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Puma Private Equity has exited its stake in global digital wellbeing platform Tictrac, returning a 2x money multiple and 38% internal rate of return on its investment after just two years.
The overall transaction is valued at up to £35 million.
The exit has been realised following a bid by Dialogue Health Technologies Inc (Dialogue), Canada’s premier virtual healthcare and wellness platform, and is the largest acquisition in their history.
Tictrac’s software and services provide information for businesses to take better care of their employees’ health and wellbeing, and the business has amassed an impressive global client list,
Palatine-backed Construction Testing Solutions (CTS), a provider of construction consulting and testing services, has made a further strategic acquisition as it continues its drive to become an industry leading provider of services to the construction sector.
The acquisition of GT Certification is the seventh acquisition since Palatine’s investment in CTS in 2018 and follows a refinancing in late 2021.
GT Certification with headquarters in Tipton, West Midlands, employs 39 staff and operates across the UK. It is a well-established construction materials and torque and force calibration business, providing a variety of solutions to developers, construction contractors, specialist industrial flooring companies,
FISCAL Technologies, a provider of supplier risk intelligence solutions, has secured second-round follow-on funding from Octopus Ventures, and Calculus Capital.
FISCAL Technologies software, NXG Forensics, uses the latest AI and forensics to prevent fraud and provide a unique view of supplier risk. The platform is used by 300 organisations around the world to protect over £400 billion of annual spend. The additional capital provided by Octopus and Calculus will be focussed on building out the platform’s range of modular SaaS applications, with a particular focus on increasing regulatory risks such as sanctions and ESG monitoring.
Foresight Group (Foresight), an infrastructure and specialist regional private equity investment manager, has strengthened its North West team with the appointment of Fiona Hatch as senior investment manager.
Having trained at business advisory firm Deloitte, Hatch spent seven years at Manchester Airports Group (MAG), where she helped establish an in-house Corporate Finance function and a division in North America.
Digital-first media agency Brainlabs has acquired influencer marketing agency Fanbytes, strengthening its portfolio to deliver a full range of performance channels for clients.
With expertise in platforms including TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Snapchat, Fanbytes has carved out an unrivalled reputation for delivering award-winning campaigns powered by its proprietary data tool Bytesights. Their client list includes Samsung, H&M, Estee Lauder, Mattel, Ubisoft, and Nike.
The 60-strong Fanbytes team is led by CEO Timothy Armoo who started the company in 2017 whilst at university and was named last year in Forbes’ 30 under 30 Europe list.
Beeline, a specialist in software solutions for sourcing and managing the global extended workforce, has secured a majority investment from funds managed by private equity firm Stone Point Capital.
The strategic investment will allow Beeline to further accelerate its leading technology platform and bring additional solutions to market, helping businesses unlock the power of the extended workforce. Existing investor New Mountain Capital will remain a minority investor in the company, with representation on the company’s board of directors.
kevin. A Lithuanian fintech startup providing an A2A (account-to-account) payment infrastructure to replace card transactions, has secured $65 million in Series A funding.
The round was led by Accel, with participation from Eurazeo and all existing investors, including OTB Ventures, Speedinvest, OpenOcean, and Global Paytech Ventures. Additional investors in the round include Harry Stebbings, Founder of 20VC, Ilkka Paananen, CEO & Co-founder of Supercell, Amitabh Jhawar, Ex-CEO of Venmo, and other angels.
The Series A funding comes just six months after the company secured its $10 million seed round and brings kevin.’s total funding to $77 million. Since the
Brooklands a specialist in operational and regulatory compliance, has extended its services to provide a robust AML Infrastructure.
The new offering includes an Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer and an Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Financing Manual, Policies and Procedures.
With a time-lag on public market volatility, a fund’s NAV may not portray the fair value of secondary assets in the current market, so valuation methods are evolving in other ways…
Blackford Capital has appointed operating partner Paul I Doyle has to the position of managing partner at the firm effective 18 April, 2022.
Martin Stein will continue to lead the firm as founder and managing director. Blackford is a private equity firm that acquires and builds founder and family-owned companies in the lower middle market with a focus on manufacturing, industrial and distribution companies.
Doyle has been with Blackford Capital since 2014 as an Operating Partner, and has held senior leadership positions in sales, marketing and organisational development, including fifteen years as CEO of GHSP, Inc and Coastal Automotive and
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