Godspeed Capital Management (Godspeed Capital), a lower middle-market Defence & Government services, solutions, and technology focused private equity firm, has acquired E4H Environments for Health Architecture (E4H), a provider of consulting, planning, and facility design architecture services for the healthcare and health science and technology industry.  Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Following the transaction, E4H will join MOREgroup, Godspeed Capital’s newly rebranded platform of architecture, design, and engineering brands with robust sector focused industry experience. Formed through the combination of Huckabee Architects, Rachlin Partners, TSK Architects, Image Engineering Group, and E4H, the MOREgroup today comprises a

The Riverside Company, a global private investor focused on middle market business valued at up to $400 million, has invested in OutSolve, a provider of outsourced labour and employment compliance solutions. Founded in 1998, OutSolve provides compliance solutions to help clients adhere to federal contracting standards and other regulations designed to promote non-discriminatory policies in the workplace. The company services more than 2,000 customers in a variety of industries across the US. In addition to pursuing organic growth through building scale in areas such as pay equity, DE&I and ESG, Riverside plans to continue the company’s strong track record of

Cube Infrastructure Managers (Cube), an independent mid-market infrastructure investor, has agreed to acquire firstcolo datacenters (firstcolo), a Frankfurt-based data centre business and provider of colocation, dedicated servers, managed services and private cloud solutions.  The acquisition is being made by Cube Infrastructure Fund III. Cube is acquiring firstcolo from funds advised by EMERAM Capital Partners (EMERAM), an investment companies for medium-sized companies in the German-speaking region, and its portfolio company diva-e Excellence (diva-e). As a business development partner, EMERAM actively supports the growth of diva-e. The parties have agreed not to disclose any financial details on the transaction, which is subject

Shift Paradigm, a portfolio company of mid-market private equity firm Growth Catalyst Parthers, has acquired Ergo, an email marketing company based in New York City. The acquisition strengthens Shift Paradigm’s email and customer journey expertise. Shift Paradigm and Ergo’s shared cultural values and commitment to driving client outcomes played a central role in bringing the companies together.  Following the acquisition, Ergo chief executive officer John Hendricks will remain involved in the business as a member of Shift Paradigm’s board of directors.

Global private equity firm OpenGate Capital, is combining Extol, which it acquired on 30 September, 2022, and Aluminium France Extrusion (AFE), which has been owned by OpenGate since June of 2013, to form Aluminium Solutions Group SAS (ASG). The merger establishes France’s second and Europe’s sixth largest aluminium extruder with a clear sustainability roadmap. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. OpenGate is also examining options to enhance the ESG profile of ASG, including specific investments to facilitate recycled materials in the production process. Extol is a specialty extruder and manufacturer of custom aluminium parts with facilities in Toledo,

Global private equity investor Advent International (Advent), and Wilbur-Ellis, one of the largest family-owned companies in the world, are to merge their life sciences and specialty chemicals solutions businesses, Caldic BV (Caldic) and Connell.

HIG Capital (HIG), a global alternative investment firm with over $50 billion of equity capital under management, has sold its portfolio company Salary.com to Accel-KKR. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Based in Waltham, Massachusetts, Salary.com is a specialist in cloud-based compensation software and data solutions, serving more than 8,000 software subscribers and 60 million employees globally. The company’s software products and analytical capabilities enable enterprises, small businesses, and individuals to be on the cutting edge of compensation trends, best practices, and policies. HIG acquired Salary.com from IBM Kenexa in December 2015. During HIG’s ownership, Salary.com relaunched its

An affiliate of technology and US government investment firm Veritas Capital (Veritas) is to acquire CAES Space Systems, an independent supplier of high-reliability electronic solutions for space, defence, healthcare and industrial applications, from CAES.  Mike Elias, Senior Vice President & Division General Manager, will continue to lead CAES Space Systems, alongside the rest of the leadership team.  Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Headquartered in Colorado Springs, CAES Space Systems provides radiation hardened components, mission processing, cabling, wave guides, antennas and power management solutions. The Company’s track record of innovation, rich intellectual property portfolio and best-in-class engineering

OpenGate Capital, a global private equity firm, has exited its investment in InRule Technology (InRule), an intelligence automation platform, through a sale to Pamlico Capital. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, InRule provides integrated decisioning, machine learning and process automation software that enables IT and business leaders to make better decisions faster, operationalise machine learning, and improve complex, mission-critical processes. OpenGate’s initial investment came in 2019 and marked InRule’s first institutional capital raise. Over the past three years, OpenGate supported significant product and go-to-market investment while partnering with InRule’s management team on a