Allocations
DIP Capital’s Disruption Investment Platform (DIP) Fund I has invested USD1.7 million in Adludio, a globally leading mobile-technology company delivering immersive advertising to mobile devices.
DIP Capital was established in February 2018 and focuses on investing in disruptive businesses. Founded and led by Riccardo Cirillo, DIP has a first fund of EUR40 million for deployment globally and is sponsored by Platina Partners, an independent European investment firm focusing on renewable energy and private equity.
DIP’s investment in Adludio was part of a larger round that also included the majority of participation from existing Adludio investors. The investment will primarily be
Private equity investment in European companies reached a new record of EUR80.6 billion in 2018, a 7 per cent year-on-year increase, according to data released today by Invest Europe.
Private equity funds invested in over 7,800 companies, also a new record, with 86 per cent of the total made up by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Invest Europe’s 2018 European Private Equity Activity Report is the most comprehensive and authoritative source of fundraising and investment data available. It reveals that investment increased across all segments of private equity, including larger buyouts, mid-market investments and growth capital, with venture capital backing for European
TPG has closed TPG Tech Adjacencies (TTAD), a new investment vehicle focused on capital solutions for the technology industry, with USD1.6 billion in capital commitments, surpassing its hard cap of USD1.5 billion.
TTAD aims to provide flexible capital for founders, employees, and early investors looking for liquidity, as well as primary structured equity solutions for companies looking for additional, creative capital for growth, and is led by David Trujillo, Managing Partner and Partner, Internet, Digital Media & Communications (IDMC), and Nehal Raj, Partner, Software & Enterprise Technology.
“The firm has a history of building new, innovative products and strategies to
Sonae Investment Management (Sonae IM), has concluded an equity investment in Cellwize, a specialist in mobile network automation and orchestration. This funding will accelerate Cellwize’s growth and the expansion of its technology in automation and artificial intelligence, particularly towards supporting new 5G deployments.
“Cellwize is a global technology leader and has been consistently recognised for its high quality and reliable technology by a long list of tier-1 mobile network operators (MNOs),” says Carlos Alberto Silva, executive director at Sonae IM. “Its modular and open, virtualized cloud architecture positions Cellwize as a primary vendor for mobile network operators in a world
RSK Group Ltd, an integrated environmental, engineering and technical services consultancy, has acquired two businesses – Biocensus, an ecological consultancy and Consents Solutions Ltd, a wayleave business.
The acquisitions are the first of this financial year. In the 2018/2019 financial year, RSK acquired 12 businesses and expanded its workforce from about 2000 staff to more than 3000.
Biocensus is a leading ecological consultancy with a network of more than 700 highly skilled and experienced UK-based ecologists. The company has offices in Bath and Stroud, UK, and works on a wide range of projects with a focus on large infrastructure developments.
Sensio AS, a Norwegian software provider for the care tech and smart home markets and a portfolio company of Longship Fund I, has made a new add-on acquisition with a deal to acquire Vesfold Audio.
Vestfold Audio is a Norwegian provider of alerting systems for people with hearing impairment and cognitive challenges, and of high-quality sound systems for classrooms.
Combined, the two companies become a forceful player within the Norwegian care tech market, with a broad portfolio of solutions and products. Through the merger, the company will be the leading supplier of welfare technology to Norwegian municipalities and to users
KPS Capital Partners (KPS), through a newly formed affiliate, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the fitness business of Brunswick Corporation, including the Life Fitness brand (Life Fitness) for approximately USD490 million in cash.
Life Fitness is the global leader in commercial fitness equipment and game tables. The Company manufactures and sells its strength and cardiovascular equipment and billiards tables and accessories under the brand names Life Fitness, Hammer Strength, Cybex, Indoor Cycling Group, SCIFIT and Brunswick Billiards. The Company’s products are sold in more than 160 countries.
Jay Bernstein, a Partner of KPS, says: “We are very excited to
The Instant Group, which was backed by Bowmark Capital last year, has acquired Incendium Consulting, an independent Corporate Real Estate Consultancy.
Incendium was set up by its six founding partners in 2015 and provides large real estate services procurement, consulting, and change management programmes to blue-chip clients.
The acquisition capitalises on Instant’s global, market-leading position in independent flexible workspace solutions through adding enhanced real estate consultancy capabilities.
Instant has delivered compound annual revenue growth of 30 per cent over the past four years, rapidly growing its international footprint to serve its client base. The company has recently been ranked
Progress Partners, a Boston and New York-based M&A advisory firm, has advised Vyze on its sale to Mastercard.
Vyze’s accessible and customizable E-commerce platform through the Cloud will expand existing card and ACH-based credit solutions.
With this mandate, Progress Partners strengthens their presence in the Financial Technology market as they expand to Payments and related companies. The M&A advisory team for this transaction was led by Senior Managing Director Chris Legg and Managing Director David Arslanian – “We believe that bringing together Vyze and Mastercard creates a powerful solution for the credit lending industry, especially in retail, and we are
Anacapa Partners, a private equity firm focused on acquisitions in the lower middle market, has sold Krueger-Gilbert Health Physics (KGHP), a diagnostic medical physics provider, to Blue Sea Capital LLC. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Towson, Maryland, KGHP is a market-leading, full-service, comprehensive diagnostic medical and health physics consulting group. KGHP’s client-focused team of physicists provides critical compliance services to some of the most progressive hospitals, imaging networks, private practices and research facilities nationwide. Anacapa invested in KGHP in 2014.
“It has been gratifying to see the growth of Krueger-Gilbert
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