Investec Growth & Acquisition Finance (Investec) has provided a bespoke asset based & cashflow debt package to support the GBP75 million EmergeVest-backed buyout of Downton, a Gloucester-based national logistics group. The funding package was designed to fund the acquisition while also catering for working capital and growth, and included a
Beechbrook Capital is supporting further expansion at executive search and business intelligence firm Leathwaite. The new investment by Beechbrook’s UK SME Credit fund will enable Leathwaite to accelerate its worldwide expansion, launch new business streams and invest in proprietary technology, while also providing equity to develop and attract talent.
Sandton Capital Partners, a special situations investments fund, has acquired the Aspin Group (Aspin), a provider of engineered solutions for the UK’s infrastructure sectors focused on rail and highways, for an undisclosed sum. Established in 2000; Aspin operates across the UK and employs 220 people. Aspin’s head office is in
Matillion, the makers of cloud data integration tools Matillion ETL for Amazon Redshift, Matillion ETL for Snowflake and Matillion ETL for Google BigQuery, has closed a USD20 million Series B round of funding led by Sapphire Ventures, existing investor Funds advised and managed by YFM Equity Partners (YFM), and new
Blockchain Capital, a venture capital firm focused exclusively on the blockchain technology sector and crypto ecosystem, has closed Blockchain Capital IV, LP a USD150 million fund. The fund, which is the firm’s largest fund raised to date and brings assets under management to USD250 million, was oversubscribed at its hard
Averys, a European manufacturer of industrial storage systems, racking and metal furniture, backed by private equity firm Equistone Partners Europe since 2015, has acquired Storax from Ramada Aços Group SA. Founded over 50 years ago in Porto, Storax is a leading provider of industrial racking and shelving systems and is
Coinsilium Group Limited (NEX: COIN), an investor in early-stage blockchain technology companies, has exercised its option to acquire a further 3.5 per cent of the share capital of Indorse, a Singapore-based company developing a blockchain-powered decentralised social network for professionals, which puts users in charge of their own data. The
Asian healthcare company Columbia Asia has raised a new round of investment of USD210 million to help in its aggressive expansion strategy. Columbia Asia, part of Seattle-based Columbia Pacific Management, has 29 hospitals and two clinics in India, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia and Kenya, built with an innovative business model
Shamrock Capital, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, has sold its ownership stake in Consilio, a specialist in eDiscovery, document review, and legal consulting services to private equity firm, GI Partners. As part of the transaction, Consilio announced a definitive agreement to combine its operations with eDiscovery and risk management provider, Advanced Discovery, creating
Verdane has closed its Verdane Edda with SEK3 billion in capital commitments. The fund will look to invest in fast-growing companies within software, consumer internet and more traditional sectors where digitalisation can be a key driver of success. “Verdane has significant experience supporting management teams in accelerating and sustaining growth,
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