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Cairngorm Capital Partners (Cairngorm Capital) has added Matt Ansted, Maria Mikhailova and Mark Robson to the firm’s investment team. All three will be based in the firm’s Edinburgh office.
Cairngorm Capital has over £400 million of committed equity capital. These appointments enhance the firm’s capacity to continue its disciplined investment selection, value creation and transformation strategies, which have delivered strong returns since the firm’s inception in 2014.
Anstead joins as Managing Director following eight years with EV Private Equity and will focus on investments that support the energy transition to Net Zero. He brings considerable experience of the energy sector,
Brightstar Capital Partners (Brightstar), a private equity firm focused on partnering with families, founders, entrepreneurs, and management teams, has closed its previously announced investment in WindsorONE, a US-based manufacturer of highly-crafted fabricated wood products for interior and exterior applications.
The Company’s products primarily serve the rapidly growing repair and remodel market. Craig Flynn, CEO of WindsorONE, and his senior management team will continue to lead the Company moving forward.
The signing of the transaction’s definitive agreement was announced on 27 July.
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP acted as legal advisor for WindsorONE along with financial advisor Wells Fargo Securities,
Apex Group has acquired Mainspring, a UK-based provider of venture capital fund administration and accounting services.
Mainspring provides outsourced administration and accounting services to small and medium-sized venture fund managers in the UK.
Mainspring also operates an FCA-regulated custody business for fund managers offering managed account investments such as EIS funds.
The addition of Mainspring adds 70 employees in two UK offices, and assets under administration (AuA) of £9.7 billion to Apex Group. This is comprised of £3.7 billion on Mainspring’s Investment Platform which provides private markets funds and deal custody, and £6.0 billion of venture capital fund
Alternative lender BOOST&Co has promoted two new managing directors – Kim Martin, previously head of South and Midlands, and Richard Hallett, previously head of restructuring.
The lender is expanding its leadership team following extensive business growth during the past two years, with the firm having now funded more than £650 million across more than 150 deals. Martin and Hallett have been appointed due to their combined experience and expertise in the UK SME sector, which will add strength and breadth to BOOST&Co’s senior management team.
Martin brings 14 years’ experience in financial services, previously working for Aberdeen Asset Management,
Caju Benefícios, a flexible benefits management platform, has raised $25 million in a Series B round led by K1 Investment Management, a Los Angeles-based investment firm focused on high growth B2B software companies.
StepFunction, a specialist in SaaS revenue growth solutions, has secured $5 million in a post-seed raise led by Dallas Venture Capital (DVC) with participation from Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Inventus Capital Partners, and Z5 Capital.
Using machine learning, StepFunction helps leading SaaS companies substantially improve the amount and predictability of their subscription revenues based on a data-driven, real-time understanding of customer intent.
Launched in 2020, the StepFunction Customer Intent Engine (CIE) ingests an extensive range of customer behaviour signals — for example, product usage, support tickets, survey feedback, CRM, social media signals — over a long period of time.
Outdoor Living Supply (OLS), a platform for outdoor living products with a focus on hardscapes, and a portfolio company of Trilantic North America, has acquired Stone Garden, an independent distributor of natural and cultured stone, landscape, and hardscape supplies to the Cape Fear region of North Carolina.
This acquisition further strengthens OLS’s presence in the Carolinas and extends its footprint into the coastal market.
Stone Garden was founded in 1999 by Nina Brown. For more than 20 years, the Company has reigned as the region’s premier stone yard and outdoor living centre. Since its inception, Stone Garden has worked
Thoma Bravo is to sell Frontline Education to Roper Technologies, a provider of administration software purpose-built for K-12 educators, in an all-cash deal worth $3.725 billion, according to a report by PE Insights.
The software investor first acquired Frontline Education in 2017 and has since supported six bolt-on acquisitions which have helped the business expand its product portfolio from 16 to 30 solutions and significantly both revenue and headcount.
The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.
Monroe Capital (Monroe) has appointed Amanda Tallman as vice president, direct originations. Tallman, who will be based in the firm’s Chicago office, will be responsible for originating transactions direct to non-sponsored and family-owned businesses.
Prior to Monroe, Amanda was a Vice President at PNC Bank for nearly 10 years.
While at PNC, she assisted middle market privately held businesses and their owners navigate various transformational events through a variety of financing solutions.
Monroe Capital (Monroe) is a boutique asset management firm specializing in private credit markets across various strategies, including direct lending, asset-based lending, specialty finance, opportunistic and structured credit,
CrowdX, a venue for privately held companies, and fintech Delio have joined forces to launch an investment platform that connects professional and institutional investors with the fast growth companies of the future.
The platform opens up access to investment opportunities in early-stage UK businesses via primary private debt issuance plus primary and secondary private equity trading. Delio’s digital tools will facilitate easier access to investment opportunities, so brokers, family offices and discretionary fund managers can gain access to a range of growth to pre-IPO stage companies.
Historically, challenges with secondary market liquidity have served to limit the appeal of investing
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