Make It Cheaper Acquires Think Business Finance

Make It Cheaper Acquires Smart Utility Management

July 18, 2019

Energy

Make It Cheaper (an ECI Partners portfolio company) has acquired County Durham–based Smart Utility Management, a provider of energy utility management and switching services for UK SMEs. The deal strengthens Make It Cheaper’s switching capability and field-sales reach, expands cross-sell opportunities (telecoms and insurance) and increases MIC Group’s contracts under management to over 216,000.

Pivotal Growth Acquires Believe Money Group

September 22, 2025

Financial Services

Pivotal Growth Limited has acquired Believe Money Group Limited, a UK tech-driven second charge mortgage broker and fintech operator. The deal is Pivotal Growth's 20th acquisition and adds Believe Money's AI-driven CRM, a team of more than 130 people and annual revenues in excess of £20m to Pivotal's mortgage broking platform to accelerate scale in the second charge mortgage market.

Think3 Acquires Bizness Apps

May 30, 2018

Cloud & SaaS

Think3, a private equity fund focused on SaaS acquisitions, has acquired Bizness Apps, a San Diego–based mobile app builder for small businesses. Bizness Apps will join Think3's portfolio and be integrated into the Think3 Prime program to expand the fund's small-business mobile solutions offering while founder Andrew Gazdecki remains with the company to support the transition.

Beach Point Capital Acquires bfinance from Baird Capital

February 14, 2023

Financial Services

Beach Point Capital has acquired bfinance in a secondary buyout, providing a full exit for Baird Capital's private equity team. bfinance, a London-headquartered financial services advisor founded in 1999, delivers manager research, portfolio design and monitoring services to institutional investors globally.

Bain & Company Acquires JJC FinTech

February 9, 2026

Consulting

Bain & Company has acquired London-based JJC FinTech, a boutique financial services consulting and technology firm specializing in client lifecycle management (CLM) and anti-financial crime (KYC/AML). The deal enhances Bain's capabilities to deliver end-to-end CLM, KYC and AML transformations for financial institutions, combining Bain's strategy and digital strengths with JJC's hands-on implementation expertise.

NPIF - Maven Equity Finance (Maven) and Management Back Traverse Associates with £650k Follow-on Investment

July 4, 2024

Software

Cheshire-based intelligent automation specialist Traverse Associates secured an additional £650,000 as part of a larger funding round led by NPIF - Maven Equity Finance (managed by Maven Capital Partners), with participation from company management and travel executive Mal Barritt. The growth capital will accelerate development and commercial rollout of Traverse's proprietary Cognitive Flow intelligent automation technology across SME and enterprise travel customers.