SHS Gesellschaft fuer Beteiligungsmanagement, MBG Baden-Württemberg and VC Fonds BW announced that SHS has sold its shareholding in Emerging Implant Technologies (EIT), a manufacturer of 3D-printed titanium interbody implants for spinal fusion surgery, to Johnson & Johnson Medical. SHS became EIT’s lead investor in September 2016 and has supported the
Private equity firm Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP) has partnered with management to acquire Seattle-based LifeSpan Biosciences (LSBio), a founder-led developer and distributer of antibodies and related reagents primarily to the academic and pharmaceutical research markets via its e-commerce platform. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. LSBio,
Fondo Agroalimentare Italiano I (FAI I) has acquired a stake in Agrimola, a European leader in the manufacturing, processing and marketing of chestnuts and transformed fruits, alongside Luca Sassi, the company’s CEO and majority shareholder. Founded in 1978, Agrimola leads the European fresh chestnut market. It’s the ideal partner for
Talis Capital (Talis), a London-based venture capital firm focussed on technology companies, has made an investment of USD2.5million into Learning People, the UK’s leading online training company, and SkillsFox, its B2B arm serving corporate training and development needs. The investment comes at a time when the corporate e-learning market is
Pan-European private equity firm Agilitas’ portfolio company Recover Nordic has acquired JK Kloakservice (JKK). Recover Nordic is a leading Nordic provider of damage control, emergency response and environmental services. The JKK acquisition brings the total number of add-on acquisitions to fifteen since Agilitas’ buyout of Recover Nordic in 2013.
Octopus Investments, part of Octopus Group and the largest provider of venture capital trusts (VCTs) in the UK, has opened fundraising for Octopus Titan VCT (Titan). Octopus is targeting another GBP120 million fundraise for its flagship VCT, following last year’s record-breaking fundraise when Titan raised a total of GBP200 million. If
Nexxus Iberia’s Nexxus Iberia Private Equity Fund I has completed its second investment with the acquisition of a minority stake, in conjunction with Capzanine, Dorsia, Eva and Origen, a franchise business operating in women’s health in Spain. The consortium made of Capzanine and Nexxus Iberia will provide financial and strategic
eQ Asset Management has raised a company-record EUR175 million for its latest Northern European private equity fund eQ PE X North at final closing on 6 September 2018. A final closing was also held on the same date for eQ’s second secondary fund eQ PE SF II with EUR135 million
African investment bank Imara Corporate Finance and London-based financial advisory firm Spayne Lindsay have formed a strategic alliance. The combination of Imara’s local African expertise with Spayne Lindsay’s global Consumer network will increase deal-flow for international clients, as well as provide on-the-ground support on sell-side and buy-side Africa-related transactions in
Tera Ventures has held the first close of Terra Ventures Fund II with EUR21m in capital commitments. The fund aims to invest in 25-30 seed-stage technology startups located in key tech hubs in Estonia, Finland, Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Sweden and the Czech Republic. The target fund size is EUR55
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