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Texthelp secures investment from Five Arrows

Texthelp Ltd, a specialist in literacy and accessibility technology, has secured a significant investment from Five Arrows, the private equity arm of Rothschild & Co, as LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group exits. Five Arrows is investing in Texthelp through its European fund (Five Arrows Principal Investments) and

Foresight makes GBP4m investment into MR Machine Knives

Foresight Group (Foresight), an independent infrastructure and private equity investment manager, has invested GBP4 million into MR Machine Knives Limited (MRMK), providing equity release and growth capital to the business. The investment and Foresight’s involvement will support founder and Managing Director Michael Bailey in the continuing growth of the business, leveraging

Odyssey Investment Partners to acquire Protective Industrial Products

Odyssey Investment Partners (Odyssey) is to acquire Protective Industrial Products Inc (PIP), a global supplier of personal protective equipment (PPE) and industrial safety products, from Audax Private Equity. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. PIP, founded in 1984, offers a broad suite of the most recognised PPE products

I Squared Capital to sell Grupo T-Solar to Cubico Sustainable Investments

I Squared Capital, a global infrastructure investment manager, is to sell Grupo T-Solar to Cubico Sustainable Investments Ltd, a renewable energy specialist jointly owned by Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and PSP Investments, for a total enterprise value of EUR1.5 billion.“Our objective during our stewardship of T- Solar was to improve

NewSpring Capital on track to close record number of deals in 2020

NewSpring, a family of private equity strategies, has completed 16 separate investments in lower-middle-market companies to date in 2020. This deal flow pace is ahead of prior years and demonstrates the firm’s unique ability to invest through all economic periods with its proven, flexible, multi-strategy approach.   “NewSpring’s multi-strategy approach was

Riverside Company invests in Bonnie & Don Flavours

The Riverside Company, a global private equity firm focused on the smaller end of the middle market, has invested in Bonnie & Don Flavours (B&D), a Canadian-based manufacturer of natural and organic flavours and extracts.  B&D is the second add-on to Riverside’s Flavor Platform, following the initial platform investment of National

TA Associates makes significant growth investment in The Benecon Group

Growth private equity firmTA Associates has completed a significant growth investment in The Benecon Group (Benecon), a developer and manager of self-funded medical benefit programs. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   Founded in 1991 by Samuel Lombardo and headquartered in Lititz, Pennsylvania, Benecon helps design and implement

MMC Ventures leads funding round in Whirli

Whirli, a toy sharing subscription service, has raised GBP4 million in a seed funding round led by Octopus Ventures, with participation from MMC Ventures.The toy industry is a giant sector with annual global retail sales of ~GBP70 billion. It has however faced a decade of challenges and stagnation, culminating with

Digital asset investment company B21 secures funding from CCIX Global

Digital asset investment company B21C Limited has secured financing from global investment firm CCIX Global (HK) Limited in the form of equity and tokens. CCIX Global founder Vishal Uttam will be joining the B21 board, taking an active role in strategy and investor relations.  “Vishal’s extensive experience at CCIX Global with

GPF Capital-backed Natural Fruit Company acquires Frugarva

GPF Capital has closed a private equity investment in Frugarva by integrating the Spanish business into its citrus holding The Natural Fruit Company. The founding and managing family of Frugarva joins in this way the sectorial consolidation project of one of the European leaders and continues as a shareholder in The

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