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Waterline Renewal Technologies, a portfolio company of Behrman Capital, has acquired Pipe Lining Supply, a full-service cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) lateral lining and drain, waste and vent (DWV) sewer pipe rehabilitation supplier specialised in best-in-class customer support and training.
Aligned with Waterline Renewal Technologies’ growth strategy, the acquisition will provide Waterline Renewal Technologies with a solid foundation for the continued development of its business in North America. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 2004 by Linda Heisler and later joined by her husband John Heisler, Pipe Lining Supply is a provider of consumables and equipment for
VU Compare, a vehicle finance and insurance comparison site, has secured GBP70,000 in pre-seed capital to support product development and marketing, ahead of its official launch later this year.
Tim Borthwick, Managing Director of VU Compare, says: “VU Compare is such an exciting proposition and one that myself and the team are exceptionally proud of. It promises to be a real market disrupter, offering a much more comprehensive suite of comparison facilities, compared to its nearest competitors.
“We’re thrilled to have raised such a significant amount of capital in a short period, which will make a huge difference as
North West-based corporate finance boutique Rickitt Mitchell has acted as financial advisor to commercial cleaning provider AM Services Group (AMSG) on sale to facilities and property managed services provider Pinnacle Group (Pinnacle).
The acquisition will extend Pinnacle’s service capacity, technical skill set and expert knowledge across new FM sectors, including retail, manufacturing and chemical industries.
With AMSG headquartered in Lancashire, the acquisition also enhances Pinnacle’s ability to deliver holistic seamless services to a broader range of communities in accordance with their commitment to community stewardship.
Established in 2001, 750-strong AMSG has over 20 years of collective FM business
Trilantic North America, a growth-focused private equity firm, has promoted Ted Rosenwasser to Partner, bringing the firm’s leadership team to 15 Partners.
This follows the appointments of Giulianna Ruiz and Christopher Murphy to Partner and the addition of Kristin DePlatchett as Partner and Head of Investor Relations earlier this year.
Rosenwasser joined Trilantic North America as a Senior Associate in 2014 and primarily focuses on investments in the business services and light industrials sectors. He has played an instrumental role in recent platform investments in healthcare services end-markets, including Ingenovis Health and Rarebreed Veterinary Partners, that build on Trilantic
O2 Investment Partners has partnered with Capital Construction and its CEO, Andy Oakes, to support the company’s rapid growth. Terms of the investment have not been disclosed.
Founded by Oakes in 2011, Capital Construction (Capital) is a provider of roof replacement and other exterior restoration services to single-family and multi-family residential customers. Capital focuses on restoring properties that have been damaged by hail and/or wind and guides its customers through the complex construction and insurance processes with a high-touch, tech-enabled approach that is a true differentiator in the fragmented roofing landscape.
Andy Oakes, CEO of Capital, says: “We have seen
Permutive, an audience platform for publishers and advertisers, which enables media to be traded in a privacy-safe way, has secured USD75 million in Series C from SoftBank Vision Fund 2.
It brings Permutive’s total funding raised to date to USD105 million, with previous investors EQT Ventures, Octopus Ventures, and ACE & Company also participating. The funding will enable Permutive to grow its patented on-device technology and scale its Audience Platform to create a global privacy-first infrastructure for programmatic advertising, now a USD155 billion industry.
Personal data has powered digital advertising for over ten years; its misuse has captured the attention
HIG Capital (HIG) portfolio company, USALCO has completed a merger with G2O Technologies (G2O), a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners (Arsenal). Ken Gayer, the current USALCO CEO, will lead the new company which will continue to bear the name USALCO.
The USALCO and G2O merger creates one of North America’s leading water treatment chemical producers with 27 sites extending from California to Puerto Rico. The combined company will have in-house transportation capabilities and offer a range of products, including aluminium and iron salts, organic polymers, and specialty blended formulations.
“This merger marks an exciting milestone for our customers, employees,
Nauta Capital, the pan-European Venture Capital firm investing in capital-efficient B2B software companies, has made the final close of its oversubscribed fifth fund at EUR190 million.
With a EUR120 million first closed in 2020 – at the height of global pandemic – the fund’s final close brings the firm’s assets under management to EUR550+ million, making Nauta one of Europe’s largest venture capital firms specialising in B2B startups.
Simultaneously fundraising and investing, Nauta has invested in 11 companies across Europe from the new fund since its launch.
Carles Ferrer, Nauta’s London-based General Partner, says: “It has
Fintso, the new age B2B2C WealthTech platform, has announced the acquisition of WealthMagic – a SaaS provider in the wealth management space.
The specific financials of the deal remain undisclosed although it is a part-equity and part-cash transaction. The acquisition by Fintso is aimed towards extending its platform to reach the next billion investors in India by equipping and providing multi-product solutions to the distributors who are key to this wave of financial inclusion.
WealthMagic is one of the largest SaaS providers to mutual fund distributors, transforming their back and front office operations. WealthMagic was launched in 2016 by Datacomp
Prepaid Technologies, a Birmingham, Alabama-based provider of prepaid digital payment solutions, has raised USD96 million in new growth financing in a funding round led by Edison Partners, a growth equity firm.
StepStone Group (which recently acquired venture capital platform Greenspring Associates) co-led, while Stifel Venture Bank, a Division of Stifel Bank, and Top Tier Capital Partners also participated. The company will use the proceeds to accelerate its market expansion and continue to advance its category-leading technology payments platform and customer-focused prepaid solutions.
Analysts estimate USD120 trillion in business payments are still check-based, and service providers are fragmented across multiple vendors
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