Industrial edge computing platform provider, Litmus Automation, has secured USD7 million in a Series A funding round led by Mitsubishi Corporation. Litmus Automation’s products LoopEdge and Loop allow businesses to implement Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions. Working with original equipment manufacturers and other industrial companies, Litmus Automation’s IIoT solutions
Ford Financial Fund has held the the closing of Ford Financial Fund III with over USD1 billion in commitments. Ford Financial Fund is a private equity fund focused on investments in community banks. The fund is co-managed by Gerald J Ford and Carl B Webb, who are among the nation’s
Middle market private equity firm Freeman Spogli & Co has held the closing of FS Equity Partners VIII (Fund VIII) at its hard cap of USD1.85 billion in capital commitments. Fund VIII is the successor fund to FS Equity Partners VII, which closed on total commitments of USD1.3 billion. Commitments to Fund VIII came
Investcorp, a global provider and manager of alternative investment products, has finalised its acquisition of a majority interest in CM Investment Partners (CMIP), which acts as the investment adviser to Investcorp Credit Management BDC, (formerly known as CM Finance Inc). The transaction was first announced in June 2019. Investcorp Credit
Chicago-based private equity firm CORE Industrial Partners (CORE) has acquired Fleco Industries (Fleco), a provider of lighting solutions through multiple brands, including Saylite, Texas Fluorescents Reinvented, Mobern, Lights Fantastic, Lights Fantastic Pro, Lite and LFP Lighting. Headquartered in Carrollton, Texas, Fleco, which will transition its overall corporate name to Saylite,
Mesirow Financial has acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Vanguard Packaging, Advanced Logistics & Fulfillment (ALF) and Great Plains Packaging (collectively Vanguard) on its investment from Dunes Point Capital. Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, Vanguard is an independently owned and operated manufacturer of high-graphic corrugated displays, retail-ready packaging, industrial
Oberberg Gruppe, a portfolio company of private equity firm Trilantic Europe has made its second and third bolt-on acquisitions under Trilantic Europe’s ownership with the purchase of Panorama Kliniken (including Privatklinik Hubertus and Panorama Fachklinik) and Jägerwinkel Privatklinik. Oberberg is an operator of psychiatry, psychosomatic and psychotherapy acute clinics in
MiddleGround Capital (MiddleGround), a private equity firm that makes control investments in business-to-business (B2B) industrial and specialty distribution companies in the North American lower middle market, has held the final close of Fund I, MiddleGround Capital I, above the fund’s hard cap at USD459.5 million. MiddleGround Capital was formed in
European companies raised a record-breaking EUR10.6 billion of venture capital during the first six months of 2019 according to analysis by Refinitiv. The total raised, during the first six months of 2019 (H1 2019), marked an increase of 61 per cent year on year. Despite the record-breaking deal values in
Papier, a direct-to-consumer personalised stationery brand, has secured USD11 million in a Series B funding round led by venture capital firm Beringea. The investment will enable Papier to accelerate its growth in the US, which already accounts for 15 per cent of the brand’s total revenues, as well as building
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