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Largest cannabis capital raise to date in Europe by Calyx, HV Holtzbrinck Ventures et al

Medical cannabis and wellness brand Sanity Group closes a USD22 million Series A round led by Calyx, a European cannabis-focused investment fund and HV Holtzbrinck Ventures, one of Germany’s largest venture funds.  Karan Wadhera, managing partner at Casa Verde, Scooter Braun’s investment fund TQ Ventures and Berlin-based Cherry Ventures also

Alliance Source Testing acquires METCO Environmental

Align Capital Partners’ (ACP) environmental services platform Alliance Source Testing (AST) has acquired METCO Environmental (METCO) from TestAmerica, a subsidiary of Eurofins Scientific (ERFSF).  METCO provides source emissions (or stack) testing services to customers primarily across the Texas and Gulf Coast regions with offices in Dallas, Houston, and Baton Rouge.   METCO

EQT and OMERS acquire Deutsche Glasfaser,

The EQT Infrastructure IV fund (EQT) and OMERS Infrastructure Management (OMERS) are to jointly acquire Deutsche Glasfaser from KKR Infrastructure and Reggeborgh.Since its establishment by Dutch investor Reggeborgh in 2011, Deutsche Glasfaser invested heavily in fibre infrastructure in underserved rural and sub-urban communities in Germany and today provides high-speed internet

Oxx raises USD133m to invest in European SaaS companies

Oxx, a B2B software investor, has raised USD133 million to back Europe’s most promising SaaS companies from series A and beyond.Oxx invests broadly across software applications and infrastructure, with a particular interest in five key themes: data convergence & refinery, future of work, financial services infrastructure, user empowerment, and sustainable business.   Headquartered in

SunFunder makes first investment in Nigeria with Daystar Power

SunFunder, a solar finance company providing debt capital to solar enterprises in emerging markets, today announced its first disbursement in Nigeria, part of a facility of up to USD4 million with commercial and industrial (C&I) solar developer, Daystar Power.Daystar Power specialises in providing solar power and energy efficiency solutions for

Pasta Evangelists raises GBP3.5m for expansion

Pasta Evangelists has raised GBP3.5 million to expand across the UK. The funding has been led by leading consumer venture capital trust, Pembroke VCT and co-led by Guinness Asset Management. Founded by Genoa-born Alessandro Savelli in 2016, Pasta Evangelists’ mission is to provide the highest quality fresh pastas and pasta sauces

One Rock completes Innophos acquisition

An affiliate of middle market private equity firm One Rock Capital Partners (One Rock) has acquired Innophos Holdings (Innophos) an international producer of essential ingredients.In conjunction with the completion of the transaction, Richard Hooper has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Innophos, effective immediately. Hooper is an industry veteran with

Kian Capital exits Empire Group

Kian Capital Partners (Kian), a middle-market focused private investment firm, has sold its portfolio company, Empire Group (Empire) to PNC Riverarch Capital (PNC Riverarch). Terms of the transaction have not been  disclosed.Headquartered in Raleigh, NC, Empire is a wholesale distributor of commercial foodservice equipment and genuine OEM parts into diverse

LDC to increase investment in UK firms after deploying GBP365m in 2019

LDC, the UK’s leading mid-market private equity firm, says it would seek to increase its investment in UK companies during 2020 after deploying GBP365 million of capital in 2019 to back 18 ambitious management teams.The firm, part of Lloyds Banking Group, said the role of private equity in supporting the

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