Vital Capital, an impact investor that has been working with companies in sub-Saharan Africa for more than a decade, has approved two new loans from its Vital Impact Relief Facility (VIRF), which was launched last year to help fundamentally sound African businesses navigate short-term challenges. The two loans were made
Coupay has secured GBP200,000 pre-seed funding from early-stage venture capitalist SFC Capital and leading tech founders and angels including serial entrepreneur Will Wynne of Smart Pension, Arena Flowers and Trulience. Based out of London, Coupay leverages Open Banking and user insights to help small businesses, freelancers and the self-employed get
Upflow has raised USD15 million to ‘revolutionise’ how B2B companies get paid. The company provides a SaaS solution that enables companies to radically modernise their entire cash-cycle, and effortlessly collect customer payments. Upflow now processes more than USD200 million worth of invoices a month, for over 1.5 million transacting companies.
TA Associates, a global growth private equity firm is to sell Paula’s Choice, a leading digital-led skin care brand, to Unilever, one of the world’s leading suppliers of Beauty & Personal Care, Home Care, and Foods & Refreshment products. Terms of the transaction, which is expected to close in the
Polaris has intensified its sustainability work and today published its first annual sustainability report, outlining the efforts in 2020 across the investment process, its portfolio companies and Polaris Management. The work will continue in the coming years based on dialogue with investors, portfolio companies, employees and other stakeholders. Polaris and
NewSpring’s buyout strategy, NewSpring Holdings, has raised an additional USD120 million in a funding round led by Northleaf Capital Partners (Northleaf) and Velocity Structured Solutions. The investment supports the strategic growth and expansion of NewSpring Holdings’ existing platform companies and the acquisition of additional platforms, where the team seeks to
Keensight Capital, a private equity managers dedicated to pan-European Growth Buyout investments, is to acquire a majority stake in Adista, an alternative B2B hosted services provider. Upon completion of the transaction, Keensight will take over from Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone) as Adista’s majority shareholder alongside FEF, the co-investment partnership between
Scurri, a cloud-based software provider connecting and optimising the eCommerce ordering, shipping, and delivery process, has secured a EUR9 million in an investment round led by Gresham House Ventures. Existing investors including family offices represented by Millview advisory, Pa Nolan and others are continuing to support the company in this
Apollo Precision Manufacturing Limited (Apollo), an investment vehicle managed by EverEdge Capital, has acquired Accord Precision Limited (Accord), NZ’s largest certified precision manufacturing and assembly business. Accord provides end-to-end precision manufacturing and assembly — from R&D and consultative design through to complete assembly and distribution. The business was established 50 years
Equita Capital SGR, the alternative asset management company of Equita Group, and Cordusio SIM, the wealth management boutique of the UniCredit Group, have launched Equita Smart Capital – ELTIF, a private equity and “alternative” PIR fund which will invest in Italian small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The strong expertise
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