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ISG Technology, a portfolio company of private equity firm WestBridge Capital, has appointed Jonathan McKay as non-executive chairman.
McKay has a strong background in strategic development, sales, marketing and general management, gained in the technology sector.
He is currently chairman at JustGiving, the UK’s largest online fundraising platform; La Fosse Associates; Driftrock; Cambridge Broadband; and Forward Partners. He is also an advisory board member of Ventech China.
Prior to these appointments, McKay had a successful career in high growth software companies, including Sun Microsystems where he worked both in the UK and the US. He has accumulated a
NVM Private Equity has strengthened its investment team with two investment associate hires, Victoria Howarth and Jason Warren.
These appointments continue the growth in the investment team over the last 12 months following on from the recruitment of Charlie Winward in 2016.
Howarth and Warren will both be responsible for transacting new early-stage and technology focused private equity investments and the expansion at NVM will provide support as the firm pursues a broader investment strategy.
Howarth, who is based at NVM’s Manchester office, joins from IBM Global Business Services where she spent five years as a senior business
Golding Capital Partners (GCP) has received commitments of EUR331 million for its private debt investment programme, Golding Private Debt 2016.
After five months of fundraising this means 55 per cent of the EUR600 million target volume has already been secured at first closing.
"With interest rates at their current low levels, alternative investments are indispensable for institutional investors. High-yield investments in the private debt segment are increasingly an alternative to institutional investors' traditional fixed income allocation,” says Jeremy Golding, founder and managing partner of GCP.
The investment strategy of Golding Private Debt 2016 is focused on corporate acquisitions
Independent Growth Finance (IGF), a commercial finance provider for SMEs, has delivered a GBP350,000 invoice finance funding line to Manchester-based Branagan Flooring Services, a firm of professional commercial flooring contractors.
After winning contracts for several large projects nationwide, Branagan sought a new financier to support the company’s growth.
Having been unable to receive funding against its total sales ledger, Branagan needed a partner that would afford it the headroom it needed to grow.
By obtaining funds through IGF, Branagan has been able to expand its workforce and sustain its day-to-day cashflow.
Kate Branagan, company director at Branagan Flooring Services, says: “Our previous financier couldn’t provide us with the funds we needed to support our growth, so we looked elsewhere for support. We found IGF to be an approachable and understanding lender that was willing to take the time to understand our particular needs. The
Amadeus Capital Partners has joined a Series C investment round of USD15 million in Turkish online payment specialist iyzico.
Earlier this year, iyzico announced the Series C investment led by Vostok Emerging Finance, along with current investors, International Finance Corporation (IFC) and 212 from Turkey.
Jason Pinto, partner, Amadeus Capital Partners, says: “The fast-growing Turkish economy is underpinned by strong consumer spending with a high proportion of this spend transacted with payment cards. Merchants must cater to this market need with sophisticated card acceptance systems. We are excited about iyzico’s opportunity to address this demand with its modern, easy-to-integrate
Repositive, the company that created a portal for accessing human genomic research data, has closed a Series A funding round of GBP2.5 million.
The investors include lead investor Ananda Social Venture Fund and Force Over Mass Capital.
Amadeus Capital Partners and Jonathan Milner are increasing their investments, having previously participated in seed funding Repositive.
This brings the total funds raised to date in Repositive to GBP3.3 million.
Fiona Nielsen, CEO of Repositive, says: “This investment will allow Repositive to expand its commercial offering through the development of premium features for our fast growing community of platform users
Daycare facilities provider Babilou has received a growth investment from TA Associates.
Société Générale and Raise are shareholders of the Babilou Group, and the company remains majority-owned by the founding Carle family.
Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in Paris in 2003 by Rodolphe and Edouard Carle, Babilou is France’s largest private daycare operator. Serving children under the age of three, Babilou primarily runs company-owned and operated nurseries serving corporate clients and municipalities. It also manages municipally-owned public facilities.
Babilou also operates 1001 Crèches, an international booking platform through which individuals and businesses can secure daycare spots at Babilou
Mitratech, a provider of enterprise legal and risk management solutions for companies around the world, has secured an investment from private equity firm HgCapital.
TA Associates, which invested in Mitratech 18 months ago, will continue to retain a minority interest in Mitratech.
Mitratech’s software portfolio has expanded to include solutions that help its clients meet increasingly demanding compliance and regulatory obligations. It provides legal matter management, spend management, e-Billing, legal hold, contracts management, risk management, policy management, audit management, and health & safety management solutions for over 1,200 organisations and 500,000 users across the globe. Additionally, over 12,000 law
Nexeo Solutions has acquired DSM product inventory and has started serving customers who were previously provided with DSM products by KD Feddersen Norden in the Nordic region.
With DSM's support, Nexeo Solutions continues to optimise service and enhance its strategic position in the Nordic region.
The expansion of the local team, and the acquisition of new DSM product customers and DSM inventory, strengthens a distribution model committed to delivering high-quality products in the region.
"We are excited about the increased opportunities we see in the Nordics with the growing line-card from DSM," says Nexeo Solutions' senior vice president
An affiliate of private equity firm New Water Capital Partners has acquired Denver-based Custom Made Meals, a manufacturer of fresh, oven-ready, value-added meals sold in more than 6,000 retail grocery locations nationwide.
As part of the transaction, New Water acquired Custom Corned Beef, a manufacturer of raw and cooked corned beef, roasts and deli meats.
The transaction allows majority owners, the Jewsbury family, who founded Custom Corned Beef in 1977, to exit the business. The Jewsbury family and John Birdsall, currently president of Custom Made Meals, acquired Custom Made Meals in 2009 from Maverick Ranch. Birdsall, who operated Custom Made
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