FOV Ventures, a new specialist VC firm to invest in early-stage founders at the forefront of the Metaverse, has he’d the first close of its target EUR25 million fund at EUR16.5 million. The fund will invest in pre-seed and seed-stage companies across Europe, leveraging the industry expertise of its founding
Foresight Group (Foresight), a listed private equity and infrastructure investment manager, has made a GBP2.5 million growth capital investment in Kognitiv Spark (KS) which is commercialising software that provides 3D data to support field service workers in remote locations. The investment is funded by the Foresight Williams Technology Fund, a
Cynergy Bank has provided a loan amount of GBP2.5m to Faith in Nature, a natural beauty products brand based in Manchester. The loan will enable the company to develop new manufacturing and business premises, having outgrown its existing location. The development of the new site provides space for future sales
International private equity firm Cinven has signed an agreement with Bayer AG (ETR: BAYN) to acquire its Environmental Science Professional business for a total enterprise value of USD2.6 billion (~EUR2.4 billion). Bayer Environmental Science Professional (BESP) is a leading global provider of products and services to create healthier environments, to
A UK gut health food brand, Bio&Me, created by The Gut Health Doctor, has closed a GBP1.4 million funding round in a record 72 hours. The fundraise was supported by a number of high profile investors including England captain Harry Kane. The investment round, which was over subscribed and closed
Tacora, an investment management firm dedicated to optimising the financing of early and mid-stage companies, has held the first close of its inaugural fund at USD250 million. The fund, which has a target size of USD300 million, is backed by prominent venture capitalist Peter Thiel, providing capital and access to
VSS Capital Partners (VSS), a private investment firm investing in healthcare, business services and education, has sold its interest in Caravan Health, a specialist in population health management and value-based payment programmes, to Signify Health, a value-based healthcare platform that leverages advanced analytics, technology and nationwide healthcare provider networks. During VSS’
Vauban Infrastructure Partners has acquired a significant minority stake (20 per cent) in Paprec Holding, an integrated French waste and recycling company, operating in the collection, sorting and treatment of non-hazardous waste from private and municipal entities. Paprec is the third largest player in the French waste management market, with
Stax, an all-in-one payments platform, has raised USD245 million in its latest funding round, earning unicorn status as a result. Stax will use the new capital to expand product capabilities, enhance its customer offerings, grow its team and expand internationally. Investors include Greater Sum Ventures (GSV), HarbourVest Partners and Blue
NGT, an Israeli VC firm focused on investing in the health technology sector, has raised USD92 million for the NGT HealthCare II Impact Fund, according to a report by CTech. The fund will target investments around 25 early-stage startups and 16 pre-incubator, academic projects in biotechnology, bio-convergence, and medical devices.
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