European private investment management funds Capzanine and Creadev are joining forces with the management of Recommerce Group in a EUR50m fundraising. This fundraising aims to support the company’s growth in countries where it already operates and its expansion into new territories as it capitalises on the rapidly growing market for
Castanea Partners has made a minority investment in The Townshend Group, the parent company of Brew Dr Kombucha. The Townshend Group (TTG) was founded in 2006 by Matt Thomas, the Company’s CEO, and consists of three operating businesses: Brew Dr Kombucha, Townshend’s Tea Company, and Thomas & Sons Distillery. Brew
NVM Private Equity (NVM) has backed a management buyout of Dale Power Solutions (Dale), one of the UK’s leading providers of reliable secure power solutions with a GBP9 million investment. Dale provides its customers with systems that ensure reliable secure power for applications where power is critical. It serves
An Ogier team led by Global Head of Corporate Simon Dinning is advising UBM on the recommended offer by Informa, which values UBM at GBP3.9 billion. Ogier is advising on the Jersey law aspects of the proposed deal, working with lead counsel Linklaters. Dinning is being assisted by managing associate
Calculus Capital, an Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Venture Capital Trust (VCT), have invested GBP3 million in Open Energy Market, an online platform that helps companies secure the best deal with energy suppliers. Businesses provide details of their usage for all major suppliers to submit bids for the contracts through
Manchester & Hong Kong based Isher Capital, a private equity firm focused on the contact centre industry, is on the acquisition trail with a GBP20 million warchest. The firm, which includes in its portfolio alldayPA, myalldayPA and ADP Call Centres amongst others, is aiming to drive revenue from its contact
International law firm Taylor Wessing has advised Inflexion Private Equity on its backing of the management buyout of leading Dutch IT outsourcing training business Calco Group BV. The cross-border deal brought together the private equity teams from Taylor Wessing UK and Taylor Wessing Netherlands. The firm’s UK team was led by
NanoFlex Limited, an early stage sensor design company, has secured GBP250,000 of funding from NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF). The fund is delivered by MSIF working with Maven Capital Partners in the Liverpool City Region. NanoFlex is a sensor design company that
Lightful, a social media and campaign management platform for charities and social enterprises, has raised a GBP4 million in its Series A funding round. The start-up, which counts Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason and IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti among its high-profile backers, has already attracted more than 1,800 sign-ups from
Ironwood Capital has exited its investment in Gold Medal Services (Gold Medal) by selling the company to Kinderhook Industries (Kinderhook). Kinderhook, a New York-based private investment firm that manages over USD2 billion of committed capital, has invested in partnership with BioHiTech Global, a developer of disruptive waste management technologies.
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