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Portal Innovations partners with Thermo Fisher Scientific

Portal Innovations, a venture development engine that provides  seed funding, specialised equipment, lab space, and management expertise to high-potential early-stage companies, is partnering with Life Technologies Corporation, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. This partnership will further Portal Innovations’ mission to provide premier scientific equipment and resources to its portfolio

OGCI China Climate Investments fund launches

OGCI Climate Investments (OGCI CI) alongside its partners China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and Hainan Free Trade Zone Development Equity Investment Fund Partnership (Hainan FTZ Fund), have launched the OGCI China Climate Investments fund.

MiddleGround Capital’s Racing Winning Brands acquires TPT Solutions

Private equity firm MiddleGround Capital’s Race Winning Brands (RWB) platform, has completed its second add-on deal with the acquisition of TPT Solutions (TPT). TPT trades under three market-leading brands—TransGo, RevMax and Transmission Specialties, providing transmission-focused automotive aftermarket performance products for light truck, automotive and SUV/CUV market. MiddleGround, which makes control

Keensight Capital sells SFA Romani stake to Symrise

Keensight Capital, a private equity managers dedicated to pan-European growth buyout investments, has exited its investment in SFA Romani, a high-end fragrances house based in France, to Symrise, a global supplier of fragrances, which is acquiring 100% of the shares of the company, held until now by the Romani-Caruso family

Green Angel Syndicate secures GBP10m from British Business Investments

Green Angel Syndicate has secured a further £5 million commitment from British Business Investments, bringing its total investment since November 2021 to £10 million. Green Angel Syndicate is the UK’s largest network of specialist investors fighting climate change. This commitment is being made through British Business Investments’ Regional Angels Programme,

Fabian Shey

Credit Suisse: Best Fundraising Firm – Fund of Funds

Fabian Shey, Head of Private & Alternative Markets for Products & Financing We are incredibly pleased to win “Best Fundraising – Fund of Funds” for our “Credit Suisse Climate Innovation Fund” in recognition of our efforts in the private equity space, particularly to receive this award for a first-time, mission-driven

Grant Thornton completes hat-trick of US deals

Grant Thornton UK LLP’s Thames Valley Corporate Finance team has completed on three transactions to US private equity-backed companies within the first quarter of 2022, as activity levels continue to remain strong after a record 2021. The first of the three deals is the sale of international development consultancy IMC

Cycle Capital and Demeter hold first close for new Circular Innovation Fund

Cleantech-focused capital managers Cycle Capital and Demeter have held the first close of the new $160 million (€150 million) Circular Innovation Fund (CIF) with participation from anchor investor L’Oréal. With this fund, the managers will look to scale circular, sustainable and profitable growth stage solutions from North America, Europe and

VC investors support Afterparty’s $4m funding round

Afterparty, an NFT platform empowering creators with the tools and community to directly monetise and manage their fan relationships, has closed a $4 million funding round to bring total capital raised to $7 million. The strategic community round accelerates platform growth as Afterparty introduces the world’s first NFT ticketing platform

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