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Fund and corporate services provider, the Aztec Group, has formed an alliance with the global sustainability platform, Worldfavor, to launch new ESG and Sustainability Services for private market investment managers.
The alliance will offer Aztec Group clients the ability to better understand the impact of their business operations and investment decisions across environmental, social and governmental factors. Using specialist sustainability technology, investment managers will be able to report on the sustainability of their businesses and their underlying investments, meeting the requirements of a wide range of recognised sustainability frameworks and regulations.
“Sustainability transparency is fast becoming one of the key
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP), a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, has sold its portfolio company BL Rankings (Best Lawyers) to Abry Partners. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Best Lawyers is a leading provider of ranking and marketing services to the global legal community. The Company generates proprietary, peer-reviewed rankings of lawyers and law firms across various practice areas, which reach a readership audience of over 19 million people annually. As a supplier of critical marketing tools for its customers, the Company offers a suite of digital and non-digital products to its diverse global customer base.
After more than 10 years as part of the Virgin Group, Virgin Care, has been acquired by Twenty20.
Twenty20 Capital has acquired Virgin Care front the Virgin Group and rebranded the business as HCRG Care Group.
Under the leadership of Dr Vivienne McVey, Virgin Care has evolved to become a respected and trusted partner in the provision of high quality and excellent value health and care services, making a positive difference to millions of people across the country. This transaction helps enable the business to develop additional services that enhance both the quality of provision and the value given
Procuritas Capital Investors VI (Procuritas), the private equity investor focused on investing in and growing Nordic mid-market companies, has sold Ouriginal Group AB (Ouriginal) to Turnitin, a specialist in academic integrity and education software.
Ouriginal, previously named Urkund, is a market leader in the Nordics and the DACH region for plagiarism prevention and detection software, mainly used by educational institutions. Since Procuritas first invested in 2018, Ouriginal has nearly tripled in size, driven by strong organic growth, a successful acquisition of PlagScan, and the internal expansion of the sales and marketing capabilities.
Ouriginal management worked closely with Procuritas to
An affiliate of middle-market private investment firm Peak Rock Capital (Peak Rock) has made a significant strategic growth investment in Dealt Financial Group, an equipment finance platform.
The structured growth investment will empower Delta to execute an innovative, scalable, and institutional approach to the USD1.4 trillion equipment finance and leasing market. Delta, established by a team of industry professionals and military veterans, primarily focuses on enterprise scale “Fair Market Value” operating leases of mission-critical assets across a range of industries. The company’s core social impact objective is to engage and benefit the military veteran community.
“This partnership with Peak Rock
The UK Infrastructure Bank has made its first private sector transaction, which will help catalyse a new GBP500 million fund with NextEnergy Capital that could double the amount of subsidy-free solar power in the UK.
The fund, NextPower UK ESG (NPUK ESG), is a private 10-year solar infrastructure fund which aims to raise GBP500 million to invest in subsidy-free solar power plants in the UK. It will be the largest subsidy-free solar investment fund in the UK, managed by NextEnergy Capital (NEC) a global leader in the solar infrastructure sector. Once the fund is fully operational it will have an
Ferreira de Sá, a company backed by Sherpa Capital, has acquired Desistart, a Portuguese manufacturer and marketer of carpets for the luxury market, from its founders.
Founded by Henrique Ferreira and Rosa de Lurdes de Sousa Marques, Desistart has experienced fast growth in recent years thanks to the quality of its products and the entry into new markets, which has led it to double its sales since 2017, up to three million euros per year.
With approximately 45 employees, Desistart currently generates more than 80 per cent of its sales abroad in countries such as France, Germany, Italy, Holland
Data driven, delivery-only virtual food brands increasing revenue for local restaurants.
Pembroke VCT, the venture capital trust focused on backing early-stage businesses with exceptional founders and management teams, has invested GBP1 million into Peckwater Brands, the creator of data-driven virtual food brands, which develops delivery-only, fully-serviced food concepts to increase revenue for existing restaurants, its franchisees.
Launched by co-founders Leo Bradshaw and Sam Martin in June 2020, Peckwater’s solution allows independent restaurants to optimise their existing kitchen infrastructure, cooking orders for Peckwater Brands alongside their day-to-day operations. Peckwater benefits all parties; it enables restaurants to increase revenue and earnings,
Ironwood Capital has made subordinated debt and equity investments in Tracked Lifts, the exclusive continental US distributor and supplier of Platform Basket and Ommelift (Omme) tracked multi-terrain man lifts (aka spider lifts) and trailer mounted aerial lifts used primarily in the tree care industry.
Alex Levental, partner at Ironwood Capital, says: “Our market research shows that Tracked Lifts’ core spider lift product represents a compelling value proposition for customers, including higher efficiency, enabling companies to service more jobs with less headcount amongst an ever-tightening labor market, as well as enhanced safety. The company already has a significant installed base of
Industrial Opportunity Partners (IOP), an operations-focused private equity firm, has completed the sale of portfolio company Aarrowcast to Charter Manufacturing Company (Charter), a family-owned steel and iron manufacturing company.
The divestiture represents IOP’s seventh investment realisation from its USD275 million second fund, Industrial Opportunity Partners II, LP. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. IOP acquired Aarrowcast in August 2012.
Aarrowcast is a provider of ductile, gray and austempered ductile iron castings and specialises in large, complex castings utilising sophisticated metallurgy. Aarrowcast features three separate moulding lines, including the largest automated green sand line in North America –
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