Funds managed by private equity investor CapVest Partners (CapVest), have closed the acquisition of Second Nature Brands, a Michigan-based creator of premium, nutritional and better for you snacks and treats, including Kar’s Nuts, Second Nature Snacks, and Sanders Chocolates, from a private equity fund affiliated with Palladium Equity Partners, LLC.

Arrowpoint Advisory’s Consumer team has advised the shareholders of Plumbworld Limited, one of the UK’s leading e-commerce specialists for bathroom, kitchen, plumbing and heating products on its sale to HIG Capital’s Highbourne Group.

An investment programme that has raised more than £220 milliion for North East SMEs, creating over 1500 jobs, is looking for more businesses to apply for investment. In its first four years of operations, the North East Fund has helped 350 businesses to raise more than £200 million of funding.

Employee benefits platform Juno has raised $4 million in a fun ding round led by Hoxton Ventures and joined by angels including Juno early adopters Tony Jamous, CEO of OysterHR and Christian Owens, CEO of Paddle. Other angel investors include the CEOs of Learnerbly, Captify, Jungle Creations, SuperAwesome and Heights.

Floreat, an independent and privately held investment group, has completed an investment in energy from waste technology firm Standard Gas Technologies Limited on behalf of Principal Investing Fund I Limited. The initial £3 million from Principal Investing Fund I Limited (a fund advised by Floreat) will go towards developing Standard

Leasecake, a cloud-based operating system for lease and location management, has raised $12 million in an oversubscribed Series A round led by PeakSpan Capital, a New York City and Silicon Valley based investment firm focused on growth-stage B2B software companies. Las Olas Venture Capital and other existing investors participated in

OneVest, an embedded wealth management platform serving fintechs, digital banks and financial institutions, has secured CAD$5 million in venture financing to expand the team, grow sales and drive product development. The round was led by Luge Capital, a leading fintech-focused venture firm, with participation from OMERS Ventures, AAF Management, FJ

Global private markets investment firm Northleaf Capital Partners (Northleaf) has acquired a majority interest in Uber Boat by Thames Clippers, London’s leading river boat service, from AEG, the world’s leading sport and live entertainment company. Uber Boat by Thames Clippers, London’s fourth mode of transportation, is integrated into the Transport

Sogelink, a provider of software solutions for infrastructure, construction, has completed the acquisition of the LOCATIQS Group and Focus Software. Headquartered in Nieuwegein in the Netherlands, LOCATIQS was founded through the combination of Dutch software companies GOconnectIT and Geodan in 2021. It has since established itself as the Netherland’s leading

Ironwood Capital has made subordinated debt and equity investments in Hickory Holdings (Hickory), a combination of outdoor buildings distributor Sheds Direct and manufacturer Homestead Buildings. Ironwood provided junior capital investments in support of AHR Growth Partners’ recapitalisation of Hickory alongside Sheds Direct’s Founder and CEO, AJ Kirby.      The