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National Fire & Safety (NFS), an end-to-end fire protection and life safety solutions platform and a portfolio company of Highview Capital (Highview), has acquired Commercial Fire Protection (CFP), a tech-enabled fire and life safety service platform headquartered in California. CFP provides NFS with a scaled entry point into attractive new geographies and represents NFS’ largest strategic add-on to date.   CFP Founder and CEO Dave Edwards will be a significant minority shareholder in National Fire & Safety and continue to lead CFP’s operations.
VSS Capital Partners (VSS), a private investment firm investing in the healthcare, business services, and education industries, has made a growth investment in GLOBO Language Solutions (GLOBO), a global provider of technology-enabled, on-demand interpretation services. Financial terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed. The growth investment by VSS – a firm with over three decades of experience investing in and building technology-enabled businesses – will be used to pursue additional organic and inorganic growth, expand service offerings into new sectors, and scale up to meet the increased demand for cloud-based language support services.  Delancey Street Partners and Royer Cooper
TigerConnect has received a significant strategic growth investment from Vista Equity Partners (Vista), a global investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses. TigerConnect will leverage the partnership with Vista to continue its mission to improve patient care through real-time, contextual communications. The investment in TigerConnect, which delivers cloud-native Clinical Communication and Collaboration (CC&C) solutions to over 7,000 healthcare organisations and 700,000 care team members.   Morgan Stanley & Co served as financial advisor to TigerConnect and Fenwick & West LLP served as legal counsel. JP Morgan Securities LLC served as financial advisor to Vista and Kirkland
RoadSafe Traffic Systems, a US provider of traffic control and pavement marking services, and a portfolio company of Investcorp, has acquired Quattuor Construction (QCI), a California-based provider of traffic control and underground construction services to utility providers and contractors throughout the northern California region. The acquisition of QCI complements RoadSafe’s other California operations as well as those in Reno, Nevada. It also tops off a series of other acquisitions made by RoadSafe in 2021, including Barricade Services in Salt Lake City, Utah, Innovative Marking Systems in Bluffdale, Utah and Clark Pavement Markings, Inc. in North Carolina. John Patrick, President, and
MacNeill Pride Group® (MPG), a diversified global designer and manufacturer of outdoor products and sporting goods and a portfolio company of Centre Partners, is rebranding as Gathr Outdoors to better reflect its mission and the industries within which it operates. Gathr Outdoors has acquired numerous outdoor brands over the past two years under the MPG name, building a strong portfolio of products that resonate with consumers. With the appointment of CEO, Keith Bornholtz, and new additions to its Board of Directors in June, coupled with recent acquisitions of ORCA, GCI Outdoor, Klymit and Rightline Gear, the brand’s trajectory is one
Private investment firm Validor Capital has made an investment in Fi-Foil Company (Fi-Foil), a specialist in energy-efficient reflective and radiant insulation barriers for residential, commercial, and agricultural structures. For over 35 years, Fi-Foil has been committed to the principles of sustainable construction, practicing energy conservation, and minimal landfill impact. This category of insulation is one of the fastest growing technologies in the world, and Fi-Foil offers the most diversified range of products and systems in the category. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Topspin Consumer Partners (Topspin), an operationally driven private equity firm focused on the consumer sector, has made a growth investment in MISSION, a specialist in cooling solutions used in sports, outdoor and jobsite applications. Topspin is partnering in the deal with the founders of Mission, DCF Capital and Allstar Innovations. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
UK plant-based start-up Tiba Tempeh has closed a GBP500k seed round to accelerate its growth as it prepares for listings with major UK supermarkets and international expansion. The funding will be used to launch new product innovation, grow the team, and support marketing efforts to drive consumer awareness and trial of tempeh. The investment round was taken by Lever VC, a leading global investor in the alternative protein category whose partners are investors in Beyond Meat, Impossible Foods, THIS, and many other category leaders.   Tiba Tempeh was founded in 2019 by Alex and Ross Longton, food industry veterans with
Sverica Capital Management, a growth-oriented private equity firm focused on the lower middle market, has promoted Michael Dougherty to Principal and Doug Patrican to Vice President. Dougherty joined Sverica’s San Francisco office in 2012 and has over nine years of private equity experience. He focuses on sourcing and evaluating new investments, transaction execution, and portfolio company operations for technology, technology services and software companies.  Patrican joined Sverica’s Boston office in 2020 and focuses on sourcing and managing healthcare investments. With six years of private equity experience, He is graduate of Boston College with a degree in economics.
Susquehanna Private Capital (SPC), a middle market private equity firm, has invested in Spherix Global Insights (Spherix), a pharmaceutical market insights firm focused on the dermatology, gastroenterology, nephrology, neurology, ophthalmology, and rheumatology specialties. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 2015 by Jennifer and Kevin Robinson, Spherix provides pharmaceutical market insights and intelligence through its proprietary network of over 3,000 active specialty providers and their patients.  360 Ventures, LLC acted as exclusive financial advisor and WilmerHale and Walder Wyss served as legal advisors to Spherix. Troutman Pepper served as legal advisor to SPC. Monroe Capital provided debt

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