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BlueVoyant, a cybersecurity services company, has acquired Managed Sentinel, a specialist in the deployment and management of Microsoft’s cloud-native SIEM, and Azure Sentinel, plus Microsoft’s XDR platform, Microsoft Defender.Organisations are increasingly looking for cloud-native security solutions. With the shift towards Extended Detection and Response (XDR) as customers demand more response capabilities beyond endpoint, as well as the drive to consolidate vendors and service providers, the acquisition of Managed Sentinel complements BlueVoyant’s managed detection and response (MDR) for Azure Sentinel and Microsoft Defender.
Working alongside BlueVoyant, Managed Sentinel strengthens BlueVoyant’s ability to better serve Microsoft customers globally, while enabling Managed Sentinel
Citizens M&A Advisory has served as the exclusive financial advisor to EasyWorkforce Software Corporation, a workforce management software provider, on its growth equity investment from CFH Strategic Investment I. Founded in 2011, and formerly known as EasyClocking, EasyWorkforce is globally recognised as a premier workforce management solution provider. EasyWorkforce’s suite of solutions includes proprietary SaaS-based time and attendance and advanced scheduling solutions that help more than 10,000 clients across six continents manage complex workforce needs surrounding time, labor and leave. In conjunction with its SaaS platform, the company sells advanced biometric time clocks that operate on proprietary Android-based software.
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Susquehanna Private Capital (SPC) HAS announced an investment in Authority Franchise Systems (Mosquito Authority), a North Carolina based franchisor of mosquito, pest and tick control services throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
In addition to the Mosquito Authority brand, The company owns and operates Pest Authority, which includes commercial and residential services for ticks, bed bugs and termites. The Company seeks to deliver exceptional and personalised pest control services through its affordable “No commitments. No contracts” methodology. Mosquito Authority was founded in 2002 by Joey Osborne and is led by
A software platform that helps companies to manage rebate and incentive schemes has raised a further GBP950,000 from investors.
AUA Private Equity Partners (AUA Private Equity) has sold Indulge Desserts Holdings (Indulge Desserts) to Emmi Group (Emmi), a publicly-listed Swiss milk processor which dates back to 1907 when it was founded by 62 dairy farming cooperatives around Lucerne.Over its four year holding period, AUA Private Equity was instrumental in growing Indulge Desserts from a founder-run business to a leading institutional, culinary-driven desserts company. Under AUA Private Equity’s ownership, Indulge Desserts’ top line grew 100 per cent and EBITDA grew over 70 per cent through both organic growth and acquisitions. AUA Private Equity assisted Indulge Desserts in entering, and expanding
Duff & Phelps, a provider of governance, risk and transparency solutions, has launched its Equity Match service, which matches the equity funding requirements of UK based SMEs with specialist equity investors from a select network.Equity Match provides SMEs with access to difficult-to-find equity investors who are willing to inject smaller sums not usually associated with the appetite of the mainstream private equity market.
Paul Reeves, Managing Director, Restructuring Advisory, Duff & Phelps, says: “This new offering is about matching the requirements of an enterprise with potential investors who we feel most closely align in terms of cultural fit. We have
JAXJOX, a global fitness technology company known for its workout equipment and platform, has secured GBP7.7 million in a Series A round of funding with investors Dowgate Capital Ltd. and entrepreneur Nigel Wray, bringing total funding raised to date GBP13M. The funding is set to expand development of the highly anticipated JAXJOX InteractiveStudio, the world’s first digital at-home fitness platform with connected free-weight equipment that creates personalised data points based on the user’s performance, and hits the UK market early 2021.In 2019, JAXJOX debuted the KettlebellConnect, the first smart kettlebell with adjustable weights, at CES where the connected fitness tech
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP) has held the final closing of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners Europe II SCSp (Europe II) with EUR463 million in capital commitments.Europe II received strong support from a prestigious group of institutional investors, including pension funds, insurance companies, banks, family offices and foundations. Europe II has already completed one investment and has two additional investments under contract.
LLCP has been investing in Europe since the opening of its London office in 2011, expanding its presence with the addition of offices in The Hague in 2015 and Stockholm in 2019. LLCP’s first Europe-focused fund, Levine Leichtman
Long Ridge Equity Partners (Long Ridge), a sector-focused private equity firm, has held the final closing of Long Ridge Equity Partners III. The oversubscribed fund closed at its hard cap of USD400 million of Limited Partner commitments plus an additional USD45 million of commitments from the General Partner and members of the firm’s Industry Advisor Network. Consistent with its predecessor funds, Fund III will target majority and significant minority investments in high-growth financial and business technology companies led by exceptional management teams.
“We greatly appreciate the support and confidence of our new and existing investors, which allowed us to complete
Bolt on acquisition activity has remained robust and proven to be a key feature of deal activity, despite Covid-related inertia in the broader buyout space. As Bloomberg data reveals, there were only two buyouts completed between April and June, one of which was Clayton Dubilier & Rice’s acquisition of Radio Systems. But for PE sponsors with platform companies in their portfolios, and an eye on consolidation opportunities, 2020 appears to have been very much a case of ‘business as usual’.
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