Center Rock Capital Partners (Center Rock) has invested in LINC Systems (LINC), a North American distributor of fastener, packaging and MRO tools and supplies serving a broad range of industrial customers and end markets. Center Rock invested in LINC out of its inaugural investment vehicle, Center Rock Capital Partners Fund

LA-based private equity firm Westhook Capital (Westhook) has made an investment in Metco Landscape (Metco), a provider of landscaping installation and maintenance services in Colorado. The Company will continue to be led by Mark Tomko, who will remain in his position as CEO immediately following the Transaction. Metco ranks No28

Optoscribe, a supplier of glass-based integrated photonics components, has closed an investment round of GBP2.8 million led by Scottish business angel investment syndicate, Archangels, and also supported by its other existing investors, Par Equity, Scottish Investment Bank and the Optoscribe management team. Previous investors were joined in this round by

NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners (Maven) and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, has invested GBP200,000 as part of a GBP700,000 funding round in Biorelate, a technology platform using artificial intelligence (AI) to efficiently curate data in biomedicine. Existing investors, Catapult Ventures via the

Nosto, a specialist in ecommerce personalisation and artificial intelligence (AI) tools for retail, has closed a new round of funding totalling USD7.4 million led by European investment companies Tesi, Open Ocean and Idinvest. The new funds will be used towards investments in Nosto’s machine learning core, omni-channel personalisation and continued

Investcorp, a global provider and manager of alternative investment products, has made the company’s first private equity investment in China since its inception in 1982. Investcorp has partnered with China Everbright Limited (Everbright), a sovereign-backed cross-border asset manager that is publicly listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Investcorp, has

Graycliff Partners has made an investment in Graybill Processing (Graybill), a food by-product recycling company based in Pennsylvania, partnering with Dallas-based private equity company NCK Capital, to provide subordinated debt and equity financing to the company. Graybill has recycled food by-products in Pennsylvania for over 20 years. The Company collects

Fondo Agroalimentare Italiano I (FAI I) has acquired a stake in Agrimola, a European leader in the manufacturing, processing and marketing of chestnuts and transformed fruits, alongside Luca Sassi, the company’s CEO and majority shareholder. Founded in 1978, Agrimola leads the European fresh chestnut market. It’s the ideal partner for

Talis Capital (Talis), a London-based venture capital firm focussed on technology companies, has made an investment of USD2.5million into Learning People, the UK’s leading online training company, and SkillsFox, its B2B arm serving corporate training and development needs. The investment comes at a time when the corporate e-learning market is

Nexxus Iberia’s Nexxus Iberia Private Equity Fund I has completed its second investment with the acquisition of a minority stake, in conjunction with Capzanine, Dorsia, Eva and Origen, a franchise business operating in women’s health in Spain. The consortium made of Capzanine and Nexxus Iberia will provide financial and strategic