Gresham House Ventures, a growth equity investor specialising in software and digitally driven businesses in the consumer, healthcare and services sectors, has invested GBP5 million in retailtech specialist Proximity Insight (PI). Using the PI app, retail teams can instantly get to know each customer through their profile, displaying their preferences,

OnePlanetCapital has invested in eco-friendly e-Bike conversion kit company Swytch through its flagship Environmental EIS Fund. Swytch has raised a total of GBP3.1 million at a GBP35 million pre money valuation.   The OnePlanetCapital EIS fund focuses on companies and projects that will genuinely benefit the environmental prospects of the

Ørsted has signed an agreement to divest a 50 per cent ownership stake in its 1.3 GW Hornsea 2 Offshore Wind Farm in the UK to a consortium comprising AXA IM Alts, acting on behalf of clients, and Crédit Agricole Assurances. Hornsea 2 is currently under construction and will become

Main Capital Partners (Main) has launched an international software group that specialises in solutions for Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) processes. This strategic development comes after the acquisition of a majority stake in Swedish Blika Solutions (Blika) and the immediate addition of audimex in Germany as its first add-on portfolio

Cakesmiths, an independent manufacturer and supplier of artisan handmade cakes, has secured investment from leading mid-market private equity firm and cake afficionado LDC to support the next stage of its growth journey. Bristol-based Cakesmiths supplies its range to a number of independent customers across the UK through its direct-to-market online

Funds managed by KKR and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) have completed their acquisition CyrusOne in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately USD15 billion, including the assumption of debt. Trading of the company’s shares of common stock has been suspended on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”), and that CyrusOne has

Investcorp, a global manager of alternative investment products, has sold its majority stake in Agromillora (“the Company”) to the founders of Agromillora and to Edify, the investment holding company controlled by the Despature family. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   Founded in Barcelona in 1986,

Global investment firms PAI Partners and Carlyle are to acquire Theramex, a global specialty pharmaceuticals company focused on women’s health, from CVC Capital Partners VI (CVC). Theramex was created following the carve-out of a portfolio of women’s health pharma products in 2018, and has subsequently developed into one of the

Alteryx, Inc (NYSE: AYX), an Analytics Automation company, has made a strategic investment in Vertis, a data-driven market intelligence platform. With Vertis, enterprises can instantly visualise and analyse their employee and real estate footprint to support critical growth and culture decisions. With this investment from Alteryx Ventures, Vertis will be