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Keiretsu Forum launches Keiretsu Ventures

Keiretsu Forum has launched Keiretsu Ventures, a premier business accelerator designed to radically accelerate the path to market and liquidity of participating companies. As the world's largest private equity angel investment network, Keiretsu Forum brings vetted investment opportunities to its global network of diverse and active angel investors. Keiretsu Ventures matches

Krones AG strengthens digital direct printing portfolio with advice from CMS

Krones AG has acquired a majority stake in Till GmbH to strengthen its technology portfolio.  Headquartered in the Bavarian town of Neutraubling, Krones is one of the world's leading manufacturers of beverage filling and packaging technology. Till GmbH develops systems for digital direct printing on containers. The founders of Till

Business Collaborator sells division to private equity and management

Advisory firm Clearwater International has advised Business Collaborator on its sale to private equity house YFM Equity Partners and the Management Team, led by Chairman Richard Beaton and CEO Sanjeev Shah. Business Collaborator is at the forefront of providing Building Information Modelling (BIM) software tools, designed to ease the transition

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Eversheds helps Phoenix spread its wings into childcare sector

Law firm Eversheds has advised Phoenix Equity Partners (Phoenix) on the acquisition of day nursery provider, Just Childcare Limited (Just Childcare). The acquisition represents an initial investment alongside the founders of Just Childcare to support the future development of Just Childcare.   Just Childcare operates six day nurseries in the

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Invest in Africa secures USD1 million grant to support SME training program

Invest in Africa (IIA) has signed a USD1 million African Development Bank (AfDB) grant that will enable it to support a unique business skills training programme for Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana. IIA will use the grant provided by the AfDB's Fund for Private Sector Assistance (FAPA)

Appear Here raises USD7.5 million from investors

Appear Here, the UK’s largest online marketplace for retail space, has raised USD7.5 million of new funding, in a round led by venture capital firm Balderton Capital.  This significant new investment follows 18 months of dynamic growth from Appear Here, which has facilitated over 500 short-terms lets in the last

Angel CoFund and Finance Wales back Creo Medical

Creo Medical has closed a GBP3.5m funding round, led by Finance Wales, angel investors and the Angel CoFund. The Government-backed Angel CoFund joins existing investors Finance Wales, the Arete Angel syndicate and individual business angels, including lead angel Mark Farmer, bringing the total Creo investment received to date to GBP7.9m.

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AIFMD fuels strong growth in European fund domiciles, says ALFI

The introduction of the AIFMD has fuelled strong growth in European fund domiciles, with the number of alternative investment funds increasing by 10% since 2010, and assets under management increasing by 13%. That’s according to a report published by the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry, carried out by Oliver

JZ Capital Partners expands portfolio with two US acquisitions

London-listed private equity fund JZ Capital Partners Limited has expanded its US vertical portfolio by making two acquisitions alongside Edgewater Funds LP (Edgewater). JZCP and Edgewater invested USD1.6 million each to acquire Action Products Marketing Corporation and ConShield Technologies Incorporated ("APMCS"), an infrastructure rehabilitation company headquartered in Johnston, Iowa. The

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