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Thoma Bravo, a private equity investment firm focused on the software and technology-enabled services sector, has reached an agreement to acquire Greenphire, the global leader in financial lifecycle management software for clinical trials, from The Riverside Company.
The deal, which is subject to customary regulatory approvals, is expected to close in the second quarter of this year. Jim Murphy, CEO of Greenphire, will continue to lead the company along with the existing management team in King of Prussia, PA. Financial details have not been disclosed.
Founded in 2008, Greenphire enables pharmaceutical industry leaders worldwide to run more efficient and successful
HIG Growth Partners (HIG), the growth capital investment affiliate of HIG Capital, has completed a strategic growth investment in Accounting Seed, Inc, a rapidly growing cloud-based accounting and financial management software platform.
Based in Columbia, MD, Accounting Seed is a mission critical SaaS accounting platform that is purpose built for small to medium enterprises. Built on Force.com, Accounting Seed offers a robust and scalable enterprise grade technology stack and enables its customers to fully pilot their organisations with one system of record and unified workflow – from sales lead through to the general ledger. The Company’s feature rich software platform
NextPhase Medical Devices LLC, a provider of electronic manufacturing services (EMS) and single-use disposable devices to leading medical device OEMs, has acquired Proven Process Medical Devices Inc.
Located in Mansfield, Massachusetts, Proven Process expands NextPhase’s expertise in R&D, engineering, design and manufacturing of FDA Class II and III therapeutic and diagnostic devices. Proven Process’ areas of expertise include implantables, hand-held devices, combination devices, wearable devices and electro-mechanical capital equipment. Proven Process also adds a New England EMS Center of Excellence to NextPhase’s manufacturing locations in New Jersey, New Hampshire and Mexico. NextPhase is a portfolio company of Kidd & Company,
Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (e2p), a Chicago-based, control-oriented private equity firm focused on the food and consumer packaged goods industries, has closed its inaugural fund, Entrepreneurial Equity Partners I (e2p I or Fund I), with USD423 million in aggregate capital commitments.
e2p’s team is led by experienced food and consumer packaged goods (CPG) operating executives and investment professionals with extensive industry networks and an entrepreneurial mindset. Managing Partner Mark Burgett brings over 20 years of private equity and finance experience and Managing Partner CJ Fraleigh brings over 25 years of operating experience, including prior roles as Chairman & CEO of Shearer’s
Dubin Clark, a private equity firm focused on building niche market leaders in the lower middle market, has sold portfolio company Sila Heating & Air (Sila) to funds affiliated with Morgan Stanley Capital Partners. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Sila is a specialist provider of HVAC replacement, service, maintenance, plumbing solutions, and water treatment. The company is headquartered in King of Prussia, PA and services residential customers in the greater Philadelphia, Boston, DC, NY/NJ/CT tri-state area, and Hudson Valley regions.
Dubin Clark launched the Sila HVAC platform in July 2019 and subsequently led the acquisition of
Foresight Group (Foresight), a listed infrastructure and private equity investment manager, has made a further investment into Fresh Relevance, following on a record quarter of growth for the company, to accelerate product roadmap roll out and support scaling.
Some members of the management team have participated in the funding round, demonstrating strong support for the business and its growth.
Based in London, Fresh Relevance is a SaaS-based personalisation and decision engine for online businesses and was co-founded in 2013 by Mike Austin, Pete Austin and Eddy Swindell. Fresh Relevance’s versatile platform analyses transactional data in real-time and optimises the customer
Maguar Capital Partners (Maguar) has held the final closing of its debut fund, Maguar I, at its EUR104 million hard cap.
Despite challenging market conditions, the Maguar 1 fund attracted significantly more demand than it could accept, and was oversubscribed with commitments from leading European and US-based institutional investors, such as Aberdeen Standard Investments, Adams Street, Commonfund, Bregal, Golding or the European Investment Fund (EIF), various family offices as well as a significant GP team commitment.
Founded by the software entrepreneurs Gunther Thies and Matthias Ick, as well as the private equity investor Arno Poschik, Maguar exclusively invests in small
Mobeus has agreed to sell Ludlow Wealth Management, a North West-based financial advice business, to Mattioli Woods plc, for an enterprise value of GBP36.1 million, subject to regulatory approval and completion of a share placing by Mattioli Woods.
Mattioli Woods is an AIM-listed provider of advice on wealth management and employee benefits that is acquiring Ludlow as part of its ambitious growth plans within the wealth management sector.
Mobeus backed CEO Ian Hemingway in a GBP12 million buyout from founder Sid Ludlow in June 2017, when the business had GBP865 million of Assets under Advice (AuA). Mobeus introduced chairman Phil
The London Technology Club (LTC), has invested in Sharebite, a mission-driven food ordering platform built exclusively for workplaces.
LTC has invested as part Sharebite’s USD15 million ‘Series A’ funding round to drive exponential growth and further strengthen its leadership in the corporate food ordering space.
LTC took part in the round alongside leading impact fund Lafayette Square, Essential Capital, the founders and former executives of Seamless (now part of GrubHub) and Delivery Hero and other prominent technology investors including Liberty City Ventures, Percy Capital, Reign Ventures, River Park Ventures.
Sharebite’s laser-focus on developing food ordering solutions for the workplace has
Mr Green Africa has become the first waste management and recycling company in Africa achieve certification as a B Corporation. The company is backed by DOB Equity, a Dutch family-backed impact investor.
Mr Green Africa collects waste plastic from local communities and recycles it into a “new” high-quality raw material which can be used by manufacturers in their packaging for products. Through DOB Equity’s investments, Mr Green Africa has been able to replace virgin plastic packaging with up to 100 per cent recyclable plastic for multinational companies such as Unilever.
The B-Corp certification establishes Mr Green Africa as a pioneer
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