Solutions
Growth capital investor BGF has completed a GBP5.2 million investment in Odro, a Scottish-headquartered tech business that provides video interviewing and engagement software to the recruitment industry.
BGF has acquired a minority stake in the business in order to help fund a global expansion plan that will see the company opening offices in Australia and North America, as well as adding more than 20 staff within the next two years.
Alongside the fresh capital, Rob Crossland has joined as chairman in connection with the deal. Former founder of the Optionis Group, Crossland is an award-winning entrepreneur turned advisor who has
Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has invested GBP50 million on behalf of its strategic partner Phoenix Group (Phoenix) in Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (the Bank) supporting the implementation of its climate change strategy.
Specifically, proceeds will be used for projects financed directly, or through financial intermediaries, that will target the following areas:
Lower carbon and efficient energy generation;
Renewable energy;
Energy efficiency in industries and buildings both brownfield and greenfield;
Sustainable agricultural practices;
Waste and wastewater treatment that reduce GHG; and
Green transport systems.
The Bank supports economic development and regional co-operation in the Black Sea region through trade
TA Associates, a global growth private equity firm, has sold its ownership interest in Mitratech, as part of Mitratech’s sale to Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board at an enterprise value of USD1.55 billion.
The transaction was completed on 18 May, 2021 after all necessary closing conditions were achieved.
With Mitratech’s proven portfolio of end-to-end software solutions, organisations worldwide are able to implement best practices and standardise processes across all lines of business to automate activities of the corporate legal department, help organisations manage legal complexity, and stay compliant with an ever-changing landscape of risks and obligations. Mitratech serves more
Investec Bank (Investec) is to a acquire a significant minority stake in Capitalmind, one of Europe’s leading independent mergers & acquisitions and corporate finance advisory firms.
Investec and Capitalmind first established an international advisory partnership in 2018. The two firms’ advisory operations are characterised by outstanding geographic complementarity: Investec provides Capitalmind with connectivity to the United Kingdom, Ireland, Asia and Africa, while Capitalmind joins Investec’s advisory business to most of Western Europe, and in particular to Germany, France, the Benelux countries, Scandinavia and Switzerland. From the perspective of business sectors, Investec’s areas of focus with respect to advisory largely mirror
Smartronix, LLC, a specialist in next-generation cloud, C5ISR, and advanced engineering and IT solutions, has acquired C2S Consulting Group (C2SCG), a pure-play, full spectrum cloud solution provider specialising in the transformation of government customers in data intensive environments through innovation, automation, and adoption of hybrid and multi-cloud solutions.
Based in Herndon, Virginia, C2SCG will become part of Smartronix’ Cloud Solutions business unit under President John Sankovich. The company brings deep technical expertise and cutting-edge solutions that strengthen Smartronix’ position as a leader in cloud. Along with adding more than 50 highly skilled technical staff members, C2SCG expands Smartronix’ client base
Limited partners (LPs) are increasingly turning to data warehouses to improve the way they receive and analyse large amounts of data from private equity managers, to help overcome the challenge of non-standardisation.Â
Top Gun Facility Services (Top Gun), a portfolio company of Osceola Capital, has acquired Emerald Isle Landscaping, expanding the company’s suite of services into the commercial landscape market.
Emerald Isle marks the fourth acquisition within the Top Gun platform since its partnership with Osceola Capital and the second acquisition in 2021. In April, Top Gun acquired Zoneez, a leading provider of pressure washing and window washing services to commercial customers in Arizona.
Founded in 1977 and headquartered in Denver, Emerald Isle is a leading commercial landscape maintenance provider to the Colorado market. The Company provides a range of landscape
Funds advised by KLAR Partners Limited (KLAR) have today completed the previously communicated acquisition of ISS Kanal Services, a Swiss specialist in underground infrastructure maintenance (UIM). The company is KLAR Partners’ first acquisition in Switzerland.
DeversiFi, a Layer 2 Decentralised Finance (DeFi) trading platform powered by StarkWare’s scalable technology, has closed a USD5 million strategic funding round led by ParaFi with participation from Defiance Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Blockchain.com Ventures, Delphi Ventures and others, to scale DeFi trading on Ethereum.
The round saw 12.5 per cent of DeversiFi’s new DVF tokens sold to long term supporters of the project, including some of the top investors in the industry.
“Layer 2 scaling is essential to Ethereum’s roadmap. We are creating a hub to invest, swap, send, and lend tokens without the friction and cost of
Astorg and Bridgepoint are to acquire Fenergo’s management team to acquire Fenergo, a provider of Know-Your-Customer (KYC) and Client Lifecycle Management (CLM) software solutions for financial institutions, from Insight Partners.
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