Managers
Alantra, an independent global mid-market investment banking and asset management firm, has advised international technology group RUAG on the sale of its UK cybersecurity software business Clearswift, to US-based HelpSystems. The value of the transaction has not been disclosed.
Alantra’s UK and Swiss offices worked in collaboration on the deal advising Swiss-based RUAG which Alantra has had an existing relationship with for over a decade. The cross-border nature of the sale to a US trade buyer demonstrates the strength of Alantra’s international reach and its specialist expertise in the cybersecurity sub-sector. Cybersecurity M&A activity levels remain high and Clearswift has
ARQIS has advised Aon Group (Aon) on the acquisition of TRIUM Insurance Broker and its subsidiaries (TRIUM), an insurance broker specialising in risk management in the real estate sector. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions.
The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.
The merger will enable Aon to expand its market position in the fast-growing real estate sector. Kai-Frank Büchter, CEO of the primary insurance broker at Aon in Germany, says: “The merger means new competencies for both sides: On the one hand there is an agile, owner-managed specialty broker and on the other
IK Investment Partners’ (IK) IK VIII Fund has reached an agreement to acquire Ondal Holding (Ondal), a leading Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) of medical pendant systems used mainly in operating rooms and intensive care units, from funds advised by Capvis.
Founded in 1945, Ondal has become the global #1 provider of medical pendant systems. With its innovative and broad product portfolio applied in settings such as operating rooms, intensive care units as well as diagnostic and imaging rooms, Ondal sets the global quality standard for medical pendant systems in terms of reliability, functionality and usability. Products manufactured by Ondal are
Mercia Asset Management (Mercia) is to acquire the management of the three Northern Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs); Northern Venture Trust PLC, Northern 2 VCT PLC and Northern 3 VCT PLC, from NVM Private Equity LLP (NVM).
This will fulfil Mercia’s ambition to become the leading provider of complete, connected capital to regional SMEs. The deal will significantly increase Mercia’s Assets under Management (AuM) by c50 per cent to cGBP0.8billion. This will ensure that regional businesses will have even greater access to Mercia’s significantly enhanced investment capability and support during 2020 and beyond.
Partly funded by Mercia’s GBP30.0million Placing, which was
Quorso, a platform for managing business performance improvement, has closed a USD5.2 million Series A funding round, led by OMERS Ventures and joined by existing investor Hambro Perks.
Quorso will use the fundraising to accelerate its global commercial expansion. The Quorso platform makes performance improvement effortless; by surfacing insights, taking action, measuring impact and scaling success — all in a single tool. Harry Briggs, managing partner at OMERS Ventures, will join Quorso’s board of directors.
“Every business in the world is focused on improving performance. And as data gets richer and more accessible, there is no shortage of smart insights.
It is becoming increasingly clear that private equity investors are training their sights on how GPs think about ESG issues. The degree to which they engage on the topic, and their approach to influencing portfolio companies, is now firmly entrenched in manager selection and it is a trend that is not likely to reverse anytime soon.
New London-based investor, Inspirit Capital, is to focus on acquiring and transforming small and medium-sized businesses that are experiencing strategic, operational or financial complexities.
Inspirit Fund I successfully hit its GBP50 million hard cap attracting committed capital from a select group of blue-chip institutional investors for investment in UK headquartered businesses. This comes at a time when domestic and global market dynamics, as well as the political backdrop, are impacting many UK businesses, which in turn is creating an interesting environment for special situations investors.
Despite this opportunity, the number of special situations investors operating with committed capital in
BID Equity, a DACH-region software buyout specialist, has closed BID Equity Fund II at its hard cap of EUR125 million in its second and final close, with a significant additional commitment by the BID Equity team.
Hamburg-based private equity firm BID Equity is pleased to announce the successful final closing of its advised BID Equity Fund II, the first institutional fund following three years of deal-by-deal investment activity in the small-cap software space in Europe.
BID Equity Fund II attracted a diversified group of institutional blue-chip investors, international family offices and entrepreneurs from Europe and the US. The Fund was
Iotic has secured investment of EUR7.5million to accelerate growth and meet increasing demand for its digital twin technology.
Iotic enables enterprises and their ecosystems of assets, objects, companies and people to interact automatically and securely. The digital software company provides the secure operating environment and tools to create digital twins of any thing, enabling their secure interactions, and building true interoperable ecosystems.
The investment from leading European VCs; IQ Capital, Talis Capital and Breed Reply, will drive rapid deployment, deepen channel partnerships and expand market adoption of its patented Iotic Operating Environment, Twin technology and Event Analytics. The funding
BlackRock’ has held the first close of the European Middle Market Private Debt Fund II, its European direct lending strategy, with EUR1.5billion in commitments – including segregated mandates.
The fund is managed by Stephan Caron.
The first close of EMMPD II has surpassed the final close of the previous fund (EMMPD I). The Fund has received commitments of EUR1.2 billion with a further EUR300 million in segregated mandates equating to EUR1.5 billion from 24 investors since its launch in June. The previous strategy held its final close at EUR1.1 billion, excluding separate accounts
The fund has received commitments from both
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