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21 Invest France acquires ProductLife Group

21 Invest France has acquired ProductLife Group with the company’s management team also investing significantly in the operation. ProductLife Group is a specialist in regulatory affairs outsourced management and pharmacovigilance for the Healthcare and Life Sciences industries and more specifically for pharmaceutical laboratories. The group, created 25 years ago, benefits

Beringea leads GBP6.5m investment in Exonar alongside Downing Ventures

Transatlantic venture capital investor, Beringea, has led a GBP6.5m investment in Exonar, a data discovery and management software firm. Downing Ventures, the early stage investor, has also participated in the round alongside notable existing investors, Amadeus Capital Partners and Winton Ventures.   Enterprises are facing a fundamental change in the

BGF and BSI invest in BioCity

BGF has made its fourth life sciences investment in the last few months, providing Nottingham-based business incubator BioCity with development capital, alongside Blue Skies Investments (BSI). Founded in 2002 and a pioneer in the field, BioCity is the UK’s largest life science incubation business, providing specialist workspace for growing life

Capzanine acquires stake in Intescia Group

European private equity group Capzanine has acquired a significant minority stake in Intescia, a business intelligence software publisher, as part of a management takeover and the exit of WINCH Capital 2 fund managed by Andera Partners and of BNP Paribas Development. Resulting from an external growth strategy started in 2013,

Endless-backed Go Plant Fleet Services confirms major acquisition

Go Plant Fleet Services, an portfolio company of private equity form Endless, has acquired a large proportion of the business and assets of Gulliver’s Truck Hire in a deal worth more than GBP13 million. The company’s latest major deal is expected to boost overall revenue to more than GBP85 million.

Silverfleet acquires STAXS

Silverfleet Capital, the leading Pan-European private equity firm, has acquired a majority stake in STAXS Contamination Control Experts (STAXS), a Benelux specialist in value-added distribution of consumable products for cleanrooms in the Life Sciences and other industries. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   The acquisition of

Spanish VC & PE investment reached record levels in 2018

According to initial estimates obtained by the Spanish Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (ASCRI) through the European EDC Platform, investment volume in Spain last year totalled EUR5,843.5m in 670 investments, reaching record levels for the second year in a row.  Miguel Zurita, ASCRI Chairman, says: “We have had two

Divvy secures USD250m in funding from Waterfall Asset Management

Tech start-up Divvy has secured a USD250 million facility from Waterfall Asset Management. The new funding will help Divvy keep up with expected customer growth in 2019, facilitate easier access to the capital businesses need, and ensure an overall better customer experience. Blake Murray, CEO of Divvy, says: “Waterfall Asset

AT Kearney acquires business analytics consultancy Cervello

AT Kearney, a leading global management consulting firm, has acquired Cervello, an elite business analytics and data management consultancy. Operating as ‘Cervello, an AT Kearney company’, Cervello’s team of renowned data engineers, data scientists, and developers will work closely with AT Kearney client service teams worldwide to power client performance

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