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Kawa Capital Management funds USD11.25m loan to ExcelCredit SAS

Kawa Capital Management, Inc. today announced the funding of a USD11.25 million loan to ExcelCredit SAS, an established provider of pension and salary advances to Colombian civilians and employees of certain Colombian federal agencies. The funding of this loan was accomplished primarily on Kawa’s online investor platform, which allows accredited

Future acquires Colt Industrial Services assets

Future Industrial Services (Future), a private equity-backed environmental and industrial services specialist, has completed the acquisition of Colt Industrial Services (Colt) assets from Augean PLC, in a deal valued at GBP1 million. Headquartered in Kirkby, Merseyside, Future works with clients including government, major utilities and multi-national companies to provide cost-effective

Fulcrum Capital Partners acquires National Logistics Services

Fulcrum Capital Partners (Fulcrum), a private equity firm focused on the Canadian middle market, has acquired National Logistics Services (NLS), a specialist in Canadian third-party logistics for the apparel, footwear and action wear markets in North America. NLS has experienced strong growth over the last decade, with over 50 years

Breed Reply invests in two more early-stage IoT businesses in Europe

Breed Reply, an active operational investor in early-stage Internet of Things (IoT) businesses, has invested in two more early-stage Internet-of-Things (IoT) businesses – CageEye and ubirch.  The companies have now secured a total of EUR5.8 million in funding, including this investment round, since they were launched.   These new investments

Harbor Beach Capital partners with AVFX

An affiliate of Harbor Beach Capital, a private equity firm focused on investing in lower middle market companies, has made an investment in AVFX, an event technology services business. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, AVFX provides event technology services, including audio, visual and lighting production and staging services for corporate events,

Arachas makes third acquisition with Sovereign’s backing

Irish insurance brokerage Arachas Corporate Brokers (Arachas), a portfolio company of private equity firm Sovereign Capital Partners, has acquired Covercentre. This is the third acquisition Arachas has made since Sovereign backed the management buy-out of the business last year. Covercentre is a wholesale insurance broker that offers specialist property and

Drake Star Partners advises Cleeng on its growth financing from Walvis Participaties

Cleeng, a video eCommerce provider, has completed its growth financing from Walvis Participaties and existing shareholders, which will be used to accelerate the company’s international growth. This latest funding round will give the investors a minority stake in the company. Drake Star Partners acted as the exclusive financial advisor to

Sub-USD1bn PE funds see steady activity in 2018, says Akerman

Deal flow for sub-USD1 billion private equity (PE) funds accelerated at the start of 2018 and set an all-time record for any first quarter, according to data analysed by top 100 US law firm Akerman. Despite this year’s decrease experienced by the rest of middle market funds, data found in

SASC makes fivefold increase in investment to HCT Group

Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC) has increased its financing commitment to HCT Group, a UK-based community transport operator, by investing a further GBP2.05 million to accelerate its growth. It follows a first investment of GBP500,000 made in 2015. Founded in 1982, HCT Group has grown to become one of the

Maven VCTs backs BioAscent with GBP1.6m investment

UK private equity house Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has completed a GBP1.6 million investment in BioAscent Discovery Limited (BioAscent), an integrated drug discovery services business. The funding will enable BioAscent to significantly expand its service offering, adding complementary chemistry and biology services and capitalise on the growing trend towards the

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