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Preqin appoints new CTO to ‘accelerate technology transformation’

Preqin, a specialist in alternative assets data, tools and insights, has appointed Tom Hunt as its new Chief Technology Officer.  In addition to scaling up Preqin’s technology efforts, Hunt will focus on further developing the company’s solutions and data services to continue to provide the alternatives industry with market-leading data

Private capital invested in Spain in Q1 2021 reaches EUR1.125bn

According to the first estimates obtained by the Spanish Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (ASCRI), through the European platform EDC, the volume of private capital investment in Spain reached EUR1.125 billion in the first quarter of 2021, 84 per cent more than in the same of period last year,

PE-backed Churches Fire secures GBP75m refinancing package

Churches Fire, a Southampton-based provider of fire safety and security compliance services, has secured a significant GBP75 million refinancing package from HSBC UK and HSBC Asset Management, Northleaf Capital Partners and Siemens Bank. The senior debt package will provide Churches, which is backed by private equity sponsor Horizon Capital, with

The Robot Exchange secures GBP500k MEIF backing to drive robotic automation

The Robot Exchange has secured a significant GBP500k investment from leading private equity investment firm, Foresight Group, through the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF). The Nottingham-based business supplies Robotic Process Automation (RPA) software and services to deliver efficiencies to businesses, helping them streamline and automate their processes via robotic infrastructure.

Frostrow Capital appoints Head of Investment Companies

Frostrow Capital (Frostrow) has appointed Richard Plaskett in the newly created role of Head of Investment Companies.  This appointment reflects the growth in Frostrow’s business and on-going demand for the firm’s services in the investment companies’ sector. Richard will work closely with managing partner, Alastair Smith and the wider Frostrow

ADM Capital’s Cibus Enterprise Fund invests in Adroit Worldwide Media

London-based private equity firm ADM Capital Europe’s Cibus Enterprise Fund (Cibus) has invested in US-based retail technology provider Adroit Worldwide Media (AWM).   Technology has reached the point where supermarkets can retrofit their stores with cameras, smart shelves and sensors which provide sufficient data for more efficient shelf stacking, checkout-free

OMERS Private Equity and AIMCo sell majority stake in ERM to KKR

OMERS Private Equity and Alberta Investment Management Corporation, on behalf of certain of its clients (AIMCo), are to sell their majority stake in Environmental Resources Management (ERM) to KKR. UK headquartered ERM is the world’s largest pure-play sustainability consultancy, operating in over 40 countries with over 5,500 partners and employees

NTR’s 86 MW Norra Vedbo Wind Farm in Sweden reaches financial close

NTR has announced the EUR115 million financial close of its 86 MW Norra Vedbo wind farm located in the county of Jönköping, in Southern Sweden.   Reichmuth Infrastructure II CIP joins as co-investor into the project alongside NTR’s Renewable Energy Income Fund II, while Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (SEB), is

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners sells Nothing Bundt Cakes

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP), a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, has sold its portfolio company NBC Holdings (Nothing Bundt Cakes) to Roark Capital (Roark). Nothing Bundt Cakes is the market-leading franchisor and operator of gourmet bakeries offering specialty Bundt cakes and retail gift items. The Company’s products are handcrafted

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