Planet First Partners backs Submer
Sustainable investor Planet First Partners (Planet First) has become a significant investor in Submer, a growth stage company solving an emerging environmental threat – high energy consuming data centres.
Sustainable investor Planet First Partners (Planet First) has become a significant investor in Submer, a growth stage company solving an emerging environmental threat – high energy consuming data centres.
Funds advised by Permira Credit are acting as sole senior secured lender to Castik Capital’s acquisition of TBAuctions. The support highlights Permira Credit’s focus on high-quality, growing tech-enabled businesses and builds on Permira’s proven track record of investing in marketplace platforms. Founded in 2018 after the merger of Troostwijk
NPIF Maven Equity Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners (Maven) and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) has invested GBP500,000 in Cheshire based Cryoniss Limited (Cryoniss), a storage and logistics management services business. The funding will enable the business to create new jobs, expand its service offering and
Lukka, the crypto-asset software and data provider, have closed their Series E investment round of USD110 million, valuing the company at more than USD1.3 billion. This round comes after closing their Series D round just nine months ago. The round was led by Marshall Wace, a global alternative asset manager.
Investcorp has released its 2021 Responsible Business Report, which includes the firm’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (EGS) highlights for 2021 and specific initiatives the Investcorp implemented to meet its goals, as well as some case studies illustrating areas where the firm has demonstrated its commitment to responsibility as a core
ILX has launched a new emerging markets SDG-focused private credit fund with Dutch pension provider APG, on behalf of its pension fund clients ABP and bpfBOUW, investing USD750 million. This new fund will invests in private-sector loans arranged by the leading Multilateral Development Banks and other DFIs, such as the
FTX Trading Limited (FTX), has launched FTX Ventures (the Fund), a USD2 billion venture capital fund focused on backing the world’s best teams building in the digital asset ecosystem. FTX Ventures’ core mission is to advance global blockchain and web3 adoption, with a broad investment mandate across social, gaming, fintech,
Century Park Capital Partners has recapitalised NCP Coatings, Inc, a developer and manufacturer of performance coatings solutions for the military, industrial, commercial, and forestry end markets. NCP marks the third platform and eleventh overall investment by Century Park in the Specialty Chemicals sector. Charlton Keultjes, who currently leads NCP, will
Nursery and childrenswear retailer Mamas & Papas, which is backed by Bluegem Capital Partners, has reported a 30 per cent increase in sales over the eight weeks to 26 December compared to the previous year and a 35 per cent increase on 2019, buoyed by new store openings, new product

Venture capital dealmaking, exit and fundraising values all broke records in 2021 by ‘stunning amounts’, according to the PitchBook-NVCA Venture Monitor, a quarterly report produced by PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association with support from Insperity.
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