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Lucion Group, the leading environmental services company backed by mid-market private equity investor Palatine, has acquired specialist consultancy Aberdeen Radiation Protection Services (ARPS) Ltd, in a strategic deal that strengthens its capabilities in the nuclear sector.
The deal, which also boosts Lucion’s presence in Scotland, will see skilled members of the ARPS team join the business.
Founded in 2001, ARPS provides comprehensive and cost-effective radiation protection services to a wide range of industrial and non-industrial companies operating globally.
Clearview Capital Fund IV, and its affiliates (Fund IV) have partnered with the management of Insight 2 Design to recapitalise the company.
The Company will continue to be led by Nick Vaughn, Co-Founder and CEO, who retained a significant equity stake in the recapitalised business. Several other key members of the management team made investments alongside Fund IV and Vaughn.
The transaction represents Fund IV’s third platform investment in the outdoor industry and the fifth platform investment in the outdoor industry across all Clearview funds. I2D also represents the third platform investment Fund IV has made in collaboration with Vertikal
Lower Mid-market private equity firm NorthEdge has supported the primary management buyout of ICP, a global marketing services consultancy.
ICP is headquartered in London with offices across Europe, Asia, and North and South America. The business provides digital marketing, digital asset management services, creative production and consultancy services to global brands, such as Mars, Unilever, Coca-Cola, Diageo, Warner Bros. and CVS Aetna, supporting them to deliver their increasingly complex multi-channel marketing strategies.
NorthEdge is backing Christopher Grakal, CEO, and his 250-plus strong team, to accelerate the firm’s growth. With NorthEdge’s support, ICP will expand its existing client base, launch
Female-led venture capital firm Anthemis Group, which focuses on investments in the fintech sector, has closed multiple funds wit combined commitments of in excess of USD700 million, bringing the firm’s total AUM to USD1.2 billion.
To support the growth of the firm’s full stack investment platform, Anthemis Chief Executive Officer, Amy Nauiokas has announced her transition to co-Chief Investment Officer and co-Chair of the board alongside her co-founder, Sean Park. Briana van Strijp, who has served as Anthemis’ Chief Operating Officer since 2018 has taken on the role as Chief Executive Officer and Gavin Holland transitioned from Ecosystem Development Partner
LocalGlobe has lead a GBP4 million Seed funding round in Academy, a UK startup that attracts, trains and accelerates a new diverse generation of tech leaders.
Current and former leaders from Microsoft, Facebook, Slack, Farfetch and GoCardless are amongst the high-profile angel investors participating in the round, as well as Emerge Education.
Academy’s CEO and Founder, Ashley Ramrachia, was Chief People Officer at THG, building the talent investment blueprint that powered the firm to a USD7 billion IPO – London’s largest ever tech IPO at the time.
Great Point Partners (GPP), a Greenwich-based private investment firm focused exclusively on the health care industry, has sold Softbox Systems (Softbox) to to CSafe Global, a portfolio company of Frazier Healthcare Partners and Thomas H Lee Partners.
UK-based Softbox is a provider of passive temperature-controlled packaging solutions for the pharmaceutical, life science, cold chain and third-party logistics industries, and is Pfizer’s primary supplier for Covid-19 vaccine temperature-controlled shipping needs.
FFL Partners (FFL), a private equity firm focused on growth investments in middle market companies, has completed a significant investment in Optomi Professional Services (OPS), a provider of high-end technology consulting and staff augmentation under the Optomi brand and domestic rural outsourcing services under the Provalus brand.
Financial terms of the private transaction, which is FFL’s fifth HR services investment in five years, have not been disclosed.
FFL has a history of investing in and building high-growth, technology and services firms that have defined, defensible niches and strong internal cultures, including Velocity Global, a market-leading provider of international expansion
Pretium Packaging (Pretium), a designer and manufacturer of packaging solutions for a diverse set of applications backed by private equity firm Clearlake Capital Group, in partnership with management, has completed the acquisition of Ediplast, Edipacks, Refrepet, and Ediprint (collectively, Grupo Edid). a family-owned rigid packaging manufacturer and paperboard printer.
The combination of Pretium and Grupo Edid represents the ninth acquisition for Pretium since 2014 and the second major acquisition this year, following the acquisition of Alpha Consolidated Holdings in October. Financial terms of the transaction, which was financed with an add-on to Pretium’s existing credit facility, led by Credit Suisse,
Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Grantham Trust’s Neglected Climate Opportunities, have lead a USD10 million series A financing round in Sustaera, a a direct air capture (DAC) carbon dioxide removal company spun-out of Susteon Inc.
Pet health and insurtech company, Bought By Many, has acquired VetBox, a UK pet health subscription and fulfilment business, in a major step in the extension of its offering beyond insurance.
The full acquisition of the business, announced today, follows an initial investment from Bought By Many in VetBox in 2020.
The acquisition of VetBox draws on investment from a USD350 million Series D funding round in June 2021 after the company gained unicorn status with a valuation of over USD2 billion through its holding company Many Group. The investment in Many Group represented one of the largest funding
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