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M/C Partners makes significant growth investment in telco celito

M/C Partners, a private equity firm focused on small and mid-size businesses in the digital infrastructure and technology services sectors, has made a significant growth investment in celito, a local communications and managed services provider based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Established in 1999, celito offers services to businesses using its

Baird Capital makes growth investment in fintech Freemarket

Freemarket, a fintech platform for regulated B2B cross-border payments and currency exchange, has secured a growth capital investment from Baird Capital’s Global Private Equity Fund. Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed. The investment will be used to support Freemarket’s growth and international expansion, as well as providing

Diamonds

Blackstone acquires International Gemological Institute

Private equity funds managed by Blackstone have acquired International Gemological Institute (IGI), a specialist in the independent certification of diamonds, gemstones, and jewellery from Shanghai Yuyuan Tourist Mart, a subsidiary of Fosun, and Roland Lorie, a member of the company’s founding family.

Potentia cancels Tyro Payments deal

The value of shares in Australia’s Tyro Payments plunged by nearly 20% on Monday after the company revealed that private equity firm Potentia Capital had pulled the plug on a proposed deal to acquire the business, according to a report by Reuters.

Pitango leads €100m Patient21 series C round

Healthtech Patient21 has raised €100 million in a Series C funding round led by new investor Pitango, joined by Bertelsmann Investments and Artian and supported by existing investors Target Global, Piton Capital, PICO Venture Partners and angel investors, including Mario Kohle and Maria Raga. 

Sentinel exits ECM Industries in $1.1bn nVent Electric sale

Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in mid-market companies in the US and Canada, with a particular focus on aerospace and defence, and industrial business, has sold portfolio company ECM Industries, to nVent Electric plc for a purchase price of $1.1 billion. ECM is a global manufacturer

Clearview Capital makes Inventive platform investment

Clearview Capital Fund IV has recapitalised Inventive, a designer, developer and manufacturer of products for the towing, fishing, ATV/UTV and garage end-markets. The deal marks the fund’s fourth platform investment in the outdoor industry and the sixth platform investment in the outdoor industry across all Clearview Capital funds.  Inventive also

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