Solar panel firm Activ8 Energies agrees deal for 50% of Allbrite
Solar panel company Activ8 Energies has announced a deal to buy 50% of heat pump company Allbrite for an undisclosed sum.
Acted for the Vendors on the sale of the Autocal business to Ellab Ireland (part of the EQT Group)
Ellab Expands Validation Services in Ireland with the Acquisition of Autocal Today, Ellab announces the acquisition of the activities of Autocal Ireland Ltd. (“Autocal”), an Irish validation service company with 10 employees based in Dublin. This is Ellab’s 3rd acquisition in Ireland and the 8th globally since EQT joined in September 2019. Autocal is a high-quality validation … Read more
Stake in Version 1 sold to Swiss private equity group to give it €800m value
New Investment Aligns With Management Ambition To Continue Version 1’s Accelerated Growth Journey Version 1 is pleased to announce an agreement that, subject to regulatory approvals, will see Partners Group, a leading global private markets firm, acting on behalf of its clients, become its new partner and majority shareholder for its next phase of growth. … Read more
Blackthorn Capital were delighted to act as Corporate Finance advisors on the partnership between Levy UK + Ireland and Fitzers Catering.
Company Announcement: Levy UK + Ireland combines Irish business with Fitzers Catering Dublin, 14 March 2022: Levy UK + Ireland, the sports and hospitality sector of Compass Group UK and Ireland, today announces that it is combining its Irish business with Fitzers Catering, an Irish family-owned catering company. Read the full story on LinkedIn here
Levy UK + Ireland combines Irish business with Fitzers Catering
Dublin, 14 March 2022: Levy UK + Ireland, the sports and hospitality sector of Compass Group UK and Ireland, today announces that it is combining its Irish business with Fitzers Catering, an Irish family-owned catering company. Culinary innovators and leaders in the Irish hospitality Industry since 1986, Fitzers Catering is the provider of world class culinary experiences for … Read more
Blackthorn Capital were delighted to have advised Chillistore Technologies on their acquisition by Argos Multilingual
Argos Multilingual announced today that it acquired Dublin-based Chillistore, a company that specializes in language quality assurance (LQA) and inclusive localization, in January 2021. “Chillistore is a very strategic acquisition for Argos,” says Véronique Özkaya, CEO of Argos Multilingual. Argos Multilingual Acquires Chillistore
The Sunday Times Article
The Sunday Times yesterday. Interesting article about deals in the IT sector. At Blackthorn we are seeing more and more activity in this space. Growth by acquisition and this applies to businesses of all sizes. Contact us if this is a space you are interested in investing in or exiting.
Blackthorn Capital advised GPMI on their recent acquisition of Reilly Plastics
Blackthorn Capital advised GPMI on their recent acquisition of Reilly Plastics. Diversification and growth by acquisition is the way forward for some business sectors now.
Blackthorn included in Renatus weekly M&A roundup for its advice in the Calligo acquisition of Cinnte Technologies.
Deal Details: Cinnte Technologies has been acquired by award winning IT Managed Services firm Calligo for an undisclosed sum. Cinnte Technologies, founded and led by Danny Barr, has bases in Cavan and Dublin. Its core services of managed IT, cloud and Microsoft 365 are similar to Calligo’s services. Jersey-based Calligo provider of end-to-end managed data … Read more