Cala, a company using advanced robotics to make high-quality meals accessible to everybody, has secured EUR5.5 million in VC-backed seed investment. Other investors to participate in the round are Possible Ventures, Kima Ventures, Quiet Ventures and Acequia Capital. The funding will be used to expand its fully autonomous restaurant chain
Nordstjernan’s wholly-owned subsidiary Etac has made an investment in 100 per cent of the shares in the US company Ki Mobility. The investment strengthens Etac’s global position in manual complex rehab and will create a strong platform for further growth in Europe, the US and export markets. Etac is
UK marketing group MSQ has acquired the award-winning creative production studio Brave Spark for an undisclosed sum. The transaction, which was supported by MSQ’s private equity backer LDC, sees Brave Spark bring its video and digital production, design and creative technology to the group, supporting MSQ’s individual agency offers while
Index provider MerQube has raised USD5 million Series A round led by JP Morgan. It brings together the venture investing firm, ThirdStream Partners, veteran hedge fund managers Benjamin Smith and Sheehan Maduraperuma, co-founders of Laurion Capital Management, and several other seasoned financial market professionals. MerQube has previously raised USD2 million
Vortex Energy, a global renewable energy platform managed by the private equity arm of EFG Hermes, has entered into a definite agreement with Ignis Energy Holdings, parent company of Spanish independent integrated renewable player Ignis Group. Vortex Energy will inject over EUR625 million through its newly launched Vortex Energy IV
DWS Group (DWS) has acquired a minority stake in UK-based retiretech Smart Pension Limited (Smart). The company provides a cloud-native, API-based technology platform, allowing financial services organisations and governments to administer retirement savings plans. Notably, the technology platform powers its award-winning Smart Pension Master Trust, one of the “big four”
Verdant Specialty Solutions has acquired Baze Chemical (Baze), an ethoxylate specialty chemical company based in Odessa, Texas, serving customers in the oil and gas production, water treatment, and mining industries. Baze was acquired from its founder, Curtis Baze. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Through this acquisition, Verdant
finnCap Cavendish, part of financial advisory firm, finnCap Group, had made two promotions to Partner and appointed seven new professionals to support the growth of the firm. The promotions and investment in talent are a key part of finnCap Cavendish’s strategy to provide sector specialist and product agnostic advice to
Strategic Capital Fund Management (Strategic Capital), an investment management organisation focused on digital economy investments, has expanded its wireless infrastructure team (Strategic Wireless) with the hiring of Ryan White as Vice President of Business Development. White brings over 20 years’ experience in wireless infrastructure, mergers and acquisitions, strategic sourcing and
RO Capital Partners, the RO Group’s investment arm, has invested in EcoSync alongside other investors including the Oxford Innovation EIS Growth Fund, Silicon Roundabout Ventures, Steve Headington, and KCP Nominees. A total amount of GBP710,000 has been invested in EcoSync. EcoSync will use the growth capital to fund a dedicated
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