CBRE Investment Management, through its Private Infrastructure team, is to acquire the bus division of Torghatten AS (Torghatten Land), which comprises Norgesbuss AS, Trønderbilene AS, Torghatten Buss AS, Sørlandsruta AS, Fosen Verkstedservice AS and TTS Bil-og, Dekksenter AS. This investment is in keeping with the firm’s commitment to delivering sustainable
Bestport and ThinCats have provided debt and equity funding of GBP19 million to help support continued growth of Energy Saving Lighting (ESL). David Hall, previously CEO of Polypipe and non-executive Chairman of Aspen Pumps, will join the board as Chairman. Paul Daly, Founder and CEO of ESL, says:
Amro Partners has invested in Proportunity, an equity loan provider enabling buyers to purchase homes with a 5 per cent deposit, as part of a Series A funding round. The fintech start-up, launched in 2016 by founders Vadim Toader and Stefan Boronea, helps homebuyers afford homes worth up to GBP150
Aglaia Therapeutics, a biotechnology startup developing new therapies that can overcome resistance to current targeted therapies in cancer patients, has completed a EUR4 million (USD4.7 million) seed funding round. Advent France Biotechnology (AFB) led the round, with the participation of Crédit Mutuel Innovation and Pierre Fabre. AFB also acted as
Enreach, a pan-European unified communications (UC) brand and portfolio company of Waterland Private Equity (Waterland), is acquiring OSS Networks. The new partnership will enable Enreach to further expand its international market presence: OSS Networks is regarded as one of the leading established providers in the cloud-based UC services sector in
The Cyberdyne Tech Exchange (CTX) has released and sold the first tranche of a new asset-backed Carbon Neutrality Token (CNT) which resolves one of the most challenging aspects of the Paris Agreement (COP21) – the ability to properly account for and track carbon credits using its proprietary protocols and blockchain
Funds managed by YFM Equity Partners (YFM) have completed a multi-million pound investment into London-based planning and forecasting software and services business Vuealta from its managed VCTs, British Smaller Companies and British Smaller Companies 2, and Growth Fund III to enable further growth and overseas expansion. Vuealta was founded in
The Vita Group, a European provider of flexible polyurethane foam, has acquired mattress manufacturer Usleep Limited from Northedge Capital LLP. Usleep produces a portfolio of foam, spring and hybrid mattresses for a number of the UK’s leading mattress retailers and Bed in the Box (BiB) brands. Usleep’s two sites in
Panakès Partners, an Italian venture capital firm in the life sciences sector, has appointed Rob Woodman as a Partner, to lead the firm’s newly created biotech investment team. The appointment of Dr Woodman follows the recent first closing at EUR150 million (USD175 million) of Panakès’ second fund (named the Purple
Isotropic Systems, a developer of broadband terminal technologies, has raised over USD37 million in an equity financing round, which fully funds the development of its multi-link antennas through to product launch in 2022. The round is led by Seraphim Space Investment Trust PLC – the world’s first listed space tech
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