Deals
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ), a global investment group, is to acquire the majority ownership of Wizeline, a global technology services provider that partners with clients to build digital products and platforms.
Apax Digital Fund, which has been a majority owner since 2018, will remain as a share holder following the transaction.
Founded in 2014, Wizeline’s origins as a cloud-native, product development company have served it well in its partnerships with customers needing to mature their data-driven capabilities, build next-generation products and platforms, and stay competitive in a constantly evolving market. The company works with its
‘ResTech’ company WALR has acquired technology business QuenchTec.
WALR, launched in lockdown last year by co-founders Lewis Reeves, formerly of VIGA (now Savanta), and Patrick Fraser, formerly Ipsos Mori and Critical Research, has seen a debut year of stellar growth, helping pave the way for this first acquisition.
The combined business, whose technology enables all aspects of the data collection process for insight professionals, will have an initial headcount of around 30 staff in six markets with key bases in the UK, USA and Europe. All QuenchTec staff will transfer with the deal, ensuring a seamless continuation of service for
Turnspire Capital Partners (Turnspire) has completed its acquisition of the Daniel Measurement and Control business (Daniel) from Emerson Electric Co.
Turnspire is also pleased to announce the appointment of Keith Barnard as CEO of Daniel, effective immediately.
Headquartered in Houston with a state-of-the-art, strategically located manufacturing facility in Chihuahua, Mexico, Daniel is a global leader in providing flow and energy measurement technologies and services to the natural gas and refined hydrocarbon industries. With an 85-year heritage as the preeminent supplier of engineered solutions for flow measurement in custody transfer applications, Daniel is the most trusted brand for customers across
Paysafe, a specialised payments platform, has completed its acquisition of PagoEfectivo, a Peruvian-based alternative payments (APM) platform.
For Paysafe, the investment gives it a strategic foothold in Latin America, one of the world’s fastest-growing online markets where merchants and consumers alike are demonstrating an increased appetite for alternative payment methods and open banking solutions. Together with its recently announced plans to acquire SafetyPay, the two Latin American investments position Paysafe as a prominent payments partner in the region.
PagoEfectivo, formerly a subsidiary of Empresa Editora El Comercio (Grupo El Comercio), is a market leader in Latin America in the provision
An affiliate of HIG Capital (HIG) has completed the acquisition of Jackson Paper Manufacturing and Sustainable Corrugated (JPM).
Founded in 1995, JPM is a leading vertically integrated manufacturer of 100 per cent recycled corrugated packaging.
Headquartered in Sylva, North Carolina, JPM specialises in the manufacturing of 100 per cent recycled medium, corrugated sheets and digitally printed corrugated packaging. JPM’s diverse customer base serves eCommerce, food and beverage, durable and non-durable good end markets throughout the Southeastern United States. The Company operates four state-of-the-art facilities to deliver consistent quality, unrivalled lead-times, and a high-touch service model which supports customised solutions.
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An affiliate of Garnett Station Partners (Garnett Station) is to sell Twin Peaks, a national sports bar & grill franchise company, to FAT Brands for USD300 million.
Based in Dallas, Texas and founded in 2005, Twin Peaks offers high-quality, made-from-scratch food and a beverage menu, which includes its signature 29-degree draft beer, in a comfortable, polished mountain sports lodge setting.
“Twin Peaks is a truly unique concept within the casual dining industry, with a best-in-class management team and committed franchisees, as demonstrated by its significant growth and consistently strong financial results throughout its partnership with Garnett Station,” says
American-Israeli AgTech startup Fieldin has completed a USD30 million Series B funding round, led by Fortissimo Capital, with the participation of Zeev Ventures, Icon Ventures, Luxembourg-based Maor Investments, and Akkadian ventures.
Series B funders join early-stage investors Terra Ventures, Gal Ventures, Germin8, and Mindset, with the aim of scaling Fieldin’s agricultural operating system. The close of Series B brings Fieldin’s total fundraising to USD55 million.
Fieldin’s agricultural operating system (AgOS) empowers commercial farmers to adapt to a rapidly changing environment, using real-time data and performance management tools to digitise the operations of an industry that has been slow to embrace
Digital coaching platform CoachHub has raised USD80 million in Series B2 funding, increasing total Series B capital to USD110 million.
Draper Esprit, RTP Global, HV Capital, Signals Venture Capital, Partech, and Speedinvest were all part of this latest round, bringing the total funds raised to USD130 million since 2019.
The money will continue to fund CoachHub’s meteoric expansion which started just three years ago. In just the first half of 2021, CoachHub has exceeded 2020’s new business generation, tripled its number of employees, and added some of the biggest, foremost global brands to its stable of clients including Fujitsu,
Centre Partners, a middle market private equity firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles, has completed a recapitalisation of Midwest Mobility Solutions (MMS), a leading National Authorised Retailer for AT&T.
The co-founders of the business, Matt Sharrak and Nash Khami, will continue to maintain a significant ownership stake and lead the business. Financial terms have not been disclosed.
Founded in 2008 in Troy, Michigan, MMS operates over 85 stores across seven states to provide customer service and market a wide range of wireless, broadband, entertainment and streaming products and services exclusively for AT&T, the operator of the most
Arma Partners has acted as exclusive financial advisor to Montagu, a European private equity firm, on the sale of Servelec, a software provider to healthcare and local authorities based in the UK, to The Access Group.
Headquartered in Sheffield, Servelec develops mission-critical software solutions, with an extensive product portfolio including systems for electronic patient records, social care case management, schools’ admissions, youth services reporting and patient flow and bed management. The company is a trusted supplier to more than 45 NHS trusts and over 150 local authorities, providing an integrated approach across social care, healthcare, and education.
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