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Visma, a provider of business-critical software to private and public companies in Europe, today announces that it has expanded its shareholder base through a secondary sale to leading institutional investors – Aeternum Capital, Government Pension Fund Norway (Folketrygdfondet), Vind, and GIC – valuing Visma at EUR16 billion (~NOK165 billion).
Construction engineering specialist firm RDCP Infrastructure has acquired Gloucestershire-based Woodford Engineering for an undisclosed sum.
RDCP Infrastructure is a part of the London-based investment firm RDCP Group, which controls USD250 million of investments in the UK. Led by Sameer Rizvi, Iryna Dubylovska and Gareth Dillon, RDCP Infrastructure is the group’s construction and engineering arm. With 200 full-time staff members and a balance sheet worth over GBP50 million, RDCP Infrastructure is now one of UK’s leading construction engineering specialist contractors, offering fully integrated delivery of complex construction projects featuring innovative engineering solutions across key building and infrastructure sectors.
This latest
Victress Capital, an early-stage VC firm which invests in high-growth companies designed to meet the needs of the evolving consumer, has appointed Taryn Jones Laeben as an Operating Partner.
Laeben brings 20 years experience in developing hyper-growth strategy and scaling revenue for today’s top consumer brands. Laeben is the former Chief Operating Officer (COO) of SoulCycle, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of Casper and executive at leading fashion and retail companies including Kate Spade. Laeben is currently President & Founder of IRL Partners, where she advises venture-backed consumer startups on brand and growth strategy.
Since 2016, Victress Managing Partners Lori Cashman
NMI, a global full commerce enablement technology company, has secured a significant new equity investment from New York-based global private equity and venture capital firm Insight Partners.
Insight Partners joins existing investors Francisco Partners and Great Hill Partners. The company will continue to be led by Chief Executive Officer, Vijay Sondhi, and the current management team, who invested alongside Insight Partners, Francisco Partners, and Great Hill Partners.
NMI, which was acquired by Francisco Partners in 2017, processes more than USD150 billion in payments annually and enables critical payment functionality for over 2,800 partners and over 250,000 merchants globally. The company
Manhattan West, an investment company with a vertically integrated platform of in-house services and investments, has added Reginald “Reggie” Tucker to the Venture Capital team as Managing Director.
Tucker brings more than a decade of experience to Manhattan West, as a capital allocator in both public and private markets, venture capital and private debt. He will bring his deep network of limited partner and general partner relationships to the organisation as it builds out its venture capital division, complementing the firm’s private equity, real estate and private debt investment strategies.
Manhattan West’s entrepreneurial, energetic culture, and unique geographic and relational
KKR, a global investment firm, has agreed to invest USD40 million in preferred equity in Jet Edge International (Jet Edge), an Ohio-based specialist in full-service private aviation responsible for operating the largest fleet of Challenger and Gulfstream aircraft available for charter in the United States.
KKR is making the investment in Jet Edge through its credit funds and accounts focused on asset-based finance opportunities. The investment follows KKR’s USD150 million credit investment in the Company announced earlier this year.
The new investment will support the growth of Jet Edge’s Reserve membership program and rapidly expanding fleet. Jet Edge will also
Gresham House, a specialist alternative asset manager, has agreed to acquire the Venture Capital Trust (VCT) business (GBP369 million AUM) of Mobeus Equity Partners (Mobeus).
Crewe Investment banking division has advised on the sale of activewear company ACTA to HydroJug. Founded in 2018, ACTA leveraged Crewe as an adviser as it sought a buyer. HydroJug, a reusable water bottle company launched in 2016, beat out competitors seeking to acquire ACTA.
As a growing e-commerce and activewear enterprise, ACTA represents a strategic purchase for HydroJug as it expands into other verticals in the health and wellness arena. HydroJug recently ranked 33rd on the 2021 Inc 5000 list, which highlights the nation’s fastest-growing companies.
“Because of the synergies between the two companies, it made a lot of
Dynamo Software, a provider of comprehensive cloud software for the alternative investment management industry, has secured strategic growth investment from funds managed by Blackstone Growth (BXG).
Existing investor Francisco Partners will also reinvest in the company, which has grown rapidly the last four years.
The investment will help drive Dynamo’s expansion into new global markets and continued product development to best serve fund managers, deal teams, asset owners/allocators and other industry participants across the alternative investment landscape. With over 1,000 clients worldwide, Dynamo’s integrated software provides solutions for front, middle and back office challenges. The Dynamo cloud platform covers key
AMC Capital IV (AMC), advised by Accession Capital Partners (ACP), has signed an agreement to acquire shares in data-driven agribusiness P&P Spearhead UK Holdings Ltd (Spearhead) from Paine Schwartz Partners.
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