Floreat has backed two privately-owned cyber security companies as part of its growth strategy in the private equity market. Floreat Principal Investing, headed up by Jeff Sinclair, has invested in artificial intelligence business Senseon, and intelligent automation services provider Encompass, with the two privately held businesses offering one of the
Novo Seeds’ portfolio company Galecto Biotech AB (Galecto), a developer of galectin modulators for the treatment of severe diseases, including fibrosis and cancer, has successfully closed a EUR79 million series C financing round. As part of the financing, Novo Seeds invested EUR12.5 million, including a convertible loan, becoming the largest
Mineria Activa, through its private equity fund FIP Lantanidos, has invested an additional USD2 million into BioLantanidos. FIP Lantanidos holds 100 per cent of controlling shares of BioLantanidos, which has a high grade REE ion clay deposit rich in rare earths used to build permanent magnets that are increasingly in
Scale Computing, a market leader in edge computing and hyper-converged solutions, has secured USD34.8 million in Series F funding. The largest investor in the round is Lenovo, which last week announced a global partnership with Scale to bring intelligent edge computing to global retailers, distributed enterprises, and SMBs. New and
Roark, an Atlanta-based private equity firm focused on franchise and multi-unit businesses, has ompleted fundraising for its two newest funds, Roark Capital Partners V LP and Roark Capital Partners II Sidecar LP, raising a combined total of USD6.5 billion. Fund V, Roark’s main fund, targeted USD4 billion and closed on
Noerr has provided advice and support to meal kit company, HelloFresh, on its strategic acquisition of Canadian competitor Chefs Plate. HelloFresh entered into an agreement with the shareholders of Chefs Plate to acquire all shares in the company. Both companies will operate under the umbrella of HelloFresh in the future.
UK private equity house Maven Capital Partners (Maven), through its management of the Finance Durham and North East Development Capital Fund, supported by the European Regional Development Fund, has provided GBP825,000 of funding to independent shipping container supplier, Parsons Containers Limited (Parsons). The funds have invested GBP500,000 and GBP325,000 respectively,
Wireless Innovation, a specialist Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity and communications provider, backed by Horizon Capital, has acquired Rock Seven Mobile Services Limited and YB Tracking Limited. Founded in 2008, Rock Seven and YB Tracking provide connectivity and hardware, which enable customers to track assets and IoT
Céréa Capital II, alongside the management and Unexo, has acquired, from Linxis Group, owned by the IK VIII Fund advised by IK Investment Partners, the three companies of its cheese and dairy division: Chalon-Mégard, Tecnal et Simon Frères. Linxis Group, formerly Bretèche Industrie, is a supplier of equipment for the
Tikehau Capital, an alternative investment and asset management group, has acquired asset management company ACE Management. In addition, Marwan Lahoud has been appointed to strengthen Tikehau’s private equity business. Tikehau Capital continues its policy for growth with the 100 per cent acquisition of ACE Management. The acquisition of a specialist
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