The UK Infrastructure Bank has made its first private sector transaction, which will help catalyse a new GBP500 million fund with NextEnergy Capital that could double the amount of subsidy-free solar power in the UK. The fund, NextPower UK ESG (NPUK ESG), is a private 10-year solar infrastructure fund which
Ferreira de Sá, a company backed by Sherpa Capital, has acquired Desistart, a Portuguese manufacturer and marketer of carpets for the luxury market, from its founders. Founded by Henrique Ferreira and Rosa de Lurdes de Sousa Marques, Desistart has experienced fast growth in recent years thanks to the quality of
Data driven, delivery-only virtual food brands increasing revenue for local restaurants. Pembroke VCT, the venture capital trust focused on backing early-stage businesses with exceptional founders and management teams, has invested GBP1 million into Peckwater Brands, the creator of data-driven virtual food brands, which develops delivery-only, fully-serviced food concepts to increase
Ironwood Capital has made subordinated debt and equity investments in Tracked Lifts, the exclusive continental US distributor and supplier of Platform Basket and Ommelift (Omme) tracked multi-terrain man lifts (aka spider lifts) and trailer mounted aerial lifts used primarily in the tree care industry. Alex Levental, partner at Ironwood Capital,
Industrial Opportunity Partners (IOP), an operations-focused private equity firm, has completed the sale of portfolio company Aarrowcast to Charter Manufacturing Company (Charter), a family-owned steel and iron manufacturing company. The divestiture represents IOP’s seventh investment realisation from its USD275 million second fund, Industrial Opportunity Partners II, LP. Terms of the
CenterSquare Investment Management (CenterSquare), a global real assets manager, has made a USD35 million equity investment in Flagship Healthcare Trust (Flagship), a Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic focused medical office private REIT with over two million square feet of office space and 75 properties. CenterSquare made the investment as part of its
Development Partners International (DPI) portfolio company Dolidol has acquired African bedding and mattress supplier Mouka.
Lessen, a marketplace platform for the delivery of property services, has closed a USD170 million Series B funding round led by Fifth Wall with additional funding coming from Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst and Navitas Capital. The funding round sees the company valued at over USD1 billion. The Series B funding
Asterion Industrial Partners, an independent investment management firm focused on European infrastructure in the mid-market, has completed the squeeze-out procedure and acquisition of 100 per cent of Retelit, an independent operator of a network covering more than 15,000 km of fibre in Italy and provider of ICT services.
Rockit Pest, a portfolio company of private equity firm Halle Capital, has acquired Home Pest Control (HPC), a provider of pest control services in South Carolina. The acquisition is consistent with Rockit’s strategy of identifying and investing in pest control businesses that are poised for long-term growth in both South
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