DrinkWell, a low-calorie alcohol retailer, has secured a £1 million investment from a private investor to fuel its expansion plans. The funding will enable the Manchester-based eCommerce retailer to scale, growing its team, while investing in product development including the launch of two new brands, Lean Brew IPA and Traces
Pipeline Technique (PTL), a specialist in the onshore and offshore infrastructure welding, coating, and technological engineering sector, backed by private equity firm Bluewater, has acquired a trio of energy infrastructure businesses from Stanley Black & Decker. This marks the second acquisition of 2022 for PTL – in April, the company
Barings has appointed Ken Griffin as the firm’s Head of Insurance Solutions, effective immediately. Griffin will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of customised solutions to meet the needs of Barings’ insurance clients globally. With a total insurance AUM of $223.3 billion, the Barings Global Insurance Solutions team harnesses a
Alto Capital IV, a private equity fund managed by Alto Partners, has sold its portfolio company Tricobiotos to Alfa Parf Group (Alfaparf), an Italian specialist in the professional hair care market. This is the third exit for Alto Capital IV after OFI (nutraceuticals, sold to Farmaceutici Procemsa in December 2020)
ArabyAds, an AdTech company in the MENA region, has raised $30 million in pre-Series B funding round from AfricInvest, a pan-African investment platform managing multiple alternative asset classes including private equity, venture capital and private credit. ArabyAds will use the new financing to expand its footprint and further invest
RiverGlade Capital (RiverGlade), a healthcare-focused private equity firm, has closed its latest fund, RiverGlade Capital Fund II (Fund II), which was over-subscribed and exceeded both its target size and initial cap with $453 million of total capital commitments. RiverGlade’s founders have invested in healthcare services together for over 20 years
Pharos Capital Group (Pharos), a private equity firm based in Dallas and Nashville, has sold its stake in portfolio company TechLab, a developer and manufacturer of rapid, non-invasive diagnostic tests for infectious disease, intestinal inflammation, and parasitology, to SSI Diagnostica, a portfolio company of the private investment firm Adelis Equity
Real assets investment specialist PATRIZIA has completed the merger of SAREN Energy with Kvitebjørn Varme AS (KVAS), a district heating operator in Tromsø, northern Norway. SAREN Energy, which is owned by PATRIZIA investors, including PATRIZIA European Infrastructure Fund II (EIF II), is now one of the largest district heating operators
Liquidnet, a technology-driven agency execution specialist, has appointed Nichola Hunter as Global Head of Sales for Fixed Income. In rapidly evolving markets, Hunter will be responsible for growing client relationships through the delivery of tailored and innovative solutions. Based in London, she reports directly to Liquidnet’s Global Head of Fixed Income,
Thrive Foods (Thrive), a portfolio company of Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (e2p), a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on the food and consumer packaged goods industries, has acquired Freeze-Dry Foods (FDF) from Cumming Capital. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 1968, FDF is a contract manufacturer
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