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NTR has added a further 48 MW to its renewable energy platform through the acquisition of the Artigues et Ollières wind farm, located in the Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur region of France. The project was acquired by the NTR Renewable Energy Income Fund II, a wind, solar and energy storage fund that operates across a number of European markets. Total costs for the project amount to over EUR90 million.
The project, which comprises 22 Vestas turbines, has recently commenced operations.
Manus O‘Donnell, Chief Investment Officer, NTR, says: “Artigues et Ollières wind farm is a substantial onshore wind project in size for
Trinity Consultants (Trinity), a portfolio company of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP), has acquired AWN Consulting International Limited (AWN Consulting), a Dublin-based provider of environmental, acoustics, and risk management consulting services to industrial and public sector clients throughout Ireland and Europe.
Trinity is a leading provider of regulatory-driven environmental, health & safety and engineering consulting services. Trinity specialises in highly technical, compliance-driven services with a core presence in air quality and an expanding presence in adjacencies such as commissioning, qualification and validation, process safety management, toxicology, acoustics and water quality. Trinity operates from over 70 offices worldwide, with a national
Par Equity, an Edinburgh-based investment manager specialising in early-stage technology businesses with high growth potential, increased its new investment activity to a record GBP12.4 million in 2020.
Despite the challenges of a year dominated by Covid-19, the award-winning company also continued its run of successful exits, which means it has now returned cash to investors every year since 2013.
2020 closed with Par having completed 35 investment transactions in twelve months, up from a previous high in 2019. Additions to the portfolio included the likes of SICCAR, an IT technology company that enables organisations to securely exchange information, for instance
An affiliate of Peak Rock Capital (Peak Rock), a middle-market private investment firm, has completed the acquisition of Shipley Franchise Company and Shipley Do-nut Flour & Supply Co (collectively, Shipley Do-Nuts).
Founded in 1936, Shipley Do-Nuts is a leading quick-service restaurant franchisor. Shipley has a diverse franchisee and consumer base, with over 300 locations spanning nine states. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the Company has built a strong reputation for its doughnuts, kolaches, beverages, and guest service.
Lawrence Shipley III says: “My grandfather, father, and I have dedicated our lives to serving Shipley Do-Nuts, our franchisees and our guests. After an
Nisos, a managed intelligence company, has secured USD6 million in funding led by global cyber investor Paladin Capital Group.
Existing investors Columbia Capital and Skylab Capital also participated in the round. The investment enables Nisos to expand its marketing and operations, while extending its international footprint.
Nisos’ Adversary Insights, Intel as a Service and Zero Touch Diligence offerings fuse cyber intelligence with threat investigation techniques to identify and disrupt adversaries before they cause harm to an organisation. Its blue-chip clients include Fortune 100 corporations and internet platform companies.
Andrew Stanley, Chief Information Security Officer, Mars, says: “We trust
New York-based private equity firm Sagewind Capital (Sagewind) has invested in Sigma Defense Systems (Sigma Defense), a provider of airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (AISR) sensor data transport engineering and services. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Headquartered in Perry, Georgia, Sigma Defense serves a wide range of defence end users, including the Department of Defense (DoD) and the US Intelligence Community (IC). Its capabilities support highly complex, ground-based tactical-relay, sensor data backhaul systems to ensure the secure and rapid transport of information from the tactical edge to operators and analysts worldwide.
John Wilcox and Matt
Odyssey Investment Partners (Odyssey) has acquired Service Champions, a residential HVAC and plumbing services company. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.Service Champions, founded in 2000, offers a broad suite of essential heating, air conditioning, and plumbing services through several iconic local trade names located on the West Coast, including Service Champions, Moore Home Services, Bell Brothers, ASI, Adeedo! and ProSkill Services. Headquartered in Orange County, California, Service Champions focuses on delivering its customers world-class customer service and has a leading position in nearly all of its core markets in California, Arizona, and Nevada.
Leland Smith, founder
Mid-market private equity investor AnaCap Financial Partners (AnaCap) has made a significant growth investment into MRH Trowe (MRHT), an owner managed top-10 commercial lines insurance broker in Germany.AnaCap will join the MRHT management team as a strategic growth partner with management remaining as the largest shareholder group in the company. The investment will enable the acceleration of an acquisitions pipeline alongside investment in talent, data management and the application of technology.
This transaction allows management to remain as long-term committed shareholders of the group while continuing to build a leading, German commercial lines insurance broker, supported by AnaCap as collaborative
LDC-backed Mandata, a transport management software providers, has strengthened its service offering with the addition of Stirling Solutions to its group.Newcastle-headquartered Mandata (Management and Data Services) Ltd and Stirling Solutions Ltd will together form the newly created Mandata Group, serving 2000 customers.
The companies develop software that allows operators in all sectors of the road transport and logistics industry to manage their businesses more effectively.
The move combines the expertise of two of the longest established software providers as they look to the future and bring the best integrated transport technology to the sector.
In June 2018,
Katabat, a provider of debt management software solutions for lenders, fintechs, and collection agencies, has acquired Simplicity Collection Software of Idaho Falls, Idaho. The acquisition aligns with and accelerates Katabat’s vision to be the dominant provider of debt collection software products for global consumer lenders and third-party agencies. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Tritium Partners and Terminus Capital Partners made a strategic growth investment in Katabat in August 2020.
Simplicity Collection Software has developed SimplicityCollect, a unique debt collection software product designed for small-to-medium sized third-party debt collection agencies, health care providers, law firms and legal recovery. In this
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