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MiddleGround Capital, a Kentucky-based middle market private equity firm specialising in B2B industrial and specialty distribution companies across North America and Europe, has acquired IT8, a provider of engineering services. IT8 is based in Valencia, Spain, and offers programming, mechanical and electrical engineering services, as well as installation and site services in a near-$2bn market for outsourced engineering services.
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