Apax Partners (via Kelvin UK Bidco) to acquire Kin and Carta Plc for £203m

Carta Acquires Avantia to Launch Carta Law for Private Capital

May 13, 2026

Legal Services

Carta, an agentic ERP platform for private capital, announced it has acquired Avantia, a U.K. AI-powered legal and compliance law firm for asset managers. The deal launches Carta Law, integrating Avantia’s AI-native contracting, compliance, and attorney-reviewed workflows directly into Carta’s ERP for a single-platform legal and fund operations solution.

K1 Speed Acquires Capital Karts

May 9, 2024

Restaurants & Hospitality

K1 Speed, the US-based indoor electric karting operator, has acquired Capital Karts, a London-based indoor go-kart operator. The deal gives K1 Speed an entry point into the UK and supports its broader European expansion plans with immediate operations in Canary Wharf and additional London, Birmingham and Glasgow sites under development.

Valtech Acquires Kin + Carta for £239m

April 29, 2024

IT Services

Valtech has completed the acquisition of digital transformation consultancy Kin + Carta for £239 million, funded through shareholder equity and external debt. The deal adds Kin + Carta’s ~1,900 consultants and strengthens Valtech’s cloud, data, AI, digital engineering and experience-design capabilities while expanding its US and UK footprint.

Kin + Carta Acquires Forecast Data Services

May 9, 2023

Data & Analytics

Digital transformation consultancy Kin + Carta has acquired Edinburgh-based data service provider Forecast Data Services to strengthen its global data and AI capabilities. The acquisition expands Kin + Carta's European data practice (adding a delivery hub in Poland) and brings additional clients and partnerships across financial services and media.

Apax Partners Acquires Alcumus from Inflexion for over £600m

February 11, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Funds advised by Apax Partners LLP have agreed to acquire Alcumus from Inflexion for a transaction valuing Alcumus at over £600 million, generating a 5.9x return for Inflexion. Alcumus, a Cardiff-based provider of technology-led risk management and compliance solutions that has transitioned to a SaaS model, was backed by Inflexion since 2015 and expanded internationally through strategic acquisitions and organic growth.

Kin + Carta Acquires Spire Digital

November 22, 2019

IT Services

Kin + Carta has acquired Spire Digital, a Denver-based software development and digital transformation firm, to strengthen its Innovation capabilities and establish a strategic foothold in the western United States. Spire’s team of over 100 engineers and designers will remain based in Denver and continue serving Fortune 500 and mid-market clients as part of Kin + Carta’s global offering.