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ICV Partners, an investment firm focused on middle market companies, has acquired Outpatient Imaging Affiliates (OIA), a provider of outpatient radiology services in partnership with leading health systems across the country.
ICV acquired OIA from the company’s founder, Frank Kyle and MedCare Investment Funds, a privately held family office.
The ICV team will work closely with Cannon King, President and Chief Executive Officer of OIA, who has been instrumental in growing OIA from a startup company to one of the nation’s most well-regarded outpatient imaging companies. He will continue as CEO and will work with ICV to implement their
Flexion Mobile Limited, a London-based company that provides its game distribution platform to developers, has raised USD10 million to continue its global expansion and will now apply for listing on Nasdaq First North in Stockholm during 2018.
Flexion offers game developers a unique way to reach users by allowing them to effortlessly launch on global platforms such as Amazon and Samsung but also a range of regional channels in Asia and the Middle East.
“In the last 12 months, developer interest in distribution outside the traditional channels has reached new levels and we are now preparing for further growth.
The prestige lifestyle beauty brand Supergoop! has secured a significant minority equity investment from Encore Consumer Capital, a private equity firm that invests exclusively in consumer companies.
Founded by Holly Thaggard, Supergoop! was created to educate and inspire the world to wear ‘SPF Every. Single. Day’ and delivers on that mission with its innovative, feel good, clean ingredient formulas that fit seamlessly into the daily routines of women, men and children of all ages. The brand has always been a favourite of consumers, retailers and the press, and is poised for its next steps as consumers increasingly understand and embrace
Cairngorm Capital Partners (Cairngorm Capital) has acquired Parker Building Supplies (Parkers), an independent builders’ merchant based in the South East of England. Cairngorm Capital is acquiring the business from its founder and Managing Director, Tom Parker.
This is Cairngorm Capital’s 13th proprietary transaction since July 2016. Cairngorm Capital will seek to expand Parkers through a combination of organic growth and acquisitions. The aim is to transform the scale of the business, to become a market leader in the builders’ merchant sector in southern England.
Founded in 1984, Parker Building Supplies serves trade and retail customers with its core offering
TECHNEDs, a specialist in technology investment, has expanded its service portfolio with the addition of cyber security specialists, Guardian Technologies. The company also added Ed Crane as a non-executive director.
“The opportunities that digital transformation provides means that all businesses need to redefine their requirements for digital security. This is especially challenging in today’s hybrid IT environments where availability and protection need to be compliant, flexible and scalable,” says Simon Mewett, CEO, TECHNEDs. “We are excited to see the investment in solution innovation with customer success being realised through business growth and the expansion of expertise that Guardian Technologies will
Future Finance, a private student lender, has closed a EUR40 million Series C round of venture capital financing. The internal round was led by KCK with participation from S-Cubed, Invus, Fenway Summers and other existing shareholders.
Future Finance has now raised nearly EUR90 million in equity and GBP150 million in debt. More importantly, Future Finance has funded over GBP60 million in loans to deserving students.
This capital raise will support Future Finance’s effort to scale and hire top talent in London, Dublin, and Chicago. Hiring will focus on top software engineering and data science/analytics talent, which will be critical to
Private investment firm GI Partners has acquired Group Management Software and Payments specialist Togetherwork from Aquiline Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm investing in financial services and technology.
Financial terms of the agreement have not been disclosed.
“Our partnership with Aquiline Capital Partners has successfully allowed us to build out and scale our platform, enabling businesses acquired by Togetherwork to become larger and faster growing than they would have on their own,” says Neil Platt, CEO of Togetherwork. “We are confident that under the new ownership of GI Partners, we will continue to focus on driving high
Tikehau Capital, a pan-European alternative asset management and investment company, and SPRIM Ventures, a medical and scientific consultancy firm, has held the initial closing of their first venture capital fund, TKS1, which will focus on early stage investments in med-tech and life science companies. Total committed capital for the fund as of its initial closing is USD50 million.
This unique partnership combines Tikehau Capital’s background in pioneering new initiatives and proven successful investment track record with SPRIM’s domain expertise and experience in the healthcare industry.
Administered out of Singapore and with investment sizes ranging between USD500,000 and USD5 million,
Law firm Paul Hastings has signed a pre-let agreement to locate its new London office at 100 Bishopsgate.
The firm will take the top two floors of the 37-storey tower totalling circa 40,000 sq ft Paul Hastings joins other confirmed occupants including Royal Bank of Canada, Jefferies and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. The target date for Paul Hastings’ occupancy in 100 Bishopsgate is in the Third Quarter of 2019.
Located in the heart of the City of London, close to the Bank and Liverpool Street commuter hubs, 100 Bishopsgate is set to become one of the most prominent office towers
Natixis is to make strategic investments in three flagship independent M&A boutiques, all of which are recognised as strong leaders in their respective market segments – Financial Services, China M&A and Technology.
The combined impact of these three investments on Natixis’ CET ratio is estimated at around 8bps.
Following the acquisitions of Leonardo & Co France and 360 Corporate (renamed Natixis Partners and Natixis Partners España respectively) in 2015, and of PJ Solomon in New York in 2016, these transactions will allow Natixis to accelerate the internationalisation of its businesses, further strengthen its M&A advisory offerings in the Financial
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