Gridiron Capital, an investment firm focused on partnering with founders, entrepreneurs, and management teams, has completed its investment in Vistage Worldwide (Vistage), a CEO coaching and peer advisory organisation for small and midsize businesses (SMB). Members of Vistage’s executive management team have also invested in the company alongside Gridiron, underscoring their confidence in and commitment to Vistage’s continued success.   Since 1957, Vistage has been bringing together groups of high-performing CEOs through a proven leadership experience that delivers results both personally and professionally. When leaders come together in their confidential Vistage private advisory group meetings, they gain the perspective, clarity

FPE Capital (FPE), a software & services focused lower mid-market growth investor, has led the first institutional investment into Dynamic Planner, a software provider to the UK wealth management sector. This marks the second investment from FPE Fund III, the successful final close of which was announced in May at a raised hard cap of £185 million. The investment from FPE will back the current management team and help accelerate the growth of Dynamic Planner and the delivery of its ambitious plans in the UK and Europe.  Dynamic Planner has been growing rapidly in recent years and now serves almost

Crosslake Technologies, a portfolio company of Falfurrias Capital Partners and a specialist in providing data-driven technology advisory services to private equity firms and their portfolio companies, has completed its third add-on acquisition in the past 18 months with the purchase of cybersecurity advisory firm VantagePoint. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.  The acquisition marks another investment by Crosslake in its growing cybersecurity practice, which the VantagePoint team will join to provide advanced services in program implementation, transaction due diligence, fractional CISO leadership and penetration testing, as well as consultative audit and assessment support. VantagePoint co-founders Danny Tijerina and

Funds managed by affiliates of Apollo (the Apollo Funds) have agreed to make a $175 million strategic investment in Summit Ridge, an owner-operator of community solar assets.

Plenitude, a Financial Crime, Risk and Compliance (FCC) specialist, has secured a strategic investment from Growth Capital Partners (GCP), a private equity firm focused on investing in outstanding growth companies in the technology and services sectors.

Pelican Capital exited its investment in parking technology provider, YourParkingSpace, through a sale to urban mobility specialist, Flowbird Group. Pelican Capital invested in YourParkingSpace in September 2020 and since then the business has grown substantially, developing best-in-class technology solutions. The exit generates a return of up to 6.5 times money for Pelican Capital. YourParkingSpace was founded in 2013 and specialises in parking technology solutions, developing the world’s most customisable end-to-end digitally led parking solution whilst also operating the UK’s leading pre-book and subscription marketplace. The business has grown by 125% in the past 12 months alone. Flowbird Group is a

Kyros, a digital technology platform bringing providers, clients and recovery organisations together into a virtual marketplace, has raised $4.4 million in a seed financing round led by Rally Ventures, with participation from strategic angel investors.

KKday, a travel experiences platform in Asia, has secured additional funding in a Series C+ round, bringing the total Series C round raised to US$95 million. The round was led by major tech Asia private equity firm TGVest Capital. The new funding will be used to expand KKday’s team globally, and deepen its domestic footprint, particularly in markets where there is a focus on domestic travel (eg. Japan, Korea, Taiwan, etc), and tech innovation to meet the increasing demands of online travel agencies (OTAs) and local activity and experience providers (local merchants). KKday is rebounding swiftly due to growth in

Compusoft + 2020, a global provider of end-to-end software and content solutions to the spaces for living industry, backed by private equity investor TA Associates, has completed the acquisition of Resource and Financial Management Systems Inc (RFMS), a business management software provider serving the flooring market. RFMS has over 35 years’ experience in streamlining flooring businesses to help owners become more efficient and profitable. RFMS provides an extensive range of solutions dedicated to the flooring industry including ERP, CRM, measuring & estimating applications and payments. The software suite is enhanced by industry tailored training and customer service.   The acquisition

An affilate of private investment firm Sun Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of Andersen Commercial Plumbing, (ACP). Terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 1993 and headquartered in La Verne, California, ACP is a leading provider of commercial plumbing services across Southern California, including maintenance and repair, tenant improvement and new build solutions. The Company’s customer base of more than 9,000 local and national accounts includes commercial office buildings, industrial facilities, educational institutions, healthcare providers and life sciences companies.