An investment subsidiary of Investindustrial VI (Investindustrial) has acquired Louis Poulsen A/S, a high-end lighting brand with a product portfolio rooted in a strong Danish design heritage, from private equity firm Polaris. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and expected to close in Q3 2018. The financial details
Arlington Capital Partners has sold Zemax Software Holdings, a provider of optical and illumination design software, to EQT Mid Market US GP. The Company will continue to be led by current CEO Mark Nicholson. Founded in 1990, Zemax enables its customers to more efficiently and accurately design optical components through
Artificial intelligence (AI) firm Peak has extended its funding by a further GBP1.5 million to meet market demand and accelerate its R&D roadmap, taking the total raised by the company to GBP5 million (USD7 million). Peak’s investment funding to date has enabled the company to expand its operations, taking headcount
TourRadar has secured USD50 million in a Series C funding round led by TCV with participation from existing investors Cherry Ventures, Endeit Capital, Hoxton Ventures and Speedinvest. TCV is one of the largest providers of capital to growth-stage private and public companies in the technology industry and has backed
Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) and Phoenix Group (Phoenix) have established a private markets fund financing strategy which is tailored to Phoenix’s financial objectives as an insurer. It will initially be funded with GBP500 million of capital as it enters the market, which will be transferred from liquidity funds and short
Kramer Laboratories (Kramer), a marketer of over-the-counter (OTC) foot care and specialty cough products, has acquired Nizoral, an anti-dandruff shampoo brand sold in North America and Latin America, from Janssen Pharmaceutica NV (a member of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies). Kramer is a portfolio company of Avista Capital
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 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 (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, 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
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