Deals
Waterland Private Equity has formed a growth investment partnership with Farner Consulting, a Swiss specialist in communication consulting.
The partnership will focus on a buy-&-build strategy of targeted acquisitions. The existing group of partners around long-time CEO Roman Geiser will remain significantly involved and will drive the business forward operationally and strategically.
Netrix, a provider of managed and professional IT services, and a portfolio company of OceanSound Partners, has acquired BTB Security, a cybersecurity and digital forensics solutions specialist.
The acquisition strategically expands Netrix’s managed security portfolio and its ability to deliver sophisticated cybersecurity consulting services to small and mid-sized enterprise clients. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
BTB Security’s three Managing Partners, Ron Schlecht Jr, Brian Bailey and Chris McGinley, have taken key roles in the Netrix organisation. Over the near term, they will be assisting with integration initiatives while continuing to drive value for key existing
The closed-end mutual investment combined fund, VTB Capital’s pre-IPO Fund, has announced an investment of USD9.1 million in Ventra Go! a service that orders temporary staff services of mass professions.
This becomes the fifth company in the fund’s portfolio in which shareholders’ funds have been invested. In December 2021, the Pre-IPO Fund raised a further USD39.2 million) and the fundraise was oversubscribed indicating heavy interest in the product from investors.
Ventra Go! plans to direct the funds received from the VTB Capital Pre-IPO Fund to further develop and improve the platform, scale the service across the regions and improve the
New Water Capital has acquired Chainlogix (CLX), a Troy, Virginia-based provider of engineered components, assemblies and supply chain management solutions to customers across the industrial, lighting and electronics landscape.
CLX will merge with current New Water portfolio company Nelson Miller Inc, a full-service provider of custom engineered components and assemblies for critical applications across Medical, Aerospace & Defense and Industrial end markets.
Established in 1998 as Visiontech Solutions Group (VSG), Chainlogix focuses on providing engineered components and assemblies, as well as full-service supply chain management, for customers across the industrial, lighting and electronics landscape. The company also has an office
Livingbridge, a mid-market private equity investor, has invested in Waste Services Group (WSG), a provider of waste management solutions for Australian businesses.
Led by CEO Matt Tamplin, WSG has demonstrated consistent organic growth and high customer retention driven by its market leading customer service focus. Over the last five years this has been supplemented with strategic acquisitions which have broadened WSG’s service offering and geographic coverage.
The investment marks the fifth investment by Livingbridge Australia since the opening of the firm’s Melbourne office in 2016.
Ares provided a unitranche debt facility to support Livingbridge’s investment. Advisors to Livingbridge
True Global Ventures 4 Plus (TGV4 Plus) Fund has invested USD5.7 million and led the USD17 million Series B round for Coinhouse, a French company which has been providing cryptocurrency management and transaction services since 2015.
Tech and consumer growth investor, Mayfair Equity Partners (Mayfair) is to acquire a majority stake in LoopMe Ltd, a mobile brand advertising platform, in a secondary transaction.
As part of the transaction, emerging markets technology investor Da Vinci Capital will sell a significant portion of its holding to Mayfair but will retain a modest stake in the business.
Da Vinci Capital, which invested in LoopMe in March 2021, achieved a significant cash on cash return on its original investment.
Marston Holdings, a UK provider of integrated, technology-enabled transport solutions, has acquired Vortex IoT Limited, a supplier of environmental sensors, networks and data solutions that support improved air quality and decarbonisation initiatives.
Marston supports government, utilities and private sector clients through the delivery of market leading integrated technology-enabled solutions from design through to implementation, management and recovery. Marston’s clients include local authorities seeking to build environmental schemes that reduce congestion and pollution. With the acquisition of Vortex, Marston will strengthen its offering by delivering complementary air quality and acoustic monitoring solutions that maximise awareness, identify pollution hotspots and improve public
Baird Capital’s Global Private Equity team has invested in Subsea Technology & Rentals (STR), an independent subsea rental equipment and specialist services provider to the offshore energy industry.
The terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
The funding will allow STR to develop its equipment and service offerings through organic and acquisition-lead growth. The investment will also enable STR to further expand its geographical reach, with the Americas, mainland Europe and Southeast Asia being a key focus for the company, supporting the rapidly growing offshore wind sector.
Steve Steele will lead STR as Chief Executive Officer alongside
BGF has invested over GBP165 million in London and the South East in 2021, including 18 new investments, while continuing to provide growth capital and follow-on funding for its existing portfolio.
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