NEM Ventures, a venture capital and investment arm of the NEM blockchain ecosystem, has launched its NEM Ignite Incubator Programme to provide mentoring and financial support for early-stage blockchain projects. NEM Ignite will help cultivate the growth of meaningful ideas into viable companies that enhance the NEM ecosystem and technology adoption.
AUA Private Equity Partners’ portfolio company, Gourmet Culinary Partners, has acquired Holiday Foods, and the recruitment of a senior executive management team to lead the integration and execution of the GCP platform. The GCP senior executive leadership will work closely with existing divisional leadership teams to execute on the company’s regional
Coutts, the Private Banking arm of NatWest, together with BGF, are working on plans to launch The UK Enterprise Fund to bring additional funding and support to entrepreneurs across the UK. 
The partnership will build on Coutts and BGF’s existing platforms, drawing on the significant scale and financial firepower of
Global private equity firm OpenGate Capital’s portfolio company Duraco Specialty Tapes (Duraco), a manufacturer of pressure-sensitive tapes, has acquired Infinity Tapes, a manufacturer of customised adhesive products, from a private seller. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Infinity Tapes, headquartered in Lawrence, Massachusetts, is a manufacturer of double coated
Bregal Sagemount, a growth-focused private equity firm, has completed the final closing for Bregal Sagemount Fund III (Fund III) at the Fund’s hard cap of USD1.5 billion, exceeding its USD1.35 billion target.Fund III will continue the investment strategy Bregal Sagemount has pursued since its inception in 2012 and focus on
Keystone Capital’s portfolio company, MERGE, has completed the acquisition of the Sandbox Group (Sandbox), an independent, full-service, strategic and digital agency based in Chicago. The combination forms one of the largest independent agencies in North America with more than 600 employees in seven locations across the United States and Canada. Keystone
Graycliff Partners has sold NAL Group, a provider of last mile logistics and on-premise installation services, to CRST International, Inc. NAL Group primarily serves large ecommerce and omnichannel retailers, providing a full suite of final mile delivery, installation and assembly, and complementary support services across North America. Graycliff first invested in
Actis, an investor of private capital into global emerging markets, is establishing a USD250 million pan-African data centre platform.The buy and build platform will comprise of independently owned, carrier neutral, data centres across key African markets. The first of these investments has now completed, with Actis taking a controlling stake
ESO has provided a EUR20.0 million Senior Secured Loan to WERU Group, a portfolio company of funds advised by HIG Capital. The loan proceeds will be used to refinance existing facilities as well as support WERU Group’s further growth plans. “We are very happy in supporting a true German market
Fourshore Partners (Fourshore) has acquired North State Acceptance (NSA), a specialty finance company that purchases and services retail instalment sales contracts from automobile dealerships.NSA is a leading provider of indirect subprime auto financing and direct consumer loans, enabling emerging credit consumers in Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions to purchase automobiles or
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