Pan-European mid-market private equity firm Stirling Square Capital has acquired Sustainable Agro Solutions (SAS) in a primary transaction. Founded in 1989, SAS has established itself as a leading developer and producer of biostimulants, soil and water improvers, defence activators, and specialty plant nutrition solutions for the agricultural sector. Headquartered in
Micropep technologies (Micropep), an agricultural biotech company developing breakthrough peptide-based biological products for agriculture, has raised EUR8.5 million (USD10 million) in an oversubscribed Series A investment led by new investor Supernova Invest with participation from FMC Ventures, and existing investors Sofinnova Partners and IRDI Capital Investissement. Based in Toulouse, France,
Eurazeo has entered into exclusive negotiations with the French infrastructure investor InfraVia for the sale of its 41 per cent stake in Grandir, an operator of nurseries and schools in France, Europe and North America. The closing of the deal is expected in the coming months. Through the sale of
Blockpit, a specialist in the development of legally compliant and audited tax reports for the treatment of crypto assets, has closed its USD10 million Series A funding round. The capital increase comes from no less than five internationally renowned investors from the FinTech and blockchain sectors. Among others, those venture
BGF has exited its investment in business travel management company Click Travel. The business has been acquired by global travel management platform, TravelPerk. Headquartered in Birmingham, Click Travel, is one of the UK’s fastest growing travel management companies. Its online booking platform reduces the cost and complexity of booking travel
US Orthopaedic Partners (USOP), a comprehensive orthopedic care platform that provides the full continuum of musculoskeletal treatment to patients in the Southeastern US, is to enter into a strategic partnership with Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center in Birmingham, Alabama. US Orthopaedic Partners is to partner with Andrews Sports Medicine &
StepStone Group Inc (STEP), a global private markets investment firm, is to acquire Greenspring Associates, a venture capital and growth equity platform, and certain of its related entities. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the year, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals and receipt
LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group, provided GBP180 million of investment to back eight new management teams and to support its portfolio companies in the first half of 2021. The firm said its eight new investments demonstrated an ‘increasing appetite and ambition for growth’ amongst the management
Genstar Capital-backed Obsidian Insurance Holdings, an AM Best rated “A-” hybrid fronting group, has acquired admitted carrier, Western Home Insurance Company (Western Home), from Western National Mutual Insurance Company (Western National). The acquisition supports the company’s strategic growth plans and together with Obsidian’s existing admitted carrier, Obsidian Insurance Company, Western
LoanPro, a SaaS-based loan management, servicing and collections platform for alternative, fintech and traditional lenders, has raised a USD100 million growth equity investment from FTV Capital, a sector-focused growth equity investor in innovative enterprise technology and services, financial services, and payments and transaction processing companies. Through this capital raise, LoanPro
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