Managers
Monument Group, a global placement agent for private funds, is marking its 25th Anniversary.
Since 1994, Monument Group has focused solely on raising capital for private investment funds pursuing a broad range of strategies including buyouts, credit, distressed securities, energy, growth capital, infrastructure, natural resources, real estate, secondaries, special situations and venture capital. To date, Monument Group has assisted its clients in raising over USD100 billion in 91 funds, with limited partner commitments from 46 countries on five continents.
“In marking this milestone, we want to thank the very many General Partners with whom we have worked and who
Spanish lower mid-market firm GED Capital has made the first investment from its new fund GED VI España with the acquisition of a majority stake in Aircraft Interior Refurbishment España (AIRE), a Company specialised in the maintenance, repair and overhaul of aircraft cabin interiors.
AIRE was founded in February 2000 as an independent Company. Its portfolio of services currently includes the maintenance of seats, galley elements, stowages and panels, the modification and reconditioning of cabins, the manufacture of covers, carpets and adhesive labels and also the certification of modifications to aircraft cabins and its components. AIRE’s clients include aviation companies
RLJ Equity Partners (RLJ), an affiliate of the RLJ Companies, has acquired a majority interest in Virteva, a privately held Minneapolis, Minnesota-based company that is a Gold ServiceNow partner and provider of managed services for digital enterprises.
RLJ will now merge Virteva with Crossfuze to offer a ‘more dynamic global organisation’. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Advancing Crossfuze’s ServiceNow and Managed Services growth strategy, Virteva is bringing a complementary customer base in the United States, and an accomplished team of experts. The new company will have 100 dedicated ServiceNow consultants and developers and over 600
BGF, the UK and Ireland’s most active investor in growing businesses, has invested GBP6 million in BB7, a high-growth fire sector specialist, to create what it says is the leading UK fire and security consultancy through acquisition.
This begins with the acquisition of Manchester-based specialist fire consultancy Omega Fire, which will broaden BB7’s geographic reach and service offering to customers.
BB7 is a fire safety and security consultancy with eight offices nationwide and 60 expert advisors. Founded by renowned fire expert Ben Bradford in 2009, it offers three core services to clients: fire engineering, fire risk management and security
Audax Private Equity (Audax) has made an investment in Astute, a provider of AI-driven customer engagement, digital self-service, and first-party consumer data management software headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.
Ray Carey, CEO of Astute, says: “We’re looking forward to partnering with Audax as we embark on an exciting new chapter of our story. Astute’s mission is to help our clients create amazing customer experiences that drive loyalty, revenue, and brand protection, and we’re excited about the resources and expertise Audax brings to support that mission.”
In the past year, Astute has received numerous industry awards for product innovation and expanded
Despite the prevailing economic uncertainty surrounding Brexit, Velocity Capital Advisors has closed its Velocity Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) Technology Fund 5 and Velocity Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) Technology Fund 4, having raised three times the investment secured in the previous funding round.
All funds in the portfolio have been deployed with 21 investments completed. Furthermore, investors benefited from 100 per cent tax carry back on their investments. These investors will also expect to receive their EIS 3 certificate by June 2019, therefore being able to claim their tax relief quickly.
Velocity has now opened the next series of
Behrman Capital (Behrman), a private equity investment firm based in New York and San Francisco, has acquired Waterline Renewal Technologies (Waterline), a division of Triwater Holdings.
Members of Waterline’s senior management team invested in the transaction alongside Behrman. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Waterline is a leading provider of engineered products used in the trenchless rehabilitation of wastewater infrastructure for municipal, commercial, industrial, and residential applications. The Company’s patented line of products and technologies allows its customers to deliver long-lasting solutions that repair sewer systems and wastewater lines without the need for excavation or property
European intelligence platform Atheneum has raised EUR10 million in its latest funding round, on the back of 60 per cent year-on-year revenue growth in the UK.
Atheneum’s London office has seen incredible expansion since opening in 2014, now making up 41 per cent of the company’s global revenue. In an industry valued at over USD5 billion and a part of the global USD200 billion Information Services market, the UK is proving to be Atheneum’s most lucrative market.
The company’s agile approach to leveraging the insights of over 400,000 credible industry experts helps top renowned investment firms, leading global corporations
AfricInvest, a private equity firm in Africa with USD1.5 billion in assets under management, and Cathay Innovation, a global venture capital fund, created in affiliation with Cathay Capital Private Equity, have launched a pan-African venture fund, the Cathay Africinvest Innovation Fund.
This partnership capitalises on the pan-African presence of AfricInvest teams (eight offices over the continent) and its in-depth knowledge of the entrepreneurial networks across Africa, as well as the experience and depth of Cathay Innovation’s global platform that connects the main technological ecosystems in Europe, China and the United States.
The new fund, with a projected size of
US private equity firm Horizon Capital has acquired a majority stake in Dobrobut, a private healthcare services provider in Ukraine, via its latest USD200 million fund, Emerging Europe Growth Fund III. Financial details for the deal have not been disclosed.
Dobrobut is a network of clinics and medical institutions in Kyiv and Kyiv region, offering high quality, essential services to patients in Ukraine. The Company owns a wide network of clinics and hospitals, staffed by strong professionals and equipped with modern medical equipment, providing quality care to their patients. As one of the most innovative players in the industry,
Events
12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
