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Oakley Capital IV Invests in ICP Education

June 1, 2021

Education

Oakley Capital IV has agreed to invest in ICP Education Holding Limited, a leading UK multi-site nursery group operating 44 nurseries and serving nearly 6,000 children. The investment will be made alongside the ICP management team (led by Executive Chairman Stephen Booty, CEO Dominic Harrison and CFO Clare Wilson) to support the group's growth ambitions in the UK and internationally.

Astorg Mid-Cap Acquires Opus 2 from Five Arrows Principal Investments

March 30, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Astorg's Mid-Cap fund has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Opus 2, the London-based provider of cloud collaboration software and services for the global legal disputes market. The transaction, from Five Arrows Principal Investments and founder Graham Smith-Bernal (both of whom are reinvesting alongside management), will support Opus 2's continued UK leadership and accelerated international expansion; financial terms were not disclosed.

FFL Partners Completes Investment in Optomi Professional Services

December 16, 2021

IT Services

FFL Partners, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, completed a significant investment in Optomi Professional Services, a 100% U.S.-based provider of IT consulting, staff augmentation (Optomi) and domestic rural outsourcing (Provalus). The partnership will support OPS' growth plans — including expanding Provalus delivery centers and broadening Optomi's IT consulting and managed services reach — with financial terms not disclosed.

Olympus Partners Leads Growth Investment in Footprint International

November 2, 2020

Packaging

Olympus Partners has led a growth equity investment in Footprint International Holdco, Inc., a Gilbert, Arizona–based materials science company that makes plant-based, sustainable packaging for major packaged food producers, grocery retailers and QSRs. The capital will support Footprint’s expansion of manufacturing capacity and operations in North America and Europe to meet growing customer demand for recyclable, plant-based packaging alternatives.

Blue Sage Capital and Four Point Capital Advisors Invest in NexGen Financial

April 18, 2023

Financial Services

Blue Sage Capital, in partnership with Four Point Capital Advisors, completed a growth capital investment in NexGen Financial. NexGen provides flexible capital solutions to debt settlement companies; the funding will serve as primary growth capital to accelerate partnerships, expand service offerings, and enhance analytical capabilities.

univativ Acquires OPUS ONE

May 8, 2020

Staffing & HR

univativ Group, a Triton-backed specialist personnel services provider, has acquired a majority stake in OPUS ONE Recruitment GmbH. OPUS ONE, founded in 2011 and headquartered in Munich, provides temporary staffing and permanent placement services for banking, office, finance, tax, legal and IT sectors; founder & CEO Sascha Yassine will remain with the business. Terms were not disclosed.