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An affiliate of Peak Rock Capital (Peak Rock), a middle-market private investment firm, has completed the acquisition of Amtech and New Futura Services (Amtech Software) leading providers of manufacturing ERP software and technology services for the packaging and other manufacturing industries.
Amtech’s innovative, end-to-end suite of software, automation and other technology solutions serve as the backbone for a diverse group of over 245 customers and more than 750 manufacturing plants. Its tailored solutions enable manufactures to remain competitive in a fast-evolving industry, while also achieving operational excellence in areas including plant management, production planning, supply chain, sales and customer service.
An affiliate of global alternative investment firm HIG Capital (HIG) has made an equity investment in The Bluebird Group (Bluebird0, a retail services consulting firm.
Founded in 2015, Bluebird provides emerging and category-leading brands with outsourced retail services required to optimise online and in-store sales. The Company provides strategic planning, operations consulting, account management, digital optimisation, and data analytics services. HIG’s investment will support the Company’s continued expansion as well as investments in next-generation digital insights and analytics.
Jason Kapsner, CEO of Bluebird, says: “Our brand partners entrust Bluebird to provide them with the insights and execution necessary to navigate
A company controlled by the Permira funds has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Engel & Völkers – an international property brokerage platform.
Following the transaction, the Völkers family and part of the management team will retain almost 40 per cent of the shares in the company. Founder Christian Völkers will become Chairman of the Supervisory Board. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in Hamburg in 1977, Engel & Völkers has become one of the world’s most highly regarded brands in premium property brokerage. Today, more than 11,500 real estate agents across 900 locations in
Ritchie Bros, a global asset management, disposition, and services company, is to acquire European plant and machinery auction house, Euro Auctions, for an enterprise value of GBP775 million (approximately USD1.08 billion).
Founded in 1998, Euro Auctions conducts unreserved heavy equipment auctions with onsite and online bidding under the brands Euro Auctions and Yoder & Frey, with 200-plus employees in 14 countries. In 2020 the company conducted 60 auctions, selling close to 90,000 items for GBP484-plus million across its nine locations in the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Germany, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, Australia, and the United States. Similar to Ritchie
Phillips 66 has made an investment in Seeq, a developer of software applications for analysing and sharing insights on process manufacturing data.
The investment is through the Altira Group, a venture capital firm that counts Seeq as one of its portfolio companies. It is the first investment by Phillips 66’s Digital Ventures organisation, which is part of the AdvantEdge66 program launched by the company to drive digital transformation and innovation.
“Data can yield incredible value and insights when properly gathered and refined through advanced analytics,” said Zhanna Golodryga, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital and Administrative Officer for Phillips 66.
Mid-market private equity investor LDC has backed the management buyout (MBO) of Texecom, the UK’s leading manufacturer of electronic security products and services, from FTSE 100-listed technology group Halma plc.
Texecom manufactures and supplies intruder detection and mass notification solutions to the global commercial, industrial and high-end residential markets protecting millions of properties around the world. It also uses digital and cloud-based technology to provide integrated security and building management systems.
The business turned over GBP33.4 million FYE March 2021 and employs more than 380 people across its manufacturing facilities in Haslingden and Delph, and international offices in India,
Greengage, which has plans to become the first digital asset merchant bank, has secured its first institutional investment, a commitment of GBP2.5 million from Gibraltar-based portfolio firm, IOVlabs.
This latest investment will support Greengage’s ongoing expansion, technology developments and team growth, including the hire of a new CFO, Head of Operations, Head of Compliance and Money Laundering Reporting Officer.
As a long-standing investor and builder in digital finance, IOVlabs is an ideal partner for fellow Gibraltar-based firm Greengage. IOVlabs’ vision of creating socially responsible and inclusive financial technology tools chimes closely with Greengage’s own mission, including its goal to
When it comes to private equity firms and digital transformation, there isn’t much Thomas Ballard, founder of Market Hill, hasn’t seen. Market Hill works alongside private equity firms to maximise portfolio companies’ future valuations, and as the company’s founder and chief commercial officer, he collaborates directly with private equity operating partners and portfolio company CEOs to uncover the unconsidered needs of firms within the space.
Since Ballard’s worked with some of the biggest tech companies around, as well as being involved with building the backbone infrastructure for the 2012 Olympics in London, Private Equity Wire sat down with the founder
Vistra has launch its Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPAC) service, which aims to provide a tailored proposition built around the key phases of a SPAC to address each stage of growth – beginning with an IPO through to de-SPACing and business growth.
Leveraging Vistra’s extensive expertise across multiple jurisdictions, sectors, and intermediary relationships, Vistra supports a wide range of SPAC scenarios. Vistra also provides leading entity expertise with over 200,000 entities under management, including Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs).
“As we experience accelerated change across the business landscape globally, SPACs have picked up pace and continue to develop as an
UK law firm Shoosmiths has advised Kortext, a Bournemouth-based university-focussed digital teaching and learning platform, in securing a GBP15 million series B investment from DMG Ventures, the venture capital arm of Daily Mail and General Trust plc, that has previously backed companies including Cazoo and Zoopla.
Kortext has been a Shoosmiths client since its founding by James Gray in 2013. The firm has acted for Kortext in all its prior funding rounds, raising GBP19 million since it began trading. DMG Ventures led the company’s series A round in 2019 and was the sole participant in this latest round.
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