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IFS Maven Equity Finance invests in NCIMB
NCIMB, a leading microbiology services provider and owner of the UK’s largest industrial, food and marine bacterial culture collection, has secured a £1.7m investment from the Investment Fund for Scotland (IFS) – Maven Equity Finance and the...
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PMSI Insights: the growth opportunity in fertility clinics
The fertility clinics market is a growing sector, with emerging trends such as social egg freezing and increasing interest in women’s health. While consolidation in the sector has continued at pace, pockets of opportunity remain for new plat...
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Built Environment,
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WestBridge-backed Survey Solutions completes ac...
Survey Solutions, a leading provider of engineering surveying and monitoring services, has announced the acquisition ...
Pharma and Healthcare,
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Asker Healthcare Group acquires Hospital Servic...
Continuing its 60-year growth journey from a family business into a key player in healthcare distribution across the ...
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Kester Capital acquires EMAS Pharma
Kester Capital (“Kester”), a leading UK private equity investor, today announced its acquisition, alongside an experi...
Business Services, Education and Technology,
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Foresight invests in Quality Food Products
Foresight Group has announced an investment into Quality Food Products (QFP), an Aberdeen-based processor of meat pro...
Industrials,
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PMSI supports Foresight's investment into TES G...
Foresight Group (“Foresight”), a leading regional private equity and infrastructure investment manager, has announced...
Built Environment,
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PMSI supports YFM Equity Partners' investment i...
Replay Maintenance, a UK-based provider of synthetic sports surface maintenance and installation solutions, received ...
Business Services, Education and Technology,
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Phoenix Health & Safety has been acquired by Wi...
Wilmington plc, a provider of data, information, education and training services in the global governance, risk and c...
Built Environment,
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Wirral Roofcare secures £4.6m investment from F...
Private equity firm, Foresight Group, is investing £4.6m in Wirral Roofcare. Founded in 1982, Wirral Roofcare is a fa...
Built Environment,
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WestBridge-backed Alpine Fire completes acquisi...
Fire suppression business Alpine Fire, which designs and manages active fire suppression systems for complex industri...
Built Environment,
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WestBridge-backed Survey Solutions completes ac...
Survey Solutions has acquired a Wirral-headquartered engineering surveying and monitoring services company in its fir...
Built Environment,
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Wates has acquired Liberty, a social housing pr...
Wates, the UK’s leading privately-owned development, construction and property services company, has acquired propert...
Built Environment,
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Celnor has partnered with Arbtech, a leading ec...
Arbtech, a leading ecology consultancy delivering arboricultural and ecological surveys, has been acquired by Celnor,...
Business Services, Education and Technology,
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PMSI supports TTC Group's acquisition of Miad H...
Trusted training and compliance expert, TTC Group, continues its strategic expansion in critical training and complia...
Pharma and Healthcare,
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Scantox acquires Gentronix, a UK based genetic ...
Scantox, together with its majority owner Impilo, has acquired Gentronix Ltd, a UK based GLP-compliant genetic toxico...
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PMSI supports GBUK Group's acquisition of Sever...
GBUK Group, a portfolio company of A&M Capital Europe (“AMCE”), a London-based private equity firm with €650 mill...
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PMSI supports Foresight's investment into DP Me...
Foresight Group (“Foresight”), a FTSE 250 listed private equity and infrastructure investment manager, has completed ...
Pharma and Healthcare,
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PMSI supports NorthEdge's investment into Latus...
NorthEdge has invested into Latus Group (Latus), a leading Occupational Health service provider, to support the busin...
Business Services, Education and Technology,
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LDC-backed IEG4 expands capabilities with acqui...
IEG4, a leading provider of SaaS-based innovative digital solutions for the public sector, has acquired Agile Applica...
Built Environment,
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Queen's Park Equity-backed Encore completes fol...
Encore, which is backed by Queen’s Park Equity (“QPE”), has completed the acquisition of Aspect Pro...
Built Environment,
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PMSI supports LDC's investment into Deltron Lifts
LDC has made a minority investment in a Dudley-based lift repair specialist, with plans to boost its ambitious growth...
Built Environment,
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PMSI supports LDC's £12m investment into Waterscan
LDC, the private equity investor which is part of Lloyds Banking Group, has invested £12m in Waterscan, a tech-enable...
