Early-stage venture capital LiveOak Venture Partners, a venture capital firm based in Austin, Texas, has promoted Creighton Hicks and Mike Marcantonio to Partner. The promotions coincide with the launch of the firm’s third fund, a USD210 million vehicle focused on early-stage companies in Texas. The pair join Founding Partners Venu
Cosmetic Solutions (Cosmetic Solutions), an innovation partner for turnkey private label skin care, custom formulation, and contract manufacturing, has acquired New Mexico-based Private Label Select (PLS), an organic cosmetics and personal care manufacturer. PLS President Micah Halpert brings his organic and natural product development expertise to his new role as
IMB Partners (IMB), a middle market private equity firm specialising in utility and government agency services, has agreed to make a strategic investment in Carr & Duff (C&D), a southeastern Pennsylvania corporation providing specialty electrical construction services. Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed. IMB and its principals
Gilde Healthcare has raised EUR517 million towards the first and final close of Gilde Healthcare Private Equity IV (GHPE IV). GHPE IV focuses on investments in profitable healthcare companies operating in the lower mid-market in Northwest Europe. The fund concentrates on firms with an active buy-and-build strategy and invests in
Generate Capital, a sustainable infrastructure investment and operating platform, has promoted Darryl Carbonaro has been promoted to General Counsel. Generate has also hired Lisa Schule as a Managing Director on the investment team. Schule is a successful growth-equity investor with 22 years of experience investing in energy and resource efficiency
EQT AB is to acquire Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA), a private markets investment firm in Asia with EUR17.7 billion of assets under management (AUM). The total consideration for the the transaction is EUR8.6 billion, consisting of USD191.2 million new ordinary EQT shares, valued at EUR5.3 billion, plus EUR1.5 billion
ConsenSys has closed a USD450 million financing round, bringing its valuation to over USD7 billion. ParaFi Capital led this raise after participating in ConsenSys’ Series C round in November 2021. New investors, including Temasek, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Microsoft, Anthos Capital, Sound Ventures, and C Ventures also participated, along with
capital D, a private equity fund manager investing in disruptive mid-market businesses across Europe, has acquired a majority stake in Phrasee, an AI-powered SaaS platform that revolutionises customer communication through brand language optimisation. Investment Funds managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, together with a group formed by Keyhaven Capital Partners
A fund managed by Blockchain Coinvestors, a blockchain venture fund of funds and coinvestment programme with a combined portfolio of more than 300 blockchain enterprises and projects, including 30+ blockchain unicorns, has been ranked as the number one 2019 vintage fund-of-funds in the less than USD99m AUM category based on
The Board of Big Society Capital has appointed Robin Hindle Fisher as its new Chair. Hindle Fisher will take over from Sir Harvey McGrath who has chaired the UK social impact investment organisation for the last eight years since taking up the role in January 2014. Hindle Fisher has long
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