Ridgemont Equity Partners, a buyout and growth equity investor, today announced a significant minority investment alongside The Rise Fund, TPG’s multi-sector global impact investing strategy, to facilitate the acquisition of Teachers of Tomorrow (ToT). The Rise Fund announced a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in ToT in early
CIBC has created a USD450 million fund dedicated to investing in key Canadian and US-based venture capital and growth equity funds. “As CIBC continues to deepen relationships with highly successful investors in the North American tech, life science and clean tech sectors, dedicating a new pool of capital to invest
Global venture capital firm Antler has closed over USD300 million to date, allowing it an opportunity to provide continued support to its companies in subsequent funding rounds. Investors in the funds include Schroders, Vækstfonden, and Phoenix Group. Antler is on a mission to fundamentally improve the world by enabling and
LBO France has signed an SPA for the sale of Italian glass packaging supplier VetroElite to TricorBraun. Founded in 1994, VetroElite is a designer and distributor of high-end glass packaging. The company offers an exclusive range of glass containers (bottles, carafes, flasks and jars) for liquid products, food products, room
Independent specialty intermediary Nexus Group has successfully completed a refinancing via a new GBP70 million loan facility with Barings LLC.
London-based insurtech and home of dynamic motor fleet insurance pricing, Humn has raised GBP10.1m in Series A funding led by BXR Group and Shell Ventures as well as Hambro Perks Leaders Fund and Woodside Holdings. With the investment, Humn aims to further develop its unique insurance data capabilities and expand
Howden, the international insurance broking group, is to acquire Aston Lark from Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Bowmark Capital. Aston Lark is one of the UK’s leading, independent, specialist complex commercial and private client brokers. The deal is subject to regulatory approval. The highly complementary union completes Howden’s UK broking
Permira funds have agreed to the sale of Lyophilization Services of New England (LSNE), a contract manufacturing organisation, to PCI Pharma Services (PCI), a pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical global integrated solutions provider. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Bedford, New Hampshire, LSNE is a market leader providing a wide range of
Hubilo, a global virtual events platform, has raised GBP92 million in Series B funding round led by Alkeon Capital and additionally, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Balderton Capital. This brings the company’s total funding to GBP113 million to date in less than 18 months. The investment, one of the largest in
Foresight Group (Foresight), a leading UK listed infrastructure and specialist regional private equity investment manager, has sold Accrosoft Limited, a recruitment and employee onboarding software company, to Acendre Technologies Inc, a global HR software business headquartered in the US. Based in Loughborough, Accrosoft was founded in 2008 by Alex Khakbiz
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