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Aliter Capital, an investment firm focused on small to mid-size UK support services businesses, has added to its investment team with the appointment of James Davies as an Investment Associate.
Davies joins the founding partners of Aliter – seasoned support services entrepreneurs and investors Billy Allan, Greig Brown, Andy Galloway and Andrew Busby, who set up the firm at the end of 2016. The appointment reflects the continued momentum behind Aliter Capital I, LP (“the Fund”) which has in the last six months announced the completion of its first two investments, its first portfolio acquisition and the close of a
General Atlantic has appointed Aaron Goldman to Head of Financial Services and Software for the EMEA region. Goldman, who joined General Atlantic’s New York Office in 2007, has relocated and will now be based in the firm’s London office.
“We see strong potential for attractive growth equity investments in the EMEA region and are thrilled by the opportunity to further strengthen our team so that we are best positioned to continue to identify and partner with growth-stage companies across the region,” says Gabriel Caillaux, Managing Director and Co-Head of EMEA. “As we continue to deepen our financial services and software
Property management software firm, Arthur has just raised GBP1,136,000 in its first round of funding, which was oversubscribed.
The fundraising was managed by the Chairman, Mark Jones who brought in five individual investors, handpicked to bring added value to the brand and aid substantial growth. London Business School investor group introduced 11 investors and the Deloitte Investor group brought five investors, resulting in a total of 21 external investors.
Arthur was established in 2014 and has experienced huge success in the UK and internationally. It is currently used to manage over 50,000 units by over 4,500 property managers, across
Enghouse Systems Limited has broadened its contact centre portfolio by acquiring San Francisco-based Survox.
Survox is a well-established, multi-mode, voice-based survey automation software and services provider. Its offerings enable market research, facilitate opinion polling and enhance brand equity by efficiently conducting surveys.
The company’s open survey automation development platform delivers best-in-class phone-based research solutions. Its online survey tools provide the broadest set of survey options for customers available. Survox has over 75 client deployments, supported by more than 25 employees.
“The Survox solution enhances our contact centre portfolio and empowers decision makers to gain fast, accurate insights from a
John Dawson and Federico Fruhbeck have joined Vinson & Elkins in its London office, adding depth to the firm’s global finance, high-yield and M&A practices.
Dawson, a partner who focuses his practice on acquisition and leveraged finance, was previously at Clifford Chance. Fruhbeck, who joins the firm as counsel, comes to V&E from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.
“John and Federico are both exceptional lawyers, and they are the perfect fit for V&E as we continue to grow our London-based private equity and finance practice,” says Jeff Eldredge, Corporate Department Head of the firm’s Europe, Middle East and Africa practice. “Their
Mid-market private equity investor LDC has backed the management buyout of Stuart Turner, a UK-based water pump and pressure solutions business.
The investment will enable Stuart Turner to accelerate its buy-and-build strategy, targeting further growth in the commercial pumps sector, in addition to supporting international expansion.
Founded in 1906, with strong heritage in engineering excellence and product innovation, Stuart Turner has an established reputation for high-quality products for the commercial and domestic markets, including a patented solution for mains water pressure issues. Stuart Turner is led by CEO Mark Williams and Financial Director Malcolm Harris, and employs more than
Hilco Valuation Services has appointed Nat Baldwin as Director of Intellectual Property Services Europe.
Baldwin will assume business development responsibility for the United Kingdom and European Intellectual Property (IP) appraisal and disposal practice assisting clients in identifying, preserving, and extracting value from these key assets within corporate transactions. Baldwin brings more than 10 years of transaction experience to the Hilco team and will leverage his expertise to assist key stakeholders, including directors, professional advisors and lenders, when assessing IP value.
Chris Hall, CEO of Hilco Valuation Services Europe says: “Nat Baldwin is a perfect addition to our organisation adding
Funds advised by Foresight Group have invested GBP1.9 million into Regency Design & Print Limited, a designer and manufacturer of printed materials for the beverage equipment and retail point-of-sale sector.
Founded in 1986, the Company is the UK market leader and boasts a longstanding customer list comprised of blue chip beverage companies such as Coca Cola Enterprises and Lucozade Ribena Suntory. Over the last few years, Regency has developed a market leading proprietary branded housing for self-serve coffee and tea machines, known as “coffee pods”. Customers for this product include Jacobs Douwe Egberts and Nestle.
The management team comprises
Specialist direct lender Beechbrook Capital, which backs small and medium-sized businesses in the UK, has further strengthened its Manchester-based regional office team with the appointment of Jon Petty as Associate Director.
Petty joins from Deloitte, where he spent five years in their Manchester-based Debt Advisory practice, advising on a wide range of financing projects. Previously, he had spent four years in the Royal Bank of Scotland Structured Finance team. Petty will support Beechbrook investment director Matt Kenny, who joined in April to head up the company’s Manchester office.
Jon Herbert, Managing Director of Beechbrook’s UK SME Credit fund, says:
AirTM, a fintech start-up aiming to bring US dollar-denominated financial services to the developing world, has surpassed its funding goal of USD1 million with lead FinTech investor BnkToTheFuture.
AirTM plans to use this funding to further develop its platform and bring its services to more people who need to preserve their savings in the midst of devaluing currencies. It took just two weeks to reach its funding goal.
AirTM Founders Ruben Galindo Steckel and Antonio Garcia Aerenlund, both from Mexico City, started AirTM in 2015 with a clear mission – to help people in the developing world preserve their savings
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