Pharma and Healthcare,
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PMSI supports Foresight Group's exit of ABL Health
Bolton-based private healthcare service provider ABL Health has been sold to Bay Tree Private Equity. ABL Health is c...
Pharma and Healthcare,
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PMSI supports Foresight Group's investment into...
Foresight Group has made an investment into Eden Mobility, one of the UK’s leading retailers of mobility equipm...
Built Environment,
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PMSI supports LDC's investment into The 55 Group
LDC has made a significant investment in procurement and technology specialist The 55 Group, to support its ambitious...
Pharma and Healthcare,
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PMSI supports YFM Equity Partners' investment i...
PMSI advised YFM Equity Partners (YFM) on their investment into Psychology Tools, a specialist online platform operat...
Business Services, Education and Technology,
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PMSI supports TTC Group's acquisition of Synerg...
TTC, a training and compliance provider, has acquired Synergie Training, an accredited education specialist. Building...
Business Services, Education and Technology,
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Queen's Park Equity-backed learndirect complete...
learndirect, which is backed by Queen’s Park Equity (“QPE”), has acquired AT&F, specialists in provid...
Built Environment,
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Westbridge backs MBO of Survey Solutions
Private equity firm WestBridge has completed a secondary buyout of Land Survey Solutions Limited (t/a Survey Solution...
Pharma and Healthcare,
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PMSI supports NorthEdge's investment into Antib...
NorthEdge have completed a multi-million-pound investment into Antibody Analytics (AA), a contract research orga...
Pharma and Healthcare,
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Spire Healthcare acquires Vita Health Group for...
Listed private hospital operator Spire Healthcare Group has acquired Vita Health Group in a £74m deal. Vita provides ...
Pharma and Healthcare,
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PMSI supports Onebright's acquisition of Psicon
Onebright, the UK’s largest private outpatient mental healthcare company, significantly expands its neurodevelopmenta...
Pharma and Healthcare,
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PMSI supports Foresight's £6m investment into C...
Foresight Group (“Foresight”), a leading regional private equity and infrastructure investment manager, has announced...
Pharma and Healthcare,
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Apposite Capital-backed 1Med acquires French CR...
Apposite Capital-backed 1MED, a specialist Contract Research Organisation (“CRO”) providing regulatory and clinical s...
Pharma and Healthcare,
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PMSI supports Pitalia Capital's £12m investment...
A Skelmersdale company behind growing online pharmacy Chemist4U has received a £12m investment from Bolton’s Pitalia ...
Business Services, Education and Technology,
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Key Capital Partners completes £6m investment i...
Key Capital Partners has made a £6m investment into Fuel Learning, a specialist leadership and management training pr...
Built Environment,
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PMSI support YFM Equity Partners' investment in...
YFM has made a significant investment into London Drainage Facilities (‘LDF’), a provider of planned and ...
Built Environment,
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H.I.G. Capital acquires Meesons, a leading entr...
Meesons Futures Limited (Meesons) has been acquired by H.I.G. Capital (H.I.G.), a global private equity and alternati...
Pharma and Healthcare,
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Aliter-backed Halcyon completes investment in F...
Aliter Capital LLP (Aliter), a specialist investor focused on small to mid-sized UK Support Services businesses, has ...
Industrials,
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Acquisition of Workdry International by Arcus I...
A Hampshire-based group which specialises in water handling and treatment equipment has been acquired by Arcus Infras...
Business Services, Education and Technology,
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Coniston Capital backs the MBO of CRC Group
Coniston Capital has backed the Management Buy Out of CRC Group, a data-led B2B consultancy. Through CRC Group’s core...
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Hydrogen: Public sector support for private inv...
The role of hydrogen within the UK's commitment to net zero is attracting increasing interest. PMSI share their insig...
Built Environment,
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YFM Equity Partners have invested in the MBO of...
SOS Leak Detection, a provider of non-destructive escape of water detection and remedial services, has secured an equ...
Built Environment,
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Harvey Jones secures investment from Coniston C...
Coniston Capital has backed the Management Buy Out of Harvey Jones, a designer, manufacturer and installer of bespoke...
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RWE: Data-driven growth attracting investors
Following a number of recent transactions in the space, PMSI share insights on the RWD/RWE landscape...
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Impact Environmental Group’s double-acquisition...
Rockwood Equity backed Impact Environmental Group (IEG) acquired the leading European metal waste container manufactu...
