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Ambienta closes private equity fund with focus on environmental investing

The Goodwin London Private Investment Funds team has assisted Ambienta on the raising of its third fund, Ambienta III, with a first and final close after less than three months of active marketing. With demand well in excess of EUR1 billion, the fund surpassed its original EUR500 million target and

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Aviva Investors establishes real assets business

Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc (‘Aviva’), has formed a new Real Assets business, bringing together direct real estate, infrastructure, structured finance and private debt under a single leadership and operating structure. With global allocations to alternative strategies, including real assets and private debt, expected to

Goodwin assists Ambienta on third ESG fund

The Goodwin London Private Investment Funds team reports that it assisted Ambienta on the raising of its third fund, Ambienta III, with a first and final close after less than three months of active marketing. With demand well in excess of EIR1 billion, the fund surpassed its original EUR500 million

Bowmark Capital backs buy-out of alternative legal services provider

Bowmark Capital, a mid-market private equity firm, is backing the buy-out of LOD (Lawyers On Demand), an alternative legal services provider, from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP). “This is all about access to capital for our next stage of growth,” says LOD CEO Tom Hartley. “We have been exploring alternative

IK Investment Partners acquires Klingel medical metal

IK Investment Partners’ (IK) IK VIII Fund is to acquire Klingel medical metal, a manufacturer of high-precision and complex metal components mainly for a range of medical technology applications, from Halder.  Klingel was established in 1986 and has become a leading independent contract manufacturer of high-precision, hard-to-machine parts made from

JAB to acquire majority stake in Pret A Manger

JAB is to acquire ready-to-eat food specialist Pret A Manger from Bridgepoint, an international private equity firm and its majority owner, and other minority shareholders. The transaction is expected to be completed during the Summer 2018. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.   Pret maintains a strong presence in

OnTruck raises EUR25 million to fund expansion plans

OnTruck, a haulage tech platform, has raised EUR25 million from a group of investors to fund its expansion across Europe and consolidation of its position in the UK and Spain. The series B funding round was led by global venture capital fund Cathay Innovation, with participation from new investor GP

Tikehau Capital invests EUR114m in Nexteam Group

Alternative asset manager Tikehau Capital has made a EUR114 million investment in Nexteam Group, a specialist in the machining of complex and hard metal parts for the aviation and space industries. Pending approval from the French competition authority, this minority stake, alongside Nexteam Group’s management, will support the company’s future

Cawston Press raises GBP1m to fund expansion plans

British soft drinks company Cawston Press has successfully raised GBP1 million in an equity fundraising round to support continued expansion at home and overseas. The total has been reached through existing shareholders, members of the Cawston Press team from the UK, Australia and USA as well as a select number

NVM Private Equity leads investment in Ablatus Therapeutics

NVM Private Equity (NVM) has invested GBP1.0 million of growth capital into Cambridge-based medical device company Ablatus Therapeutics Limited (Ablatus) alongside existing angel investors. Ablatus was founded in 2016 as a spin out from the NHS, under the guidance of Health Enterprise East (HEE), to develop and commercialise patented Bimodal

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