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Private equity firm MidOcean Partners has acquired and merged HW Holdco (Hanley Wood), a B2B media and information services company serving the US residential construction industry, and Meyers Research, a provider of real-time market data and advisory services to the homebuilding industry, which was previously a subsidiary of global real estate investment company Kennedy Wilson.
Through Metrostudy and Zonda – the respective data products of Hanley Wood and Meyers Research – the combined company will offer data spanning the full homebuilding lifecycle, from land acquisition and property development and build, to new home sales and marketing. In addition to having
An affiliate of private equity investment firm HIG Capital (HIG) has completed the acquisition of Vision Integrated Graphics Group (Vision), a provider of tech-enabled marketing solutions focused on customer acquisition and engagement for Fortune 1000 customers.
Headquartered in Bolingbrook, Ilinois, Vision provides personalised, turnkey marketing solutions which generate high returns on investment for blue-chip customers across several industries, including financial services, insurance, healthcare, retail and automotive. The Company’s end-to-end automated marketing campaigns and direct mail programs leverage technology and data in conjunction with best-in-class production and fulfilment to drive higher response rates and lower customer acquisition costs for clients.
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Private equity company DRS Investment has acquired 100 per cent of all shares of the Swiss software company XELOG AG.
The logistics software specialist has been developing intralogistics solutions for companies in the retail, industrial and logistics service sectors for over 20 years, and is one of the leading providers in Switzerland. With the help of DRS Investment, XELOG intends to move deeper into the German market and expand its cloud computing business. In addition, applications with artificial intelligence (AI) will become more important.
“We are convinced that with DRS Investment we have found the right partner for the sustainable
Aliter Capital-backed Boston Networks has continued its expansion in the UK with its second bolt-on – the acquisition of 2020 Vision Systems Limited (2020).
2020 is a North East England based security services integrator with a focus on high-end converged security systems involving IP connectivity. 2020 has created a platform with an established service offering covering the provision of innovative design, installation and maintenance services of a variety of security systems. The addition of 2020 will increase Boston Networks’ market presence across the North East England market offering a wide range of services covering multiple end user markets.
The senior
The Capzanine Situations Spéciales fund is providing financial and strategic support to Legal, the leading independent French coffee roaster.
Affected by a fire in 2016, Legal had to meet medium-term financing needs to finish the modernisation of its industrial tooling and continue its development.
After working in close collaboration with the management and the shareholders to clearly understand Legal’s financial and strategic issues, Capzanine intervened to set up a EUR5.4 million, five-year bond financing in order to enable the company to finalise its investments and support its growth approach.
Capzanine was particularly convinced by the involvement and agility of the
When President Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Act) last December, one of the key points that the media focused on was the reduction in corporate tax from 35 per cent to 21 per cent; the biggest cut in more than three decades. This was big news for corporate America.
But as some rightly questioned, what would US corporations do with this tax windfall? Are they going to use it to invest more? If they do, it would likely lead to an immediate boost to growth, which could be inflationary in the short-term. Or are
Business advisory firm Quantuma has led the management buyout of Miles 33 Group Ltd (Miles 33) from Ares Capital. The deal was backed by Ethos Partners and Santander.
Founded in 1976 and based in Bracknell, Miles 33 is a supplier of editorial and advertising management software to the media and publishing industries. The company also provides wider corporate marketing automation software to agencies.
The management team, led by Mike Moore, is well positioned to attain its growth plans supported by Ethos Partners. Growth will be driven by the further rollout of the recently developed Gemstone software, as well as
Céréa Partenaire, the investor-partner of French and European Agrobusiness companies, invested EUR217 million in private debt to finance the development of 15 companies over the last 12 months.
This is a record level of activity for the firm’s private debt team which acted as arranger or co-arranger on most of the transactions.
Michel Chabanel, CEO of Céréa Partenaire, says: “Active in mezzanine since our creation in 2004, private debt is at the heart of our DNA. Since then we have strengthened our position by expanding our offer and are able to cover almost all the financing needs of small
MachineMetrics, which equips factories with the digital tools needed to increase productivity and win more business, has raised USD11.3 million in Series A financing round.
Tola Capital led the round with participation from existing investors Hyperplane Venture Capital, Long River Ventures, Mass Ventures, Hub Angels and Firebolt Ventures. With the new funds, the company will expand its data science and product development teams while accelerating global sales.
MachineMetrics is a pioneer in Industrial IoT (Internet of Things) technology and brings analytics to manufacturing. Once installed, manufacturers can collect, visualise and analyse data from any industrial machine.
MachineMetrics is a
Manchester-headquartered Ardenton Capital Corporation has invested in Birmingham-based Shaftec Automotive with funding support from PNC Business Credit UK.
Ardenton’s third investment in the West Midlands, Shaftec has been supplying remanufactured and new parts to the motor trade for more than 20 years, establishing itself as the leading transmission, steering and braking supplier to the UK aftermarket.
The business has a headcount of 130, operating from its 42,000 sq ft facility in Birmingham where it manufactures and distributes products across the UK and Europe.
Ardenton has been active in the West Midlands since the Canadian-headquartered investor established its first
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