GCA Altium
GCA Altium consumer MD to join Clearwater
Christopher Jones is expected to head up a new consumer sector team at Clearwater
Houlihan Lokey to buy GCA
GCA Altium and GCA’s US business will operate under the Houlihan Lokey brand
Bid Equity sells Myneva to Summa
Bid Equity had reportedly mandated GCA Altium to consider sale options at the beginning of the year
Hg sells EidosMedia to Capza
Sale ends a six-year holding period for Hg, which acquired a majority stake in Eidosmedia firms Wise and Aksia
ECI sells Investis Digital to Investcorp, reaps 2.6x return
GP intends to accelerate the company's product innovation and diversification, and boost its growth via M&A
ECI looking to kickstart CPOMS sale after summer
GP appoints GCA Altium for the upcoming sale of the educational safeguarding software provider
LDC backs WCCTV with £30m investment
Company plans to use the fresh capital to further accelerate its international expansion and launch new products
German banks and debt funds split LBO market share in Q3 – survey
GCA's Q3 2020 Mid-Cap Monitor also shows that new financing deals increased in the German market
LDC exits Mitrefinch
LDC invested £20m in Mitrefinch in 2016 for a minority stake and has supported the company in doubling revenues
Inflexion acquires Sparta Global; KCP to reap 7x return
Inflexion has previously invested in other businesses in the sector, including FDM
Livingbridge sells Mobysoft to ECI
Livingbridge began preparations to exit the company in July 2020, in a GCA Altium-led auction process
GP-backed PolyTech bolts-on Fos4x
Deal strengthens PolyTech's position as a blade technology specialist
DACH lender sentiment continues to improve – survey
Leverage has not changed significantly for resilient assets, which are still prioritised
Debt funds making inroads in DACH amid Covid-19, says GCA
GCA's Mid Cap Monitor shows that debt funds financed 71% of German LBOs in H1 2020, with the firm expecting an activity uptick in Q4
Hg invests in F24
F24 partnered with Armira in 2017, the former majority owner, which has now exited the business
Livingbridge invests in TitanHQ
Investment in the cloud security company is made through Livingbridge's Enterprise 3 fund
Tech, IT and software valuations remain stable – survey
Report from GCA Altium tracks the effect of the coronavirus crisis on listed technology companies
BGF sells Miss Group stake to Perwyn
BGF's Pinesh Mehta will step down from the board, while Perwyn will take a majority stake
Horizon acquires Ascent and TechHuddle for £30m
Horizon expects to merge the two IT services providers to create a business with 300 developers
Nuo Capital backs personal care specialist Ludovico Martelli
Nuo Capital intends to boost the company's growth, both organically and via new acquisitions
Inflexion sells Cawood Scientific to Waterland
Acquirer typical makes initial investments in deals with enterprise values of up to €100m
Riverside backs Actineo
Riverside is currently investing from Riverside Europe Fund V, which closed on $340m in 2017
Ardian acquires Sintetica
In 2018, Sintetica reported revenues of CHF 75m, up from approximately CHF 60m in 2017
DBAG invests in Cloudflight
DBAG has co-invested approximately €8m from its balance sheet, for a 12% stake in Cloudflight