Creator Ventures, a new venture capital firm focused on investing in early-stage consumer-internet companies advancing how people interact, has held the close of its first fund at $20 million. The fund will invest in category-defining startups, often alongside celebrities and creators from music, sport, television, social, and more.  Creator Ventures

Clearlake Capital Group (Clearlake) has completed its acquisition of Intertape Polymer Group, a global provider of protective packaging solutions. The acquisition was previously announced on 8 March, 2022, and approved by IPG shareholders on 11 May, 2022. Under the terms of the agreement, Clearlake has acquired the outstanding shares of

Cordio Medical, a medical speech processing platform, has secured $18 million in a strategic investment round led by Ceros Financial Services and Peregrine Ventures. Cordio Medical’s HearO product converts a smartphone into a medical-grade device. The smartphone app is backed by sophisticated and proprietary algorithms allowing monitoring and early detection

BGF has sold portfolio company Aubin Group to Italmatch Chemicals, a global specialty chemical group focused on the production and marketing of performance additives for the processing and treatment of water, oil & gas, industrial lubricants and plastics. Headquartered in Scotland, Aubin is a key strategic developer and supplier of

ProductLife Group (PLG), a specialist in Regulatory affairs and Pharmacovigilance, has made two new platform acquisitions – Quoretex and Pharma IT. 21 Invest France acquired a majority stake in ProductLife Group (PLG) in January 2019 and the group has already completed four build-ups in France, the US, Central Europe and

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