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Aberdeen Standard Investments invest GBP48m in UK smart meter owner

Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) infrastructure debt team has invested GBP48 million in a UK smart meter business.This partnership with Calvin Capital, a part of the Calisen Group, will help drive the UK’s green agenda forward aligning UK homes with UK smart meter ambitions and targets. ASI’s investment helps refinance 3.8

RegTech platform kompany secures new funding

kompany, a RegTech platform for Business KYC (KYB) has secured new investment of almost EUR6 million, the company’s largest single investment round to date. kompany will use the new funding to accelerate growth and expand its new product lines, the AI-based shareholder analysis tool UBO discovery and the DLT-based audit-trail solution

Turnspire Capital Partners to acquire Goodyear Air Springs from EnPro Industries

Turnspire Capital Partners (Turnspire), a special situations-focused private equity firm, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Goodyear air springs business (Goodyear Air Springs) from EnPro Industries, (EnPro).Goodyear Air Springs, under a global and exclusive license from The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and headquartered in Fairlawn, Ohio, is

Cybersecurity

Icelandic anti-money laundering startup Lucinity receives USD6.1 million in funding

Karma Ventures and byFounders have led a USD6.1 million funding round in Icelandic anti-money laundering startup Lucinity. Existing investors Nordic based Crowberry Capital and US based early stage investor Preceptor Capital also participated in the founding round. The software startup Lucinity is an Anti-Money-Laundering app that “uses human AI to

ECI Partners invests in CSL

ECI Partners, a growth-focused mid-market private equity firm, has invested in the international critical communications service provider, CSL. The investment will support CSL to further enhance its offering to its customer base, investing in product innovation and ensuring the high-quality service levels it is known for as it expands.  CSL is

DSP acquires Leeds-based Explorer UK

 Enterprise IT managed services organisation DSP and Leeds-based Explorer UK, an Oracle consultancy, development and support provider, have been brought together to form one of the largest independent Oracle partners in the UK. DSP is backed by Leeds headquartered YFM Equity Partners (YFM) which invested GBP5.3 million in the business in

BGF-backed Invenio completes rebrand

Technology consulting firm Invenio Business Solutions has completed a rebranding process following its March 2019 investment from BGF. Since the investment last year, the company has expanded its workforce by 35 per cent.Invenio’s new brand identity has been developed to reflect and support its stated goal of becoming one of

Vocational training

KKR backs Spanish vocational training business MasterD to bridge skills gap

KKR has agreed to acquire a majority stake in MasterD, a vocational training company in Spain. Luis Gomez, MasterDs’s founder, and management team will reinvest alongside KKR. The investment in MasterD is the second in Europe by the KKR Global Impact fund, following its investment in UK recycling and responsible

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