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Stephen Crystal, Founder of SCCG Management, has completed an agreement with Sowbhagya Shetty, CEO of Berlin, Germany based Data Sports Group (DSG), for a strategic consulting and business development in the US media markets.
DSG provides highly accurate and consistent data for a wide number of traditional sports and esports events. Media publishers can unlock new commercial opportunities and revenue streams while readers get access to well-structured and compelling sports sections that bring editorial together with data & insights.
Crystal says: “We are excited to be able to bring this powerful suite of content and analytics for traditional sports and
Palatine-backed Construction Testing Solutions (CTS), a provider of construction consulting and testing services, has completed the acquisition of Silkstone Environmental Limited (SEL), a multi-disciplined consultancy specialising in minerals and waste management planning & permitting, site investigation, environmental monitoring and surveying.
Based in Sheffield, Silkstone Environmental employs 12 staff and operates across the UK. Founded in 2000, the company is a well-established planning consultancy and environmental monitoring business providing a variety of solutions to the quarry, landfill and civil engineering sectors. The deal continues CTS’ ambitious growth strategy and follows the acquisition of CGL Limited in November 2020, and Nicholls Colton Group
GCA and Houlihan Lokey, the global investment bank, have entered into a definitive agreement under which Houlihan Lokey will commence a tender offer to acquire GCA.
Under the terms of the agreement, which has been unanimously approved by the GCA Board of Directors and the Houlihan Lokey Board of Directors, Houlihan Lokey will commence a tender offer on 4 August, 2021 to acquire all outstanding shares of GCA.
Houlihan Lokey is a global investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, financial restructuring, and valuation. The firm serves corporations, institutions, and governments worldwide with offices in the
High Bluff Capital Partners (High Bluff), supported by various alternative investment funds managed by FS Investments, is to acquire Church’s Chicken, one of the world’s largest quick service chicken restaurant chains, from FFL Partners.
Subject to customary closing conditions, the transaction is expected to be completed during Q3 of 2021.
Based in Atlanta and founded in 1952, Church’s has more than 1,500 locations in 26 countries and international territories. Demonstrating considerable resiliency in the face of a devastating global pandemic, the brand in 2020 leveraged its strengths in family meals, digital offerings, delivery and to-go orders to post a strong
Gen II Fund Services (Gen II), an independent private equity fund administrator, has acquired Stone Pine Accounting Services (Stone Pine), a Denver-based provider of private equity fund administration, tax and investor services.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 1998, Stone Pine provides tailored services to a variety of private equity fund structures. The addition further enhances Gen II’s service offerings, expands the firm’s footprint in the Western US, and increases its headcount to more than 750. Significantly, the acquisition brings Gen II’s assets under administration to more than USD600 billion.
Led since 2009 by its co-founders,
FinAccel, the parent of Kredivo, an AI-enabled digital consumer credit platform in Southeast Asia, and VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings II (VPCB), a special purpose acquisition company sponsored by Victory Park Capital (VPC), have entered into a definitive agreement for a business combination that will result in FinAccel becoming a publicly traded company with an expected pro forma equity value of approximately USD2.5 billion, assuming no redemptions.
Element Ventures, one of Europe’s leading B2B fintech-focused venture capital firms, has launched a USD130 million fund to invest in the founders building tomorrow’s financial enterprise technology businesses.
Founded by Steve Gibson and Michael McFadgen, with more than 30 years of combined experience in the space between them, and joined by Spencer Lake, HSBC’s former Vice Chairman of Global Banking and Markets. Element Ventures is also backed by an LP base and network consisting of more than 30 world-class founders and executives from across the financial sector.
The financial technology opportunity is substantial. European fintech companies have already raised USD12.3bn
Duke Street, a European mid-market private equity group, has completed the acquisition of COMPO, the largest European producer and distributor of consumer gardening soil, fertiliser, plant protection and lawn seeds.
Headquartered in Münster, Germany, COMPO was previously owned by Kingenta Ecological Engineering Group Co. Ltd. (“Kingenta”), a publicly listed company and one of the leading fertilizer producers in China.
A market leader across continental Europe, COMPO has created an impressive range of technically superior products – including soil, fertiliser, plant care, and lawn care. The organisation owns first class production and distribution infrastructure and has established brands that are
ClearCourse Partnership (ClearCourse), a group of technology companies providing useful, integrated software solutions, is to acquire The EPOS Bureau, a provider of stock control and inventory management software.
The acquisition is the ClearCourse’s second of the year and sees the Company joining ClearCourse’s retail division, strengthening its retail management and e-commerce capabilities.
Founded in 1997, The EPOS Bureau is one of the UK’s premier providers of sophisticated software solutions for premium delicatessens and farm shops. It offers a unified platform with a wide range of capabilities to assist retailers, from helping keep margins under control through inventory management to
CentroMotion, a designer and manufacturer of highly engineered components and systems for the industrial and transportation markets, has successfully completed the previously announced acquisition of Carlisle Brake & Friction (CBF) from Carlisle Companies Incorporated (CSL).
The addition of CBF to CentroMotion’s growing portfolio of highly respected brands creates a global technology leader focused on mission-critical solutions and applications.
Founded in 1920, CBF is the largest global manufacturer of friction materials and mechatronic solutions for off highway brake and transmission products. The company is headquartered in Medina, Ohio with approximately 1,350 employees serving customers across 70 countries. CBF will join the
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