Inflexion has agreed to sell its investment in Goals Soccer Centres (Goals), a UK operator of small-sided football centres, back to the company’s founding management team. The announcement follows a record pace of divestments by Inflexion including the successful exits of Marley, Alcumus, Halo and Medivet. Glasgow-based Goals was founded in 1987 and operates more than 400 5-a-side and 7-a-side flood-lit football arenas across 44 locations, promoting health, fitness, friendly competition and community spirit. The exit comes after Inflexion’s investment allowed the founders to return to the business they had set up over 30 years earlier. 

An affiliate of HIG Capital (HIG) has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Virutex Ilko (Virutex), a cleaning products and kitchenware manufacturer in Latin America. The founding shareholders of Virutex will remain as significant shareholders in the Company alongside HIG Virutex’s current senior management team, led by CEO Juan Martin Monsalve, will continue to lead the Company. Additional terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Virutex, headquartered in Chile, is a provider of disinfecting, cleaning, and kitchenware products in Latin America, with direct operations in Chile, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, and Mexico. 

HIG Capital (HIG) has successfully completed the acquisition of EYSA Group (EYSA), a provider of smart mobility solutions. Terms of the transaction, which was led by the HIG Infrastructure Partners fund, have not been disclosed.   EYSA is headquartered in Madrid, Spain, with an international presence in the USA, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador and Brazil. Leveraging on “ParkXplorer”, its proprietary IT platform, the Company has become a one-stop-shop for more than 100 cities across Spain, Latin America and the USA. EYSA has long term relationships with municipalities and private clients who seek comprehensive, automated solutions integrating all their mobility needs.

Graphite Capital, a UK mid-market private equity specialist, has sold Random42, an independent producer of scientific animation and digital media services, to The Lockwood Group (Lockwood). Based in Connecticut, USA, Lockwood is an industry leader in scientific-based medical communications for the pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industries.   Graphite led the buy-out of Random42 in 2017 and helped the company to expand the sales and marketing functions, broaden its client base and deepen client relationships. Graphite also invested in and helped optimise key operational functions within the business to provide greater scalability and worked with the company to increase its

Guardian Capital Partners (Guardian) has completed an investment in Precision Roll Solutions (PRS). Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. PRS is a full-service provider of highly-engineered precision roll solutions and related process componentry utilised within a variety of manufacturing environments. The Company’s products and process solutions support the production of thousands of end-use products spanning a wide array of consumer products, life sciences, and other industrial end-market applications. Guardian partnered with the PRS leadership team, who will continue to lead the business and retain a significant ownership stake in the Company.

Francisco Partners (FP), a global investment firm that specialises in partnering with technology and healthcare businesses, has closed on the sale of Trellis Rx (Trellis), a technology-enabled specialty pharmacy services provider, to CPS Solutions (CPS), a provider of enterprise pharmacy solutions to hospitals and health systems. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   In 2016, FP created and launched Trellis to help health systems enter the specialty pharmacy market. Today, Trellis partners with health systems to fund, build and operate hospital-based outpatient and retail specialty pharmacies under the health system’s brand. 

Corsair, a private equity firm targeting business services, software, and payments investments in the financial services market, has acquired a majority stake in HungerRush, a cloud-based software provider for the restaurant industry, from The CapStreet Group (CapStreet), a Houston-based private equity firm. CapStreet will continue as a minority investor in the Company.  Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. HungerRush 360 is an all-in-one cloud POS system with integrated software, payments, and digital ordering capabilities primarily serving multi-site quick service restaurants (QSR) and fast casual operators. HungerRush 360 combines restaurant management, digital ordering, payment processing, customer engagement, and delivery

Global investment firm Carlyle has entered into exclusive negotiations to a sell a controlling stake in Euro Techno Com Group (ETC), a distributor for the telecom network and technology infrastructure industry, to Cinven. As part of the transaction, Carlyle will re-invest for a significant minority stake. The transaction is subject to works council consultation and customary regulatory approvals. The financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Carlyle invested in ETC through Carlyle Europe Technology Partners (CETP) IV, a €1.35 billion fund that invests in small and mid-market technology-focused opportunities. 

BV Investment Partners (BV), a middle-market private equity firm focused on the tech-enabled business services, software and IT services sectors, is to sell GlideFast Consulting, an Elite ServiceNow Partner and leading IT consulting, implementation, and development company, to ASGN Incorporated. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, GlideFast Consulting is dedicated exclusively to ServiceNow, providing tailored solutions and professional services for ServiceNow implementations, integrations, managed support services and application development for commercial and government clients throughout North America.  BV invested in GlideFast in 2020 and merged it with sister company Pharicode in 2021. 

BaltCap Private Equity Fund II (BPEF II) is to sell SIA Uprent Group – a specialised pumping company in the Baltics and Poland – to Renta Group Oy, a Finnish construction machinery and equipment rental company with over 100 depots and 1,000 employees in Scandinavia and Europe. BaltCap will sell Uprent Group together with its minority shareholders. Renta Group will acquire 100% of the company. BPEF II invested in Uprent Group in 2016. During the investment period, the company successfully expanded its network of depots in the Baltics and Poland and broadened the range of service offerings, introducing new and