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Deals & Transactions

Ropes & Gray advises Bridgepoint on Achilles acquisition

Ropes & Gray has advised Bridgepoint, an international private assets fund management group, on its acquisition of Achilles, a global leader and partner of choice for supply chain risk and performance management. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Over the past decade supply chain risk management has

Specialist skin care supplier Essentially Yours secures GBP200,000 cash injection

Kidderminster-based skin care supplier Essentially Yours has secured GBP200,000 from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) West Midlands Debt Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners (Maven), backed by the Coronavirus Business Interruption Scheme Loan (CBILS). The firm plans to use the funding to accelerate product development and expand its marketing

EMV Capital co-leads GBP12m investment round in Cambridge-based Martlet Capital with Saranac Partners

EMV Capital (EMVC) invested in Cambridge-based proposed deeptech early-stage investor Martlet Capital, alongside private office Saranac Partners and other investors. The investment enables Martlet Capital to complete the acquisition of a portfolio of 50-plus minority positions from Marshall Group, including companies in life science, healthcare, cleantech sustainability, industrial and semi-conductor

Startup Delegate Connect raises AUD10m in seed round

Delegate Connect, an end-to-end event platform, has raised AUD10 million in seed capital in its first ever funding round. The round is one of Australia’s largest Seed rounds, and for AirTree Ventures, who led the round, it’s the biggest Seed cheque written in the fund’s history. The round also includes

Compousoft acquires Access IT

Compusoft Group, a global visual CPQ provider, has acquired Access Information Technologies (Access IT), publishers of contractERP — an ERP solution tailored to the window & door and adjacent industries. The acquisition strengthens Compusoft’s offering to customers in the window & door industry by adding new capability to manage complex

CGE Partners invests in ethiXbase

CGE Partners (CGE) has invested in ethiXbase, a provider of third-party risk assessment services to corporates, focusing on anti-corruption, human rights, labour, and the environment. CGE is partnering with Leas Bachatene (CEO), Russell Potter (CFO) and Michelle Knight (Head of Operations) to back the company in its next phase of

AUA Private Equity-backed Westminster Pet Products acquires Pet ‘n Shape

AUA Private Equity Partners portfolio company Westminster Pet Products, has acquired substantially all of the assets of Pet Ventures, dba Pet ‘n Shape. Established in 2005 by the Abramson Family, Pet ‘n Shape is an emerging brand of pet treats and chews that offers a full-line of branded, high-quality products

Anjarium Biosciences raises CHF55.5m in Series A financing

Biotech company Anjarium Biosciences (Anjarium) has closed a CHF55.5 million (USD61 million) Series A financing, co-led by Abingworth and Gimv, with significant participation from Omega Funds, Pfizer Ventures and Surveyor Capital (a Citadel company).  Anjarium’s innovative approach leverages breakthrough science and expertise at the interface of genetic medicine, synthetic biology

Amber Capital to sell Lagardère stake to Vivendi

In accordance with a shareholders’ agreement entered into on 10 August 2020, Amber Capital (on behalf of the funds it manages) has informed Vivendi of its intention to sell all of its Lagardère shares to enable Vivendi to exercise, as the case may be, its right of first offer in

Tikehau Capital to arrange financing on behalf of CVC for its acquisition of BIP

Tikehau Capital, the global alternative asset management group, has arranged a HoldCo PIK financing to support CVC Capital Partners Fund VIII (“CVC”) and BIP equity partners in its investment in BIP, a management consulting company specialised in digital transformation and innovation. Founded in Italy in 2003, BIP is a leading

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