Marathon Capital, an independent investment banking firm, has entered into a strategic collaboration agreement (SCA) with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), one of the largest industrial, energy and infrastructure lenders in the world. SMBC is a member of SMBC Group, a top-tier global financial group headquartered in Tokyo with approximately

Cobepa, a Belgian investment company backed by large entrepreneurial European families, has acquired a majority stake in Salice from owners Francesca, Massimo and Sergio Salice. The family shareholders have grown the almost 100-year old business, which specialises in furniture fittings, opening systems and wardrobe accessories, into a market leader reaching

ASG, a portfolio company of Alpine Investors that buys and builds vertical SaaS companies, has acquired Hotel Effectiveness, a software industry leader for hotel labour optimisation, which has been added to ASG’s Actabl platform. Actabl’s integrations, operations and labour management tools, and business intelligence solutions combine to create a cohesive

PolySign, a financial technology company providing blockchain-enabled digital asset infrastructure for institutional investors, has raised $53 million in a Series C funding round with participation from Cowen Digital, Brevan Howard, GSR and more. As well as the new funding, PolySign has also secured a $25 million credit facility with Boathouse

Kensing, a manufacturer of Natural Vitamin E, Plant Sterols and high-purity surfactants, and a portfolio company of One Rock Capital Partners (One Rock), has acquired Vitae Naturals (Vitae), a producer of Plant Sterol Esters and Non-GMO Natural Vitamin E derivatives for the food, nutrition and skin care end-markets. Founded in

Employee engagement platform WorkBizz has raised £1.5 million in an investment round from from its existing backers Mercia and Foresight, both of which invested via the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF), alongside funding from private investors. The Milton Keynes-based company has more than doubled the size of its team since

Doorvest – an online platform facilitating the ownership of high-yield rental homes – has secured a new $50 million asset backed credit facility with Pollen Street Capital, a fast growing, purpose led and high performing private capital asset manager. Launched in 2020 and based in San Francisco, Doorvest’s mission is

Clearlake Capital portfolio company Alkegen, a specialty materials platform that provides high performance materials used in advanced applications such as filtration media, battery technologies, high temperature insulation and fire protection, has acquired a controlling ownership interest in Luyang Energy-Saving Materials (Luyang), a Shenzhen A-share listed platform headquartered in Yuquan, Shandong

OGCI Climate Investments (OGCI CI), a specialist decarbonisation investor, has invested in KeyState Natural Gas Synthesis (KeyState), a project company developing the first carbon capture and storage project in Pennsylvania, US. The project will integrate natural gas extraction, ammonia and automotive grade urea production, and CCS on a single 7,000-acre

PennyWorks, a DeFi-based platform that tames the turbulence of investing with a safe and stable experience, has closed a $2 million pre-seed funding round led by Hi2 Global. This round of financing will help bring the PennyWorks platform to market while funding platform development, marketing, and operations.  The funding round