Twelve leading universities have joined forces to create an impact investment fund, Impact 12 (www.impact12.com), to support mission-led university ventures. The ten-year, multi-million-pound fund will support social ventures created within the twelve participating universities across the UK. The fund will support ventures motivated by beneficial social or environmental impact, rather
Private investment company DRS Investment sells 100 per cent of the shares in the Swiss software company XELOG AG to proLogistik Holding in Dortmund. XELOG will remain an independent company and bundles its resources and competencies in the field of warehouse management systems (WMS) with proLogistik and Dataphone forming the
Waterland Private Equity (Waterland) is to invest in Bano Group (Bano), an international supplier of complete bathroom solutions to the healthcare sector. This marks Waterland’s first investment in Norway. Bano is a developer, producer and distributor of limited mobility bathrooms, with a focus on nursing homes. Since its foundation in
UBCO, a specialist in utility electric vehicles, has raised USD10 million by bringing on board investors Oregon based Seven Peak Ventures, Nuance Capital, global technology powerhouse TPK Holdings. This USD10 million funding comes off the back of a strong year for UBCO, including expansion across new and existing markets and
Puma Private Equity, the private equity division of Puma Investments, has exited its stake in portfolio company, Pure Cremation – a fast-growing direct cremations business. Pure Cremation has been the driving force behind the UK-wide adoption of direct cremation, a straightforward and affordable alternative to traditional funerals, enabling loved ones
One Equity Partners (OEP), a middle market private equity firm, has completed the acquisition of the BRUSH Group (BRUSH0, an independent provider of equipment, services and solutions for electrical power generation and distribution. Terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 1889, and headquartered in Ashby de
LGT Capital Partners has held the final close of Crown Secondaries Special Opportunities II (CSSO II), its second dedicated direct secondaries fund, with total subscriptions of USD1.57 billion.
Oakley Capital’s Oakley Capital Private Equity III (Fund III) has agreed to acquire PRIMAVERA Business Software Solutions (PRIMAVERA), a Portuguese specialist in business management software. The Company will be combined with existing Oakley Capital portfolio company Ekon, a Spanish provider of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, to create a new
Investcorp, a global provider and manager of alternative investment products, has released a new whitepaper – “Increasing Allocation to Private Markets” – which reviews the trend of investors increasing their allocation of capital to private market investments such as private equity, private debt, real estate, absolute return, infrastructure and GP
IK Investment Partners (IK) is in exclusive discussions with Fremman Capital to sell its stake in VPS from the IK VII Fund. Financial terms of the intended transaction have not been disclosed.
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