An affiliate of Clearlake Capital Group is to acquire Discovery Education – a global edtech company whose digital learning software platform supports educators and improves student achievement – from Francisco Partners.  Francisco Partners will retain a minority equity stake in the busines, while Scott Kinney, CEO of Discovery Education, will

ABANZA has completed a funding round of EUR1.2 million led by the Navarran Government-owned development company SODENA and Clave Capital, an alternative asset investment management company specialised in technology transfer projects (through its UN I+D+i Tech Transfer fund.  Spanish start-up ABANZA develops medical devices and instruments for the arthroscopic soft

The Riverside Company has formed a strategic partnership between its portfolio company Toolport, a European specialised online provider of professional tents and spare parts for the consumer and industrial markets, and GFP, a specialised online provider of greenhouses, raised garden beds and related products in the DACH region. Riverside invested

Olsam Group (Olsam), an ecommerce platform that acquires and scales businesses, has completed the acquisition of Colapz, a UK-based camping and outdoor brand which sells patented, collapsible outdoor and camping products.  The acquisition is a key step for Olsam, which recently raised USD165 million, into the camping and outdoor market. Colapz’s

NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners (Maven) and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF), has invested GBP580,000 in Cheshire based Intelligent Building Group (IBG).  The funding will enable the business to invest in sales and marketing as well as expand the team across a

Lucion Services, an environmental services company backed by Palatine Private Equity, has acquired Landform Surveys Ltd, an established topographical surveying firm in the North East. Landform Surveys, which is based in Gateshead, where Lucion is headquartered, brings a skilled team and a range of highly complementary services to the group.

Development Partners International (DPI), an investment firm focused on Africa with USD2.8 billion in assets under management including co-investments, and CDC Group (CDC), the UK’s development finance institution that will shortly be renamed British International Investment (BII), are leading an up to USD200 million second funding round in KELIX bio.

Keensight Capital, a private equity manager dedicated to pan-European growth buyout investments, and ISAI Expansion, the ISAI platform’s Tech Growth and Growth Buyout fund, have exited their investment in M33, the holding company of the Theodo Group.  Theodo’s two founding directors, Benoît Charles-Lavauzelle and Fabrice Bernhard, will be increasing their

Tikehau Ace Capital, along with Amundi Private Equity Funds and a pool of investors from Credit Agricole group coordinated by IDIA Capital Investissement, have acquired LMB Aerospace (LMB), a designer, producer and distributor of high-performance electric fans and cooling solutions for aerospace and defence applications.  The Sponsors, led by Tikehau

Mid-market private equity investor Palatine has acquired a majority stake in Jessup, a Midlands-based developer of affordable homes. Established for 34 years, Staffordshire-based Jessup is a trusted partner to local authorities and registered providers of social housing. Its 92-strong team provides a full development management service from land acquisition and