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Hyundai Invests in deep learning computer vision startup allegro.ai

Hyundai CRADLE, Hyundai Motor Company’s corporate venturing and open innovation business, has made a strategic investment in allegro.ai, a technology company specialising in deep learning (DL) – based computer vision.   Founded in 2016, allegro.ai offers the first end-to-end DL lifecycle management solution focused on deep learning as it applies to computer vision. The company’s

Foresight makes GBP2.5m investment into software provider Cimteq

Foresight Group (Foresight) has invested GBP2.5 million to support the growth of North Wales-based software provider Cimteq Limited. This is the thirteenth investment by the GBP58 million Foresight Regional Investment Fund (FRIF), focussed on North Wales and the North West of England. Since December 2015 the Fund, backed by local

Capricorn and Particon add EUR5m to Black Bear’s growth financing round

Cleantech company Black Bear has secured an additional EUR5 million from Capricorn Venture Partners and Particon, who join an earlier EUR11 million growth financing round. Using this growth capital, Black Bear aims to scale up its “Tire to Carbon Black” technology, a carbonisation process used to transform tires into recovered

Gen Cap America sells CPS Distributors

Gen Cap America, a private equity firm focussed on lower middle market buyouts, has sold CPS Distributors (CPS) to an undisclosed buyer.  Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   CPS was founded in 1890 and is the largest wholesale distributor of professional pump, irrigation and landscape supplies in

Foresight Williams Technology EIS Fund invests GBP1.5m into Inovo Robotics

Foresight Group (Foresight) has made a GBP1.5 million growth capital investment into Inovo Robotics Limited (Inovo) on behalf of the Foresight Williams Technology EIS Fund. Inovo is developing a low-cost collaborative robot (cobot) that can integrate into existing workforce processes. Inovo’s modular design means the cobot can be easily adapted

New Durham City Incubator to grow small businesses

An incubator designed to help fledgling companies grow and thrive in County Durham has been launched at one of the region’s fastest growing business hubs. Durham City Incubator, based at Salvus House, in Aykley Heads, Durham, will be open to businesses that have been trading for under 12 months and

CVC Credit Partners Provides Financing to Support Industrial Physics

CVC Credit Partners has acted as Administrative Agent on a first lien senior secured credit facility provided to Industrial Physics. The company used the proceeds at close to finance an acquisition and refinance existing debt, whilst the credit facility can also be utilised to finance the company’s growth through future

ARQIS advises Alloheim on acquisition of CMS Unternehmensgruppe

ARQIS has advised Alloheim Senioren-Residenzen SE on the acquisition of the Cologne-based CMS Unternehmensgruppe. The takeover is subject to approval of the antitrust authorities. After the transaction’s closing, which is expected to be carried out by the end of the year, Alloheim will combine about 21,000 care beds and apartments

HIG Capital’s AVI-SPL acquires Interactive Solutions

Private equity company HIG Capital’s (HIG) portfolio company AVI-SPL has acquired Interactive Solutions (ISI). AVI-SPL is the global leader in enterprise grade audio visual and videoconferencing (AV/VC) systems integration and unified communications (UC) solutions. ISI’s leading position in the Southeastern US will enhance and expand AVI-SPL’s ability to service its

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