Deals
Epiris Fund II, advised by Epiris LLP, has agreed to acquire Time Inc UK (TIUK), one of the UK’s largest consumer magazines and digital publishers, from Meredith Corporation. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
TIUK’s 50-plus brands reach 17 million adults and 13 million online and digital users across the UK. The company’s portfolio spans a range of interest areas, from entertainment and women’s lifestyle to luxury, sports and technology. Amongst its titles are household names such as Woman’s Weekly, Country Life, Ideal Home and Trusted Reviews, as well as specialist titles such as Decanter, Wallpaper, Cycling
CYOSS a German provider of data analytics, IT and OT security, has acquired RadarServices, a European technology company in the field of cyberattack detection & response.
Drake Star Partners acted on this transaction as exclusive financial advisor to CYOSS and its parent company ESG Elektroniksystem-und Logistik, a specialist in development, integration and operation of complex and security-related electronic- and IT systems.
The integration of RadarServices into the CYOSS operations allows full coverage of the cyber security value chain and the merging of conceptual and operational business levels.
The merged company now shows a fully combined portfolio of consulting,
Hg has today made an investment in DADA, a provider of online hosting services to SMEs in Italy, the UK and other regions across Europe.
Founded in 1995, DADA is headquartered in Florence and has around 650,000 business and consumer customers across Europe. DADA’s digital services enable SMEs to administer their online presence: creating, managing and hosting domains and websites.
As well as operating in Italy under the Register.it brand, DADA also operates in the UK, Ireland, Spain, France, Portugal and the Netherlands under the Namesco, Register365, Nominalia and Amen brands, respectively.
The process follows an initial investment
Sobera Capital has acquired a portfolio of 12 minority and majority equity holdings in private companies mainly in the life sciences sector from Innoveas International Ltd.
The assets, which include, among others, interests in Presidio Pharmaceuticals, EffRx Pharmaceuticals, MORE Medical Solutions, Axellis Ventures and MyoScience, are based mainly in Europe and the US. Sobera Capital was backed in this secondary direct transaction by several family offices and entrepreneurs.
Sobera Capital is a Berlin based independent secondary direct investor with a focus on growth and small-cap funds and assets in TIMES, healthcare and selected other industries.
One Equity Partners (OEP) portfolio company Simplura Health Group (Simplura), a provider of home care services for elderly and disabled populations, has completed the acquisition of SarahCare of Jenkintown, an independently owned home and community-based services and adult day care company.
Financial terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed.
Headquartered in Jenkintown, PA, SarahCare of Jenkintown provides companion services, nutrition and medication assistance, nursing, shopping, transportation, hospice, palliative care and other services. Founded in 2010, the Company also offers home health services including skilled nursing, speech therapy and social worker assistance. SarahCare of Jenkintown’s adult day center
Foresight Group (Foresight) has sold its investment in ICA Digital (ICA), realising a 2.4x return, through a trade sale to ASL Group.
Foresight originally invested GBP2 million to fund the management buyout of ICA Digital, a managed print services business based in Horley, UK. During the course of the investment, Foresight supported management to execute a focused sales strategy, in particular developing high-margin contracted service revenues.
ICA will continue to offer the high quality of service to its customers across the south east of England, working with the experienced senior team at Cambridge-based ASL Group.
This marks the
The Northern team at mid-market private equity firm Livingbridge has built on its strong track record in the region, completing deals valued at a total of GBP300m in 2017.
The firm saw the completion of seven Northern-based investments throughout the year across a wide range of sectors.
This includes the investment in online fashion e-tailer In The Style in May. The Manchester-based business has grown rapidly in recent years, doubling sales to GBP15m in the year prior to the investment. This includes collaborations with celebrities including E4’s Binky Felstead, MTV’s Charlotte Crosby and ITV’s Billie Faiers, as well as
RPMI Railpen has committed to a new joint venture vehicle, Capital Constellation, to provide initial capital to breakthrough emerging private equity and alternatives managers.
RPMI Railpen along with the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (APFC) and The Public Institution for Social Security of Kuwait (PIFSS) have committed a combined total of USD700 million to the venture which will be advised by Wafra Investment Advisory Group Inc (Wafra).
Capital Constellation combines the expertise and capital resources of three of the world’s leading institutional investors with Wafra’s industry and management expertise to identify and partner with talented emerging alternatives managers. The new
Imagineer Technology Group, a provider of investor relations and fund marketing software to the asset management industry, and Synap Software Labs, a provider of cloud-based investment research, due diligence, and account management applications, are to merge.
The combined business will operate under the Imagineer name.
“Since our founding in 1998, Imagineer has been committed to transforming the way fund marketing and relationship management professionals engage with and service their clients,” says Erol Dusi (pictured), founder of Imagineer, who will continue to serve as President of the company. “We are excited to join forces with the Synap team whose rich
InnovMetric Software, a provider of universal 3D metrology software solutions, has acquired Prefixa Vision Systems, its PolyWorks Master distributor in Mexico, following five years of successful cooperation.
“The growth of the automotive industry in Mexico has been so phenomenal in recent years that in our latest fiscal year Mexico became the 5th largest PolyWorks market in the world. InnovMetric is deeply committed to expanding its local technical expertise to assist its Mexican customers in their successful migration to the PolyWorks universal 3D metrology software platform,” says Marc Soucy, President of InnovMetric.
The acquisition allows InnovMetric to expand the capabilities of its
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