European fintech, Hokodo, has raised $40 million in a Series B funding round, less than a year after completing a Series A fundraise. The funding, which comes on the back of a significant debt raise earlier this year, will fund the digital trade credit provider’s expansion into new European markets

Hastings Equity Partners’ (Hastings) portfolio company, MKD Electric (MKD), a full-service industrial automation and electrical service platform, has invested in Bachelor Controls. This is the fourth investment MKD has completed since Hastings Equity Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in lower middle market businesses, acquired the business in

ESG Book, a global specialist in sustainability data and technology, has closed $35 million in a Series B funding round led by Energy Impact Partners (EIP), a global investment firm leading the transition to a sustainable future, alongside global sustainability leader Meridiam and Allianz X, the digital investments arm of

Duke Street has backed the acquisition of another business by portfolio company Compo, a European supplier of branded products for the home and garden. The business, Heinr Propfe Chem Fabrik GmbH, is a specialised family-owned business that develops and produces fertilisers using natural and organic raw materials. This deal follows

Confianza Inc (Confianza) a provider of data analytics and machine learning to insurance agents, brokers, and carriers has held the first close of a seed funding round, led by Sandbox Insurtech Ventures. Founded in 2020 by seasoned insurance industry veterans Jeffrey Glazer and John Petricelli, Confianza empowers insurance intermediaries and

British International Investment, the UK’s development finance institution, is joining Norfund, the Norwegian Investment Fund for developing countries, in its joint venture with Scatec ASA to provide capital for Africa’s hydropower sector. This will be the largest investment in hydropower in BII’s 74-year history, with up to $200 million of

Battery Ventures, a global, technology-focused investment firm, has made a significant, majority investment in Titian Software Ltd, a UK company that develops innovative sample-management software and related services for life-sciences laboratories. Specific terms of the deal have not been disclosed.   Titian will use the new funds to support organic

Ara Partners (Ara), a private equity firm that specialises in industrial decarbonisation investments, has acquired Genera Energy Inc (Genera), a manufacturer of non-wood agricultural pulp and moulded fibre products. Ara has also committed up to an additional $200 million of capital to support significant expansion of the company’s sustainable pulp

Angeles Equity Partners (Angeles), in partnership with KJM Capital (KJM), has invested in OBS Holdings (Freymiller) a provider of refrigerated transport and freight brokerage solutions to support cold chain management. Angeles and KJM will partner with Freymiller President and CEO David Freymiller to drive the next stage of the company’s

Prime Trust, a provider of financial infrastructure for fintech and digital asset innovators, has raised over $100 million in a Series B funding round.