IK Partners’ (IK) IK IX Fund has entered into exclusive negotiations with LGT Capital Partners (LGT) to acquire a majority stake in Batisanté, alongside management who will be reinvesting. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 1987 and based in Neuilly-Plaisance, France, Batisanté is a leading
ICV Partners, an investment firm focused on lower middle market companies in business services, consumer goods & services, food & beverage, and healthcare, has made a significant investment in Beacon Global Strategies (Beacon or BGS), in partnership with its founders Michael Allen, Jeremy Bash, and Andrew Shapiro and members of
Gresham House’s first dedicated sustainable infrastructure strategy fund – BSIF I – is currently delivering a 21 per cent gross internal rate of return (IRR), more than double its target IRR. BSIF I reached a final close in May 2020 having reached its hard cap of £300 million. It is backed by
Conversus’ inaugural fund, Conversus StepStone Private Markets (CPRIM), has surpassed $500 million of assets under management (AUM). CPRIM, which offers accredited investors diversified, global exposure to the major private market asset classes—private equity, real assets, including infrastructure and real estate, and private debt—in a single investment, was launched on 1
Nexa Equity, a private equity firm focused on scaling lower middle market software and fintech businesses, has acquired Choice Inc, a global payments platform. Additionally, Choice has acquired Direct Payment Consultants, a payments provider that partners directly with merchants. Following the acquisition, Choice’s platform will process more than $3 billion
Fintech app zenda has raised $9.4 million in a seed funding round backed by Middle Eastern venture capital companies, STV, COTU, VentureSouq and US-based Global Founders Capital, according to a report by VCCircle. The capital will be used for product development and market expansion in India. Currently, Zenda operates out
The Washington State Investment Board (WSIB) has allocated $3 billion to investments in private equity, real estate and tangible assets, according to a repot by AlternativesWatch. The $194 billion fund that includes the state’s retirement systems as well as permanent funds, has selected eight private equity funds to manage over
Unigestion, an independent, specialist asset manager, has led a significant minority investment in FreightWise, a US logistics technology business, alongside the founders, Elyan Partners and Riverside Acceleration Capital. Stillwater Capital acted as sell-side adviser to the transaction. Founded in 2015, FreightWise is a logistics technology company that delivers faster shipping
Monspire, a London-based fintech helping small businesses predict cashflow needs in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, has raised a £600,000 funding round led by Fuel Ventures. The cash boost will enable Monspire, founded by serial tech entrepreneurs Simon Draper and Ben Gillen, launch to market and rapidly onboard new
The newly-launched HEC Paris – DowJones Small-Cap Buyout Performance Ranking analyses the firms which generated the best performance for investors participating in the small-cap market segment. The companies which topped this first edition of the ranking are CAI Capital Partners, Falfurrias Capital Partners and Renovus Capital Partners.
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