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JTC appoints PE and VC specialist as a London-based Director

Global service provider JTC has appointed Martin Punt as Director – Fund & Corporate Services, as the firm continues to grow its alternative fund proposition in the UK market. Based in London, Punt will play an active role in building JTC’s intermediary relationships and developing its overall private equity and

BGF appoints investor as it strengthens its presence in the North East

BGF has bolstered its presence in the North East with the appointment of John Healey as an investor. Healey joins BGF from business advisory firm, UNW, where he has spent the last eight years advising on a number of high-profile acquisition, disposal and fundraising transactions across the North East. Prior

Platform.sh raises $140m in Series D round

Platform.sh, a unified, secure, enterprise-grade platform for building, running and scaling web applications, has raised $140 million in a Series D funding led by Munich-based Digital+Partners, San Francisco-based Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, and Paris-based Revaia.

OGCI Climate Investments adds Turntide to Catalyst Fund I Investment portfolio

OGCI Climate Investments (OGCI CI), a specialist decarbonisation investor, has invested in Turntide Technologies (Turntide), a developer of electrification and sustainable operations technologies. The investment formed part of a $80 million round of equity funding, valuing the company over $1 billion, which makes it one of a handful of climate

LDC invests in Blis

Mid-market private equity firm LDC has made a significant investment in Blis, a global programmatic advertising company, to support its international growth plans. Blis is an audience-first platform that doesn’t rely on personal data. As an integrated media planning and buying platform, Blis builds audiences using accurate, consented location data

Keensight Capital invests in Lisam Systems

Keensight Capital, a private equity manager dedicated to pan-European Growth Buyout investments, has invested in Lisam Systems, a global provider of Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) compliance management software solutions and services, with a local presence in over 20 countries. Headquartered in Belgium, Lisam Systems serves more than 2,000 clients

GIC and APG acquire substantial Student Hotel stake at €2.1bn valuation

GIC and APG will acquire a substantial stake in The Student Hotel (TSH) and commit to invest to fuel further expansion for the hybrid hospitality leader, subject to customary regulatory approvals.  The transaction values TSH, including assets currently under development, at €2.1 billion. The deal sees APG and founder Charlie

Criterion Africa Partners exits Compagnie des Bois du Gabon to TotalEnergies

Criterion Africa Partners (CAP), a private equity firm investing in the forestry sector in sub-Saharan Africa, has has exited its investment in Compagnie des Bois du Gabon (CBG) through the sale of its 49% stake to TotalEnergies. CBG is an integrated forest products company that operates on 596,000 of concessions

British Patient Capital invests £5m in CloudNC

British Patient Capital has invested £5 million in CloudNC, a London-based developer of automation software for the manufacturing sector, as part of a £35 million Series B round. The round was led by US software corporation Autodesk, alongside investment from Lockheed Martin, Atomico and Episode 1.  The investment from British

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