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Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), through its wholly owned subsidiary, CPP Investment Board Europe, and BC Partners, an international investment firm, are to to jointly acquire CeramTec, from existing owner BC European Capital X (BCEC X) and its co-investors.
CeramTec is a high-performance ceramics specialist and global MedTech business. On completion of the transaction, CeramTec will be jointly owned by CPP Investments and BC Partners Fund XI (BC XI).
CeramTec is a leading global MedTech platform and provider of high-performance ceramics for medical implants and bespoke industrial solutions, with 21 production sites and over 3,500 employees across
Unified comms, contact centre and cyber solutions provider, Babble, has acquired both Concert (Concert Networks Limited) and 5 Rings (5 Rings Telecom Ltd and 5 Rings IT Ltd).
The deals – which are the fifth and sixth completed by Babble in 2021 – extend the leading tech business’s UK-wide footprint, adding scale across the North-West and the South Coast.
The announcement continues the period of growth at Babble, with a highly successful buy and build strategy complemented by robust organic growth resulting in a transformational cloud technology business that now has over 25,000 UCaaS, 24,000 mobile and 4,000 CCaaS
Browne Jacobson’s corporate finance lawyers have advised private equity firm Apiary Capital LLP and Project Engine Bidco Limited on the acquisition of independent global media adviser MediaSense for a confidential amount.
Mediasense was set up in 2009 by Andy Pearch and Graham Brown and is considered one of the UK’s leading technology providers of media advisory and auditing services. The business has a strong reputation for providing innovative media analysis and auditing to some of the world’s leading brands and organisations. It currently manages over USD15 billion worth of media expenditure on behalf of its clients.
Apiary Capital is a
Private investment firm Weatherford Capital has closed Weatherford Capital Fund I, which was oversubscribed with USD355 million in commitments from a diverse group of investors.
“Companies are increasingly seeking investors who can serve as genuine strategic partners in addition to providing capital,” says Will Weatherford, Managing Partner of Weatherford Capital and former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives. “We’re building our firm to be long-term partners to great companies, and we’re deeply humbled by the confidence our limited partners are showing in us. As a family-owned firm, we understand that trust is our cornerstone, and we look forward to
NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners (Maven) and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) has invested in XR Games Limited (XR Games), a game development studio in Leeds specialising in immersive AR and VR content.
Existing investor ACT Capital Partners also followed on from their previous investment. The funding will allow the business to invest in product development and create 20 new roles in the Leeds based studio.
XR Games designs and develops Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) games for licensed IP holders and also operates as a ‘work-for-hire’ studio. The business
Spectra A&D Holdings (Spectra), a diversified designer and manufacturer of highly engineered avionics and electronics solutions for leading aerospace and defense platforms, has acquired Galleon Embedded Computing AS (Galleon).
Galleon is the first strategic add-on acquisition since the formation of Spectra. Spectra is a portfolio company of Vance Street Capital, forming the company in February 2021 by simultaneously merging three defense technology businesses.
Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with offices in the UK and Texas, Galleon designs and sells advanced Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS)-based embedded computing solutions for a variety of military and commercial applications that require high bandwidth,
INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund portfolio company Eco Baltia, the largest environmental and waste management group in the Baltics, with backing from the European Bank for the Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), has completed a deal to acquire an 85 per cent stake in the leading Lithuanian environmental solutions company, Ecoservice.
The 85 per cent stake was acquired from BaltCap Private Equity Fund II (BPEF II). Financing for the transaction on the amount above EUR20 million was provided by Luminor, the third-largest provider of financial services in the Baltics. Shareholders of Eco Baltia are INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund (52.81 per
HIG WhiteHorse, a credit affiliate of global investment firm HIG Capital (HIG), has arranged a financing package for Groupe Astek (Astek), which includes a significant growth capital component.
Founded in 1988 and still controlled by its founder Jean-Luc Bernard, Astek is the last independent and fully private global French engineering & IT consulting specialist. It is headquartered in Boulogne-Billancourt, France with over 500 employees operating in 17 countries. Led by Julien Gavaldon since 2013, the Group has grown significantly through a mix of organic and external growth, with six targeted acquisitions completed over the past two years.
HIG WhiteHorse has
Harris Williams, a global investment bank specialising in M&A advisory services, has advised RQM+, a portfolio company of DFW Capital Partners (DFW) and Chartwell Investments Entrepreneur & Founder Capital (Chief Capital), on its sale to Linden Capital Partners (Linden).
RQM+ provides regulatory and quality consulting and engineering for medical devices, in vitro diagnostics and combination products. The transaction was led by Paul Hepper, Nick Owens and Nathan Robertson of the Harris Williams Healthcare & Life Sciences (HCLS) Group.
“We are thrilled to have represented RQM+ and believe that the company is well-positioned to benefit from the growth in outsourcing from
Generational Equity has acted as adviser to MediSuite, on it’s acquisition by ADDvise Group AB. The deal closed on 4 August, 2021.
Located in Cary, North Carolina, MediSuite is a national, mail-order pharmacy, MediSuite provides men’s health generic drugs at significant cost savings. MediSuite only dispenses FDA-approved pharmaceuticals. MediSuite’s most popular drugs are the generics of Viagra (Sildenafil) and Cialis (Tadalafil).
ADDvise Group AB, (ADDvise) headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden is a leading supplier of equipment and services to healthcare and research facilities. The Group’s subsidiaries are organised into two business areas: LAB and HEALTHCARE. Sales are global. The Group has
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