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CapVest acquires Second Nature Brands

Funds managed by private equity investor CapVest Partners (CapVest), have closed the acquisition of Second Nature Brands, a Michigan-based creator of premium, nutritional and better for you snacks and treats, including Kar’s Nuts, Second Nature Snacks, and Sanders Chocolates, from a private equity fund affiliated with Palladium Equity Partners, LLC.

Plumbworld acquired by HIG Capital’s Highbourne Group

Arrowpoint Advisory’s Consumer team has advised the shareholders of Plumbworld Limited, one of the UK’s leading e-commerce specialists for bathroom, kitchen, plumbing and heating products on its sale to HIG Capital’s Highbourne Group.

FSC partner joins board of Barion

Martin Rauchenwald, a Partner at Financial Services Capital (FSC), a private equity investor dedicated to the transformation of the European financial services sector, has been appointed to the Board of Barion, a Hungarian payment provider backed by FSC. Barion, in which FSC invested in 2020, is one of Hungary’s leading

Circularity European Growth Fund II closes at an extended €215m hard cap

Circularity Capital, a circular economy growth investor, has held the oversubscribed final close of its second fund at €215 million. Circularity European Growth Fund II (CEGF) is three times arger than Circularity Capital’s debut fund of £60 million which closed in 2018 and makes it the largest specialist circular economy

North East Fund hits £220m milestone in fourth year

An investment programme that has raised more than £220 milliion for North East SMEs, creating over 1500 jobs, is looking for more businesses to apply for investment. In its first four years of operations, the North East Fund has helped 350 businesses to raise more than £200 million of funding.

Elbow Beach Capital partners with Science Angel Syndicate

Science Angel Syndicate co-founders, Dr Ben Miles and Dr Johnathan Matlock, apr to join Elbow Beach Capital’s Advisory Board with immediate effect as part of a collaboration agreement. Elbow Beach Capital (EBC) and Science Angel Syndicate (SAS) have a shared focus on scientific advancement as a catalyst for improving lives

Bowmark makes two promotions

Bowmark Capital has appointed partner Stephen Delaney to the firm’s senior management committee. At the same time, Luca Mastrodonato has been promoted to the position of origination partner. Delaney has played a key role in the development of Bowmark’s technology practice since joining the firm in 2014 from Darwin Private

Hoxton Ventures leads $4m funding round in Juno

Employee benefits platform Juno has raised $4 million in a fun ding round led by Hoxton Ventures and joined by angels including Juno early adopters Tony Jamous, CEO of OysterHR and Christian Owens, CEO of Paddle. Other angel investors include the CEOs of Learnerbly, Captify, Jungle Creations, SuperAwesome and Heights.

Floreat invests in energy waste tech firm Standard Gas

Floreat, an independent and privately held investment group, has completed an investment in energy from waste technology firm Standard Gas Technologies Limited on behalf of Principal Investing Fund I Limited. The initial £3 million from Principal Investing Fund I Limited (a fund advised by Floreat) will go towards developing Standard

ZCG adds to Credit Investment Team

Z Capital Group (ZCG), a private markets asset manager, has appointed three directors to the Z Capital Credit Partners’ (ZCCP) Investment Teams. Jedidiah “Jeddy” Lee has extensive experience in leveraged credit markets, including leveraged loans, high-yield bonds, securitizations, and middle-market and direct lending. At ZCG, Lee is responsible for sourcing,

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