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PMSI support Stuart Turner's acquisition of a c...
Stuart Turner, a portfolio company of Epiris Fund II, has acquired Aquatronic Group Management (AGM), a provider of c...
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CDD for Arete's investment into the Direct Home...
Arete has led a £3 million funding round into an online retailer specialising in stoves, fireplaces and outdoor livin...
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Focused CDD on the hydrogen market opportunity ...
A multimillion-pound deal has been agreed by Cheshire-based nZero Group to buy Orbital Gas Systems, from its US-based...
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PMSI expands into new Holborn offices
Following a successful 2021, PMSI have expanded into new offices, moving from our previous location in Russell Square...
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CDD for TPA Capital's investment in Barwick Bat...
Barwick Bathroom Distribution, a West Yorkshire bathroom products distributor, has secured investment from private eq...
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VCDD to support LDC's sale of Stroma Group
The Manchester team of leading mid-market private equity firm LDC has exited its investment in Stroma Group (Stroma),...
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2021: A PMSI Review
Despite the ongoing COVID disruptions, 2021 was a very active year in the M&A market, with PMSI able to take many...
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CDD for Arete's investment into Uncrowd
North West-based multi-family investment office, Arete, has led a £3m investment into experience analytics platform, ...
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CDD for Apposite Capital's acquisition of Crest...
Apposite Capital has acquired a majority share holding in CrestOptics, a world leader in the development and manufact...
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CDD for Maven Capital Partners' investment into...
Maven Capital Partners has invested £3.25m in London-based RwHealth, formerly Draper & Dash, which will lead to e...
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CDD for Coniston Capital-backed MBO of Masterfix
Coniston Capital has backed the Management Buy Out of Masterfix, one of central London’s leading property maintenance...
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VCDD to support MBO of SONAS Bathrooms
SONAS Bathrooms is the largest single supplier of bathroom products in Ireland, which has developed a model of asset ...
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CDD for Arete's investment into Vivify
Arete has invested into Vivify as part of a multi-million pound deal. Vivify provides a digital platform where under-...
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CDD for Alto Capital's investment in Diatech Ph...
The Alto Capital IV fund, managed by Alto Partners has completed the acquisition of 40% of Diatech Pharmacogenetics. ...
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CDD for LDC's investment in preventative health...
Leading mid-market private equity firm LDC has completed a minority investment in preventative healthcare specialist ...
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CDD for Foresight's investment into NorthWest E...
Foresight Group, an award-winning listed infrastructure and private equity investment manager, has invested £3.0 mill...
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CDD for Apposite Capital's acquisition of 1MED
Apposite Capital, a healthcare specialist private equity investor, has acquired 1MED, a fast-growing Contract Researc...
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CDD for learndirect's acquisitions of ACD and i...
QPE-backed learndirect has completed the acquisitions of Animal Courses Direct (“ACD”) and i-to-i (TATG Ltd), two spe...
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CDD for Stuart Turner's acquisition of pressuri...
Stuart Turner, the manufacturer of water boosting pumps and systems, has acquired pressurisation and HVAC specialist ...
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CDD for Mobeus’s investment in Vivacity Labs, a...
Vivacity Labs, the London-based tech company using its world-leading sensors and artificial intelligence to improve t...
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CDD for LDC's investment in Omniplex, a market-...
Omniplex, a market-leading eLearning solutions provider, has secured investment from leading mid-market private equit...
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VCDD to support BDC's sale of international mar...
AqualisBraemar, an Oslo-listed group that offers consultancy services to the offshore energy industries has successfu...
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CDD for Mobeus's investment in ABL 1Touch, a te...
Mobeus has invested £9.5 million to support the management buyout of ABL 1Touch.
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CDD for Foresight's £2.0m investment into fume ...
Foresight Group LLP, a leading private equity and infrastructure investment manager, announced a follow-on investment...
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CDD for LDC’s investment into integrated commun...
Connect Health secured the minority investment from LDC to accelerate its organic growth strategy
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CDD for LDC's £11.0m investment into e-commerce...
LDC's investment will enhance James and James market-leading, software-enabled e-fulfilment proposition.
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PMSI supports CBPE’s investment in ETL Systems
ETL Systems is a global designer and manufacturer of leading RF distribution equipment used in the ground segment of ...
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PMSI supports Praetura Ventures' £3.0m investme...
