Funds managed by Searchlight Capital Partners have made a significant investment in EOLO SpA (EOLO) in partnership with the Company’s founder, President and CEO, Luca Spada. Spada will remain the CEO and a significant shareholder of the Company, which he has led since 1999. Under his leadership, EOLO has a
Sodexo has taken a majority stake in French food-tech start-up FoodChéri. The move is in line with Sodexo’s strategy to continually adapt its offers to meet emerging consumer trends and reinvent the customer experience. Sodexo’s investment enables FoodChéri to consolidate its strategic positioning as a “virtual restaurant” with a focus
Hunter Street Partners (Hunter Street) has officially launched as a new Minneapolis-based alternative investment management firm that will provide capital solutions to operating partner teams and lower middle market companies across corporate finance, real estate, and specialty finance. Neal Johnson, who previously served as Managing Partner and Co-CIO at Isles
Wellspring Capital Management (Wellspring) has closed Wellspring Capital Partners VI with capital commitments totalling the hard cap of USD1.415 billion. The 2011 Wellspring Capital Partners V LP was fully invested at USD1.2 billion and has generated positive returns for its investors to-date. Fund VI brings the firm’s assets under
Clearlake Capital Group has acquired Perforce Software (Perforce), a developer of a scalable and secure version control and collaboration platform, from growth equity investor Summit Partners. The Company will continue to be led by Janet Dryer, CEO, and Mark Ties, COO, who will both join the Board of Directors alongside
Octopus Investments is to utilise the GBP80 million over allotment facility in its current fundraise for the UK’s largest VCT, Octopus Titan VCT, after investor demand took the total fundraising amount to record-breaking levels. Octopus Titan VCT rapidly reached its initial target of GBP120 million within just four months and
Sheprd – The On-Demand School Bus – has secured USD1 million in venture capital funding from InMotion Ventures, Jaguar Land Rover’s venture capital arm. In addition to funding, the relationship includes providing Sheprd, on a non-exclusive basis, with a fleet of Land Rover SUV vehicles. “With this funding, Sheprd
Premium bar and restaurant, The Alchemist, has secured an additional GBP16 million finance package from existing debt funders, Santander, to support its continued growth plans across the UK. The new capital from Santander will be invested into the continued innovation of the brand, rejuvenating existing sites and the acquisition of
Walker Precision Engineering, a high-precision component manufacturer, has secured a GBP4 million investment from BGF to expand its operations in the UK and mainland Europe. From premises in Glasgow, Basildon and Poland, the family-owned business manufactures and assembles complex parts for the aerospace, defence and industrial sectors. Founded in
Automotive alliance Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi has launched Alliance Ventures, a new corporate venture capital fund that plans to invest up to USD1 billion to support open innovation over the next five years. In its first year, the fund expects to invest up to USD200 million in start-ups and open innovation partnerships with
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