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Main Capital Partners (Main) has acquired a majority stake in two Dutch software companies – BCS, a human resource management (HRM) and payroll software provider, and Pro4all, a construction software specialist.
The new acquisitions will be developed into international market leaders within their respective software segments through various strategies, like autonomous growth, strategic add-on acquisitions and expanding the product portfolio’s. Main’s strategic aim is to build leading European software companies with a crucial role in society, in markets such as (among others) healthcare, government, e-learning, data security, human capital management, finance and the housing and construction market.
With BCS, Main
Global investment firm KKR has launched Aster Renewable Energy (Aster), a newly created renewables platform, to develop, build, and operate solar, wind and energy storage projects in Taiwan and Vietnam, with a view to expand to other markets in Asia.
Headquartered in Singapore, Aster looks to invest behind high-quality renewable energy assets by leveraging the team’s leading development expertise.
Aster will be led by CEO Chen Wei, an industry veteran with more than 20 years of experience managing and building renewable energy businesses across Asia.
Arma Partners (Arma), an independent financial advisory firm focused on companies and investors active in the global Digital Economy, has reported another year of record activity levels.
After advising on 35 transactions in the 12 months to 31 March 2022, Arma has achieved strong year-on-year revenue growth, outperforming the previous record fiscal year.
The firm is poised to maintain its robust deal momentum through 2022 and beyond, with an active pipeline of M&A and private capital transactions and the continued growth and development of its team.
Arma has also announced the promotions of Andrew Wheatley and Bruno Nehmé to
Professional services firm KPMG UK signed an agreement to form a joint venture with Venture Capital (VC) advisory firm Acceleris.
Through the joint venture, called KPMG Acceleris, the firms will deliver a range of fundraising and advisory services to entrepreneurs in the UK and internationally, with a particular focus on businesses in technology, life sciences and ESG-related sectors.
KPMG Acceleris will be led by Norman Molyneux, Simon Thorn and Patrick Molyneux, initially operating from Manchester and London, supported by a team of experts across the UK. The joint venture will also benefit from access to KPMG’s global network of
Abris Capital Partners (Abris), a Central European private equity investor, has supported GreenGroup, the largest integrated recycling group in Central Europe, in a €127m fundraising.
The financing will allow GreenGroup to build on the successful growth already delivered since Abris’ entry and accelerate its plans to scale up its operations across the region, developing unique solutions to recycle previously discarded materials and to penetrate new segments.
The funding was raised through a syndication of banks including UniCredit Bank and Raiffeisen Bank as coordinating banks, and BCR, ING Bank and OTP Bank. This syndication reinforces the trust of GreenGroup’s partners and
A total of 505 venture capital (VC) funding deals were announced in India during Q1 2022 while the disclosed funding value of these deals stood at $9.2 billion, according to GlobalData.
TPG, a global alternative asset management firm, has held the final close of TPG Rise Climate, a dedicated climate investing strategy of its global impact investing platform TPG Rise, at $7.3 billion.
With the final close, TPG Rise Climate reaches its hard cap, bringing together a unique blend of capital from some of the world’s most prominent institutional investors and a diverse set of industry-leading global companies.
Since launching in 2021, TPG Rise Climate has been rapidly deploying capital through growth-stage investments in innovative climate solutions. Recent investments include backing the leading solar tracking company Nextracker, creating North America’s largest
Airedale Group, UK specialist in the installation and servicing of catering equipment and a portfolio company of Rubicon Partners, has acquired Network Catering Engineers Limited (Network).
Founded in 2000 by Tim Church, Network has grown into one of the best known names in the industry with a reputation for delivering exceptional service to a broad customer base nationally across the UK. The business employs 90+ engineers and carries out maintenance services to in excess of 60 ‘chain’ customers.
The deal is Airdale’s first acquisition since the Rubicon Partners investment in the business.
Global law firm Ropes & Gray has strengthened its global private equity offering with the additions of Dan Oates, Simon Saitowitz and Angela Becker as partners.
The trio, who will be based in the firm’s London office, advise private equity and financial sponsor clients, as well as their portfolio companies, on all forms of private equity transactions in the UK and Europe, across a range of industries.
Oates is recognised as a leading M&A and private equity lawyer by numerous industry publications, including Legal 500 and IFLR 1000. Saitowitz has more than 15 years of top tier private equity
Pearl Street Equity and affiliates have acquired Webonise US, (Webonise), a global technology product development and services company that builds capabilities that enable businesses to thrive.
Founded in 2012, Webonise has more than 200 software engineers, user experience designers and digital strategy consultants who build digital products as well as proprietary SaaS B2B tools and platforms across robotic process automation (RPA) and intelligent automation, software development, marketing technology, cybersecurity, data science, e-learning, and sports and iGaming.
With offices in the United States, India and Canada, the Company serves global clients across industries as diverse as consumer goods, manufacturing, finance, media,
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