Deals
Victory Capital Holdings has acquired, through a wholly owned subsidiary, a 15 per cent interest in Alderwood Partners (Alderwood). Financial terms have not been disclosed.Alderwood’s operating entity, Alderwood Capital, is a London-based investment advisory firm focused on taking minority stakes in specialist boutique asset management businesses. Founded in 2020 by Jonathan Little, Alderwood is planning – subject to regulatory approval – to raise a single fund to deploy its strategy. Victory Capital will have board representation at the general partner level and intends to participate as an investor in the fund.
“This investment in a proven M&A capability provides
QuantiTech, a portfolio company of Sagewind Capital (Sagewind), has acquired Dynamic Concepts (DCI), a provider of high-end engineering and software services for human spaceflight. Financial terms of the transaction have not been announced.
Headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, DCI primarily supports NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, Johnson Space Center and Glenn Research Center; the Department of Defense; and commercial space companies. DCI specializes in classical and structural dynamics, digital and hardware-in-the-loop simulation, custom software applications, and control systems design and analysis in support of human spaceflight. The management team and employees of DCI will continue with the business as a part
FFL Partners (FFL), a private equity firm focused on growth investments in middle market companies, has formed a new orthopaedic health services organisation, US Orthopedic Partners (USOP). The Thurston Group, a Chicago-based private equity firm with a focus on investing in healthcare companies, also invested in USOP. Financial terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed.
USOP is a full-service, integrated orthopedic care platform that provides the full continuum of musculoskeletal treatment to patients in the Southeastern US Supported by MSMOC’s diversified orthopaedic sub-specialties, ultramodern ambulatory surgery centre, fellowship training programs and comprehensive suite of ancillary services – advanced imaging,
AccelerComm – The Southampton University spinout supercharging 5G, satellite and other wireless communications with IP which increases spectrum efficiency and reduces latency – has raised GBP5.8 million in Series A funding in a round led by IQ Capital alongside existing investors Bloc Ventures and the IP Group. The funding will be used to expand the current team, drive US and global expansion, and develop the technology further as demand for the company’s cutting-edge digital signal processing IP grows among mobile operators, telecoms equipment vendors, satellite operators and connected device manufacturers.
Low latency and high spectrum efficiency are crucial in protecting cellular
An affiliate of private investment firm Sun Capital Partners (Sun Capital), has made an investment in Mancini’s Sleepworld (Mancini’s” or “the Company”), a mattress retailer serving the Northern California market. Terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded by the Mancini family in 1969, Mancini’s Sleepworld sells leading brand mattresses and other sleep products such as adjustable bed frames. Randy Mancini, a second-generation owner, has built the successful business to [approximately][Seems odd to appear not to know the precise number of locations] 33 locations throughout the Bay area.
“Mancini’s is in Sun Capital’s sweet spot: a family-owned business in
Prime Capital, an independent asset manager and financial services provider that manages EUR17.7 billion across multiple funds, together with ENERPARC AG, has arranged the junior debt financing for a European solar PV portfolio, which is owned by the independent power producer MKM Invest Group. The portfolio consists of solar PV projects in Germany, France, and Spain with a total capacity of 579MW. The financing of 106m EUR was provided by accounts managed by Prime Capital. ENERPARC, who has been developing and realising the solar parks for MKM Invest Group, supported the fundraising on behalf of the sponsor and will deliver the
Cornerstone Brands has completed its acquisition of FXPress Payment Services Ltd (FXPress) following consent from the FCA. FXPress, a regulated Authorised Payment Institution providing cross-border payment services, is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cornerstone.
Cornerstone is also pleased to announce that it has received the consent of the FCA for the acquisition of Avila House by FXPress.
Completion of the acquisitions means that Cornerstone will bring together the technology capabilities of FXPress, the e-money assets of Avila House and a strong team with decades of experience of the foreign exchange and payments industry to create a leading cloud-based, multi-currency
An affiliate of middle-market private investment firm Peak Rock Capital (Peak Rock), a middle-market private investment firm, has completed its acquisition of Halo Foods Ltd (Halo) in partnership with the exisiting management team.Headquartered in Newport, Wales (UK), Halo is a leading manufacturer of healthy bars and snacks, with an extensive portfolio that includes cereal bars, fruit and nut bars, gluten-free, high protein and nutritionally controlled bars, including the rapidly growing “Skinny” brand. It has a diverse customer base including national retailers and established international brands. Halo has built an outstanding reputation for providing excellent customer service and exceptional product quality
Stirling Square Capital Partners (Stirling Square), a pan-European mid-market private equity firm, has made an additional investment in portfolio company DOCU Nordic Group Holdings AB (DOCU Nordic) in partnership with TA Associates. TA Associates will acquire a significant minority stake in the Company from Stirling Square’s Third Fund alongside Stirling Square’s Fourth Fund, which becomes the majority shareholder in DOCU Nordic.
Headquartered in Ljusdal, Sweden, DOCU Nordic is the leading provider of business intelligence and data analytics services within the construction, real estate and healthcare markets in Scandinavia, Central Europe and Iberia.
During Stirling Square’s Third Fund’s ownership, DOCU Nordic substantially
Fintech company, Growth Capital Ventures (GCV), has secured GBP1 million of growth capital from institutional investors to continue its expansion and fast-track the growth of Britain’s burgeoning tech sector. GCV has now opened up the investment round to new private investors via its online investment platform – growthfunders.com
Investment from the current round will enable GCV to support 30 high-growth start-ups and create hundreds of new tech jobs within the North East through its venture builder unit, G-Labs. It will also enable GCV to increase internal headcount from 22 to 40 in the next 12-24 months.
The funding announcement comes as
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