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AAF Lufttechnik, a German affiliate of American Air Filter Co, has acquired RIS Facility Management, a provider of Indoor Air Quality services in Germany.
With this acquisition, AAF International will further expand its operational footprint and enhance both the level and the quantity of services offered in Germany and all of Europe.
RIS is headquartered in Eppingen, Germany, and provides HVAC inspections, process technology, repairs and maintenance to a wide range of industries, for both supply and exhaust air. The family-owned company employs approximately 100 qualified employees that are able to deliver first class consultancy and service for clean air
Alpine Investors VI, and two affiliated funds (Alpine), have partnered with EcoInteractive, a provider of software as a service (SaaS) solution in funding, budget and project management for government transportation and environmental management organisations.
Headquartered in Davis, CA, EcoInteractive’s leading edge solution supports diverse government needs and efficiently manages scheduling, documents, maps, environmental risk and regulatory processes by linking regional staff, local agencies, and both state and federal databases. With a strong focus on ease-of-use and increased productivity, EcoInteractive provides real-time, interactive management reports and customisable service packages to guarantee that agencies can reliably access up-to-date project data as their needs
Internet of things IIoT) investor Breed Reply saw one third of its 18-strong portfolio of investee companies complete series A funding rounds in 2017, totalling in excess of USD50 million with funds coming from notable investors including Accel, Aviva Ventures, Finance Wales, Intu and MunichRE.
More companies in the growing portfolio are expected to be ready for Series A investment in 2018.
The successful companies span a broad range of IoT sectors: Callsign (Cyber Security); Cocoon (Smart Home); enModus (Smart Building); Senseye (Industrial); WePredict (Big Data); and Zeetta Networks (Platforms).
Helping start-ups prepare for future funding is a crucial
Cairngorm Capital has appointed Lucy Graham as Investment Director and Panita Vongkusolkit as Investment Manager.
With over 20 years’ experience in leveraged nance and corporate law, Graham joins from Clydesdale Bank, where most recently she was Senior Corporate Finance Partner responsible for developing Clydesdale’s inorganic strategy involving acquisitions, sale transactions, joint ventures and for delivering growth opportunities. Previously she spent ten years as a Senior Director in the bank’s leveraged nance team working alongside private equity and corporate investors generating bespoke structured financial solutions to support their growth plans, acquisitions, management buy outs and recapitalisations. Graham was responsible for developing
An affiliate of HIG Capital (HIG) has acquired a majority interest in Beinbauer Group (Beinbauer), a provider of complex machined metal parts (iron, steel, aluminium) for the European on- and off-highway commercial vehicle industry (OEMs and other tier-1 suppliers).
Beinbauer’s core competencies are the machining of components and assemblies in state-of-the-art production processes as well as building and managing complex supplier networks, offering its customers all-in-one solutions for axle, frame, chassis and engine parts from a single source.
Beinbauer operates four production sites in Germany and has approximately 700 employees. In 2017, Beinbauer generated revenues of more than EUR200 million.
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) has completed a GBP25 million investment in Redwood Technologies Group (Redwood), acquiring a minority stake in the UK-headquartered international provider of communications technology and cloud contact centre solutions.
Redwood has experienced strong and profitable organic growth, with revenues increasing by 30 per cent in both 2017 and 2016. SEP’s involvement, the first external investment that Redwood has accepted in its 25-year history, will accelerate a global expansion strategy that focuses on Asia-Pac for 2018, with a regional office opening in Tokyo during Q1.
Redwood owns the cloud communications provider Content Guru, which in 2016 received a
Private equity investor Waterland has purchased Swyx Solutions, a provider of unified communications solutions to mid-sized companies throughout Europe.
Swyx is a leading unified communications software solutions provider and developer. The company offers leading edge communications and collaboration solutions to SMEs. Swyx integrates and connects all communication channels such as voice, instant messaging, video and email with company-relevant process applications. Solutions can be run directly via the client’s existing infrastructure on premises, via a partner cloud service or based on the cloud service provided by Swyx.
As one of the market leaders in Europe, Swyx has a two-tier goto market
Experienced offshore investment funds lawyer Sophie Reguengo has joined Ogier’s Jersey funds team.
Reguengo has almost 15 years’ experience as an offshore funds specialist working in both Jersey and Hong Kong – her practice focuses on private equity and real estate structures.
Reguengo’s arrival in the Jersey funds team further boosts Ogier’s global funds offering, following the arrival of partner Emily Haithwaite to the Jersey team last year and the recent recruitment of investment funds-focused Counsel Emma Sutherland (Cayman), James Bermingham (Luxembourg), and managing associate Oliver Quarmby (Guernsey).
Reguengo, a Jersey-qualified Solicitor, has been recognised as a “Rising
Browne Jacobson’s corporate finance team has advised on two key venture capital deals for InsurTech companies – Digital Fineprint and Dinghy – under the firm’s legal support programme for start-ups and scaling businesses – ‘Grow’.
The team advised Digital Fineprint on its USD2.7m investment round led by Pentech. The investment will allow Digital Fineprint to expand its London team and invest in the further development of its social media-powered insurance distribution software. Digital Fineprint, which was set up in 2016 and was established by a group of Oxford University students, offers insurance companies a platform enabling them to use social
Renovus Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on the education, training and human capital sectors, has acquired a controlling interest in Continuing Education Alliance, LLC and Practicing Clinicians Exchange (PCE).
Based in Stamford, CT, PCE is the national leader in education for nurse practitioners and physician assistants, two of the fastest growing professions in the United States.
PCE was created in 2006 in response to a national physician shortage and growing demands in healthcare that placed NPs and PAs on the front lines of patient care. There are currently more than 234,000 licensed nurse practitioners and approximately 115,000
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