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Enhesa, a global compliance and sustainability business backed by CGE Partners (CGE), has completed the acquisition of Scivera.
The deal marks the second add-on acquisition for Enhesa since CGE backed the company in July 2020 and is a further boost to CGE’s rapidly growing investment portfolio of high-growth European tech-enabled businesses.
Scivera helps leading product brands across the globe to create better products via better chemicals. The platform SciveraLENS is driving the transformation towards safer chemistry and material health – helping businesses to simplify the start of their chemical management program.
CGE says: “The acquisition of Scivera supports Enhesa’s ambitious
Alantra, an independent global mid-market investment banking firm, has advised Foster + Partners on a strategic partnership with Hennick & Company (HennickCo), a private family investment firm founded by the Hennick family.
For Foster + Partners, this new partnership is an important step in the evolution of the practice and will encourage further growth and innovation while maintaining its distinctive culture. The long-term agreement establishes a ‘perpetual partnership model’ that enables the practice to expand beyond its current 180 partners, ensures that the next generation of professionals can become shareholders in the practice, and allows for an orderly succession of
Fortis Solutions Group, a provider of high impact printed packaging solutions and a portfolio company of Main Post Partners, has acquired Quality Tape and Label.
Founded in 1979 by Cecil & Myrl Daniels and run today by Rick and Rob Daniels, Quality Tape and Label specialises in providing digital shrink sleeves, flexible packaging and pressure sensitive labels to the craft beer, nutraceutical, food and health and beauty end-markets. Rob Daniels will remain in a leadership role with the company based in Marietta, GA.
Fortis President and CEO John O Wynne, Jr says: “Quality Tape and Label is a premier
Forensic Access Group has recently completed the acquisition of Faraday Forensics, building on the success of its recent acquisitions of IntaForensics and Alecto Forensic Services.
Oxfordshire-based Forensic Access is a specialist in the provision of forensic science and support services to the UK criminal justice system.
Warrington-based Faraday Forensics specialises in digital forensic services. Faraday’s services are used by a range of criminal justice professionals, including law enforcement agencies, the legal profession and private clients. The team brings a wealth of experience that will further enhance the capacity and capability of our rapidly growing Digital Forensic and Cell Site Hub
Finnfund, a Finnish development financier and impact investor, have made a EUR10 million debt facility commitment to the Advans Group, an international microfinance group serving over one million clients in nine countries: Cambodia, Cameroon, Ghana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Pakistan, Nigeria, Tunisia, and Myanmar. University of Helsinki is also participating in this investment with Finnfund.
Through this funding, Finnfund and University of Helsinki aim to generate funding for micro and small businesses and promote responsible business practices and gender equality within microfinancing.
Established in 2005, the Advans Group together with its subsidiaries has had a pioneering role in
ClearCourse Partnership (ClearCourse), a group of innovative technology companies providing useful, integrated software solutions, is to acquire Cymba, a provider of mobile marketing solutions to businesses and charities.
The acquisition strengthens ClearCourse’s not-for-profit and online payments offering and sees the Company joining the Group’s Business Services division.
Founded in 2004, Cymba provides solutions to help leading charities as well as big-name brands connect with their audiences through mobile marketing. The Company offers its clients a wide range of services such as mobile messaging, competitions and mobile donations for the charity sector. As part of the Group, Cymba will benefit
Forterro, a European provider of ERP software solutions to nearly 8,000 mid-market manufacturing and production companies, backed by Battery Ventures, has added two new C-level leaders to its executive board – Frederic (Fred’ Stark joins as chief technology officer (CTO) and Sharon Looney as chief human resources officer (CHRO).
Stark, based in Paris, and Looney, based in Cork, Ireland, have been tapped to continue the group’s growth strategy in Europe, following the appointments of Dean Forbes, CEO, and Paul Smolinski CFO, who took up their positions in March.
Stark will lead the technology and product strategy of Forterro’s portfolio, including
Accenture is to acquire BRIDGEi2i, an artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics firm headquartered in Bangalore, India, with additional offices in the US and Australia.
The acquisition will add more than 800 professionals to Accenture’s Applied Intelligence practice, strengthening and scaling up its global capabilities in data science, machine learning and AI-powered insights. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 2011, BRIDGEi2i specialises in data-driven digital transformation for companies across industries and global markets by combining data engineering, advanced analytics, proprietary AI accelerators and consulting services. It helps enterprises drive insights for faster and more accurate
A new report has revealed a GBP97 billion investment gap to secure key nature-related outcomes in the UK – such as biodiversity protection and restoration – to be between GBP44 billion and GBP97 billion over the next 10 years.
Zouk Capital has committed an initial GBP30 million investment to launch a new public EV charging company called Zest, supported by the Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund (CIIF). Zest intends to democratise EV ownership by rapidly filling the gaps in the UK’s maturing EV infrastructure.
Today’s EV infrastructure has evolved to serve early adopters, prioritising home driveway and rapid en-route charging. The Zest mission is to make the shift to EV a realistic option for everyone, by rapidly growing a network that makes fast charging available where people regularly park for more than 30 minutes, whether it is when shopping, at
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