Agilitas Acquires Sanctuary & Seven Group

Perwyn Acquires Majority Stake in Agilitas IT Solutions in Management Buy-Out

December 1, 2020

IT Services

Perwyn has acquired a majority stake in Nottingham-based Agilitas IT Solutions as part of a management buy-out led by CEO Shaun Lynn. NVM Private Equity has exited its investment; Perwyn will support Agilitas' international expansion, service acceleration and potential M&A. Agilitas employs about 115 people and has appointed Bill Wilson as Chairman.

Proman Partners with Agilitas Group to Expand in Belgium and the Netherlands

December 20, 2019

Staffing & HR

Proman, a family-owned French HR and temporary employment group, is becoming a shareholder in Belgium-based Agilitas Group, creating a combined organisation that would be the sixth-largest European temporary employment agency with a combined 2019 turnover of EUR 2.8 billion. Gilde Buy Out Partners and Agilitas management will remain significant minority shareholders; the deal is subject to European competition approval and will not affect day-to-day operations or employment.

Accenture Ventures Invests in Sanctuary AI

March 27, 2024

AI & Machine Learning

Accenture, through Accenture Ventures, made a strategic investment in Sanctuary AI, a Vancouver-based developer of AI-powered humanoid robots. The partnership aims to accelerate Sanctuary AI's commercialization and deploy its Phoenix robots across industries such as retail, logistics, and manufacturing while leveraging Accenture's enterprise relationships and implementation expertise.

Agilitas Backs Buyout of Learning Curve Group from MML Capital Partners

March 1, 2020

Education

Agilitas, a pan‑European mid‑market private equity firm, has backed a management buyout of Learning Curve Group (LCG), a UK training and further‑education specialist based in Durham. The transaction follows an exit by MML Capital Partners (which realised in excess of 3x cash return); Pemberton provided financing to support Agilitas's acquisition. LCG serves over 120,000 learners and 4,500 employers each year across apprenticeships, distance learning, academies and other vocational training programmes.

Ares Management Acquires Exemplar Health Care from Agilitas

November 1, 2020

Healthcare Services

A fund managed by the Private Equity Group of Ares Management has agreed to acquire Exemplar Health Care from Agilitas. Exemplar is a UK provider of specialist, high‑acuity nursing and residential care for adults with complex physical and mental health needs; financial terms were not disclosed and the deal remains subject to customary closing conditions.

Cuadrilla Capital Acquires Agilence

October 27, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Cuadrilla Capital, a Santa Barbara-based enterprise software private equity firm, has acquired Agilence, Inc., a Mount Laurel, New Jersey–based retail data management and analytics SaaS provider. Agilence will remain led by CEO Russ Hawkins and will partner with Cuadrilla to invest in product innovation and pursue organic and inorganic growth opportunities; financial terms were not disclosed.