Livingbridge Makes Minority Investment in T-Pro

IK Partners Invests in Pr0ph3cy Group to Back French Cybersecurity Leader

October 28, 2021

Cybersecurity

IK Partners' Development Capital team has agreed to acquire a significant minority stake in Pr0ph3cy Group, a newly formed French cybersecurity group created from the merger of consulting firm Silicom and e-learning SaaS platform Seela. The investment will support Pr0ph3cy's organic growth (including hiring >100 people), technology development (AI-enabled SOC and SIEM capabilities) and targeted acquisitions to expand its footprint in France, Europe and Canada while founder Arthur Bataille retains control.

Bridges Fund Management Invests in Talking Talent

October 7, 2021

Consulting

Bridges Fund Management’s Sustainable Growth Funds has made a growth investment in Talking Talent, a UK-based leadership coaching and DEI consultancy. The capital will support Talking Talent’s international expansion and development of its digital platform and consulting capabilities to help organisations improve inclusion, retention and career progression for under-represented employees.

Livingbridge Invests in Better Medical and SmartClinics to Build Australian GP Platform

December 16, 2020

Healthcare Services

Livingbridge has invested in two Australian general-practice groups, Better Medical and SmartClinics, combining them into a single platform with 64 clinics and around 450 doctors across Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria. The investment will support clinical quality, organic and acquisitive expansion across Australia while existing shareholders (including doctors, management and Genesis Capital) remain invested in the combined group.

Livingbridge Invests in Visualsoft

November 10, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

Livingbridge, a UK mid-market private equity firm, has made an investment in Visualsoft, an eCommerce platform provider headquartered in Teesside. The capital will be used to accelerate growth, scale the platform and expand Visualsoft’s service offering to retailers and SME brands.

Livingbridge Invests in TitanHQ

June 11, 2020

Cybersecurity

Livingbridge has made a growth investment in TitanHQ, a Galway-headquartered cloud security vendor that provides web filtering, email security and email archiving solutions to MSPs and businesses. The investment, made through Livingbridge's Enterprise 3 fund, will support product development, hiring and international growth while existing shareholders (including Oyster Technology Investments) retain a significant stake.

Blacksmith Applications Acquires T-Pro Solutions

January 29, 2019

Cloud & SaaS

Blacksmith Applications, a Strattam Capital-backed SaaS provider of trade promotion management software, has acquired T-Pro Solutions of Columbus, Ohio to add trade promotion optimization and predictive analytics capabilities. Blacksmith will retain the T-Pro brand, name T-Pro CEO Terry Ziegler as General Manager of the T-Pro product division, and invest in product enhancements to expand its end-to-end trade promotion and optimization offering.