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ICG-backed Pageant Media acquires Eurekahedge for $8m
Mizuho Bank, which acquired the company in 2011, paid three times the amount it is selling it for
Nesta and Downing lead £2m round for Empiribox
Nesta education lead Manish Miglani and Downing portfolio director Mike Kennedy join the board
FIEE backs Cremonesi
FIEE invests in Italian companies operating across the energy efficiency and renewable sectors
CRV leads €15m series-A for Factorial
Previous backers Creandum, Point Nine and K Fund also take part in the investment
Nord Capital exits Stadline to trade
Sale ends a five-year holding period for Nord Capital, which controlled a minority stake in the company
Perwyn backs Hea Expertise; IDI reaps 35% IRR
Deal ends a three-year holding period for IDI, which owned a 40% stake in the company
Chequers Capital carves out EBC from Econocom
GP is currently investing its Chequers Capital XVII fund, which closed on €1.1bn in May 2017
Onex acquires ICS, Towerbrook reinvests
Towerbrook appointed Bank of America Merrill Lynch to run the process in September 2019
P101 leads €6m funding round for Codemotion
P101 invests €3.5m in the company from two vehicles, Programma 102 and co-investment fund ITA500
Main Capital-backed Obi4wan buys HowAboutYou
With the support of Main Capital, the group plans to build a software platform and expand internationally
Tech, business services power through amid Covid-19 rout
Of the 53 deals seen in March, 28 came from technology and business services
Limerston supports AdviserPlus in acquisition of Halborns
Limerston acquired HR consultancy AdviserPlus in November 2016, drawing equity from its debut fund
Argos-backed Factum buys AGL Services
Deal is part of Factum's aggregation strategy and follows two bolt-ons inked in January 2019
Siparex et al. exit Kiwatch to trade
Management team led by co-founders Williamson and Blanchard will stay on with the business
August-backed Amtivo acquires Certification Europe for €6m
Based in Dublin and founded in 1999, Certification Europe has offices in the UK, Japan and Italy
KKR buys Viridor from Pennon in £4.2bn deal
Enterprise value of the company equates to 18.5x its adjusted 2018/19 EBITDA of ТЃ225.4m
Active Capital buys Delta Coastal Services
GP deploys capital from Active Capital Company Fund IV, which closed on €85m in September 2019
Baird Capital backs Aura Futures
Baird is currently investing from its maiden globally focused private equity fund, which closed on $310m
BGF leads £9m investment in Localised Group, Retail Services
As part of the deal, John Davison joins both companies as non-executive director
ESO backs facilities service Churchill
Current executive directors Joel Briggs and Phil Moxom will continue to lead the company
LDC invests £11m in James and James Fulfilment
LDC's Chris Baker and Lawrence Dean will join the company board as non-executive directors
YFM invests in ISS
Founded in 2009 and based in Pershore, West Midlands, ISS currently employs 31 people
VC-backed Red Driving School acquires NFE
Founded in 2003, NFE Group is a provider of fleet driver training services across the UK
United Ventures leads €3m series-A for Fiscozen
United Ventures deploys capital from its €120m UV2 fund, which targets disruptive technology startups