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Lightfoot secures investment from Volpi Capital

Arrowpoint Advisory has advised Lightfoot, the UK’s leading provider of in-cab driver coaching and engagement technology, on its investment from Volpi Capital. Lightfoot, which rewards smoother and safer driving leading to reductions in accidents, fuel use and emissions in fleets, first developed its technology to help ICE fleets cut costs

JPIN VCATS leads investment round for Koovers

Startup investment bank for the emerging markets JPIN VCATS has completed a significant fundraise for Koovers, India’s largest B2B spare parts service based in Bengaluru.  Koovers announced raising USD1.5 million, with JPIN VCATS as one of the main investors. The zero-inventory firm was launched in 2016 to address a USD12

TPT Retirement Solutions’ DC Master Trust to invest GBP54m in private equity

UK workplace pension scheme TPT Retirement Solutions is to invest GBP54 million into private equity through its defined contribution (DC) Master Trust default target date funds.   Members of TPT’s Target Date Funds, whose investments are managed by AllianceBernstein, will see 3.5 per cent of their pension pot allocated to

Endless portfolio company Amscan International secures GBP30m funding package

Amscan International, a designer, manufacturer, distributor and retailer of party products and a portfolio company of Leeds-based private equity firm Endless, has secured a GBP30 million funding package. Milton Keynes-headquartered Amscan International’s funding comes on the back of an outstanding year for the company which started with an Endless supported

Helios-backed Starsight becomes first Nigerian energy provider to be carbon credit certified

Starsight Energy has become the first renewable energy company in Nigeria to secure carbon credit accreditation. Backed by Helios Investment Partners, an Africa-focused private investment firm, Starsight is a commercial & industrial (C&I) solar power provider.  It has earned certification by switching its customers’ power and cooling from predominantly diesel-based

Intertrust Group launches new integrated data solution for private fund managers

Intertrust, a specialist in providing tech-enabled corporate and fund solutions to clients operating and investing in international business, has launched a new, end-to-end ESG data gathering and analytics solution.  The solution offers private fund managers an integrated approach to collecting and analysing ESG data and managing ESG risk in their

Insurtech platform Ripe secures majority investment from Aquiline Capital Partners

Aquiline Capital Partners (Aquiline) is to acquire a majority stake in Ripe Thinking Limited (Ripe), a UK-based digital underwriting and insurance distribution platform.  Aquiline is a private investment firm based in New York and London with USD6.9 billion in assets under management, specialising in investments at the intersection of technology

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