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Pod Point acquired by EDF

Electric vehicle charge-point maker, Pod Point, which raised funds three times on Crowdcube, has been acquired by energy company, EDF. Pod Point successfully raised GBP3.71 million with Crowdcube in 2015, 2016 and 2017, with its vision of a world where travel doesn’t damage the earth 1,428 people were inspired to invest. 

Odyssey Investment Partners closes USD3.25bn sixth investment fund

Middle market private equity firm Odyssey Investment Partners has held the first and final closing of Odyssey Investment Partners Fund VI, a USD3.25 billion private equity investment fund formed to pursue control-oriented investments and management buyouts of established middle-market companies. Fund VI was oversubscribed and closed at its hard cap with

CenterOak’s Service Champions acquires Bell Brothers Plumbing Heating and Air

Dallas-based private equity firm CenterOak Partners’ (CenterOak) portfolio company Service Champions has acquired Bell Brothers Plumbing Heating and Air (Bell Brothers), a provider of residential air conditioning and plumbing services in Sacramento, California.The acquisition is the third since Service Champions received an investment from CenterOak and expands the Company’s footprint

Clearwater International advises Adonia Medical Group on sale to sk:n Group

Clearwater International has advised the shareholders of Adonia Medical Group, on its sale to the sk:n Group, a network of specialist skin care clinics in the UK backed by Trispan Private Equity.  The Adonia Medical Group includes Courthouse Clinics, a chain of 11 clinics across the UK offering a wide range

Johannesburg

Buxeros Capital makes its first impact investments in emerging markets

Buxeros Capital, a recently established public-private investment fund focused on Dutch companies in emerging economies and developing countries, has made its first investments. In the past few months, Buxeros has made three investments: Blue21, focusing on floating cities; Profort, which focuses on orthopaedic care; and AFRIpads, a company producing reusable

Munich

Munich blockchain custody startup Tangany receives seed funding

High-Tech-Gründerfonds has invested in Munich startup Tangany, together with angel investors.     Tangany offers blockchain crypto storage solutions for companies in Europe and beyond. This includes the secure management of wallets in a kind of digital safe (so-called hardware security module) and the simple use and communication with various

China finance

Legend Capital closes secondary continuation fund in China

Legend Capital, a venture capital and growth investment firm in China, has closed the transfer of portfolio companies from LC Fund IV, a 2008 fund, into a USD200 million continuation vehicle. Accounts managed by an affiliate of Hamilton Lane acted as lead investor in the transaction, with several other prominent

Enhanced Healthcare Partners sells West Dermatology to Sun Capital Partners

Enhanced Healthcare Partners (EHP), a New York-based private equity firm focused on investing in middle-market healthcare businesses, has exited its platform investment in West Dermatology through the sale of the business to Sun Capital Partners, Inc.West Dermatology is the largest and most sophisticated provider of dermatology services in the Western

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