UK private equity investor LDC has backed the management buyout of Pelsis, a European manufacturer of branded pest control products, in a multi-million-pound deal that will enable Pelsis to accelerate its global growth strategy. Pelsis manufactures, supplies and distributes a wide range of pest control products to both the professional

Artificial intelligence company Appier has secured Series C investment of USD33 million from SoftBank Group Corp, LINE Corporation, NAVER Corporation, Singapore-based EDBI and Hong Kong-based AMTD Group. This fundraising round brings the total amount of investment in the company so far to over USD82 million.   Appier believes AI can

Palatine Private Equity has invested in Trade Skills 4U, a market leader in electrical training courses in the UK. This marks the first deal from Palatine’s Impact Fund, an investment vehicle targeting profitable growth companies that can deliver a private equity return, and a positive social or environmental impact.  

Sapience Analytics has secured a majority investment from Credit Suisse Asset Management’s NEXT Investors. The NEXT investment will be primarily used to accelerate Sapience Analytics’ expansion into the US market. Founded in 2009 with the vision to transform people, processes and productivity, Sapience Analytics is a market leader in People

Vulog has raised USD20 million in Series B funding with the participation of Frog Capital (UK), Inven Capital (Czech Republic), as well as historic investors Bpifrance (France) and ETF Partners (UK). These funds will be used to strengthen the company’s leadership in the mobility space, both to grow its sales

BDC Capital, the investment arm of BDC, has completed a USD10 million minority equity investment in Rx Drug Mart (RxDM), alongside Persistence Capital Partners (PCP) and RxDM’s other existing shareholders.  The investment was made in support of RxDM’s growth strategy and in part enables the company to continue to look

Blend has raised USD100 million in a Series D funding round led by Greylock Partners with participation from Emergence Capital, 8VC, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Nyca Partners, bringing the company’s total funding to USD166 million. “We saw a massive opportunity in Blend and the work they are doing to deliver transparent,

UBS Asset Management’s Archmore International Infrastructure Fund II is to acquire a 10.8 per cent interest in CPV Towantic Energy Centre (CPV Towantic), a 785-megawatt combined-cycle power generation facility currently under construction in Connecticut, marking the Fund’s second investment in the US market and fifth investment in the Fund.  The

Bridg, a marketing software company that leverages point-of-sale data to drive precision-marketing campaigns for restaurant and retail brands, has secured USD11 million in Series B Funding. The financing was led by Morpheus Ventures, with participation from new investors NextEquity Partners and Visa, as well as returning investor March Capital.