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Palatine-backed CTS Group has acquired the geo-technical and geo-environmental specialist In Situ Site Investigation Limited, the latest of nine acquisitions that have given the technical consulting firm a market leading position in testing infrastructure materials, surveying and monitoring services.
With headquarters in St Leonards-on-sea, East Sussex, In Situ Site Investigation employs 37 staff and operates internationally across many locations. The company is a well-established ground investigation services business founded in 2008 by Managing Director Darren Ward. It has grown strongly over the years based on a strong client focus, enabling them to branch out into other areas of Cone
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP) has promoted Monty Ismail and Luc Sandmann to director in the firm’s Investment Management group, while Debra Sherman has joined the firm as a director in the Investor Relations group.
Ismail and Sandmann are based in LLCP’s London office and Sherman is based in the firm’s Los Angeles office.
Ismail and Sandmann joined LLCP in 2018 and 2019, respectively. Prior to joining LLCP, Sherman was a vice president, product management and investor relations, private equity at Ares Management.
Hazeltree, a specialist in treasury and liquidity management technology for the alternative asset and investment management industries, has secured a $14 million strategic investment in a funding round led by FINTOP Capital, a venture capital firm focused on fintech B2B SaaS companies.
BV Investment Partners (BV), a middle-market private equity firm focused on the tech-enabled business services, software and IT services sectors, has sold RKD Group, a provider of omnichannel fundraising and marketing services to the nonprofit sector, to Incline Equity Partners.
RKD Group, headquartered in Dallas, has raised billions of dollars for its clients and currently serves hundreds of nonprofit organisations, within segments such as food banks, health & disease, social service and animal welfare. Nonprofits rely on RKD’s data-driven, omni-channel solutions to generate net revenue, accelerate growth, build long-term donor relationships, and drive online and offline donor engagement. BV acquired
Alantra has completed the acquisition of an additional 24.5% stake in pan-European asset manager Access Capital Partners (ACP) from OP Financial Group for a cash consideration of approximately €24.5m.
As anticipated in the 2021 Financial Results Presentation, it was Alantra’s intention to execute the call option, which was agreed upon at the time of the initial 24.5% acquisition in December 2018. Following the transaction, Alantra owns a 49% stake in the company and the executive partners the remaining 51%.
This investment marks a new milestone in Alantra’s strategy of becoming a leading pan-European diversified asset manager offering a wide range
Pension funds and other institutional investors have focused on protecting portfolios and seeking out new sources of potential return in private markets amid ongoing volatility.
Centerbridge Partners (Centerbridge), a global, multi-strategy private investment, and Bridgeport Partners (Bridgeport), a private investment firm with a long-term, value-oriented approach, are to acquire Computer Services Inc (CSI), a provider of end-to-end fintech and regtech solutions, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.6 billion, or $58.00 per share.
The transaction was unanimously approved by CSI’s board of directors.
Under the terms of the agreement, CSI shareholders will receive $58.00 per share in cash upon the closing of the transaction, which is expected to occur in the fourth quarter of calendar year 2022, subject to customary closing conditions, including CSI
KKR has led a significant structured investment in Arevia Power (Arevia), a US renewable energy developer, with strategic participation by GCM Grosvenor, a global alternative asset management solutions provider.
The investment will support the Company’s accelerated growth and development of new solar and wind projects throughout the United States.
Founded in 2015, Arevia is a dedicated solar and wind project developer that originates, permits, and manages renewable energy projects through their lifecycle. Currently, Arevia is advancing a multi-gigawatt (GW) portfolio of early-stage projects across the country. Arevia’s projects are responsibly sited and aim to meet local and regional energy demand
TA Associates has closed an investment in iCIMS, a talent cloud company majority owned by Vista Equity Partners (Vista), a global investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses.
Vista and TA will partner to further accelerate global growth and product development expansion at the company. Susquehanna Growth Equity, which first invested in iCIMS in 2012 and made an additional investment in 2015, will continue to be a shareholder.
iCIMS powers talent transformation for more than 4,000 organisations worldwide, including CVS Health, Target, and IBM. Employers leverage the iCIMS Talent Cloud to attract, engage, hire and
TPG has appointed Peter Munzig as a partner and head of business services for TPG Capital, the firm’s private equity platform. Munzig will lead TPG Capital’s investment activity and portfolio management in the business services sector.
Munzig joins TPG following 17 years with General Atlantic, where he most recently served as managing director and head of the firm’s Palo Alto office, responsible for B2B investing efforts. At General Atlantic, Munzig led and managed investments in outsourced services, technology-enabled services, information services, and software across a range of industries and end markets. Prior to joining General Atlantic, Munzig was an investment
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