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Founded in 1990, Rees Pollock has officially become the Financial Services team at leading tax and advisory firm Blick Rothenberg, and the Rees Pollock name will now no longer be used.
Procuritas Capital Investors VI (Procuritas) portfolio company DSI Freezing Solutions A/S (DSI), the Denmark-based market leader in plate freezing technology, has acquired Cryogenic Equipment and Services NV (CES) and signed a contract to acquire Dantech Freezing Systems A/S (Dantech).
These acquisitions transform DSI into a new global player with the industry’s widest product range within industrial freezing, cooling, and heat treatment of food.
DSI has expanded its portfolio with the acquisition of the Belgian company CES, an expert in cryogenic freezing, as well as Dantech, which is among the world leaders in mechanical freezing technology, especially spiral and tunnel
Oakley Capital’s Oakley Capital IV (Fund IV) is to invest in ICP Education Holding Limited (ICP Education), an independent group of UK nurseries.
Fund IV will invest alongside the management team, which is led by Executive Chairman Stephen Booty, CEO Dominic Harrison, and CFO Clare Wilson.
ICP Education is one of the largest nursery operators in the UK, serving nearly 6,000 children at 44 nurseries across England, predominantly in London and the South East. The Group is one of the highest quality large nursery operators in England, with a third of nurseries rated Ofsted Outstanding and 98 per cent
Eurazeo is to sell its stake in integrated payments leader, Planet. As part of the transaction Eurazeo will reinvest and co-control the Company with Advent International (Advent).
Under this agreement, Planet is valued at EUR1.8 billion. With this operation, Eurazeo and its affiliates show a total valuation of 2.5x their original investment and approximately 19 per cent IRR.
Planet is a world-class integrated payments business delivering innovative products and digital services across Retail, Hospitality, Food and Beverage, Parking and Financial sectors. The Company provides integrated digital payment services on a unique single platform that offers acquiring, processing, digital wallets,
CAPZA – an independent management company and leading player in private investments in European SMEs – has acquired a minority stake in WSHOP, a publisher of a Digital Unified Commerce Solution (e-commerce platform with omnichannel capabilities).
Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Paris, WSHOP provides retailers with a wide set of tools and functionalities to monitor their e-commerce sales and their digital transition.
With its unique hybrid model WSHOP enables its clients to focus on their core business by relying on a comprehensive, performing and continuously enriched software for their digital commerce needs as well as on a dedicated team
Gryphon Investors has acquired the ServiceNow division of The Acacia Group’s portfolio company, Highmetric. Acacia retains a minority investment in the company as part of the transaction.
Since the Highmetric brand goes with the Gryphon acquisition, the remaining company has rebranded as MajorKey Technologies. Acacia will continue to build MajorKey as a market leader amongst its investments in technology product and services companies delivering cloud-enabled digital transformation for commercial and government clients.
Acacia first acquired The Column Group in May 2019 and completed two bolt-on acquisitions before unifying the company under the Highmetric brand earlier this year. Over that time, the
Varagon Capital Partners (Varagon) is serving as Administrative Agent, Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner on a senior secured credit facility to support the acquisition of Sila Heating & Air Conditioning (Sila) by investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (MSCP).
Sila Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, PA.
Sila provides a wide range of HVAC services in the North-eastern and Mid-Atlantic United States, servicing customers from New Hampshire to Virginia, including replacement, service, and maintenance, as well as plumbing and water treatment services.
Twenty20 Capital has signed an agreement with Bidvest Noonan to sell the Cordant Services group of brands.
Nordic Capital has sold its remaining shares in Nordnet, a pan-Nordic digital savings and investments platform.
Under Nordic Capital’s ownership, and in close partnership with the founding Öhman Group, Nordnet underwent significant transformative change and now offers a best-in-class customer experience in the digital savings industry with sustainable growth potential.
In November 2020, Nordnet was successfully listed on Nasdaq Stockholm at an equity value of approximately SEK24 billion. The successful listing and subsequent strong share price performance reflect the strength of Nordnet’s business and its fast growth; the result of significant improvements implemented during Nordic Capital’s ownership. On 26 May
UK wealth manager Mattioli Woods is to acquire lower-mid cap private equity house Maven Capital Partners.
The deal will allow Maven to leverage the Mattioli Woods partnership to access further capital to help boost growth and will also enhance Maven’s services and capability through access to Mattioli Woods’ advisor and client base as well as expertise in a broader range of products.
Separately Mattioli Woods is also acquiring Ludlow Wealth Management, one of the largest independent providers of investment, financial planning and pension advice in the North West of England.
There is a long-standing relationship between Maven senior management and
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