Carbon tracking experts Cogo are collaborating with ING’s innovation accelerator, ING Labs Brussels, as one of the 2022 cohort of start-ups. ING will work with Cogo to validate its unique capability to integrate their carbon tracking technology into digital banking propositions. The first step will be to develop a proof

Actis, a leading global investor in sustainable infrastructure has entered a deal to purchase a 50% stake in Emirates District Cooling Company (EMICOOL) from Dubai Investments – a diversified investment company listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), at a corporate valuation of $1 billion, forming a JV to grow

Gioconda, the Italian subsidiary of LBO France, is to acquire a majority stake in Astidental Bquadro, an Italian company specialising in the distribution of dental consumables and equipment for dentists, dental laboratories and dental clinic networks. The investment which is being made alongside existing shareholders Paolo Gibellino and Franco Ravanetti,

Ribonexus, a biotechnology start-up developing new therapies that can overcome resistance to current targeted therapies in cancer patients, has received €2 million ($2.19m) in funds from the French public investment bank Bpifrance. This financing, which has been granted in connection with the French government’s ‘Deeptech Plan’, will enable Ribonexus to

Thomas H Lee Partners (THL), a premier private equity firm investing in middle market growth companies, has made a strategic growth investment in Carpe Data, a provider of emerging and alternative data products for the insurance industry. With the investment, THL will become the majority shareholder of Carpe Data, while

The Change Company, America’s Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), and its affiliates have raised $88 million of cumulative, perpetual preferred equity membership interests (Preferred Equity) through two private placement offerings. The Change Company and its affiliates have successfully raised over $400 million over the past eighteen months to expand access

Night Store Limited (Night Store), a Derbyshire-based nightwear retailer and wholesaler, has secured a GBP500,000 funding package from MEIF Maven Debt Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners (Maven), to expand its product range and create new job roles. The funding will enable the business to invest in marketing to grow

Turquoise, a UK merchant bank specialising in energy, environment and efficiency, has announced a follow-on investment by Low Carbon Innovation Fund 2 (LCIF2) in SKOOT ECO GROUP. This forms part of a capital raising round of over £1 million, which will support the business up to a planned institutional Series

Bengaluru headquartered PhableCare, one of India’s largest chronic disease management company, has raised Series B funding of $25 million within one year of closing its Series A. The round was led by Kalaari Capital with participation from Aflac Ventures, Digital Horizon, Stride Ventures. Existing investors, Omron Ventures, SOSV, Social Starts,

LucaNet AG (LucaNet), a German-headquartered financial consolidation and planning software business, has agreed a strategic investment from Hg, a global software and services investor. This marks a key milestone in the company’s growth and ambition to become a global leader in Corporate Performance Management software. Hg will invest a majority