M&A

Coller Capital, the world’s largest dedicated private market secondaries manager, has announced a global distribution partnership with Allfunds.

While not every buyout or merger includes noncompetes, understanding how to approach these clauses can be critical to successful deal-making.

Private equity-driven M&A activity in the IFA sector surged in the UK in 2024, despite economic and regulatory headwinds, with strong valuations expected to sustain momentum into 2025. 

In any competitive marketplace there are lots of drivers for companies to merge and acquire each other. Sometimes it’s about expanding market reach by tapping into markets that a competitor has better footings in, or it could be about being better positioned

Panoram, a GenAI software specialist, announced its appointment by Peak Energy, an Asia Pacific focused renewable energy platform backed by Stonepeak, to enhance its merger and acquisition (M&A) due diligence.

In an ecommerce industry first, systems integrator, Ferag, and auto-boxing specialist, Sparck Technologies, have collaborated to develop a continuous ‘one touch’ process from order-picking to individual ‘fit-to-size’ boxes ready for despatch.

SF Group (SFG), a specialist advisor, investor, developer and investment manager in the student accommodation and property sectors has appointed two new directors as it looks to accelerate growth during its next phase of development.

Leading investor in onsite sustainable energy solutions AMPYR Distributed Energy (ADE) has established a strategic partnership with Dowling Energy, an innovative company that helps property owners realise the full potential of onsite renewables.

Communify, a Just Build It (JBI) company led by the former founders of InvestCloud, in partnership with Stellex Capital Management, will be combined with Fincentric (formerly known as Markit On Demand), a provider of digital experiences, curating financial dat