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Accident repair group AD Williams has secured a multi-million-pound investment from BGF, with the funding set to be used for the partial realisation of shareholder value and to facilitate the long-term growth of the group.
Founded in 2013 by CEO Stuart Bacchus, AD Williams is an owner-managed business with 14 sites in the Southeast of England, making it the sixth largest body shop repair provider in the UK. The business currently employs 250 people across its network.
The business’s core focus is repairing cars that have been in accidents, with over 18,000 cars being fixed in 2020 alone. In
Kester Capital, a primary buyout specialist, has made two further additions to its investment team – Thomas Holroyd joins as Principal and Rob Henderson as Vice President.
DCVC and Temasek have led a USD430 million Series D funding into Pivot Bio, a nitrogen innovator in agriculture, bringing its total equity raised to more than USD600 million.
The capital will drive the company’s release of products focused on replacing the USD60 billion of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer sold each year to sustain corn, wheat, and rice.
Pivot Bio’s next stage of growth will focus on scaling its US business and expanding internationally. “Pivot Bio exemplifies the power of DeepTech solutions to create equitable and profitable outcomes for all stakeholders in immense industries like agriculture,” said Matt Ocko, co-managing partner
Mid-market European private equity firm Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone) has entered into an exclusive agreement with Orfite to acquire its majority stake in the GSCM Group (Groupe Solfab Constructions Modulaires), a modular construction specialist.
Through this transaction, Equistone will hold a majority stake in GSCM, alongside the management team and BNP Paribas Développement, who also reinvested in this funding round. Fuelled by strong organic growth and strengthened by three successful acquisitions between 2015 and 2019 (Decortes, Bodard and CNSE), GSCM continues to consolidate its position as an established player within the French modular construction market.
GSCM’s services include designing,
The EQT Exeter Europe Logistics Value Fund IV (the Fund) has held its final close at its hard cap of EUR2.1 billion in fee-paying assets under management.
Demand from both existing and new investors was exceptional resulting in the Fund being significantly oversubscribed with commitments coming from a diversified group of high-quality investors across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
The fund will pursue a value-add strategy to acquire, develop, redevelop, lease, operate and sell supply chain and e-commerce focused big box warehouse, last mile and light industrial properties serving major markets throughout Europe. EQT Exeter has employed
Hong Kong-headquartered, EV Cargo, a global freight forwarding, supply chain and technology company, has outlined ambitious plans for growth and expansion.
EV Cargo, which manages supply chains for the world’s leading brands, is targeting to grow from its current base of USD1.4 billion and surpass USD3 billion of revenue by 2025 through organic growth and M&A. With an active pipeline of acquisition candidates and well-developed M&A capabilities, EV Cargo plans to build on its strong existing geographic footprint in Asia and Europe, as well as expand into the USA.
With ongoing opportunities and challenges across global supply chains, EV
Enhancing the productivity and efficiency of its trading and portfolio management solution for its asset management clients globally, Broadridge Financial Solutions is to utilise OpenFin’s operating system for financial desktops.
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Stafford Capital Partners (Stafford) has appointed Brett Himbury as Senior Advisor.
In this newly created role, Himbury will provide strategic advice and support to Stafford as it further expands its range of real assets and private equity solutions.
Himbury joins Stafford after more than a decade with IFM Investors, where he served as Chief Executive. There he oversaw strong investment performance across all asset classes, growth in funds under management from AUD20 billion to AUD167 billion, and an increase in its client base to over 400 institutional investors in 23 countries.
Based in Sydney, Himbury will work closely with Stafford’s
PSG, a growth equity firm that focuses on partnering with middle-market software and technology-enabled services companies, has invested in Visualfabriq, an international provider of AI-enhanced revenue growth management software.
Visualfabriq’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform supports global consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers in managing and optimising their promotions and demand planning. Developed by experienced CPG industry professionals, Visualfabriq’s solutions are designed to improve revenue growth management for the world’s leading CPG brands by integrating big data, AI and intuitive workflows.
Visualfabriq was founded in 2013 and over the past eight years has grown to approximately 100 employees across the company’s headquarters
Click&Boat, a leading boat rental platform in Europe, has secured significant investment from funds advised by Permira, a global private equity firm, alongside Boats Group.
Founded in 2014 and headquartered in France, Click&Boat’s unique, technology-enabled platform matches boating enthusiasts with over 40,000 boats in more than 600 destinations globally, enabling them to rent a boat easily and efficiently. The company has experienced significant growth over the last seven years to establish a clear, well-renowned brand and leadership position in the pan-European market. Click&Boat boasts one of the largest supply of boats in Europe as well as the highest demand for
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