Though external economic headwinds due to the coronavirus pandemic persisted in the third quarter, venture capital (VC) exit activity saw a major uptick, achieving the second highest exit values on record, according to the PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor, a quarterly report on VC activity jointly produced by PitchBook and the National
UK private equity Buy & Build specialist, Sovereign Capital Partners’ portfolio company Premier Park, a provider of car park management solutions, has acquired ParkWatch. This is the third acquisition Premier Park has made since Sovereign backed the business in May 2019 to meet the increasing demand for its services through organic
Spendesk, a spend management platform for SMBs, has raised USD18 million in addition to its Series B round last year (USD38 million). The new investment comes from global VC fund Eight Roads Ventures and brings the total raised to USD68.5 million. This funding will support the strong growth Spendesk has realised
Brazil-based API communication platform Take Blip has completed a USD100 million Series A funding round led by Warbuirg Pincus.
GG Group (Gebauer & Griller) is strengthening its strategic orientation by de-merging and selling its Elevator Division Geba Cables to mid-cap Investor Lafayette Mittelstand Capital. The sold division consists of a sales unit in Vienna and two production sites in Veľké Leváre, Slovakia and Bangalore, India. Geba Cables‘ product portfolio covers
Bluegem Capital Partners, a European mid-market fund focused on consumer brands, has acquired, through its subsidiary Pool Service, Panzeri Diffusion, an Italian group active in the professional haircare sector. Panzeri group, founded in 1999 by Ivano Panzeri and based in Malnate (VA), operates in the sector of professional hair cosmetics in
An affiliate of HIG Capital (HIG) has acquired Hart & Cooley, a subsidiary of Johnson Controls International, and a manufacturer of HVAC and air distribution products, including vents, grilles, registers, diffusers, and rooftop and chimney products. HIG is partnering with the current management team to capitalise on and accelerate the Company’s
Guru Capital has closed its acquisition of London based ETX Capital, a provider of multi-asset CFD products, from UK private equity firm, JRJ Group. The transaction is closing after receiving approval from the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Additionally, Guru Capital partners Luca Merolla and Ryan Nettles have been appointed as
Edgify, a company building AI training frameworks, has secured a USD6.5m seed funding round backed by Octopus Ventures and Mangrove Capital Partners.Edgify’s technology enables any connected device – known as ‘edge devices’ – to interpret vast amounts of data generated at the edge, train a complete AI model locally, and
US based private equity firm Warburg Pincus, through its affiliate Orange Clove Investments BV, has entered into an agreement to invest about USD95 million in Home First Finance Company India Ltd (Home First).Warburg Pincus joins existing PE firm shareholders True North and Bessemer Venture Partners. Home First is a technology
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