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One Rock Capital Partners acquires Illinois manufacturing site and associated speciality chemicals business, from BASF

2 June 2021

An affiliate of One Rock Capital Partners (One Rock) has successfully completed the previously announced acquisition of a manufacturing site in Kankakee, Illinois, and the associated businesses of vegetable-oil-based raw material sterols and natural vitamin E, anionic surfactants and esters produced there, from BASF. Headquartered outside of Chicago, the newly

Kester Capital exits Frontier Medical Group

2 June 2021

Kester Capital, a primary buyout specialist, has sold Frontier Medical Group to funds advised by Agilitas Private Equity, netting 3.4x and a 30 per cent IRR for its investors. This is the fourth exit from Kester’s last fund to have achieved a return of over 3.0x. This fund, which closed

Cognigy secures USD44m in Series B funding

2 June 2021

Cognigy, a global leader in omnichannel Customer and Employee Service Automation with its Conversational AI platform Cognigy.AI, has raised USD44 million in Series B funding led by global venture capital and private equity firm, Insight Partners, and joined by existing investors DN Capital, Global Brain, Nordic Makers, Inventures and Digital

eStoreMedia completes USD30m fundraise

2 June 2021

eStoreMedia, a digital shelf software for Fortune 500 brands has raised USD30 million in its first fundraise through investment by Kennet Partners and Digital+ Partners. The firm, which already counts many of the Fortune 500 brands as its clients, will use the investment to accelerate eStoreMedia’s digital shelf automation suite

Flexpoint Ford-backed Propel Insurance acquires South Risk Management

2 June 2021

Propel Insurance (Propel), a privately-owned insurance agency and a portfolio company of Flexpoint Ford (Flexpoint), has acquired South Carolina-based South Risk Management (SRM), a construction-focused insurance consulting firm. The acquisition of SRM expands Propel’s presence into South Carolina and adds to the Company’s existing Southeast footprint, which includes Knoxville, Charlotte,

GBP2.7m in new private markets commitments announced by Border to Coast

2 June 2021

Border to Coast Pensions Partnership (Border to Coast), one of the largest public sector pension pools in the UK with total assets of cGBP55 billion, has raised an additional GBP2.7 billion of commitments for its Private Markets investment programme as it continues to deliver new investment opportunities for its local

Financial lifestyle app ikigai raises GBP1.9 million

2 June 2021

Ikigai, a UK fintech company which combines digital banking with wealth management, has received pre-seed funding of GBP4.1 million through an oversubscribed crowdfunding campaign.

Can private equity firms seize a leadership role in the rising movement toward stakeholder capitalism?

1 June 2021

By Kyle Burrell, US FSO Assurance Partner, Ernst & Young LLP – Over the years, private equity fund managers have bolstered their firms’ reputations as the asset class of choice for investors, building strong value for their portfolio companies and fuelling job growth across a wide swath of industries.

VAM Funds partners with Foresight Capital Management to launch VAM Global Infrastructure Fund

1 June 2021

VAM Funds (VAM), a Luxembourg SICAV fund management company, has partnered with Foresight Capital Management to launch the VAM Global Infrastructure Fund (GIF). FCM brings a strong track record in investment management, having generated consistent outperformance for Foresight’s Global Real Infrastructure Fund, which reached a Net Asset Value of GBP500

PE-backed Tactus Group backs robotics business

1 June 2021

Tactus Group, a specialist in the development of consumer technology products, has expanded into the US market with an investment into pi-top, a coding and robotics firm that specialises in improving digital skills in education. The investment will strengthen Tactus Group’s capabilities in coding and robotics, and bolster its offering

FORWARD FEATURES CALENDAR

Funds

One Rock Capital Partners acquires Illinois manufacturing site and associated speciality chemicals business, from BASF

Kester Capital exits Frontier Medical Group

Cognigy secures USD44m in Series B funding

eStoreMedia completes USD30m fundraise

Flexpoint Ford-backed Propel Insurance acquires South Risk Management

GBP2.7m in new private markets commitments announced by Border to Coast

Financial lifestyle app ikigai raises GBP1.9 million

Can private equity firms seize a leadership role in the rising movement toward stakeholder capitalism?

VAM Funds partners with Foresight Capital Management to launch VAM Global Infrastructure Fund

PE-backed Tactus Group backs robotics business

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