According to data presented by Stock Apps, European IPO activity jumped by 330 per cent YoY, with the combined value of deals reaching USD89 billion last week. The total value of deals 75 per cent higher than in the last two years combined. After a record-breaking first half of the
Palatine’s Impact Fund has made its first exit with the sale of Estio Training to global education provider BPP Education Group. Estio is a specialist provider of NVQ level 3 and level 4 IT and digital apprenticeships, provided through its online delivery model. The Leeds-based company addresses a national, growing
Victory Capital Holdings’ wholly owned operating subsidiary Victory Capital Management has closed on its previously announced acquisition of New Energy Capital Partners (NEC). The transaction is immediately accretive to Victory Capital’s earnings. David Brown, Chairman and CEO of Victory Capital, says “Closing on our first Investment Franchise exclusively managing alternative
Alarm and event handling company Skyresponse has raised EUR5 million through a combination of investment from venture capital investor Nordic Eye and existing shareholders. The additional capital will help drive the company’s success story from the Nordic markets into Europe. Skyresponse is an established and trusted Swedish Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company
Puma Private Equity, the private equity division of Puma Investments, has completed follow-on funding of GBP5 million into fast-growing business Connectr – the leading HR tech platform for building businesses where people belong. This latest round brings Puma’s total investment into the company to GBP8.7 million. Connectr, formerly known
An affiliate of One Rock Capital Partners (One Rock), a value-oriented, operationally focused private equity firm, has completed the previously announced acquisition of the tire additives business of Eastman Chemical Company (Eastman), a specialist in critical specialty chemicals for the tire industry. The company will operate under the name Flexsys,
Moonfare, a digital private equity investment platform for individual investors, has raised USD125 million in Series C funding, led by New York-based global private equity and venture capital firm Insight Partners. Moonfare will use the funding to continue to develop innovative investment solutions and accelerate its international expansion. The company
London and Chicago based investment firm Nova Capital Management Limited has acquired Walbro Co Ltd, through an investment vehicle formed in partnership with Landon Capital Partners. Michigan-based Walbro is a specialist in the manufacture of engine management and fuel systems for the lawn and garden, recreation & marine and
Industry Ventures, an investment firm focused on venture capital, has held the final closing of Industry Ventures Partnership Holdings VI, the firm’s sixth hybrid fund focused on seed- and early-stage funds and direct investments.
Horizon Capital, a private equity investor specialising in technology and business services, has sold its portfolio company Bellrock to Sun European Partners. Bellrock, one of Horizon’s 16 investments, is a leading provider of specialist risk focused workplace & property management solutions. Bellrock serves public and private sector customers across the
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