The TCW Group has acquired Los Angeles-based Craton Equity Partners, a private equity firm that specialises in socially responsible investing. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2006, emerging manager Craton Equity provides growth capital to venture-backed companies within the sustainability, resource efficiency and carbon-reducing technology
AXA Private Equity has completed its spin-out from the AXA Group and will become Ardian, an independent private investment company. Management and employees of Ardian, led by the Board comprising Dominique Senequier, Vincent Gombault, Dominique Gaillard, and Benoît Verbrugghe (pictured), form the largest shareholding group, holding 46% of the company.
Love Home Swap, the home swap holiday service, has raised a further GBP1.025m follow-on funding from lead investor MMC Ventures. Love Home Swap has also launched a new Swap Points scheme, a world-first within the social travel sector. With the new Swap Points scheme, arranging trips becomes easier through the Love Home
Albion Ventures, one of the UK’s largest independent venture capital investors, has invested up to GBP3.5m in Relayware, a provider of B2B collaboration and multi-channel communication solutions. The investment will enable Relayware to accelerate its growth and extend its lead in technological innovation. Relayware delivers an indirect channel
Private equity firm Catterton Partners has made an investment in PIADA Italian Street Food, a fast-casual Italian eatery based in Columbus, Ohio with restaurants in Ohio and Indiana. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. PIADA currently has 14 locations across the Midwest, with six planned to
RidePal, a provider of Wi-Fi-enabled bus rides for corporate employees, has raised USD3.2m in a series A financing round led by Claremont Creek Ventures and Volvo Group Venture Capital. RidePal balances commuter preferences and their employers’ needs and optimises pick-up points and route scheduling. RidePal provides rides for the
Omnes Capital is supporting Exclusive Networks in the implementation of the financing of its three-year strategic plan. Exclusive Networks now has sufficient resources to complete its acquisition programme for 2013 and 2014 which should allow the group to reach a EUR1bn turnover in 2018. Omnes Capital is investing EUR6.7m.
Gannett is partnering with private equity firm Generation Partners to fund the continued growth and expansion of the Captivate Network, which will be spun out into a separate company co-owned by Gannett and Generation. Founded in 1997, Captivate operates an IP-enabled digital place-based media network with over 10,000 screens
Prodealcenter has completed a EUR1m fundraising round with Omnes Capital. The investment will allow the company to boost its development by pursuing commercial and marketing efforts and expand its catalogue. Created in 2010, Prodealcenter is a specialist in agricultural spare parts e-commerce and has recently experienced a strong
The Carlyle Group has agreed to buy Metropolitan Real Estate Equity Management, a manager of real estate funds of funds with more than USD2.6bn in capital commitments. Equity for the transaction will come from Carlyle’s balance sheet. Financial terms were not released. The transaction, subject to Metropolitan’s investors’ consent,
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