Capitolis, a technology provider for the capital markets, has secured two rounds of financing, a Series A investment of USD20 million led by Index Ventures, and a prior USD9 million seed round led by Sequoia Capital. Capitolis was founded in 2017 by Gil Mandelzis (pictured), the former CEO of EBS
Private Equity firm OpenGate Capital has completed the acquisition of Jøtul Group, a manufacturer of residential stoves and fireplaces, from Swedish-listed investment company Ratos AB. “Historically, Jøtul suffered from the impact of high market volatility and underinvestment that made it more susceptible to fluctuating customer demand,” says Andrew Nikou, founder and
Hercules Capital has entered the commercial finance space through a strategic acquisition of Gibraltar Business Capital (Gibraltar), a provider of working capital to small and mid-market businesses via asset-based loan and factoring solutions. Gibraltar will be held as a portfolio company of Hercules. Gibraltar will continue to operate as an
Tricida has entered into a USD100 million venture debt facility with Hercules Capital, a specialist in customising debt financing for companies in the life sciences and technology-related markets. “This financing provides Tricida with significant financial flexibility as we continue the development of TRC101 for the treatment of metabolic acidosis in
NorthEdge Capital (NorthEdge) has completed the sale of Jigsaw24, a leading provider of IT solutions to the corporate, creative and education sectors, to private equity firm Alcuin Capital Partners. Based in Nottingham, Jigsaw24 is a B2B reseller, integrator and managed service provider of Apple technology, Adobe and Avid software.
Mid-market private equity investor Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone) is to acquire a majority stake in Karavel-Promovacances Group and FRAM Group from LBO France. This investment will be made alongside Alain de Mendonça and Folco Aloisi (founders of the Karavel-Promovacances Group), Cyrille Fradin (the Group’s Financial and Risk Director), as well
Private equity house Endless has sold two of the remaining four divisions of its Brabant Alucast International (BAI) investment to NASDAQ-listed business, Shiloh Indistries Inc for EUR52.9 million. This follows the earlier sale by Endless of the BAI business in the Czech Republic in late 2016 to an MBO team. BAI
Sotralu Group, supported by its majority shareholder Bridgepoint Development Capital, has acquired GNS Group in Portugal. Its aim is to consolidate its position in Europe and continue to develop its export market further afield (China, India, the Middle East). With sales of more than EUR8 million and strong growth over
Carpet & Flooring (Trading) Limited, one of the UK’s leading distributors of floor covering products, has secured a GBP15 million asset-based lending (ABL) facility from Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance to support strategic acquisitions. The business has its headquarters in Redditch in the Midlands with 11 branches nationwide, including Manchester,
German Equity Partners IV (GEP IV), a private equity fund managed by the independent German investment company ECM Equity Capital Management (ECM), has acquired a stake in Albrecht & Dill Cosmetics (A&D). The previous sole owner, Philipp Sahling, will continue to run the company as Managing Partner. As part
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