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Netrix, a provider of managed and professional IT services, and a portfolio company of OceanSound Partners, has acquired BTB Security, a cybersecurity and digital forensics solutions specialist.
The acquisition strategically expands Netrix’s managed security portfolio and its ability to deliver sophisticated cybersecurity consulting services to small and mid-sized enterprise clients. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
BTB Security’s three Managing Partners, Ron Schlecht Jr, Brian Bailey and Chris McGinley, have taken key roles in the Netrix organisation. Over the near term, they will be assisting with integration initiatives while continuing to drive value for key existing
The closed-end mutual investment combined fund, VTB Capital’s pre-IPO Fund, has announced an investment of USD9.1 million in Ventra Go! a service that orders temporary staff services of mass professions.
This becomes the fifth company in the fund’s portfolio in which shareholders’ funds have been invested. In December 2021, the Pre-IPO Fund raised a further USD39.2 million) and the fundraise was oversubscribed indicating heavy interest in the product from investors.
Ventra Go! plans to direct the funds received from the VTB Capital Pre-IPO Fund to further develop and improve the platform, scale the service across the regions and improve the
New Water Capital has acquired Chainlogix (CLX), a Troy, Virginia-based provider of engineered components, assemblies and supply chain management solutions to customers across the industrial, lighting and electronics landscape.
CLX will merge with current New Water portfolio company Nelson Miller Inc, a full-service provider of custom engineered components and assemblies for critical applications across Medical, Aerospace & Defense and Industrial end markets.
Established in 1998 as Visiontech Solutions Group (VSG), Chainlogix focuses on providing engineered components and assemblies, as well as full-service supply chain management, for customers across the industrial, lighting and electronics landscape. The company also has an office
The total number of registered Jersey Private Funds (JPFs) has surpassed the 500 mark, according to the latest figures, as the structure continues to assert its appeal for flexible alternative fund structuring.
According to the latest quarterly statistics collated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission and published by Jersey Finance, there were 502 JPFs at the end of September 2021, a number that has risen by 38 per cent compared to the same time the previous year.
Launched in 2017, the JPF structure is tailored to the needs of small numbers of sophisticated investors and offers high levels of flexibility,
Vala Capital is renaming its British Ventures EIS to Better Ventures as it seeks to support start-ups becoming more sustainable – irrespective of the industry they operate in, or products they sell.
Sustainability is a core focus at Vala Capital and it believes that the climate crisis cannot be resolved by half measures. It says that real change only happens when consumers demand it – and when capital is dependent upon it. As a result, Vala will now integrate fundamental sustainability considerations into all its investment decisions across all its portfolios.
The renamed Better Ventures EIS will continue to
Livingbridge, a mid-market private equity investor, has invested in Waste Services Group (WSG), a provider of waste management solutions for Australian businesses.
Led by CEO Matt Tamplin, WSG has demonstrated consistent organic growth and high customer retention driven by its market leading customer service focus. Over the last five years this has been supplemented with strategic acquisitions which have broadened WSG’s service offering and geographic coverage.
The investment marks the fifth investment by Livingbridge Australia since the opening of the firm’s Melbourne office in 2016.
Ares provided a unitranche debt facility to support Livingbridge’s investment. Advisors to Livingbridge
BC Partners Real Estate (BCP RE), the real estate investment arm of BC Partners, has held the final close of its debut fund, BC Partners European Real Estate I (BCPERE I) with total commitments of cEUR900 million for its European value-add investment strategy, significantly exceeding the initial target range of EUR500-700 million.
BCPERE I seeks to acquire undermanaged, well-located assets with significant re-positioning potential, as well as operating platforms with opportunities to drive greater scale. The Fund has successfully deployed c40 per cent of its capital across the UK, France, Germany, and Italy with themes underpinned by ESG initiatives, ranging
True Global Ventures 4 Plus (TGV4 Plus) Fund has invested USD5.7 million and led the USD17 million Series B round for Coinhouse, a French company which has been providing cryptocurrency management and transaction services since 2015.
Tech and consumer growth investor, Mayfair Equity Partners (Mayfair) is to acquire a majority stake in LoopMe Ltd, a mobile brand advertising platform, in a secondary transaction.
As part of the transaction, emerging markets technology investor Da Vinci Capital will sell a significant portion of its holding to Mayfair but will retain a modest stake in the business.
Da Vinci Capital, which invested in LoopMe in March 2021, achieved a significant cash on cash return on its original investment.
Marston Holdings, a UK provider of integrated, technology-enabled transport solutions, has acquired Vortex IoT Limited, a supplier of environmental sensors, networks and data solutions that support improved air quality and decarbonisation initiatives.
Marston supports government, utilities and private sector clients through the delivery of market leading integrated technology-enabled solutions from design through to implementation, management and recovery. Marston’s clients include local authorities seeking to build environmental schemes that reduce congestion and pollution. With the acquisition of Vortex, Marston will strengthen its offering by delivering complementary air quality and acoustic monitoring solutions that maximise awareness, identify pollution hotspots and improve public
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