Lonsdale Capital Partners (Lonsdale), a UK based mid-market private equity group, has exited its investment in Bright Maze Oy (trading as “Amerplast”) a flexible plastic packaging group located in Finland and Poland. The business has been sold to the British group Hanmere Polythene Limited. The sale has produced a return
Enthuse, a donations, fundraising and events platform, has secured GBP3.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Praetura Ventures. Co-investors included a consortium of existing investors to the business. This brings the total funding raised by Enthuse to GBP7.5 million. Enthuse provides charity-branded donation, fundraising and event
ironSource, an app-focused business platform, is to merge with Thoma Bravo Advantage (TBA), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). The transaction values ironSource at a pro forma equity value of USD11.1 billion, and is supported by a USD1.3 billion oversubscribed Class A ordinary share PIPE led by an affiliate
European private debt manager Pemberton has provided financing to support Exponent’s acquisition of Proper and its merger with Eat Real, two healthier snacking companies in the United Kingdom. The financing is complemented by an acquisition and capex committed facility. Founded in 2014 by Priyesh Patel, Eat Real has grown
Explore, a specialist in the development of B2B business solutions, has taken a minority stake in Sociétéinfo (SmartData) with the support of Activa Capital. This acquisition will enable Explore to deploy innovative solutions on the B2B data market and thus strengthen its position on its market in France. Based
Two of Scotland’s most successful entrepreneurs have launched a new investment arm for their diverse and growing portfolio of investments. Paddy Burns and Chris van der Kuyl – co-founders of multiple award-winning games developer 4J Studios, best known for developing Minecraft for Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo games consoles – have
Caton Technology (Asia) Limited, a pioneer in next-generation IP network transport solutions announced has secured a USD50 million majority equity investment from Pasaca Capital Inc, a California-based private equity firm. This investment will support Caton’s expansion plans to reach more businesses, applications and people with its technology and solution to
Inflexion has sold its investment in Kynetec, a leader in agricultural and animal health market research, data and insights, to US-based Paine Schwartz Partners. The transaction follows a nearly five-year partnership and delivers a strong return, marking the fourth exit for Inflexion funds over the past nine months. In
Charge Amps AB, a Swedish green-tech company and maker of EV charging solutions, today announces that it has raised GBP11 million (SEK130million) in a round led by Swedbank Robur via its equity funds, Microcap and Ny Teknik.
An affiliate of Cairngorm Capital Partners LLP (Cairngorm Capital)’s third fund, Cairngorm Capital LP III, has made a majority investment in Bromborough Paint & Building Supplies Limited (Bromborough), supporting a management buy-out by its executive team. Established in 1948, Bromborough is a family-owned, specialist independent paint distributor, headquartered in
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