Knox Lane, a growth-oriented investment firm focused on partnering with businesses in the consumer and services sectors, has entered into a definitive agreement to invest in Elevation Labs, a leading formulator and manufacturer of premium beauty products. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.    In partnership with Knox Lane, Elevation Labs will seek to grow its capacity, capabilities, and team in support of both existing and new brand partners, while continuing to build on the Company’s reputation for best-in-class innovation, quality, and customer service. Additionally, Elevation plans to supplement its organic growth with strategic acquisitions that complement its

Fortis Solutions Group, a provider of high impact printed packaging solutions and a portfolio company of Harvest Partners, has acquired Anchor Printing based in Novi, Michigan. Anchor Printing is a flexographic and offset printing specialist providing shrink sleeves, flexible packaging and pressure sensitive labels across a range of industries including the paint, automotive, medical, food, beverage, health and beauty and chemical end-markets.   Employing over 1,200 employees across eighteen manufacturing sites, Fortis intends to continue its pursuit of attractive acquisitions to further the breadth of product offerings and locations which can serve its customer base.

Francisco Partners, a global investment firm that specialises in partnering with technology businesses, has completed the acquisition of healthcare data and analytics assets that were part of IBM’s Watson Health business, previously announced in January. Under the ownership of Francisco Partners, the new standalone company will be called Merative and will be headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Merative brings together market-leading offerings that deliver value across the global healthcare ecosystem, serving clients in life sciences, provider, imaging, health plan, employer, and government health and human services sectors. Seasoned healthcare CEO Gerry McCarthy has been tapped to lead the new organisation.

Souter Investments, a family investment office specialising in private equity, has partnered with Averna Capital to complete an investment in SI-UK, an international student recruitment company for UK higher education institutions, via Averna Investco III. SI-UK works closely with universities and higher education institutions to achieve international student recruitment goals. The company assists students throughout the entire university application and selection process through a network of eighty offices across forty countries. The investment will provide SI-UK with capital for further growth and support the company in continuing its internationalisation; developing its data and technology capabilities; and in building an institutional

HIG Capital’s (HIG) portfolio company, Riveron Consulting (Riveron), a national business advisory firm, has acquired Clermont Partners (Clermont), a women-owned consultancy specialising in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) communications and strategy, investor relations, and transaction communications. Founded in 2015 by industry veterans Elizabeth Saunders and Victoria Sivrais, Clermont has a team of 35 ESG and financial communications specialists in Chicago and Washington, DC. The acquisition bolsters Riveron’s critically important ESG offering with a robust suite of services to support clients at every stage of their sustainability journey. It also introduces new investor relations and transaction communications capabilities to help clients

Clearview Capital Fund IV, and its affiliates (Fund IV) have created The Barcode Group by rebranding the holding company formed in 2021 to merge Infinity Worlds, Belmont Partners and Portu-Sunberg (including wholly-owned subsidiaries Tana Sales and Marketing, Avenue C, and Retell). The Barcode Group brings together three industry leaders with decades of combined expertise serving established and emerging national brands and private label suppliers across retail channels including Target, Walmart, Amazon, and Costco with a shared commitment to exceptional service.   The Barcode Group will serve as the holding company and umbrella organization for six divisions within the three merged

Cabot Square Capital has acquired a majority shareholding in Chartway Group, one of South-East England’s leading partnerships-based housebuilders. The investment is being made by Cabot Square’s existing portfolio company Public Sector Plc (PSP) to create a new merged Group.   PSP is a specialist strategic asset manager that partners with public and private sector bodies to add value to land and property assets as well as deliver positive ESG outcomes for local communities.   The investment will support the strategic growth of the Chartway Group.   Acquisition debt funding was provided by Pricoa Private Capital.

Virtual event and communities platform SCOOCS has raised €1 million in investment from business angel Sebastian Loh. The funding will be used to develop the platform further, simplifying the process of customising and building events/communities, and expanding the team. Born from necessity in 2020 and a couple weeks before Covid lockdowns, SCOOCS (Smart Customizable, Online, Offline, Communities for Sustainability) was founded by Prof Dr René Bohnsack. He used the platform to host his own conference on the topic of Sustainability and Digitalisation to showcase those conferences can be more sustainable and inclusive. Market demand combined with years of experience in

TPG Capital, the private equity platform of global alternative asset management firm TPG, is to acquire a majority interest in DOC Generici, a manufacturer of generic pharmaceuticals in Italy, from ICG and Merieux Equity Partners.