Volvo Cars, through the Volvo Cars Tech Fund, has made a strategic investment in StoreDot, a specialist in extreme fast charging technologies for electric vehicles. StoreDot is on track to begin mass producing its ‘100in5’ cells as early as 2024, achieving 100 miles of charge in just five minutes. The

Patriot Pickle, a Swander Pace Capital portfolio company that manufactures and distributes fresh, high-quality pickles across the United States to restaurant chains, supermarkets, and delis, has acquired the pickle assets of Farm Ridge Foods. Farm Ridge Foods distributes pickled products into the retail channel under its own name, as well

D-Orbit, a space logistics and orbital transportation company backed by Seraphim Space, has signed a subcontract with space company Beyond Gravity, for the delivery of lightweight carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) tools and metallic structural components for the European Space Agency’s Space Rider reusable space vehicle. The financial terms of the

HomeTown Ticketing, a provider of digital ticketing and event software to schools, districts, conferences, and associations, has secured a $75 million growth investment from Nexa Equity, a private equity firm focused on scaling lower middle market software and fintech businesses. The capital will enable HomeTown Ticketing to launch new product

Software investor Main Capital Partners (Main) has sold OBI4wan to Spotler Group. OBI4wan is a Dutch omnichannel customer service and marketing SaaS solution to bring webcare, intelligent live chat, chatbots, messaging, social engagement, and media monitoring to their growing marketing technology and services portfolio. Founded in 2011, OBI4wan is the

Measure Protocol, a UK scale-up that offers a new way to access consumer behavioural data at a scale, has secured funding to allow it to continue the development of its technology and to scale-up its marketing and sales efforts. The total investment came from a range of sources, including Blackfinch

ArK Kapital has signed a new SEK1.5bn  senior secured debt facility with Pollen Street Capital. ArK recently announced a  seed funding raise led by Local Globe, with participation from Creandum and angel investors including Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen, iZettle founder Jacob de Geer, and EQT Ventures founding partner Hjalmar Winbladh.

Griffon Corporation (Griffon) is to sell Telephonics Corporation (Telephonics) to TTM Technologies (TTM) for $330 million in cash. The transaction is expected to close within the second calendar quarter of 2022, subject to certain closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Lazard is acting as financial advisor to Griffon for this transaction,

Gresham House Energy Storage Fund plc (GRID), has partnered with Origami, an independent energy technology platform for green energy assets, and battery optimiser Habitat Energy Ltd. Origami is preparing battery assets with a combined capacity of 50MW to participate initially in the Dynamic Containment (DC) and Wholesale Markets, following the

Global investments firm KKR has acquired Twenty Anson, a prime-grade office building in Singapore’s central business district (CBD). The transaction marks KKR’s first real estate office investment in Singapore, and reflects KKR’s confidence in Singapore’s position as a leading regional financial hub and the long-term prospects of its office real