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Borrower wellbeing app, ilumoni has officially launched and is now available to download on Android and iOS devices.
The app, which has received GBP1.63 million in investment since inception and gained FCA authorisation earlier this year, has successfully completed its Beta testing and is now available to the wider market.
The free to use, AI-driven app helps its users to understand and manage their borrowing in four simple steps. It asks users to set their priorities and brings together financial information from credit reports, credit cards, personal loans, mortgages, and bank accounts to give users visibility of
Driverama, a unique new tech-driven online platform for retail buyers and sellers of used cars across Europe, is continuing the roll out of its retail buying branches across Germany with another opening in Berlin this month.
As part of its strategic partnership agreement with the nationwide automotive workshop chain stop+go, the Berlin branch follows the opening of branches in Dussledorf, Herne and Dortmund over the last three months.
Since opening the first branch, Driverama has become the most trusted used car platform on German Trustpilot. This is testament to Driverama’s innovative and real-time algorithmic pricing model, which when buying cars,
Funds managed by Harvest Partners (Harvest) have acquired Fortis Solutions Group (Fortis), a best-in-class provider of specialty packaging solutions, from Main Post Partners.
The Company’s management team, led by founder and CEO John Wynne, will continue to lead Fortis and remain significant owners of the business alongside Harvest. Additional terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Headquartered in Virginia Beach, Fortis is a converter of pressure sensitive labels including multi-ply coupon and booklets, flexible packaging printing, shrink sleeves, folding cartons, and label applicators. The Company serves a blue-chip customer base across the food and beverage, health and beauty, retail,
Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone), one of Europe’s leading mid-market private equity firms, has acquired a majority stake in Gardengate, a European manufacturer of aluminium gates and doors.
Crest Capital Partners will retain a minority stake alongside the founder and management team.
Founded in 1997 in Braga, Portugal, Gardengate has established a strong position within an attractive market and achieved robust and consistent year-on-year growth. By focusing on innovation, product quality, and service delivery, the group’s experienced management team has developed relationships with key French DIY players and built a strong position in the French market, which currently accounts for
Clearlake Capital Group has completed its acquisition of Cornerstone OnDemand, a specialist leader in talent management software.
The acquisition was previously announced on 5 August, 2021, and was approved by Cornerstone OnDemand shareholders on 12 October, 2021. Under the terms of the agreement, Clearlake has acquired the outstanding shares of Cornerstone common stock for USD57.50 per share in cash. As a result of the transaction, Cornerstone is now a privately held company and shares of Cornerstone common stock are no longer listed on the public market.
The acquisition combines Cornerstone’s product and industry leadership with Clearlake’s proven software investment experience
allplants, the D2C plant-based food company, has secured a record-breaking GBP38 million Series B funding round led by Draper Esprit, backers of Revolut, Cazoo and Trustpilot.
SWEN Capital Partners, a specialist sustainable private equity, is offering privileged access to the infrastructure asset class, generally reserved for institutional investors, with the launch of SWEN Exclusive Infrastructures.
Investments firm MSD Partners is to make a strategic investment in North American digital consulting firm West Monroe.
Chairman & CEO Kevin McCarty and the rest of West Monroe’s senior management team will continue to lead the company following MSD’s investment.
West Monroe is a digital consulting firm with eight US offices and 2,000 employees across the globe. Established in 2002, the firm has grown revenue at a 30 per cent CAGR, outpacing the 10 per cent to 12 per cent average annual growth rate for consulting firms broadly.
MSD Partners pursues majority and strategic equity investments in situations where
PGIM Private Capital provided a USD65.0 million Senior Secured Credit Facility consisting of a USD50.0 million Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan and a USD15.0 million committed Delayed Draw Term Loan to ED&F Man Capital Markets US Holdings, Inc, a global financial brokerage business.
“We are pleased to provide funding to ED&F Man Capital Markets to provide strategic financing for the business as they pursue the next phase of growth. Our experience with similar financings in this sector introduced us to the opportunity to work with the Firm’s management team, forming a strong, direct partnership. Our relationship-oriented approach is reflected
Main Capital Partners (Main) has successfully completed the sale of financial software provider b+m Group to German technology investor LEA Partners, representing its first divestment in the DACH region.
Main Capital initially acquired b+m from publicly listed Allgeier SE in 2015. During their six year partnership, Main and b+m have successfully more than tripled recurring revenues, while also significantly increasing profitability. The b+m team has also expanded from approximately 90 to nearly 150 employees over the period.
Headquartered near Kiel in Germany, b+m Group develops software solutions for banks and insurance companies as a full-service provider of innovative products to
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