Trind VC, a seed-stage venture fund based in Tallinn with team members in Helsinki and Munich, has closed its second fund with €55 million in capital commitments. Trind VC aims to invest into 30–40 startups with proven traction in four years. The fund is backed by institutional investors such as
Private equity and special situations investment manager Sandton Capital Partners (Sandton) has expanded its London team with the appointment of Tsvi Lewis. Tsvi joins as an investment manager and will work alongside Matt Meehan, head of Sandton Europe. He will provide transaction support on new investment opportunities and specific projects
Pembroke VCT plc, a venture capital trust focused on backing early-stage businesses led by founders and management teams, has invested £2.5 million in ethical glasses company Bloobloom as part of a £3.7 million fundraise. Investing alongside Pembroke VCT are DMG Ventures and several angel investors. Established in 2018 by brothers Abbas
Private equity firm PAI Partners (PAI) has appointed Winston Song as Partner. Song will lead PAI’s consumer activities in North America. He is based in New York, and joins as the firm expands its US presence and builds on its history and expertise in the consumer sector. Song’s career spans
The last twelve months have seen a sharp rise in the proportion of private equity managers addressing climate change in their ESG policies, according to a new study by LGT Capital Partners.
Operations-focused private equity firm Industrial Opportunity Partners (IOP), has closed its fourth fund, Industrial Opportunity Partners IV (Fund IV), with $650 million of committed capital. IOP achieved its hard cap for Fund IV, exceeding Fund IV’s original target of $600 million. Investors include university endowments, insurance companies, pension plans, and
Babcock International has signed a legally binding agreement with UK-based investment firm, Inspirit Capital to divest part of its Civil Training business, a leading provider of apprenticeships and adult education in the UK. The transaction is expected to complete later this calendar year once certain completion conditions have been satisfied,
Tech24, backed by HCI Equity Partners, has acquired Allied Service Group (Allied), a provider of repair services, preventative maintenance and installation for foodservice and HVAC equipment, servicing restaurants, grocery stores and institutions in Southwest Tennessee and Northern Mississippi. Tech24 is a provider of repair and maintenance services for foodservice and
DWS has added Dr Peter Brodehser to its infrastructure investment team with immediate effect. Brodehser, most recently Head of Infrastructure Investments at Talanx subsidiary Ampega, will build up and lead an infrastructure investment team based in Frankfurt as DWS expands and strengthens its activities in Germany and on the European
Coolbrook, a transformational technology and engineering company, has appointed Anders Borg as a Member of the Board. Borg spent almost a decade at leading global investment firm, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR), where he was a Managing Director responsible for the Nordics and eCommerce investment in Europe. In his role as
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