Earthrise Capital Fund has completed an investment in the Series B securities of Charlotte, North Carolina-based Forest2Market, Inc. Earthrise was joined in the Series B financing by Zephyr Investment Management, F2M’s existing lead investor. In conjunction with this transaction, Ann Partlow, Partner of Earthrise Capital, will take a seat on

Biomass Engineering Limited (BEL), manufacturer of renewable energy biomass plants, has secured a EUR6m growth equity investment from a US-based investor. The investment was made by Excelestar Ventures of Massachusetts, confirming Biomass Engineering’s sector leading biomass cogeneration energy and heat plant technology. “Excelestar believes in BEL’s combined heat and power

Hutton Collins Partners has supported the acquisition of a majority interest in Wellington boot maker Hunter Boot Limited by Searchlight Capital Partners LP. Under the terms of the investment, Hutton Collins will provide GBP32 million of PIK and equity financing. Searchlight’s acquisition, backed by Hutton Collins, will provide valuable support

Newly formed DNV Nemko Presafe has agreed with DS Certificering A/S to acquire their DGM (Danish Medical Devices Certification) unit to form a new and focused entity within the Medical device certification field.   Through this acquisition, DNV Nemko Presafe is significantly expanding its position in the area of certification for

Investcorp Technology Partners’ Technology Partners III Fund has acquired a significant minority stake in Thought Equity Motion, a provider of cloud-based video management and footage licensing services, based in Denver, Colorado. Investcorp Technology Partners invested a total of USD28 million, making it the largest single shareholder in the company today. Investcorp

General Atlantic LLC (GA) has completed an investment in logistics company Fourcee Infrastructure Equipments Private Ltd. General Atlantic will become a minority shareholder in the company and will join the board of directors. Fourcee Infrastructure Equipments Private Limited is in the business of providing bulk logistic solutions in specialized tank

BaltCap has invested EUR0.5 million into Latvian business “Vendon”, a producer of monitoring systems and solutions for vending machines. Vendon is a draugiem.lv group company supplying international and local vending machines with Latvian-produced equipment and solutions with support of telemetry systems. These allows monitoring of capital and product flow in

Speciality European Pharma Limited (SEP), a London based pharmaceutical marketing firm, has secured a multi-million pound funding package from Clydesdale Bank that will allow it to expand its market position in 2012. The new banking package comprises a GBP2.5 million loan together with ancillary facilities for four years through to