Gresham House, a specialist alternative asset manager, has invested GBP63 million into full-stack UK internet service provider Telcom Group through its British Strategic Investment Fund (BSIF). The commitment will enable Manchester-based Telcom Group to accelerate its delivery of ultrafast and reliable fibre connectivity to commercial and residential properties across the
Fremman Capital (Fremman) has acquired a majority stake in The Natural Fruit Company (TNFC)and GPF Capital alongside existing shareholders. The company is a European specialist in the processing, distribution and commercialisation of citrus fruits including lemons, oranges, tangerines, pomegranates, and persimmons. This acquisition has a strong alignment with Fremman’s approach
Specialist M&A advisory firm Ciesco has confirmed that Chip[s] Board, which develops bioplastics from food waste, has completed fundraising to support the next stage of its development. Chip[s] Board will use the funds to relocate staff and laboratories to Yorkshire, a central region for the supply of raw materials, and
Fremman Capital (Fremman) is to acquire a majority stake in VPS, a Marin fuel testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) services provider. This intended acquisition fits within Fremman’s stated strategy of investing in ESG promoting businesses. Founded in 1980 and headquartered in Rotterdam, VPS provides its services globally through five strategically
Global investment firm Carlyle (and Inova, a software provider for the biopharma industry, have announced a long-term funding partnership to accelerate growth, fund product innovation and M&A initiatives. Carlyle is investing EUR60 million and will become Inova’s largest shareholder under the deal, while Management and historic investor NextStage AM have
African Development Partners II (ADP II), a fund advised by Development Partners International (DPI), and AfricInvest, a longstanding pan-African alternative investment platform with local teams in more than 10 offices across Africa, Europe and the Middle East, have complete the merger of Compagnie Marocaine de Goutte à Goutte et de
Barings has served as lender on a senior secured facility to support Inflexion in its acquisition of ANS Group, a leading provider of digital transformation and cloud managed services. Financial terms have not been disclosed. ANS and existing Inflexion investment UKFast will be brought together under one parent group to
Kartesia, a European specialist provider of capital solutions for small and mid-sized companies, as provided a unitranche loan to HPI Group, a Netherlands-based producer of plastic products for varying end markets. The company focuses on added-value, often co-developed, niche products with either specific technological or product critical requirements. Key product
Digital training platform Virti has raised USD10 million in a Series A funding round to further its goal of improving human performance using world-class interactive technology. The round was led by deeptech investors IQ Capital and joined by Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and a new, UK-based learning technology VC fund. Launched
Polaris is to sell ProData Consult to Axcel after three years of ownership and strong progress driven by solid organic growth and several acquisitions in Norway and Sweden. The ambition of creating a Scandinavian market leader with a leading nearshoring-as-a-service function in Poland has been realised, and ProData Consult is
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