Deals
Global investment bank GCA Altium has advised Apiary Capital on the merger of its portfolio company G3 Comms with Connect Managed Services, to create one of the UK’s largest customer experience and unified communications managed services providers, with annual revenues in excess of GBP55 million.
Headquartered in London, Connect Managed Services (Connect) is a leading customer experience, unified communications and digital transformation provider for global enterprises. The company partners with Genesys, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Avaya and Cisco to offer digital solutions, with clients including Johnson & Johnson, BP & Diageo. LDC backed a buyout of Connect in 2014 and
The Czech investment company Jet Investment has agreed to dispose of 100 per cent ownership in the company Benet Automotive to the Japan-based multinational company Teijin Limited, a specialist in the development, manufacturing and sales of technologically advanced materials and products.
The terms of the agreement have not been disclosed.
The sale marks a further successful divestment for the Jet 1 portfolio following last year’s sales of the companies Less & Timber and Kodarna Plus.
“The sale of Benet to a strategic partner brings a rather quick exit from our investment into the project within less than two years. While
Dott, the European micro-mobility company, has secured a EUR30 million Series A funding round co-led by existing investors the EQT Ventures fund (EQT Ventures) and Naspers, a global consumer internet group. Other investors include existing investors Axel Springer Digital Ventures, Felix Capital, FJ Labs, U-Start Club and angel investors.
Dott is currently operating in Brussels, Paris and Lyon, with a first pilot in Milan as well. The new round of investment confirms the strategy initiated by Dott’s French co-founders Maxim Romain and Henri Moissinac: along with a strong collaboration with municipalities and local mobility ecosystems, design vehicles specifically for sharing,
Kyash, creator of the Kyash wallet app and payment platform Kyash Direct, has raised JPY1.5 billion, or approximately USD14 million in Series B funding round led by Goodwater Capital, a global consumer technology firm whose principals’ previous investing experience includes Facebook, Twitter, Kakao, Spotify and Monzo, as well as Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Co.
Additional investors include leading Tokyo-based firms and companies such as Toppan Printing Co, JAFCO Co, Shinsei Corporate Investment Limited and SMBC Venture Capital Co. The round brings Kyash’s total funding to nearly USD26 million or JPY 2.8 billion.
Funding for Kyash comes as Japan attempts to move
Private investment firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R has acquired a majority equity interest in IT solutions integrator Sirius Computer Solutions (Sirius) from Kelso & Company.
Since 1980, Sirius has grown to become one of the largest solutions integrators in the US, with approximately $3.5 billion in annual gross sales. Sirius provides world-class solutions from proven technologies to help clients transform their business by managing their operations, optimising their IT, and securing it all. As part of its ongoing growth initiative, Sirius has acquired seven companies since 2014, including: Avnet, Inc.’s digital solution services; Brightlight Consulting; Continuum Security Solutions;
Mid-market private equity firm LDC has exited its investment in Connect Managed Services (Connect) after securing a deal that merges the contact centre technology and services group with G3 Comms (G3).
The transaction creates one of the UK’s largest customer experience and unified communications specialists and a group with combined revenues in excess of GBP55million.
LDC first backed the multi-million-pound management buyout of Connect in 2014 (formerly Connect Communications) to accelerate its expansion at home and overseas through technology investment and acquisitions.
With LDC’s support, Connect has since made a series of acquisitions that have provided significant scale
INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund has acquired an 86 per cent stake in Lithuanian metal processing and industrial construction company, Montuotojas AB.
This deal has been completed through INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund subsidiaries BSGF Fortis and Montuja respectively for an undisclosed amount.
In 2018, Montuotojas recorded revenues of EUR33.5 million with the company employing around 700 people that undertake circa 100-120 wide-ranging projects per annum.
Montuotojas is proud to service a market-leading client base, including the likes of Lifosa, Amilina, Bega, Klaipedos nafta, Achema, Lietpak, Litesko and Orlen Lietuva among others.
The acquisition is driven in significant part by
Evotec SE has completed its acquisition of Just Biotherapeutics (Just.Bio). Evotec says the deal will strengthen its multimodality approach to R&D.
Evotec acquired Just.Bio to integrate its machine-learning technologies and agile, flexible methods for the design, development, and manufacturing of biologics into Evotec’s drug discovery offerings.
Just.Bio’s 95 employees and its biologic development and manufacturing site located in Seattle, WA, USA, will expand Evotec’s US footprint. Just.Bio’s capabilities and expertise comprise an in-house, integrated technology platform, J.DESIGN, enabling smart and efficient biologics’ drug development from design and lead optimisation to manufacturing.
Dr Werner Lanthaler, Chief Executive Officer of Evotec, says:
ClearCourse Partnership (ClearCourse), a group of innovative technology companies providing software, services and digital capabilities to the membership, events & bookings and sports & leisure sectors, has acquired, a provider of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software and digital strategy consultancy.
Trillium is the 11th company to join ClearCourse since its foundation in October 2018, bolstering the Partnership’s CRM and digital services offering.
Trillium was founded in 2010 by Gavin Pollock and Alan Perestrello. From its headquarters in London, the Company delivers digital transformation projects for leading chartered membership institutes, associations, regulatory & awarding bodies, trade unions and charities, including
Aliter Capital-backed Edwin James Group (EJG), has completed its fifth acquisition – Peak42 Limited (Peak42) – just two weeks after acquiring Jex Engineering.
Peak42 specialises in control and automation technology with core expertise in system integration, consultancy and performance management, with strong and established relationships with several high-profile manufacturing and infrastructure clients, and some of the UK’s leading brands in food and beverage.
Peak 42 has offices in Daresbury (Cheshire), as well as expert teams in Chesterfield, Newcastle and Reading, strengthening Edwin James Group’s presence across the UK and aligning with Edwin James Group’s strategy to bring together leading engineering
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