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Ruddington Fields Firm Announces Further Acquisition

6th October 20227th October 2022 Graham Wright

Software company Ideagen Plc, which has its Head Office on Ruddington Fields Business Park, and employs around 1,200 people, has revealed it has entered into a “definitive agreement” to acquire ProcessMAP. In June, Ideagen itself was taken over by Rainforest Bidco Limited, a newly-incorporated wholly-owned subsidiary of funds managed by Hg Capital. However, it’s continuing to trade under the Ideagen brand as an already trusted name in software solutions for regulated industries. Speaking about the news, Ideagen CEO, Ben Dorks, said: “Both organisations share a common purpose, and this provides a compelling opportunity to do…

Ruddington’s King of Takeovers is Taken Over

30th June 202230th June 2022 Graham Wright

A high-flying software company based in Ruddington Fields Business Park – which has become well known for its multi-million pound acquisitions of other companies – has revealed that it has now itself been acquired. Ideagen Plc, which employs around 400 people, and has its Head Office at Ergo House on Mere Way, has been taken over by Rainforest Bidco Limited, a newly-incorporated wholly-owned subsidiary of funds managed by Hg Capital. The acquisition follows an initial offer in April, and was implemented by means of a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement. The full…

Ruddington’s First Multi-Storey Car Park Opens

21st November 202022nd November 2020 Graham Wright

It was just over two years’ ago when RUDDINGTON.info reported plans to build a four-storey car park at Ruddington Fields Business Park. After a slight redesign during the planning approval process, it has now been officially opened. However, this parking is not for public use, but for staff and visitors to the headquarters of MHR Global – the Ruddington based HR, payroll and analytics provider. It’s part of a major building expansion project which began with the opening of ‘Wellington House’ – which houses MHR’s software teams. This was followed by a £3million refurbishment…

Ruddington Firm’s £15.8 Million Acquisition

11th June 201911th June 2019 Graham Wright

A high-flying software company based in Ruddington Fields Business Park has announced it’s bought yet another software company – this time for an eye-watering £15.8 million! Ideagen Plc, which employs around 400 people and has its Head Office at Ergo House on Mere Way, has this time purchased Bromsgrove-based Redland Business Solutions Ltd. ‘Redland’ is what’s called a RegTech software-as-a-service (SaaS) company. It supplies regulatory and compliance software to the financial services industry. Its leading software platform, ‘Insight’, provides banks, investment managers, asset managers and insurance companies with solutions that underpin the Senior Managers…

Ruddington Firm’s Seven Million Dollar Purchase

12th September 201812th September 2018 Graham Wright

A successful software company based in Ruddington Fields Business Park has announced the acquisition of a high flying American inspection software provider – for a cool seven million dollars! Ideagen Plc, which employs around 400 people and has its Head Office at Ergo House on Mere Way, has bought North Carolina based InspectionXpert – which is said to currently generate $2.8million in annual revenue. The move will bring in more than one thousand extra clients – like Boeing, Kohler and Pratt & Whitney – to add to Ideagen’s already impressive portfolio including…

Multi-Storey Car Park for Ruddington?

8th August 201827th January 2020 Graham Wright

Last August we reported how a Ruddington based software company had announced its latest expansion would lead to the creation of around 400 more jobs here – a number which was then raised to 500 posts this spring. Payroll giant MHR has its UK site at Ruddington Fields Business Park – in ‘Britannia House’ (currently being refurbished) and the newly built ‘Wellington House’. The company, established in 1984, develops software already used in processing payments to around 10 percent of the UK’s workforce. MHR has previously received planning permission from Rushcliffe Borough Council (RBC)…

Hundreds of New Jobs for Ruddington

25th August 201725th August 2017 Graham Wright

A Ruddington based software company has announced its latest expansion will lead to the creation of around 400 more jobs here. MHR, a specialist provider of Human Capital Management Solutions, has opened its newest office building this week as part of its ambitious growth plans. Company directors from MHR joined representatives from the building firm Stepnell and architects Simon Gee Designs for the ribbon cutting at Wellington House in Ruddington Fields Business Park. The environmentally-friendly building will house its 200-strong software teams and is also said to include state of the art data…

Software Supplier Celebrates Success

26th January 201726th January 2017 Graham Wright

A Ruddington based technology company which supplies education software is celebrating a win at last night’s Bett Awards. Impero, which is based at Oak House in Ruddington Fields Business Park, picked up the gong for “ICT Exporter of the Year“. Founded in 2002, Impero describe themselves as “specialists in network management, classroom control and online safety software, designed for the global EdTech sector.” They have become particularly well known for being the authors of Impero Education Pro, a suite of network management, online safety and classroom control tools, designed to support IT teams, help teachers and protect…