By Chris Gauld, director, Equator – A positive repercussion of Covid-19 has been the massive uptick in the interest in healthy activities and healthy living. Exercise equipment sales in the UK have spiked 5,800 percent during the pandemic, while corporate wellbeing investments, ranging from free gym memberships through to mental health
HPE Growth, a leading European tech-growth capital investor signed a single-asset continuation vehicle for its HPE Fund I portfolio company PPRO that established itself as a globally leading cross-border payments infrastructure provider, powering international growth for payment service providers and platforms. The transaction is expected to close in summer subject
Fuel Ventures, an early-stage VC focusing on tech-enabled businesses, has announced a new GBP45 million investment fund. The funds will be deployed to more than 60 of the UK’s most exciting tech-enabled startups over the next 12 months, making it one of the most prolific early stage investors in the
Buy and build Manchester-based investment group, Tristone Capital, has acquired Premier Care Management Ltd through its care division, Tristone Healthcare. Premier Care Management Ltd was founded in 2009 by Steve Bristow as a provider of community and outreach services within the South West as an alternative to residential accommodation
Henkel has closed the sale of two brands, Right Guard and Dry Idea, to Thriving Brands, effective 1 June, 2021. Both brands are mainly focused on the North American and UK markets. The transaction is another milestone in the company’s ambition to actively shape its portfolio, an important pillar of
Connection Capital, the specialist private client investment business, has secured an opportunity for private investors to participate in a tech-focused venture capital (VC) fund managed by top quartile, VC fund manager, DN Capital – the third time it has done so in four years. Appetite has been strong with over
The North East Development Capital Fund (NEDCF), supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) has invested GBP750,000 in Newcastle-based CRL Foods Ltd (CRL Foods), a specialist food & beverage canning, sterilisation and pasteurisation business. The funding will allow the business to scale, increasing its production capacity and streamline efficiencies
Funds advised by Apax are to acquire Infogain, a Silicon Valley-based specialist in digital transformation and software services, from ChrysCapital. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in Q3 2021. Terms of the transaction have not disclosed. Founded in 1990 and headquartered in
Rubicon Partners (Rubicon) has acquired Airedale Catering Equipment Group Limited (Airedale), a UK specialist in services to the commercial kitchen and catering market. Based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, Airedale provides a fully integrated end-to-end solution including design, supply, manufacture and installation of professional kitchens and maintenance services. Airedale was established
The Riverside Company, a global private investor focused on the smaller end of the middle market, has invested in DIGARC a provider of academic catalogue and curriculum management, class and student scheduling and student pathfinder software for higher education. The investment is an add-on to Riverside’s Modern Campus, a modern
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