August Equity Backs StarTraq to Scale Internationally
May 23, 2023
August Equity has made a significant investment in StarTraq, a UK-based cloud compliance software business that provides offence processing, licensing and permitting solutions for police forces and local authorities. The deal sees August invest alongside StarTraq management to fund international expansion, organic growth and targeted M&A; Billy Kennedy will continue to lead the business, founder Allan Freinkel will become a Non‑Executive Director and Gordon Wilson will join as Chair.
- Buyers
- August Equity, StarTraq management
- Targets
- StarTraq
- Industry
- Cloud & SaaS
- Location
- Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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