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Gardner Capital partners with Kiva

Gardner Capital, a private equity firm and alternative investment platform specialising in multifamily housing and renewable energy development and investment, is partnering with Kiva through Gardner Capital’s GCRE Upward Mobility Fund to accelerate minority-led small business access to finance in Texas. The partnership will initially focus on supporting BIPOC small

BlueTriton Brands acquires Saratoga Spring Water Company

BlueTriton Brands, a specialist in natural spring water, has completed the acquisition of certain assets of Saratoga Spring Water Company (SSWC), a producer of premium domestic spring water based in Saratoga Springs, New York. SSWC is sold throughout the United States and delivers spring water products in premium packaging to

Allorion Therapeutics completes Series A financing round

Allorion Therapeutics, a company focused on next-generation precision medicine for oncology and autoimmune disease, has completed a USD40 million Series A financing.  This financing round is led by Qiming Venture Partners and participated by IDG Capital, Octagon Capital, Firstred Capital, and Elikon Venture. Existing investors – TF Capital and Med-Fine Capital

Varagon Capital Partners supports Marlin Equity Partners’ acquisition of ImagineSoftware

Varagon Capital Partners is serving as Administrative Agent, Lead Arranger and Bookrunner on a senior secured credit facility to support Marlin Equity Partners’ acquisition of ImagineSoftware. ImagineSoftware is a provider of medical billing automation and revenue cycle management to physician practices, outsourced medical billing companies, and health systems.  For over

O’Melveny advises CJ ENM on acquisition of Endeavor Content

O’Melveny has advised CJ ENM, a Korean entertainment company, on its acquisition of an 80 per cent stake in the scripted business of US-based global premium content studio, Endeavor Content, from its parent company Endeavor Group Holdings for an enterprise valuation of USD850 million. The transaction was announced on November

Carbon neutral

Invest Europe commits to helping the EU becoming climate-neutral by 2050

Invest Europe, an association representing Europe’s private equity, venture capital, and infrastructure sectors, as well as their investors, has issued a that mission statement will serve as clear guiding principles for its work, both internally and externally, in the years to come.

HEMEX holds second closing of Series C round at CHF7.1m

Following an oversubscribed first closing in February, HEMEX, a bench-to-market clinical Contract Research Organisation (CRO) and early-stage healthcare investment firm, has held the second closing of it Series C fundraising round at CHF7.1 million. All existing “Investor Club” members followed-up in this round and are joined by new investors. Since

capiton successfully closes sixth private equity fund at EUR504m

German private equity firm capiton has closed its sixth private equity fund capiton VI, with EUR504 million in capital commitments from a diverse investor base. The fund, capiton’s largest to date, will continue its proven sector-focused investment approach of pro-actively sourced primary deals in the German-speaking region. “The successful closing

Aruwa Capital invests in Agroeknor International

Aruwa Capital Management (Aruwa), an early-stage growth equity and gender lens fund investing in Nigeria and Ghana, has invested in AgroEknor International (AgroEknor), an hibiscus flower exporter and wellness brand. AgroEknor, founded in 2013 is primarily engaged in the processing and exportation of dried hibiscus flowers, a superfood and wellness

YFM makes significant investment in fast-growing ERP business

YFM Equity Partners (YFM) has completed an investment from its Buyout Fund II into Cooper Software, a Scottish-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software specialist. Founded in 2005 by current CEO Frank Cooper, Cooper Software is an independent provider of products, consulting services and 24/7 support for ERP, helping businesses manage

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