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SWEN Capital Partners’ Blue Ocean impact fund makes first investment in OptoScale

Norwegian start-up OptoScale has raised EUR4.1 million in a financing round led by SWEN Capital Partners, a specialist in unlisted sustainable investment, with additional participation from the Norwegian fund Skagerak Maturo. OptoScale’s ambition is to use data to improve the real-time monitoring of fish farms and the sustainability of farming

Sole Source Capital raises USD555m for second fund

Sole Source Capital (SSC), an industrial-focused private equity firm, has held the final closing of its second fund, SSC Partners II (Fund II), with aggregate total commitments of USD555 million.  Fund II was significantly oversubscribed with an initial target of USD400 million and reached its hard cap. With the closing

Rickitt Mitchell advises Xupes on new JV with Chrono24

Corporate finance boutique Rickitt Mitchell has acted as advisor to certified pre-owned watch specialist Xupes on its strategic partnership with MPN Marketplace Networks.  The group owns digital marketplace Chrono24, the German pre-owned watch firm Zeitauktion and online watch magazine Fratello.   Founded in 2009, Xupes facilitates the buying, selling or

Ohi secures USD19m in Series A funding round

Ohi, an instant commerce platform that enables brands to meet their customers’ expectations of superfast delivery in under two hours, has completed a USD19 million Series A funding round.  Ohi will use the funds to expand its US operations to enable near-instant delivery of everything from CPG products to luxury

One Equity Partners exits investment in PS Logistics

One Equity Partners (OEP), a middle market private equity firm, has exited its investment in PS Logistics, flatbed transportation and full-service logistics provider in the United States.  Financial terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, PS Logistics provides nationwide freight

HBM Holdings acquires Control Devices

HBM Holdings (HBM) has acquired Control Devices, a portfolio company of Goldner Hawn founded in 1963, and a designer and manufacturer of highly engineered flow-control products utilised in niche applications across a diverse array of end markets. The acquisition expands HBM’s portfolio in the industrial components space, adding Control Devices

Francisco Partners makes strategic growth investment in Paradigm

Paradigm, a provider of practice management software and integrated payments to the legal industry, has secured a strategic growth investment from Francisco Partners, a global investment firm that specialises in partnering with technology businesses.  The investment will provide Paradigm with a new financial partner to help it capitalise on its

Climate Solutions launches climate and ESG-focused private marketplace for institutional investors

Climate Solutions, a climate-focused capital raising and strategic advisory firm, has launched Climarket, an online marketplace for institutional investors seeking climate and ESG-focused investment opportunities in private markets. Climarket directly responds to the rapidly increasing demand from institutional investors for higher returns and greater impact. To empower companies to more

Alida announces USD20m equity investment from Round13 Growth Fund

Alida, a leader in Total Experience Management (TXM), has closed a new USD20 million Series D funding round by Round13 Growth Fund, a highly-respected, late-stage growth equity investment fund, part of the Round13 Capital family of funds. The funding round will accelerate Alida’s global growth trajectory and build on the

Riverside to sell Lexipol to GTCR

The Riverside Company, a global private equity firm focused on the smaller end of the middle market, has signed a definitive agreement with GTCR to sell Lexipol, a provider of policy management, training and wellness software for public safety organisations and local government customers. The proposed transaction is expected to

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