Solutions
Graphite Capital, a UK mid-market private equity specialist, has acquired Opus Talent Solutions, a global recruitment business specialising in the technology and renewable energy markets, backing a management buy-out from the company’s founder.
Headquartered in Bristol, Opus has more than 1,000 clients in over 50 countries. It employs 300 staff across eight offices spanning the UK (Bristol, Manchester and London), the Netherlands (Amsterdam), Australia (Sydney) and the US (New York, Tampa and Dallas).
Opus has three complementary trading brands, all focused on high-growth niche markets, generating a combined net fee income (NFI) of approximately GBP30 million. The largest, accounting
WSO2, a specialist in digital transformation technology, has closed USD90 million in financing from client vehicles advised by Goldman Sachs Asset Management Private Credit (Goldman Sachs).
The flexible capital solution will be used to accelerate WSO2’s worldwide business expansion, drive growth of the company’s global partner network, and support rollout of its next-generation, cloud-native solutions for securely delivering APIs, applications, and digital services. The new solutions, powered by Ballerina, will offer a seamless blend of low code and pro code experience for enterprises and deliver the power of DevOps and modern SDLC practices including integrated reuse within the organisation and
Tikehau Capital is to acquire, on behalf of its clients, a 25 per cent stake in the share capital of MINT, a MADTech company that provides advertisers with a tool that automates the advertising planning and buying process.
Andrea Pezzi, Founder and CEO will retain control of the Company and benefit from Tikehau Capital’s support to accelerate and strengthen its development plan in Europe.
Founded in 2014, MINT is headquartered in Milan with offices in London and São Paulo and a total of 160 employees. The Company has experienced strong growth with a turnover CAGR of 40 per cent
Nyriad Inc has raised an additional USD28 million of funding, primarily from existing investors. The funds will be used to accelerate the company’s global go-to-market and engineering efforts for its reimagined storage solution based on a new architecture that redefines how data is stored and managed.
“Nyriad will deliver a breakthrough data storage solution,” says Guy Haddleton, Nyriad Chairman of the Board and lead investor. “Equally important, the company’s vision is backed up by a seasoned executive leadership team, exceptional engineering talent, and a strategy that focuses on delivering business value for customers. That this round of funding is coming
Customer data specialist business, Edit, has been sold to The Salocin Group (Salocin) in a deal financed by NVM Private Equity (NVM). The deal which has seen NVM invest GBP14.8 million will also see Edit’s leadership team take a stake in the business.
The Salocin Group is a data driven marketing services group, headed by serial marketing services and customer communications entrepreneur, Nick Dixon.
Edit, formerly part of Kin + Carta, delivers unified data solutions, acquisition, and retention campaigns for some of the world’s most recognised brands, including Jaguar Land Rover, Tesco Bank, The British Heart Foundation, and Shell.
Funds managed by Blackstone GP Stakes are to acquire a minority ownership interest in Great Hill Partners, a private equity firm that invests in high-growth, disruptive companies.
Blackstone GP Stakes specialises in value-added, long-term investments in the management companies of leading private equity firms.
Managing Directors, Chris Gaffney, Michael Kumin, Mark Taber and Matt Vettel of Great Hill Partners, say: “Today is a significant milestone for Great Hill. Throughout our history, we have had the good fortune to partner with high-caliber limited partners, invest in innovative companies and collaborate with leading entrepreneurs. We are excited to welcome Blackstone, one of
Eurazeo is to acquire Scaled Agile, a provider of the framework, platform, professional training content and certifications for implementing business agility practices across the enterprise.
Eurazeo and its partners will hold a majority stake and invest approximately USD300 million alongside existing investors Leeds Equity Partners and the Scaled Agile management team. Definitive financial information will be disclosed once the transaction has been completed.
Founded in 2011 and based in Boulder, Colorado, USA, Scaled Agile is the provider of SAFe, the world’s leading framework for enabling business agility, a critical element to empowering digital transformation. With 1,000,000 trained professionals from
SEI has acquired Novus Partners (Novus), a global portfolio intelligence platform company, designed to expand SEI’s capabilities for both the institutional investor and investment management markets.
“The financial services landscape is ever-evolving. Our markets continue to face an unprecedented pace of change, and we continuously seek opportunities to stay ahead of and manage this change,” says Alfred P West, Jr, SEI Chairman and CEO. “By making strategic investments in our solutions and workforce, we drive growth and help our clients make confident decisions for their futures.”
Novus’ platform streamlines data management, performance measurement, reporting, attribution and look-through analysis in
Singularity Studio (SS) a metaverse development company and creator of the successful GameFi dapp, Zoo Crypto World (ZooCW) on the Binance Smart Chai, has secured investment from venture capitalist firms Spartan Capital and 40k Ventures whose seed investments will allow SS to devote itself entirely to building the Singularity Metaverse.
Additionally, the budding relationships SS is nurturing with Binance Labs and Google Cloud are playing a pivotal role in the development of the Metaverse.
SS has been greatly influenced by great minds, such as Shaan Puri, who has described digital assets like Bored Apes NFTs to Rolex and Fortnite Skins
Pollen Street Capital has agreed a sale of Aryza Holdings Limited (Aryza) to Atlas Bidco 1 Limited – a company owned by Macquarie Capital Principal Finance, Pollen Street, and Aryza senior management.
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