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O’Melveny advises DL Chemical on USD1.6bn acquisition of Kraton Corporation

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

Endless-backed Moda Furnishings agrees new GBP17m funding deal

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 launches first impact private equity fund

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 recapitalises Heggerty

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 acquires Detectortesters

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,

Expansion Therapeutics raises USD80m Series B financing

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 raises additional USD55m in Series B round

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 supports further growth at Calibre Scientific with incremental USD57m multi-currency credit facility

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

Amplified Intelligence raises AUD3m in oversubscribed post-seed funding round led by TEN13

Global attention measurement platform Amplified Intelligence today has closed a post-seed funding round of AUD3 million (USD2.2m) led by TEN13, an investment syndicate co-founded by Aussie tech entrepreneur and Shark (Shark Tank) Steve Baxter. Founded by acclaimed academic and author, Professor Karen Nelson-Field, with Chief Growth Officer Philip Townend (ex-Unruly/Newscorp)

Altada Technology Solutions raises USD11.5m in funding round

Altada Technology Solutions (Altada), a global artificial intelligence (AI) platform solution provider which creates operational efficiencies for clients by leveraging cutting edge AI to unlock value in data, announced today a USD11.5 million funding round led by Rocktop Partners alongside Elkstone Partners and Enterprise Ireland. With over 70 employees across

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