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Claret Capital, a London-based Pan-European growth capital provider, has held the final closing of Claret European Growth Capital Fund III, with total commitments of €297 million.
Building Industry Partners (BIP), a private equity investment firm focused on the US building industry, has appointed Steve Shaffer as an operating partner.
Shaffer will help support BIP and Endeavor Fire Protection (Endeavor), BIP’s new fire and life safety platform. Shaffer brings nearly four decades of fire protection industry experience. He joins BIP and Endeavor from Impact Fire Services (currently operating as AI Fire Protection), the company he founded and served as President and Chairman.
Shaffer led Impact Fire Services from start-up in 2009 to $70 million in revenue in 2017.
A Certified Public Accountant, Shaffer holds a Master in
With the IPO market grinding to a veritable halt in 2022, GPs are looking for other exit routes in the second half of the year, with private M&A channels taking the lead.
Vista Equity Partners (Vista), a global investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses, has expanded its internship programme to provide new opportunities for rising college sophomores.
The new program, built in partnership with the Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP), a network of college-preparatory public charter schools, and The Posse Foundation (Posse), a college success and youth leadership development organisation, advances Vista’s efforts to broaden its recruiting pipeline while also creating career pathways for young people from backgrounds not traditionally represented in asset management.
Vista identified KIPP and Posse as leaders in supporting students from underrepresented backgrounds
Palatine has successfully exited its investment in CTS Group, a provider of testing, inspection and geo-engineering consulting services to the construction and infrastructure sectors, through a sale to pan-European private equity investorOakley Capital.
Palatine made a partial exit from the business in 2021, with the sale of its insurance claims management division to HomeServe plc for £53 million. Together the transactions represent a return of 5.8x for Palatine’s investors.
Since its initial investment in 2018, Palatine has grown CTS into a leading business in the UK. Revenues have more than doubled over the last three years, through Palatine’s investment
Oakley Capital’s (Oakley), a pan-European private equity investor, has invested in testing, inspection, certification, and compliance (TICC) platform, Phenna Group (Phenna), in partnership with co-founders Paul Barry (CEO) and David Harrison (CFO) who are reinvesting into the business.
Specialist consultancy firm, GRAPH Strategy, has promoted Phil Craig to partner. Formerly an Associate Partner, Craig has been instrumental in GRAPH Strategy’s growth since he joined the firm in 2018.
GRAPH Strategy, which has offices in London and Washington DC, supports global corporations and private equity firms to acquire and build stronger businesses.
With nearly 15 years of experience in strategy consulting and private equity, Craig’s experience has seen him work with world-leading corporations and private equity firms throughout Europe and North America.
He currently works across many sectors including tech, healthcare and business services and his
Hazeltree, a specialist in treasury and liquidity management technology for the alternative asset management industry, has appointed Sonia Spicehandler as the firm’s first chief people officer.
Fortis Solutions Group (Fortis), a provider of high impact printed packaging solutions and a portfolio company of funds managed by Harvest Partners, has acquired Identi-Graphics. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Identi-Graphics is a manufacturer and printer of pressure sensitive labels and flexible packaging products serving the snack, bakery, confectionary, cosmetic and chemical end markets in the US and Canada. The company specialises in the printing of bar wrappers for the nutritional supplement industry, in both heat and cold seal applications.
Employing over 1,200 employees across twenty manufacturing sites, Fortis intends to continue its pursuit of attractive
Neurofenix, a neurological rehabilitation platform that uses sensor technology to improve patient recovery outcomes, has raised $7 million in Series A funding led by AlbionVC, with additional participation by HTH, InHealth Ventures, and existing investors.
The funding will enable Neurofenix to build out its product line and invest in US expansion, including funding US clinical trials.
Founded in 2016 by Imperial graduates and Entrepreneur First alumni Guillem Singla Buxarrais (CEO) and Dimitrios Athanasiou (CTO), Neurofenix aims to revolutionise how neurological rehabilitation is delivered to drive better outcomes and recovery for patients.
Neurofenix’s rehab programme currently focuses on arm and hand
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