Seasalt, the Cornish lifestyle and clothing brand, has secured a GBP16 million investment in the company to support future growth and development in the business. The investment will see BGF invest GBP11.5 million, with Santander Corporate & Commercial providing an additional GBP4.5 million in funding. In the last three years,
Ancor Capital Partners, a Dallas-based private equity firm, has acquired STATinMED Research, a medical technology company in the health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) industry. The transaction, which was finalised on 7 September, represents Ancor’s largest acquisition to date. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. As one
Beekeeper, a communication and operations platform for frontline workers, has raised an additional USD13 million as a part of its Series A extension round. Atomico and Keen Venture Partners led the round with a diverse group of strategic investors including Samsung NEXT, Edenred Capital Partners (ECP), and Swiss Post who
Capvis, a mid-market investor in Europe, has held the final closing of Capvis Equity V LP (Capvis V) with capital commitments of just under EUR1.2 billion, comfortably in excess of both its target of EUR1.0 billion and the EUR0.7 billion size of Capvis Equity IV LP. Capvis V attracted capital
Prudential Capital Energy Partners has completed fundraising for its first energy mezzanine fund, Prudential Capital Energy Partners Fund I, closing at USD343 million. Prudential Capital Energy Partners (PCEP) is the middle-market energy mezzanine fund business sponsored by Prudential Capital Group, the USD81.4 billion private capital arm of PGIM, the USD1
Westhook Capital (Westhook), a Los Angeles-based private equity firm focused exclusively on the lower middle market, has held the final closing of its inaugural fund, Westhook Capital Partners, with USD140 million in commitments. Westhook is led and founded by industry veteran Michael Hooks, who was previously the co-founder of Black
Ibis Capital, profiled in AlphaQ, a specialist education technology alternative investment manager, is to launch the world’s first education technology special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. The new company will be called EdTechX Holdings and will list on Nasdaq, according to a regulatory filing. ExTechX Holdings intends to build a
Cleveland-based Predictive Service (Predictive) has merged with Align Capital-backed Lewellyn Technology (Lewellyn). ACP acquired a majority stake in Lewellyn last November. This new combination creates a predictive maintenance, safety, and repair services platform designed to reduce operating costs, improve equipment utilisation, and ensure safety for customers worldwide. At the
Private equity firm Aretex Capital Partners (Aretex) has invested in Building Energy 1 Holdings (Building Energy) through its inaugural fund. Building Energy is a global independent power producer of renewable energy. Building Energy is the third investment for Aretex since its inception in 2018. Aretex has acquired the stake from
Gide has advised Launchmetrics, the company resulting from the merger between Augure and Fashion GPS in 2016, on a USD50-million funding round led by Bpifrance’s Large Venture fund, with participation from Seventure, the Courtin-Clarins family, and German fund Cipio Partners. Gide’s team was headed by partner David-James Sebag, working with
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