A fund managed by Horizon Capital is to acquire a minority stake in Intellias, an IT Services provider with operations in Ukraine.   “We are delighted to attract Horizon Capital’s backing as we broaden our delivery footprint in Ukraine and beyond” stated Vitaly Sedler, Intellias Co-founder and CEO. “Intellias is the fastest-growing IT Services provider with operations in Ukraine, having expanded from circa 150 employees in 2013 to over 1,100 now. It is a testament to the success of our clients, who found in Intellias a trusted R&D partner and whom we will continue supporting in their most challenging software

Behrman Capital, a private equity investment firm based in New York and San Francisco, has acquired kSARIA Corporation (kSARIA), a producer and supplier of connectivity solutions for the aerospace and defence end markets. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 2000, kSARIA brings extensive process technology and engineering expertise to the high-reliability connectivity industry, offering interconnect products and services with superior performance, quality and value. The Company’s product offering includes high-reliability optical fiber, expanded beam fiber optic, copper, and RF cable assemblies and harnesses. Additionally, the Company offers custom fiber optic flex circuits for avionic and backplane

Ara Partners Group, an alternative asset manager focused on the industrial, chemicals & materials and energy sectors, has made a majority investment in Centric Gas Services, (Centric), a local gas distribution platform headquartered in Magnolia, Texas.   Centric operates four local gas distribution companies and three gas transmission pipeline companies in high-growth areas in Texas. The Barnwell family, which in 1993 founded entities that Centric owns, will retain a substantial minority ownership position in Centric.   “Our partnership with Ara Partners is an important milestone for Centric,” says Robert S Barnwell IV, President of Centric. “This investment enables Centric to continue

Elements Talent Solutions, a disruptor to the USD200-plus billion worldwide recruitment market, has received a GBP3.45 million investment from BGF to accelerate its growth across Europe, the US and the APAC region. While recent years have seen no shortage of technological innovation in the hiring market, Elements has pioneered a model which focuses on people and seeks to change the fundamental “transaction” mechanics of the industry. Its ‘embedded model’ involves Elements consultants working on-site within the client’s hiring function and partnering with them on every stage of the hiring process.   Elements has attracted clients from global brands such as

Eos Venture Partners (Eos) debut Insurtech fund, EVP I, has made its first two investments, in Concirrus, a marine insurance analytics platform and in Digital Fineprint (DFP) an SME-focused lead generation and underwriting solution. Concirrus uses AI-powered software to help marine insurers move to “behavioural-based underwriting”. The software provides behavioural analysis that considers hundreds of factors including a ship’s location and speed to offer more accurate underwriting models.  It accesses and interprets vast datasets, such as vessel statistics, movements, cargo and machinery information, and combines this with historical claims information to reveal the behaviours that correlate with underwriting and claims.