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Capagro Innovation closes final funding round

Capagro has closed a second funding round worth EUR66 million following the reopening of the subscription period for its French AgTech-focused venture capital vehicle, Capagro Innovation, back in January. Established in April 2014 with an initial allocation of EUR37.5 million, which rose to EUR58 million following the first subscription period

Maven exits Crawford Scientific with 4.7x return following sale to Limerston Capital

UK private equity firm Maven Capital Partners has exited its investment in Crawford Scientific (Crawford), a supplier of chromatography products and analytical services to the laboratory research and testing sectors, following its sale to Limerston Capital Partners I. The sale realised a return for Maven clients of 4.7x the initial

Tifosy raises GBP1m from ‘fanfunders’

Tifosy, a fully licensed sports crowdfunding business, has successfully raised GBP1 million in equity through its own platform. Co-founded by former player and manager Gianluca Vialli and former investment banker Fausto Zanetton, Tifosy allows supporters to invest in leading clubs. More than 10,000 fans have already invested through the platform

BGF backs ventilation business Monodraught

Ventilation systems specialist Monodraught has received a GBP2.65 million investment from BGF to support its long-term growth plans. The High Wycombe headquartered company will use the funding for product development and expansion into new markets. Led by managing director Andrew McCubbin, Monodraught designs, manufactures, installs and maintains ventilation, cooling and

AnaCap backed Heidelpay acquires German POS payment specialist StarTec

Heidelpay Payment, a leading German payment service provider in e-commerce, backed by private equity firm AnaCap Financial Partners (AnaCap), has acquired Hamburg-based StarTec Payment & Service. The acquisition of StarTec, a provider for all aspects of cashless payment transactions at the physical point of sale (POS), will expands Heidelpay’s portfolio

Lovell Minnick and Tortoise Management to acquire Tortoise

Tortoise Investments and Lovell Minnick Partners have teamed with existing management to acquire Tortoise, a specialist in essential assets and essential income investing. Terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed. As part of the transaction, ongoing management and employees are expected to meaningfully increase their ownership of Tortoise.

Helly Hansen acquires Musto

Helly Hansen is to acquire Musto, the British specialist sailing and country apparel brand, from Phoenix Equity Partners and other shareholders. With this transaction, Helly Hansen will become a global leader in professional sailing apparel, complementing its existing leadership position in professional skiing apparel and enhancing its presence in the

Halifax Group launches fourth fund

The Halifax Group is actively pursuing investments for Halifax Capital Partners IV (Fund IV) after raising capital earlier this year and meeting its hard cap of USD650 million. Demand for the fund offering exceeded its original target of USD550 million. David Dupree, Founder and Senior Partner, says: “With this fund,

New fund targets large, late-stage venture-backed ‘Unicorns’

Endowment Wealth Management has launched its EWM Unicorn Technology Fund. The private fund is seeking to raise up to USD25 million to capitalise on what its management team sees as opportunities in the secondary market for private, late-stage venture capital technology companies. Such firms are often referred to as unicorns

AMP Capital to acquire Leeds Bradford Airport

AMP Capital, on behalf of investors in its global infrastructure equity platform, has agreed to acquire 100 per cent of Leeds Bradford Airport from Bridgepoint Advisers Limited.  Leeds Bradford Airport is an international airport serving the cities of Leeds, Bradford and the broader Yorkshire area, with four million annual passengers.

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