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Global investment bank GCA Altium has announced a series of promotions across its UK offices, with Dominic Orsini and David Edwards both becoming Managing Directors in Manchester.
Since joining GCA Altium in 2012, Dominic has been involved in a number of high-profile software and tech-enabled services transactions. During the last six months he has advised on the secondary buyouts of Mobysoft from Livingbridge and CIPHR from LDC, as well as on Eque2 securing investment from WestBridge.
David joined GCA Altium in 2009, and over the last 12 years has established a leading role in deal origination at the firm.
Foresight Group (Foresight), a listed infrastructure and private equity investment manager, has made a GBP2 million follow-on investment in Spektrix Limited (Spektrix).
Founded in 2007, Spektrix was an early pioneer in bringing cloud technology to the arts. It is now the UK industry’s leading SaaS solution, encompassing ticketing, marketing, fundraising, analytics and customer relationship management (CRM). It has been recognised as one of the UK’s fastest growing technology companies by the Sunday Times TechTrack 100 and FT Future 100 and since Foresight’s original investment in December 2018, Spektrix has continued to grow its customer base at a rate of 20%
Cairngorm Capital Partners’s (Cairngorm Capital) is pleased to announce that its portfolio company, Grant & Stone Group (Grant & Stone), has completed the acquisitions of RGB Building Supplies, Buildit Gloster and Total Plumbing Supplies, to create one of the largest independent builders’ merchant groups in southern England.
The new enlarged group will have 74 branches stretching from West London to Cornwall, over 1,000 employees and combined revenues approaching GBP250 million.
Grant & Stone’s stated objective has been to develop its builders’ merchant business through a combination of acquisitions, new site development and organic growth. With Cairngorm Capital’s support, it has
BCF Equity Partners has acquired Peterborough-based pump specialist, Hydromarque in a deal totalling GBP2.7 million.
Hydromarque is an exclusive UK distributor of Gorman-Rupp, Cornell and Wallwin pumps across a range of industries including water and food production.
Following acquisition, BCF is now looking to significantly grow the business and increase market share as the pump industry moves away from submersible products towards above ground pumps.
The acquisition was supported by Shawbrook Bank via a GBP1.4 million commercial loan.
Rob Newcombe, Managing Director of Hydromarque Ltd, says: “We are delighted to have gained the support of BCF Equity Partners as we
Atwater Capital (Atwater), an alternative investment manager that invests in the media and entertainment industry, has closed on a long-term debt facility with its portfolio company wiip, an independent studio.
The agreement, which brings Atwater to over USD100 million in invested capital since inception in 2017, extends its track record of providing equity or debt finance to support creative businesses in their development.
Proceeds from the facility will help to support the next phase in wiip’s substantial growth while at the same time bolstering the balance sheet of the studio, which was formed in 2018 by Paul Lee, who founded
Originally from Oman, Huda al Lawati (pictured) has earned degrees in both Business Economics and Neuroscience from US-based Brown University. Having joined Saudi-listed consumer conglomerate Savola as chief investment officer in 2015, she was responsible for portfolio management, M&A, investor relations and strategy there.
TVM Capital Healthcare, a specialist healthcare private equity firm operating in emerging markets, has sold its portfolio company Cambridge Medical and Rehabilitation Center (CMRC) to UAE-based publicly traded investment company, Amanat Holdings PJSC.
CMRC is a leading post-acute care and rehabilitation services provider in the MENA region. TVM Capital Healthcare has a long track record of successfully investing in and growing specialty care companies with investment and operation teams in the MENA region and Southeast Asia.
The sale of CRMC represents the third successful exit of the USD134 million funds managed and arranged by TVM Capital Healthcare. Distribution to investors
Chartered financial planning firm Fairstone has completed a deal with global private equity house TA Associates which sees funds advised by TA take a significant stake in the business.
TA Associates, which has raised USD33.5 billion in capital since its inception, invests in profitable, dynamic companies around the world that demonstrate opportunities for strong sustainable growth.
This investment, for which the underlying valuation is not being disclosed, is the central aspect of a triple-boost for Fairstone. Current private equity backers Synova are also reinvesting into the group whilst current funders Alcentra has also increased the scale of the acquisition
STAR Capital Partnership LLP (STAR), a European fund manager, is to provide investment capital to drive accelerated growth of international corporate, private client and fund services provider Hawksford.
M&A will be an integral part of STAR and Hawksford’s growth strategy, particularly where geographical expansion enhances the Company’s high quality, client focused service offering.
Hawksford Group Chief Executive Michel van Leeuwen says: “This deal is a significant vote of confidence in Hawksford’s strategy, management team, people, and ambition. Despite the global challenges defining 2020 and 2021, STAR identified Hawksford as an attractive investment opportunity due to our stable and long-term client
Monroe Capital (Monroe) has sponsored MCAP Acquisition Corporation, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).
This is the third SPAC Monroe has participated as a sponsor investor.
In 2018, Monroe co-sponsored Thunder Bridge Acquisition, Lt. and supported its successful business combination with Repay Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: RPAY). In 2019, Monroe co-sponsored Thunder Bridge Acquisition, Ltd II, which has entered into a definitive merger agreement with indie Semiconductor.
MCAP may pursue an initial business combination target in any business, industry or sector, but it intends to capitalise on the differentiated ability of the Sponsor’s manager to source, acquire and manage software,
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