team, led by Managing Director Matthew Taylor, as well as the founder, Actar Arya, will be reinvesting in the business.  Financial

I Squared Capital acquires KIO Networks

I Squared Capital, a global infrastructure investment manager, has completed the acquisition of KIO Networks, Mexico’s largest data centre operator and a digital infrastructure service provider.  The company has a strong regional presence with assets in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean through an extensive network of data centres with

Gallant Capital Invests in SJV Data Solutions and Wholesale Screening Solutions

Gallant Capital Partners (Gallant), a Los Angeles based private equity firm, has made a strategic growth investment in both SJV Data Solutions (SJV) and Wholesale Screening Solutions (WSS), to form an independent provider of people-data to the background screening industry. Gallant’s investment was made in partnership with SJV Founder &

Eldridge makes strategic investment in Langdon Park Capital

Eldridge, a holding company with a diversified network of businesses across finance, real estate, entertainment and technology, is to acquire a minority interest in Langdon Park Capital, a Black-owned real estate investment company. Eldridge will join global real estate investment company Kennedy Wilson (NYSE: KW), a founding investor in Langdon

Tern PLC, ALP and Venafi lead USD2.9m Device Authority funding round

Tern PLC, ALP and Venafi have led a USD2.9 million funding round in Device Authority, a specialist in identity and access management (IAM) for the Internet of Things (IoT).  The funding will be used to accelerate the revenue growth of the company through expansion within the core markets, most notably

abrdn

abrdn to acquire Interactive Investor in GBP1.49bn deal

abrdn is to acquire 100 per cent of the ordinary share capital of the holding company of Interactive Investor (ii) from its shareholders, including majority shareholder JC Flowers IV LP (a fund advised by JC Flowers), for a total consideration of GBP1.49 billion, subject to a locked box adjustment and

Bernhard Capital Partners exits Bernhard to DIF Capital Partners

Bernhard Capital Partners Management (BCP) has completed the sale of of Bernhard, a privately-owned, US Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) solutions company to global independent infrastructure investment fund manager DIF Capital Partners (DIF), through its DIF Infrastructure VI fund. As BCP’s first portfolio company, the sale of Bernhad represents a significant milestone for

Praxis Fund Services supports launch of LSE’s first SPAC

Funds services provider Praxis Fund Services (PFS) has supported tech-focused venture capital group Hambro Perks on the launch of the first Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) to be listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) consulted on listing rules for the LSE earlier this year

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