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Private equity firm FFL Partners (FFL) is to sell EyeCare Partners (ECP), a vertically integrated growing network of full scope medical optometry and ophthalmology practices in the US. Financial terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 2015, ECP provides best-in-class eye care services from an integrated network of over 500 optometrists and 85 ophthalmologists located in 13 states throughout the Midwest, Southeast, Mid-Atlantic and Southwest. Under FFL’s ownership, the Company’s revenue grew at a compounded growth rate of 65 percent while expanding its geographic footprint from 63 to more than 450 sites of service through over
Keensight Capital, one of the leading private equity managers dedicated to pan-European Growth Buyout investments, has appointed Amit Karna as Senior Director and Carlo Cartapani as Analyst.
Karna brings more than 15 years of finance experience across both the USA and Europe, notably in the Healthcare sector, while Carlo has a strong background in Corporate Finance.
Prior to joining Keensight Capital, Karna spent 10 years in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs, first in New York and then in London. As part of the Global Healthcare Group, he handled numerous mid & large-cap transactions, across a range of
Accenture has invested in and formed a strategic alliance with TradeIX, a Dublin-based company whose open platform uses distributed ledger technology to facilitate the flow of goods, services, transactions and information within a secure environment for global trade.
Terms of the equity investment have not been disclosed.
Current trade relies on time-consuming manual transaction processes that can be costly and hard to reconcile. Distributed ledger technology enables new ways to share data and the full automation of finance and accounting processes, increasing productivity and working capital while reducing overall risk for banking parties.
“Building on TradeIX’s solid foundation across the banking
Fondo Agroalimentare Italiano (FAI) has held its final close with commitments of EUR55 million. Sponsored by Unigrains, the Fund’s subscribers include French, Italian and Swiss institutional investors and family offices as well as several Italian entrepreneurs.
FAI invests in minority stakes either in growth capital transactions or in buyout transactions as a sector specialist, in the capital of Italian agri-food SMEs with sales generally between EUR10 million and EUR150 million. These investments contribute to financing the development of companies through external or organic growth, internationalisation or in the context of managerial transitions.
Managed by a team of 3 investment
Atrium Sports (Atrium”, a full-service technology platform for sports and video data content, has acquired Synergy Sports Technology (“Synergy Sports”), a global provider of data and video analytics tools for the NBA, the MLB and NCAA Division I-II-III basketball and Division I baseball.
This acquisition will accelerate Atrium’s expansion strategy and strengthen its end-to-end technology solution offering globally.
The acquisition was completed with a lead investment from Eldridge Industries and additional investment from Elysian Park Ventures, Atrium executives and other Atrium and Synergy Sports shareholders.
Synergy Sports provides teams with the analytics and tools that power scouting, player
HR software provider CIPHR has today completed the acquisition of its long-term strategic software and services partner, Payroll Business Solutions (PBS), in a deal that will double the number of customers it can reach through its integrated services.
CIPHR and PBS have worked together for more than 10 years and already have more than 50 joint customers that benefit from integrated HR and payroll systems, including household names such as bed manufacturer Dreams, delivery service CitySprint and property company ZPG. As a result of this acquisition, the Marlow-based business is announcing two new solutions to its market-leading services: CIPHR Payroll
Inflexion-backed Shimtech Industries has acquired Fastener Technology Corporation (FTC), a North Hollywood based supplier of high-strength specialty fasteners for commercial and military aerospace applications.
FTC was founded by Bulent Gulistan in 1979 and has built a strong reputation as an innovative and reliable supplier serving more than 400 customers. Some customer relationships span multiple decades, including those with Lockheed Martin, Click Bond, Northrop Grumman, Boeing, Raytheon, and Wesco. The existing management team, led by President Dennis Suedkamp, will continue to operate and grow the business, now aided by Shimtech’s additional group resources.
Shimtech is owned by Inflexion Private Equity and
Foresight Group (Foresight) has made a GBP2.0 million investment as part of a GBP3.3 million round into award-winning novel thin film ultrasound technology company Novosound Ltd (Novosound).
The Foresight Williams Technology EIS Fund led the round, investing GBP1.5 million alongside GBP500,000 from the Foresight Scottish Growth Fund, financed by the Scottish Growth Scheme through a combination of Scottish Government funds and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), and GBP1.3 million from existing shareholders including Par Equity, Kelvin Capital, Gabriel Investments, the University of the West of Scotland, and the Scottish Investment Bank, the investment arm of Scottish Enterprise.
Novosound
Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) has appointed Anna Elmfeldt as Managing Director and Head of Nordics.
Reporting to Jiri Zrust, Head of Country Coverage and Origination for MIRA in Europe, Ms. Elmfeldt will be responsible for identifying new investment opportunities in the Nordics for MIRA’s suite of infrastructure and real asset funds. Elmfeldt will also oversee asset management activities and engagement with stakeholders for MIRA across the region.
Leigh Harrison, Head of MIRA EMEA, says: “We have been an investor in the Nordics for more than 15 years and today manage critical infrastructure businesses in Denmark, Finland and Sweden.
Bruin Sports Capital (Bruin) is to acquire Two Circles, a consumer data analytics, sports marketing, and technology practice from WPP. Terms of the agreement, which is subject to regulatory approval, have not been disclosed.
WPP will continue to hold a minority stake in the company.
Two Circles’, proprietary data-management platforms aggregate and analyse massive volumes of consumer data to inform new business development strategies and state-of-the-art marketing programs. Annually, Two Circles processes tens of billions of data points on global sports fans – more than any other sports organisation. Its roster of clients includes the NFL, Premier League, UEFA, Formula
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