WIT Fitness, a London-based sports retail business focusing on training footwear and apparel, has secured a GBP2m investment from growth capital investor VGC Partners. This follows the explosion of global sneaker sales activated by ecommerce, a trend which has also been adopted by the consumer of the ever growing communities
Financial services-focused private equity firm Preservation Capital Partners (Preservation Capital) has completed its strategic investment in US construction-focused MGA Cove Programs (Cove) after receiving all necessary regulatory approvals. Together with insurTech-driven cyber and specialty lines MGA Ascent Underwriting (Ascent), which Preservation Capital acquired an interest in last year, the deal
Packhelp, a Warsaw-based startup that allows users to design and order their own custom-branded packaging, has raised EUR8.5 million in one of the largest Series A rounds in the CEE region. White Star Capital led the investment, along with the participation of existing investors. The raised capital will be used
innogy Innovation Hub, which is funded by innogy SE, a Germany energy company, to invest in and mentor technology start-ups, invested in 61 companies in 2018 through new and follow-on financing rounds, growing the value of its portfolio by more than 50 per cent. Including co-investments and investments into other
French group Evolucare, which is backed by Essling Expansion has acquired Axapa, a software publisher founded in 2012 by Olivier Rialland focused on the medico-social sector and in particular institutions dedicated to people with disabilities. Axapa, whose revenue reached EUR4.5 million in 2018, serves 120 customers accounting for more than
Align Capital Partners’ (ACP) portfolio company Pleatco, a manufacturer of aftermarket cartridge filters for the pool and spa industry, has expanded into the industrial air filtration market with the acquisitions of APEL International (APEL) and Milton Manufacturing (Milton). APEL designs and manufactures pleated filter cartridges, pleated bags, and other filtration
LBO France has acquired a majority stake in the capital of the Passman group. The company’s two co-founding managers have also invested as part of the deal, while Andera Partners is reinvesting via its ActoMezz team. This acquisition is in keeping with LBO France’s Small Cap strategy dedicated to growing
Bowmark Capital is backing the buy-out of Pirum Systems, a provider of post-trade market infrastructure technology for the global securities finance industry, from Five Arrows Principal Investments. The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, is expected to complete in April 2019. Founded in 2000, Pirum provides a secure,
Envestnet (NYSE:ENV), a provider of intelligent systems for wealth management and financial wellness, is to acquire PIEtech, creator of the MoneyGuide family of financial planning applications, a goals-based product used by financial advisors. “Financial planning is a key component of our vision for enabling Financial Wellness,” says Jud Bergman, Chairman
African PE has remained robust with the total value of fundraising increasing to USD2.7 billion in 2018 from USD2.4 billion in 2017, indicating investors’ ongoing confidence in the sector, according to a report by the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA). The total value of African PE fundraising
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