Maven Capital Partners (Maven), has led a GBP900,000 investment in supercomputing technology specialist, ebb3 Limited (ebb3’). A total of GBP750,000 was invested by NPIF – Maven Equity Finance (NPIF), managed by Maven and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, with a further GBP150,000 provided by the Maven VCTs. The
Frontier Development Capital (FDC), an established fund manager operating debt funds in England, has relocated its Birmingham headquarters. The firm has moved its operations and 25 staff from Baskerville House to a 5,246 sq ft office on 45 Church Street in the heart of the city’s business district. FDC
The Kempen European Private Equity Fund has acquired a significant direct interest in Wilvo Group a family business in the province of Brabant in the Netherlands that specialises in the processing of thin sheet metal and precision parts assembly. Wilvo Group employs 230 people and has an annual turnover of
vasopharm, a private biopharmaceutical company developing a new treatment for traumatic brain injury (TBI), has completed a EUR9.5 million financing co-led by HeidelbergCapital Private Equity and EF Investments. Existing investors Bayern Kapital, Future Capital, clients of Hanseatic Asset Management and Ringtons Holdings also participated in the round. In addition, vasopharm
Private equity manager Keensight Capital has acquired Infarco’s majority stake in 3P Biopharmaceuticals, a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organisation (CDMO) specialised in the process development and GMP manufacturing of biologics. Founded in 2006 and based near Pamplona, Spain, 3P Biopharmaceuticals offers a complete biologics production service, from preclinical and clinical
Private equity firm Permira is to acquire a majority stake in sustainable fashion brand Reformation. As part of the transaction, Yael Aflalo will remain Chief Executive Officer and a significant owner of the company, and Hali Borenstein will remain as President. Headquartered in Los Angeles and founded in 2009, Reformation
CEE private equity firm Innova Capital is to acquire Optiplaza, one of the major players in the Romanian optical market. The transaction marks further stronger entry of the fund into the attractive and growing optical market. The funds managed by Innova Capital have signed an agreement to acquire 100 per
Wren Sterling has acquired TD Armstrong Financial Planning Limited (T D Armstrong), a Dunfermline-based independent financial planning business. The deal will secure around GBP116 million of assets under advice, taking Wren Sterling’s total assets under advice to GBP3.3 billion. Wren Sterling has over 100 advisers based in eight regional
Audax Private Equity (Audax) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Aspen Surgical (Aspen) a business unit comprised of certain surgical consumable products, from Hillrom. The business is a leading manufacturer of branded and private label single-use surgical products including scalpels, blades, wound care, fluid control, and other patient
TrustArc, a provider of privacy management solutions, has received a USD70 million Series D growth investment led by private equity firm, Bregal Sagemount. Existing investors Accel Partners, Baseline Ventures, DAG Ventures, Icon Ventures and Industry Ventures will continue to retain significant stakes in the business. “We are very excited to
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