Companies backed by LeapFrog Investments, the ‘profit with purpose’ investment group, have reached 111 million people, marking an impact investing milestone. The figures surpass the targets set a decade ago when Dr Andrew Kuper, LeapFrog’s founder and CEO, pledged on stage with President Bill Clinton to impact the lives of
Mojix, a provider of RFID systems and IoT platform solutions, has merged with Europe-based CXignited, a specialist in delivering retailers real-time product and consumer data for unique customer experiences. The united company will create a worldwide footprint with expanded resources, scalability and an end-to-end retail platform based on innovative business solutions
Leonardo & Co, in association with Houlihan Lokey, has established an Advisory Board with the appointment of Gianni Mion and Roberto Poli as Senior Advisors. The Advisory Board will contribute, with the support of Mion and Poli’s expertise, to the continued growth of the firm and consolidating its market positioning.
Nordic Capital Fund VII (Nordic Capital) has sold all of its remaining shares in Tokmanni Group Corporation (Tokmanni). Under Nordic Capital’s ownership, Tokmanni has grown substantially, reinforcing its leadership position in the attractive Finnish general discount retail market. The remaining shareholding of 15.21 per cent was sold on September 12, 2017,
Gattai, Minoli, Agostinelli & Partners advised the investment firm Mittel on its acquisition of a 75 per cent controlling stake in IMC (Industria Metallurgica Carmagnolese), an Italian auto parts manufacturer. Established in 1962 in Carmignola (Turin), IMC is a supplies Europe’s largest automotive manufacturers and recorded EUR40 million revenues in
Direct Online Services, a Gloucestershire-based e-commerce business is on course to hit 67 per cent growth in revenue over two years (37 per cent in the last year alone) following an ambitious expansion programme across the UK and Europe. Turnover at Direct Online Services, now the UK’s largest online retailer
Barings has served as joint lead arranger and administrative agent on first lien senior secured credit facilities to support Genstar Capital’s investment in Professional Datasolutions Inc (PDI) and strategic partnership with TA Associates. Ares Capital Corporation served as joint lead arranger and administrative agent on the second lien credit facilities.
Direct lender Beechbrook Capital has completed two new deals, its 49th and 50th since it began investing in 2010. The firm’s Private Debt III fund has provided a unitranche loan to help finance the acquisition of Kuldeteknisk, a Tromsø-based leading supplier of refrigeration and heating products for use in the
OpenHealth Company, a specialist in real-time healthcare data collection and analysis, has closed a EUR5 million financing round led by LBO France/Innovation Capital. The company now plans to launch The Hub, the largest healthcare data analysis platform available in France. OpenHealth’s Hub aggregates data from multiple sources to offer
Paragon Genomics has raised USD8 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round led by Cowin Venture Capital and Fosun Industrial Co., Limited. Additional investors were Cloudstone Venture, HEDA Ventures, and Wisemont Capital. “With this funding, we will develop additional NGS assay products, particularly in the oncology and precision medicine
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