Advent France Biotechnology (AFB), an AMF-regulated investment company dedicated to life sciences, has held the first closing of its second fund at EUR86 million (USD102 million). The European Investment Fund (EIF) and the Fonds national d’amorçage 2 (the French Seed Fund 2) managed on behalf of the French State by
After delivering more than 100,000 shipments in Germany, constructiontech startup Schüttflix has raised USD50 million of additional capital and is preparing to enter the Austrian, Polish and Czech markets in 2022. The recently completed Series A financing round was led by European venture capital investor Draper Esprit. Also boosting their
O’Melveny has advised DL Chemical Co, a subsidiary of DL Holdings Co (formerly Daelim Industrial Co), on its merger agreement to acquire 100 per cent of Kraton Corporation (NYSE: KRA), a global sustainable producer of specialty polymers and high-value bio-based products, in an all-cash transaction with an equity value of
Moda Furnishings (Moda), a Manchester-based outdoor furniture retailer, acquired in September 2019 in an MBO led by CEO Jonny Brierley and COO Vallan McCarthy, backed by the Manchester office of mid-market private equity investor Endless, has agreed a new GBP17 million funding deal. Moda has had another strong year of
Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers dedicated to sustainable investing, has launched the Mirova Environment Acceleration Capital fund. Mirova is pursuing its approach as a responsible impact investor through the new pan-European private equity fund, which aims to invest in companies providing sustainable innovative solutions and technologies contributing
L Squared Capital Partners (L Squared) is leading the recapitalisation of Literacy Resources, d/b/a Heggerty, an early childhood literacy solutions provider offering a suite of phonemic and phonological awareness solutions. Heggerty’s product offering is anchored by its daily systematic phonemic and phonological awareness curriculum delivered in print and digital modalities
Inflexion has made a majority investment in Detectortesters, a global manufacturer of fire detector testing equipment. The investment is being made by Inflexion Buyout Fund V. Founded in 1965, Detectortesters designs and produces solutions that enable testing of smoke, heat and carbon monoxide fire detectors. With a worldwide customer base,
Biotechnology company Expansion Therapeutics has closed an USD80 million Series B financing led by Cormorant Asset Management with participation from new investors Westlake Village BioPartners, Surveyor Capital (a Citadel company) and Logos Capital as well as Series A investors RA Capital Management, 5AM Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Sanofi Ventures and Novartis
EquityBee, an employee-focused stock options funding solution, has raised USD55 million in a new Series B funding round led by existing investor Group 11, with participation from new investors Israel-based Greenfield Partners, as well as existing investors Battery Ventures, Local Globe/Latitude, Altair and ICON. The investment will be used to
CVC Credit has further supported life sciences and diagnostics business, Calibre Scientific, by leading an incremental USD57 million multi-currency first lien credit facility to help fuel its ongoing global acquisition strategy. Calibre Scientific is owned by investment firm StoneCalibre. CVC Credit originally provided a USD92 million multi-currency first lien credit
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