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Trilantic Europe invests in Denver Bikes

Trilantic Europe, a private equity firm focused on mid-market transactions in Europe, has invested in Denver, a manufacturer of bicycles and e-bikes for large European retailers.  Michele and Giuseppe Beraudo, the two co-founders of Denver, will remain as minority shareholders. Based in Dronero (Italy) and founded more than 20 years

ScaleUp Capital invests in Sifted

ScaleUp Capital, a specialist in investing in and supporting scaling B2B digital businesses with revenues of GBP1 million to GBP10 million, has closed a GBP4 million investment round in Sifted. The investment will enable the media outlet to continue scaling the definitive resource for insights on the European startup ecosystem.

RiverGlade Capital sells US Oral Surgery Management

RiverGlade Capital (RiverGlade), a healthcare-focused private equity firm, has sold its controlling stake in US Oral Surgery Management (USOSM) to Oak Hill Capital (Oak Hill).  Formed by RiverGlade in 2017, in partnership with the Thurston Group, USOSM is a healthcare management services company to the oral surgery sector and represents

Judo raises USD3m in seed funding

Judo, a mobile experiences platform company, has secured seed funding of USD3 million, in a round co-led by TenOneTen Ventures and Freestyle Capital.  The company raised capital after operating profitably to realise the market potential of its category-defining platform, which has been built to meet the needs of the most

HLD Group acquires Thurston Group

Private industrial investment company HLD Group has acquired Thurston Group – a specialist in modular building solutions for the education, commercial and healthcare sectors.  This major acquisition, which will ensure the ongoing operation and growth of Thurston Group, was facilitated by Independent Growth Finance, through a GBP16 million asset-based lending

Future Planet Capital acquires two VC firms

Future Planet Capital, a global university, impact and innovation investment group, has completed the acquisition of two venture capital firms: Milltrust Agricultural Investments and RT Capital.

Vonage

Ericsson to acquire Vonage for USD6.2bn

Ericsson is to acquire Vonage Holdings Corp (NASDAQ: VG) for USD21 per share. This represents a total acquisition price of approximately USD6.2 billion (Enterprise Value).  

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