Growth private equity firmTA Associates has completed a significant growth investment in The Benecon Group (Benecon), a developer and manager of self-funded medical benefit programs. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 1991 by Samuel Lombardo and headquartered in Lititz, Pennsylvania, Benecon helps design and implement
Whirli, a toy sharing subscription service, has raised GBP4 million in a seed funding round led by Octopus Ventures, with participation from MMC Ventures.The toy industry is a giant sector with annual global retail sales of ~GBP70 billion. It has however faced a decade of challenges and stagnation, culminating with
Digital asset investment company B21C Limited has secured financing from global investment firm CCIX Global (HK) Limited in the form of equity and tokens. CCIX Global founder Vishal Uttam will be joining the B21 board, taking an active role in strategy and investor relations. “Vishal’s extensive experience at CCIX Global with
GPF Capital has closed a private equity investment in Frugarva by integrating the Spanish business into its citrus holding The Natural Fruit Company. The founding and managing family of Frugarva joins in this way the sectorial consolidation project of one of the European leaders and continues as a shareholder in The
Arlington Capital-backed Octo, a provider of emerging technology and IT modernisation services for the Federal Government, has merged with Sevatec, a leading provider of mission-critical software development solutions and digital modernisation services to the Federal Government. The combination of Octo and Sevatec creates a highly agile partner to government customers that
BlackRock Alternative Specialists’ David Lomas discusses how its three-pronged approach to deal sourcing makes it well positioned to support private market investors heading into 2021. Patience will be a virtue for investors as they seek to increase their exposure to private markets heading into 2021. Performance dispersion within private equity
Global Ventures, a UAE-based venture capital firm, has partnered with Capria Ventures (Capria), a Seattle-based global investment fund-of-funds. Capria is backed by international investors, including Vulcan Capital, the Ford Foundation, Bill Gates, the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation, Unitus Labs, and other leading impact investors. Global Ventures backs global-minded founders who
FSN Capital has signed an agreement to acquire a 45 per cent stake in Obton Group and enter into a partnership with the founders and management. Obton Group is a specialised alternative investment provider developing, structuring, and managing solar photovoltaic “solar PV” projects on-behalf of high net worth investors.Obton Group
Crestbridge is to acquire New Jersey based Ovation Fund Services, a provider of fund administration, accounting and reporting services to US domestic private equity and real estate funds. The acquisition complements Crestbridge’s core service offering in both asset classes. Ovation will become part of the Crestbridge brand from 31 December 2020
Advent International (Advent), one of the largest and most experienced global private equity investors, is to sell leading Danish food packaging company Faerch to Danish foundation-owned holding company AP Møller Holding. The transaction values Faerch at approximately EUR1.9 billion.
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