Fast-growing IT services company Acora has made a third bolt-on acquisition since the investment by Palatine in 2020, and is planning to ramp up further deals in 2022. The latest deal, for London-based M9 Limited, brings a thriving and forward-looking IT services provider with over 40 staff, and nearly 100
Novo Holdings, aa international life science investor, has co-led the EUR6 million seed financing in Asgard Therapeutics AB (Asgard), a private biotech company pioneering in vivo direct cell reprogramming approaches to elicit potent anti-cancer immune responses. Asgard pioneers a novel approach to cancer therapy by reprogramming tumor cells into professional
Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has led a GBP2.1 million investment in FodaBox (formerly BoroughBox), a provider of logistical services to over 1,400 independent food and drink brands. The investment comprises GBP1.5 million from Maven’s VCTs alongside GBP600,000 from angel investors. This will enable the business to expand its operations, open
Activa Capital has made an investment in the digital network of real estate agents BSK Immobilier. On the occasion of this transaction, Activa Capital takes a minority stake alongside Lionel Pelletier, majority shareholder and President of BSK Immobilier.
Africa Capitalworks has made a significant equity investment in Dorman Long Engineering (DLE), an international engineering company operating across the oil and gas, telecoms and energy industries, offering high-value engineering services, fabrication, asset management and galvanising services. A team from Akin Gump advised Africa Capitalworks on the transaction. The investment
Puma Private Equity, the private equity division of Puma Investments, has completed a GBP3.2 million investment into Everpress as part of a GBP4 million round alongside existing investors.
IPACKCHEM Group (IPACKCHEM) is to acquire Mullackal Polymers Private Limited (Mullackal), a crop protection packaging provider in India. Founded in 1987 by JP Morvan, IPACKCHEM is a leading global supplier of innovative and specialised barrier packaging solutions serving the crop protection and specialty chemicals end markets. IPACKCHEM’s leading market positions
IK Partners’ (IK) IK IX Fund is to acquire Truesec Group AB (Truesec) from Sobro, alongside management and employees who will be reinvesting. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 2005 by Marcus Murray and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Truesec is the leading independent cybersecurity service
Fyllo, a specialist in compliance-first SaaS solutions for highly regulated industries, has closed a USD40 million Series C round led by Eminence Capital. New venture firms that participated in the round include Longview Capital Advisors and ArrowMark Partners. Fyllo is developing compliance, data and marketing solutions to enable companies in
Cortec Group-backed Groundworks has acquired BQ Basements & Concrete (BQ). BQ is the seventh acquisition completed by Groundworks since Cortec Fund VII’s investment in January 2020. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. This is Groundworks’ third acquisition in Pennsylvania this year, following Baker’s Waterproofing in Pittsburgh and I’m
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