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Beaubridge leads GBP2.5m Florismart fundraising

Private equity firm Beaubridge is leading a GBP2.5 million investment in Florismart, an online marketplace connecting florists throughout Europe. Beaubridge has chosen CoInvestor to make this EIS investment opportunity available to investors to access directly and invest in online.   The Florismart platform is designed to allow florists to come

KKR and CDPQ acquire USI

KKR and CDPQ have teamed with employees of USI Insurance Services to acquire the US insurance brokerage and consulting firm. As partners with equal ownership, KKR and CDPQ will acquire USI from Onex Corporation and its affiliates in a transaction that values USI at USD4.3 billion.   With more than

Progressio sells Duplomatic

Italian private equity firm Progressio SGR has sold its majority stake in the Duplomatic group, a Milan-headquartered provider of hydraulic components and systems. In fewer than four years of Progressio ownership, Duplomatic increased both revenues and EBITDA by approximately 50 per cent each. The enterprise value at closing was EUR69

HIG Bayside Capital to sell Bodybell

HIG Bayside Capital (Bayside), the distressed debt and special situation affiliate of private equity firm HIG Capital, is to sell the Beauty Bell Chain (Bodybell) following a restructuring of the company’s operations, to Douglas, a European retailer in the selective beauty market. Bodybell, founded in the 1970s, is a distributor

TTV Capital closes TTV Fund IV

TTV Capital has held the final close of TTV Fund IV at USD93 million, well over two times the size of Fund III. TTV added several new limited partners, including a sovereign wealth fund, endowments, foundations, family offices, Invest Georgia, and strategic investors.   “The TTV team is thrilled to

Pivotal bioVenture Partners closes inaugural USD300m life sciences fund

Pivotal bioVenture Partners has held the closing of Pivotal bioVenture Partners Fund I, raising over USD300 million to invest in early stage biotechnology companies. Pivotal bioVenture Partners, funded by the Nan Fung Group, is led by Dr Tracy Saxton and Vincent Cheung.   Pivotal’s investment strategy is centred on identifying

Onlineprinters to acquire Solopress

Onlineprinters, one of Europe's largest B2B online printing companies, is to acquire Solopress. Solopress was founded in 2004 and has grown significantly in recent years reaching 225 employees in 2016.   Solopress’ founders Aron Priest and Andy Smith will continue to lead Solopress as managing directors and become shareholders of

Bowmans advises on PE credit fund financing in sub-Saharan Africa

Pan-African law firm Bowmans has advised Helios Credit Partners on one of the first significant financings by a private credit fund in sub-Saharan Africa. The transaction was one of the largest debt financings secured by a Namibian company in the private sector.   The loan, of up to USD40 million,

Blockchain Capital to raise third fund via digital token offering

Blockchain Capital, a venture capital firm investing in blockchain technology companies, is to raise its third fund via a combination of a traditional limited partnership called Blockchain Capital III and an additional fund offered via a digital token called the BCAP. In line with its strategy to drive innovation based

CEFIF invests in three fintech companies

CreditEase Fintech Investment Fund (CEFIF), a venture fund investing in growth-stage fintech companies in China and globally, has made investments in three new fintech companies. The three investment transactions include a Series C financing round in Trumid, an electronic trading platform for the bond market; a Series B financing round

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