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Céréa Partenaire completes record year of private debt investment

Céréa Partenaire, the investor-partner of French and European Agrobusiness companies, invested EUR217 million in private debt to finance the development of 15 companies over the last 12 months. This is a record level of activity for the firm’s private debt team which acted as arranger or co-arranger on most of

MachineMetrics secures USD11.3m in Series A funding round

MachineMetrics, which equips factories with the digital tools needed to increase productivity and win more business, has raised USD11.3 million in Series A financing round. Tola Capital led the round with participation from existing investors Hyperplane Venture Capital, Long River Ventures, Mass Ventures, Hub Angels and Firebolt Ventures. With the new

Ardenton Capital continues UK growth with investment in Shaftec Automotive

Manchester-headquartered Ardenton Capital Corporation has invested in Birmingham-based Shaftec Automotive with funding support from PNC Business Credit UK. Ardenton’s third investment in the West Midlands, Shaftec has been supplying remanufactured and new parts to the motor trade for more than 20 years, establishing itself as the leading transmission, steering and

Altus Capital Partners sells International Imaging Materials to ACON Investments

Altus Capital Partners, an investment firm focussed on middle market manufacturing companies headquartered in the US, has sold International Imaging Materials (IIMAK) to ACON Investments, LLC. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   Altus Capital Partners acquired IIMAK in June 2012 alongside the senior management of IIMAK

eHealth Ventures Invests in EfA

eHealth Ventures, a digital health technological incubator in Israel, has acquired its 8th portfolio company – Engineering for All (EfA), managed by Yoel Ezra, an elite IDF technology unit veteran with many years of R&D management experience. eHealth Ventures has invested USD900,000 in the company’s seed financing round. EfA is developing

Nautic Partners completes sale of Endries International to MSD Partners

Nautic Partners has sold portfolio company Endries International and related affiliates to MSD Partners. Endries is a distributor of fasteners and Class-C parts serving industrial Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) worldwide, providing over 500,000 SKUs to its customer base.   Endries operates primarily through a vendor managed inventory model, managing C-part

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Polaris and co-investors acquire Danica Pension Sverige

A consortium led by Polaris and Acathia, comprising Sampension and Unigestion, among others, has acquired Danica Pension Försäkringsaktiebolag (Danica Pension Sverige) for a total consideration of approximately SEK2.6 billion, corresponding to approximately DKK1.9 billion (approximately EUR255 million). Danica Pension Sverige was established in 1999, has around 60 employees and is

Riverside to sell DPA Microphones

The Riverside Company is to sell DPA Microphones (DPA), an Allerød, Denmark-based developer and manufacturer of high-end microphones, to RCF Group (RCF). DPA’s products are trusted by demanding professional users across the world for use in theatre, broadcast, live and studio applications. Notable users include Stevie Wonder, Katy Perry, Metallica,

Finantix secures strategic growth investment from Motive Partners

Finantix has secured a strategic investment from Motive Partners, a global private equity firm focussed on growth investments in financial technology companies. Motive Partners will become a majority shareholder in Finantix and will support the company and the founders in extending the functional footprint of the product and in accelerating

Mid Europa Partners acquires intive

Mid Europa Partners (Mid Europa) is to acquire intive SA, a provider of software development services with over 1,600 qualified specialists in 19 offices worldwide, from Enterprise Investors. The transaction is subject to customary competition clearance and is expected to close in Q1 2019.   Combining design and technology, intive

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