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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, a provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, has appointed Robert (Rob) L Wernli, Jr a as a corporate partner in the firm’s San Diego office.
Wernli’s experience as a public company and capital markets attorney includes both advisory and transactional areas. He advises public companies on SEC reporting, listing exchange compliance matters, corporate governance, and other ongoing business matters. He also has substantial transactional experience representing clients in capital markets deals, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic alliances.
“Public companies and other clients often have uniquely complex
Citizens M&A Advisory has served as the exclusive financial advisor to Orttech, Inc on its majority recapitalisation by Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN).
Headquartered in Solon, OH, Orttech is a leading value-added distributor delivering mission-critical torque control products to a diverse range of industrial power transmission end markets. Established in 1977, Orttech serves the press, marine, winch and agriculture markets, amongst others, with premier products and top-end service and expertise to its loyal, longstanding customer base.
Greg and Steve Zenczak, owners of Orttech, says: “Citizens was the only banking group who clearly understood the uniqueness of our business and
Periscope Equity, a lower middle-market private equity firm focused on investments in technology-enabled business services, has invested in CyberMaxx, LLC through a recapitalisation in partnership with management.
CyberMaxx provides the healthcare industry with a full suite of services to prevent, detect, and respond to cyberattacks. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Nashville, CyberMaxx’s proprietary software, along with its extensive healthcare expertise, protects highly regulated industries that require cloud-based and on-premise security solutions.
CyberMaxx Co-Founder Thomas Lewis says: “This investment will advance our innovation to remain ahead of cyber criminals. As our growth continues to accelerate, we remain steadfast in our
Nexa Equity, a private equity firm focused on rapidly scaling lower middle market software and fintech businesses, has made a majority growth investment in AutoReturn, a leading provider of towing and parking enforcement SaaS software.
Hopper has completed a USD175 million Series G financing led by GPI Capital with participation from Glade Brook Capital, WestCap, Goldman Sachs Growth and Accomplice as the company emerges from the pandemic stronger than ever.
As the travel industry continues to rebound, Hopper has demonstrated significant outperformance with its category-leading mobile-only marketplace, delivering value to customers and supply partners with the company’s proprietary suite of fintech offerings. Hopper has over 60 million downloads, consistently ranks as one of the most downloaded travel apps, and now has a larger air travel market share in North America than it did before the
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), through its wholly owned subsidiary, CPP Investment Board Europe, and BC Partners, an international investment firm, are to to jointly acquire CeramTec, from existing owner BC European Capital X (BCEC X) and its co-investors.
CeramTec is a high-performance ceramics specialist and global MedTech business. On completion of the transaction, CeramTec will be jointly owned by CPP Investments and BC Partners Fund XI (BC XI).
CeramTec is a leading global MedTech platform and provider of high-performance ceramics for medical implants and bespoke industrial solutions, with 21 production sites and over 3,500 employees across
Unified comms, contact centre and cyber solutions provider, Babble, has acquired both Concert (Concert Networks Limited) and 5 Rings (5 Rings Telecom Ltd and 5 Rings IT Ltd).
The deals – which are the fifth and sixth completed by Babble in 2021 – extend the leading tech business’s UK-wide footprint, adding scale across the North-West and the South Coast.
The announcement continues the period of growth at Babble, with a highly successful buy and build strategy complemented by robust organic growth resulting in a transformational cloud technology business that now has over 25,000 UCaaS, 24,000 mobile and 4,000 CCaaS
Browne Jacobson’s corporate finance lawyers have advised private equity firm Apiary Capital LLP and Project Engine Bidco Limited on the acquisition of independent global media adviser MediaSense for a confidential amount.
Mediasense was set up in 2009 by Andy Pearch and Graham Brown and is considered one of the UK’s leading technology providers of media advisory and auditing services. The business has a strong reputation for providing innovative media analysis and auditing to some of the world’s leading brands and organisations. It currently manages over USD15 billion worth of media expenditure on behalf of its clients.
Apiary Capital is a
Private investment firm Weatherford Capital has closed Weatherford Capital Fund I, which was oversubscribed with USD355 million in commitments from a diverse group of investors.
“Companies are increasingly seeking investors who can serve as genuine strategic partners in addition to providing capital,” says Will Weatherford, Managing Partner of Weatherford Capital and former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives. “We’re building our firm to be long-term partners to great companies, and we’re deeply humbled by the confidence our limited partners are showing in us. As a family-owned firm, we understand that trust is our cornerstone, and we look forward to
NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners (Maven) and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) has invested in XR Games Limited (XR Games), a game development studio in Leeds specialising in immersive AR and VR content.
Existing investor ACT Capital Partners also followed on from their previous investment. The funding will allow the business to invest in product development and create 20 new roles in the Leeds based studio.
XR Games designs and develops Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) games for licensed IP holders and also operates as a ‘work-for-hire’ studio. The business
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