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Sheffield-headquartered Independent Forgings & Alloys (IFA) has secured a GBP8.5m capital investment from BGF to support its growth plans.
The funding will help fuel a number of investment initiatives designed to enhance IFA’s manufacturing and testing capabilities, delivering new commercial opportunities.
Operating from a 250,000 sq ft facility in Sheffield, IFA manufactures high-integrity, open-die forged components for OEMs and tier-one suppliers within the aerospace, nuclear, power generation, marine and oil and gas sectors. Using materials such as nickel alloy, titanium, stainless steel and carbon alloys, the company primarily forges rings and bars for use in a range of end
The Duncan & Todd Group, the leading optical provider in Scotland, has secured a GBP15 million investment from the Scottish office of LDC, the UK’s leading mid-market private equity investor, to accelerate its growth strategy.
As part of the deal, Duncan & Todd’s existing backer, BGF, will exit its minority stake.
Founded in 1972, the business operates through three divisions – retail, manufacturing and corporate – and employs more than 250 people across its national branch network and at its state-of-the-art ophthalmic lens laboratory, Caledonian Optical in Aberdeen. It also provides outsourced corporate eye care services to more than
Chargebee, a SaaS subscription management and recurring billing solution, has secured USD18 million in growth capital, led by New York-based Insight Venture Partners.
The Series C investment also saw participation from previous investors, Accel Partners and Tiger Global Management. With this round of funding, the total investment stands at USD24.7 Million. This capital will be used for increased investment in product R&D, sales, marketing and growth, to expand aggressively into newer markets and segments.
Chargebee has closed an USD18 million Series C funding, led by @insightpartners, with participation from Accel Partners and Tiger Global management.
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Assicurazioni Generali has launched Generali Global Infrastructure (GGI), a new infrastructure debt platform that serves as the first cornerstone of the Group’s multi-boutique asset management strategy.
The newly-founded entity Generali Investment Partners will manage the multi-boutique platform with the aim to be the number one platform of this type in Europe.
This platform employs internal know-how as well as creating partnerships with some of the most talented professionals in their specific fields of expertise.
GGI, the first boutique established with Generali Investment Partners, will develop infrastructure debt investment strategies both for internal and external clients, leveraging Generali
LPA-CGR avocats has advised the shareholders and founding managers of Wiko Group on its reorganisation and closer cooperation with Tinno Group, its Chinese partner for the past seven years.
The French smartphone company, which is in the European top five for connected mobility and active in around 30 countries, has over the years become a major partner in Tinno’s worldwide activities. Pursuing closer alignment was a natural step for both companies which should help them to build a stronger strategic partnership aimed at conquering new markets.
LPA-CGR in association with Toullec Solicitors assisted Wiko on this transaction. The team
Livingstone’s Defence & Security sector team has advised the shareholders of Nettitude, a market-leading provider of cyber security services with some of the most sophisticated technical capabilities in the industry, on its acquisition by Lloyd’s Register (LR).
LR is a provider of professional services for engineering and technology, improving safety and increasing the performance of critical infrastructures for clients in over 75 countries worldwide.
Founded in 2003, Leamington Spa-based Nettitude is an award-winning provider of cyber security assurance, risk management and managed detection and response services, to high profile organisations across the globe. With 140 employees worldwide, the company is
NRT Technology Corp (NRT) has acquired the assets of privately held OfferCraft, a software company that uses artificial intelligence and gamification to drive loyalty, engagement and revenue. Terms of the agreement are not disclosed.
The deal will allow NRT to integrate OfferCraft’s patent-pending solutions into its existing kiosk, mobile, table games and cashless payment product lines, while also expanding into entirely new areas across nearly every digital channel.
OfferCraft’s artificial intelligence software allows offers, coupons and rewards to be distributed digitally across email, SMS, websites, social media, kiosks, the Point of Sale, signage, and more. Unlike traditional marketing content,
Prestige Funds’ Luxembourg-domiciled direct lending fund, Commercial Finance Opportunities (CFO), has passed USD100 million in assets under management.
The fund draws on the expertise of a large commercial direct lending team composed of almost 100 personnel. They are part of Nucleus Commercial Finance, a specialist provider of finance which is based in London and focuses on secured lending to small and medium enterprises mainly in the UK.
Nucleus, part-owned by Prestige, lends to SMEs all over the UK, including companies active in construction, manufacturing, engineering and specialist service-based industries such as recruitment and IT.
Consequently, the fund’s returns derive
The value of regulated funds being administered in Jersey rose to a record level of almost GBP300 billion at the end of 2017 driven primarily by a rise in private equity business.
That’s according to the latest figures to be collated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) and published by Jersey Finance.
In the final quarter of 2017, the total net asset value of regulated funds being serviced through Jersey rose by 10 per cent over the quarter and by 12 per cent year-on-year to stand at GBP291.1 billion (as at 31 December 2017), the highest value ever
Mayfair based private equity firm IW Capital has just completed its latest deal with Elevation Financial Group (EFG) – an acquisitive independent financial advisory firm which has to date completed nine acquisitions in the Birmingham to London corridor.
The financing represents IWC’s first senior convertible loan facility, offering investors either a redemption premium option or the right to convert a bullet amount to a minority equity stake at maturity.
EFG says the loan will enable it to continue with its successful programme of acquisitions pinpointing quality IFA firms in the South East and Midlands.
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