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Bain Capital Private Equity is to acquire a majority stake in Rocket Software, a global technology provider and specialist in enterprise modernisation and optimisation solutions.
The enterprise value of the transaction is approximately USD2 billion. Rocket Software will continue to operate under its current management team, led by President and Chief Executive Officer Andy Youniss.
“We are excited to partner with Bain Capital as we get ready to launch our fourth decade of growth,” says Youniss. “Rocket solutions help organisations get the most from their data and achieve ‘digital literacy’ through modernisation, which is the fuel they need to compete
Funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management are to acquire an approximately USD1 billion portfolio, including assumed obligations, of predominantly equity investments in energy assets from GE Capital’s Energy Financial Services unit.
The equity portfolio comprises approximately 20 investments in renewable energy, contracted natural gas fired generation and midstream energy infrastructure assets, primarily in the US. In connection with this transaction, the parties will seek to form an ongoing relationship with respect to select future new energy infrastructure investments. Financial details of the transaction are not disclosed.
Alec Burger, President of GE Capital, says: “The sale of this
Align Capital Partners (ACP) has completed the recapitalisation of iPROMOTEu (IPU), a tech-enabled business process outsourcing provider to the promotional products industry.
ACP is partnering with the Company’s founder and CEO Ross Silverstein to continue the Company’s impressive track record of growth. This represents ACP’s sixth platform company and tenth overall investment since the firm’s first fund closed in September 2016.
Headquartered near Boston, Massachusetts, iPROMOTEu is an outsourced service provider to a network of experienced, independent distributors of promotional products. The Company’s services include product sourcing and order fulfilment via access to a network of preferred vendors, invoicing,
ArchOver, a peer-to-peer (P2P) business lending platform, is expanding its offering with the launch of an automated portfolio investment option on loans for SMEs.
The ArchOver Investment Plan has an annual target rate of up to 6.4 per cent. It will accept pledges from GBP250, improving accessibility for retail investors.
“Peer-to-peer was established to democratise finance,” says Angus Dent, CEO. “We knew there was demand from potential investors who could benefit from our model, but didn’t necessarily want to lend borrower-project-by-borrower-project, including investment houses that require a more diversified portfolio with cross-sector exposure. Institutions using the service will now
GP Bullhound has acted as exclusive financial advisor to Eruptr, a provider of ROI-focused digital marketing healthcare patient engagement and customer acquisition solutions, on its acquisition by HIG Growth Partners, the dedicated growth capital investment affiliate of HIG Capital.
Founded in 2009, Eruptr has quickly grown to be a market leader in the growing field of healthcare digital marketing. Eruptr offers a full suite of digital marketing and patient engagement solutions, including Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimisation and Social Media Marketing. Eruptr maintains direct customer relationships with blue chip healthcare providers and serves a client base of over 70 hospital
Cloud Technology Solutions (CTS) has merged with application development and machine learning specialist Qlouder in a deal that creates the what the companies say is the largest dedicated Google Cloud practice in Europe.
The merger will see the creation of a 150-strong team offering unrivalled expertise in app development, data science and machine learning.
The business will operate from offices in the UK and Netherlands, enabling it to significantly expand its services across the continent.
It will provide a unique end-to-end full-service offering for the Google Cloud proposition including, application development, machine learning, big data analytics, cloud migration
Commonfund Capital has closed its 12th venture capital fund, Commonfund Capital Venture Partners XII with USD432 million of capital commitments sourced from investors including endowments, foundations and pensions.
“We are pleased to partner with some of the leading managers across the globe for our 12th venture capital fund,” says Aaron Miller, Co-Head of Venture Capital at Commonfund Capital.
“Through our decades-long industry track record, dedicated focus and access, we bring mission- and membership-based organisations exposure to a range of companies driving disruptive innovation across sectors such as information technology, consumer and healthcare,” adds Co-Head Kent Scott.
Noerr has advised the French state-owned banking group Caisse des dépôts (CDC) and public transport provider Transdev, on structuring a transnational partnership with the German group Rethmann.
In connection with Veolia’s planned exit from Transdev, Rethmann is planning to acquire a stake in the company. At the same time, Rethmann is to contribute its German public transport division, which is bundled in Rhenus Veniro, to Transdev.
Once the transaction has been completed, Rethmann is to hold 34 per cent of the capital in Transdev, while CDC is to control the company with two-thirds of voting rights and 66 per
Foresight Group (Foresight) has made a GBP500,000 equity investment into Mobile Pay Systems, trading as Swoopos through the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF).
Swoopos provides a Mobile Point of Sale (“MPOS”) universal payments system that combines ePOS and cloud-based technology to deliver rich data analysis for businesses operating in the hospitality, and, soon the retail sector. The system includes a mobile wallet, booking system and mobile ordering, as well as a management reporting suite to help the retailer capture and monitor customer data.
Swoopos launched in August 2017 and already has 200+ systems installed with well-known brands including Costa
Aurelius Equity Opportunities is to acquire VAG, the Mannheim-based manufacturer of water and waste water valves from US-based Rexnord.
With approximately 1,200 employees, VAG generated sales of almost EUR200 million in its 2017/18 financial year. The transaction is to be finalised in Q4 2018.
As a globally active company, VAG is one of the leading suppliers of valves for water treatment and distribution, waste water management, dams, power stations and the energy industry. VAG is known and appreciated throughout the world for its market-leading know-how in product development and bears the quality seal “Engineering made in Germany”. The company
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