Patchwork, a rapidly growing health-tech start-up on a mission to solve the NHS staffing crisis and bring flexible wo...
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PMSI supports Praetura Ventures’ investment in ...
FeedStock, an AI-driven SaaS business that leverages the latest natural language processing technologies to enable fi...
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PMSI supports NVM private equity (NVM) on the m...
Merseyside-based Knowsley Contractors Limited, trading as King Construction is a provider of civil engineering and c...
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PMSI supports Foresight's £4.0m further investm...
Foresight Group LLP (“Foresight”) announces a further £4 million growth capital investment into portfolio company ONF...
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PMSI supports Praetura Ventures in £2.4m invest...
Machine learning start-up Futr has secured £2.4m in seed funding, in a round led by VC firm Praetura Ventures. The fu...
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PMSI supports Praetura Ventures in an investmen...
PMSI supports Praetura Ventures in an investment in SteamaCo. SteamaCo is a UK-based smart metering technology suppli...
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PMSI supports Elysian Capital on the merger of ...
Fastflow Group, the utilities and property services business and United Living, a new and refurbished housing special...
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PMSI provides CDD for Mobeus' investment in Ark...
Mobeus has invested £5 million of growth capital in Arkk, a UK-based Software as a Service provider that digitises re...
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PMSI provides CDD for LDC's investment in Shiel...
Shield Group International (SGI), formerly known as Kiwa Compliance International, is an international environmental ...
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PMSI provides CDD for LDC's investment in Amber...
Amberjack, the UK’s market leading specialist in designing and delivering Early Careers and large scale recruitment p...
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PMSI provides CDD for CBPE's investment in IDEA...
CBPE Capital has acquired a majority ownership position in IDEAL Networks, a market leading Industrial Technology bus...
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PMSI provides VCDD to ESO's investment in Pyrog...
ESO Capital Partners has completed an investment to support the management buy-out of Pyroguard, the leading independ...
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PMSI provides CDD to Mobeus's investment in Rot...
Rotageek provides cloud-based, data-driven scheduling technology to help multi-site businesses more accurately predic...
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PMSI provides CDD on Causeway Capital’s investm...
Private equity investor Causeway Capital has invested around €4 million to back a management buyout (MBO) of Irish re...
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PMSI provides CDD on Inprova's investment in En...
Inprova Group, the Cheshire-based procurement outsourcing service company, has acquired award winning non-domestic en...
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PMSI provides CDD on Mobeus' investment in Proa...
Mobeus Equity Partners has invested £3.3m of development capital in Proactive Investors, the leading provider of inve...
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PMSI provides CDD on MML's investment in SONAS ...
MML Growth Capital Partners Ireland has agreed to make a significant investment into SONAS Bathrooms, supported by PM...
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PMSI provides CDD on LDC's investment in Eque2
LDC has agreed to make a significant investment into Eque2, a construction software specialist headquartered in Manch...
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PMSI provides CDD on CLS's acquisition of Aquil...
Manchester-based Concept Life Sciences has acquired Aquila Biomedical, a pre-clinical contract research organisation ...
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PMSI provides commercial due diligence on Fores...
Foresight have invested in ONFAB, a specialist engineering company, designing and manufacturing flexible containment ...
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PMSI provides commercial support on PROACTIS's ...
PROACTIS, a global Spend Control and eProcurement solution provider, recently completed the acquisition of Perfect Co...
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PMSI provides CDD on NorthEdge’s investment in ...
NorthEdge Capital has backed the MBO of Future Industrial Services (FIS) from its Irish listed parent company, One51 ...
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PMSI provides CDD on LDC’s investment in Charge...
LDC has invested in ChargePoint, a market leading manufacturer and innovator of specialist high containment and steri...
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PMSI provides VCDD to NVM's investment on Thyso...
NVM has completed a significant investment to support the management buy-out of Cheshire based Thyson Technology, a s...
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PMSI provides CDD to Foresight on its investmen...
Foresight has invested in EkkoSense, a software developer using low cost innovative sensors for thermal optimisation ...
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PMSI provides CDD to LDC on its investment on E...
LDC has invested in Ellis Whittam, a leading employment law, HR and health & safety support provider. PMSI provid...
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PMSI provides CDD to Foresight on its investmen...
A leading Leicester-based designer and manufacturer of gas springs and dampers, Camloc Motion Control (“Camloc”), has...