Blue Whale Materials (BWM) has secured an investment commitment of up to $80 million from Ara Partners, a private equity firm that specialises in industrial decarbonis. Blue Whale will use the funds to build a network of advanced lithium-ion battery (LIB) recycling facilities in the US and Europe, offering a
Thought Machine, a cloud native banking technology company, has closed a series D funding round, led by Temasek, a global investment company headquartered in Singapore, with participation from Intesa Sanpaolo and Morgan Stanley. Existing investors following-on in this round include: Eurazeo, ING, JPMorgan Chase, Lloyds Banking Group, and SEB. Thought
FTV Capital, a sector-focused growth equity investor, has appointed Kapil Venkatachalam as a partner. Venkatachalam will focus on investments in innovative, high-growth businesses in B2B software and technology-enabled services, further strengthening the firm’s deep expertise and successful track record in this sector over the last 24 years. The news comes
Generation Investment Management, a pure-play sustainable investment manager with over $36 billion of assets under management, has launched the $1.7 billion Sustainable Solutions Fund IV. The new fund continues the firm’s commitment to invest globally in companies and teams driving the sustainable future. Sustainable Solutions Fund IV is Generation’s fourth
Kaizan, a Client Intelligence Platform building ‘Siri for Client Success teams’, has closed a $1.2 million pre-seed funding round led by Jigsaw. This investment will advance Kaizan’s R&D into an innovative intelligent AI for Client Success teams to guide them on how to increase revenue and client happiness. Early traction
The Maryland State Retirement & Pension System has made a new $1.6 billion allocation to 12 alternative investment managers managers, according to a report by Pensions & Investments.
Sagard NewGen has acquired a majority stake in Horizon Software – a speclialist in Market Making and Algo Trading Technology – alongside a management buy-out, to support expansion into new markets and strategic capabilities. Sagard NewGen will take over Capza’s majority stake. During the past two years with Capza, Horizon
Mayfair Equity Partners (Mayfair), a dedicated consumer and technology investor with over £1 billion in assets under management, is backing the management buyout of Garolla, a UK-based, end-to-end provider of roller garage doors. Mayfair will hold a majority stake in the business. Additional deal terms have not been disclosed.
Yieldstreet, a digital alternative investment platform, has launched its Art Equity Fund IV, which is now accepting investments.
Praetura Ventures has closed its latest EIS Growth Fund taking the total raise by the firm in the last three years to £100 million. Following the fund close, the venture capital investor is looking to deploy c£15 million into around 10-15 tech and life sciences businesses in the next six
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