Managers
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), Africa’s largest stock exchange, has struck a deal with Globacap, a specialist in automating private capital markets, to launch a private placement platform for billions of dollars worth of infrastructure projects across Africa.
ClearCourse Partnership (ClearCourse) or “the Group”), a group of innovative technology companies providing useful, integrated software solutions, has acquired The Swan Group (Swan), a provider of retail management software. Swan becomes the 21st company to join ClearCourse, adding to the Group’s EPOS, CRM, and eCommerce capabilities.
Founded in 2003, Swan has built a reputation as one of the UK’s leading software providers for businesses operating in the retail and hospitality sectors. The Swan Group has several brands, including Swan Retail, which cater to retailers such as furniture stores, garden centres, department stores and sports stadiums. Some of the large UK
Galgus, a startup which specialises in research and development of wireless network technologies, has successfully completed a, investment round led by GED Capital (through its fund Conexo Ventures) and Mundi Ventures, with the additional participation of GoHub Ventures, Global Omnium’s corporate venturing arm, and Wayra, Telefónica’s open innovation hub.
IFM Investors’ new private equity Growth Fund has made its first transaction, taking a significant minority interest in Zuuse, a global provider of construction payment management Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions to the USD1 trillion global construction and building operations sector. Zuuse is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia and operates under the Payapps brand in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, and GCPay in North America.
Co-founded by Lincoln Easton and Geoff Tarrant, the company commercially launched Payapps in Australia in 2016. Zuuse now has more than 70 employees and over 21,000 clients around the world.
The company has grown
Mid Europa Partners (Mid Europa), a private equity investor in Central and Eastern Europe, is to acquire a majority stake in GWD Concept (Displate) from the founders, Credo Ventures and Miton Capital. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2020.
Displate is an online metal prints marketplace that connects more than 40,000 visual creators and more than 30 licensed brands to a customer base of enthusiasts in more than 50 countries. The Company is active in a number of verticals including gaming, movies, anime, music, travel and sport. The platform has over 1.4 million artist-generated designs which it prints on
Coretelligent, a provider of managed IT, security and unified cloud management services, and a portfolio company of VSS Capital Partners (VSS), have acquired managed services IT firm Soundshore Technology Group. Financial terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed.
Soundshore Technology Group (STG) brings over 22 years of experience supporting alternative investment firms in Connecticut, New York City and Los Angeles. STG acts as the managed service provider for over 70 hedge funds, private equity/VCs, RIA firms and Family Offices nationwide.
“We’re delighted to welcome the Soundshore team and their world-class clientele to the Coretelligent family. The shared commitment to
By Emily Fuller, Deborah Low, Ellen McGinnis and Emma Russell, Haynes and Boone – Environmentally friendly investment guidelines have come to the fore recently due to increased focus on climate change and governmental action aimed at protecting our planet. With heightened focus on the economic impact and carbon footprint of corporations and industries, investors have an increased appetite to invest capital in sustainable projects such as renewable energy research, and development or real estate and infrastructure projects that seek to minimize environmental impact through sustainable construction.
Guardian Capital Partners (Guardian Capital) has invested in Upper Echelon Products (Upper Echelon). Guardian Capital partnered with Upper Echelon’s co-founders and executives, who will continue to operate the Company.Headquartered in Austin, TX, Upper Echelon is a data-driven consumer products company selling its own branded products through eCommerce marketplaces. Consumers are faced with a myriad of options in the eCommerce space today. Upper Echelon leverages its technology and consumer products expertise to launch high quality products to fit consumer needs and lifestyles. The Company’s brand names include Everlasting Comfort, Repel, Café Du Chateau and Le Chateau.
Scott Evans, Managing Partner at
Archean Capital Partners (Archean), a provider of strategic capital for emerging private equity firms, has announced a new USD75 million commitment to Invictus Growth Partners (Invictus), a growth equity and small buyout firm with a focus on automation-enabled enterprise cloud software, cybersecurity and fintech. This is the fourth strategic investment for Archean and anchors the first-close for Invictus Growth Fund I, LP.
“Over 2019 and 2020, we reviewed at least 100 growth equity and small buyout strategies with elements of the Invictus approach,” says Rob Lazaroff, Portfolio Manager at Archean Capital. “It was obvious to us that the Invictus team had
Frontenac Company (Frontenac) has acquired Newterra Group (Newterra), a Global Modular Water Treatment Company, from its current shareholders including institutional investors XPV Water Partners and Angeleno Group,. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.Newterra is a specialist in designing, engineering, manufacturing, and servicing modular treatment solutions for water, wastewater, stormwater, and groundwater. Founded in 1992 with brands dating back to 1863, Newterra helps clients across a wide range of industries and sectors solve their water and wastewater challenges, offering both standard products and fully customised engineered solutions. Over the past several years in addition to robust organic
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