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Kainos Capital acquires Muenster Milling

Kainos Capital, a private equity firm specialising in acquiring and managing food and consumer businesses, has partnered with Mitch and Chad Felderhoff to acquire their family business, Muenster Milling (Muenster), a fourth-generation pet food and ingredient manufacturer based in Texas. Andrew Rosen, Managing Partner of Kainos, says: “We are excited

Sageview Capital closes software & technology focused growth fund at USD710m

Sageview Capital, a private investment firm focused on providing growth capital and operational support to tech-enabled businesses, has held the final closing of Sageview Capital Partners III (Fund III).  The Fund exceeded its target of USD600 million and was oversubscribed, closing at USD710 million. Consistent with prior funds, the Sageview

Navint acquires Hansen

Navint, an advisory and technology firm that helps enterprise organisations drive growth and operational efficiency, today announced it has acquired Hansen, an EMEA-based specialist consultancy that helps organisations maximise ROI from lead-to-cash solutions on the Salesforce platform.  The strategic acquisition will augment Navint’s recent EMEA expansion, amplify its lead-to-revenue capabilities

NPIF — Maven Equity invests GBP250,000 in G2O Water Technologies

NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners (Maven) and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, has supported water filter treatment technology business, G2O Water Technologies Limited (G2O) with a GBP250,000 follow-on investment. Since the original investment  in 2018, NPIF has invested a total of GBP970,000 to

YFM-backed Checkmate Fire partners with Rosse Systems

YFM Equity Partners-backed (YFM) passive fire protection specialist Checkmate Fire has joined forces with Rosse Systems, enabling the enlarged group to offer a more extensive portfolio of solutions for the active and passive fire protection industry and increasing its access to the market across the UK. Checkmate Fire, which was

Delivery management platform Ryde raises GBP2.5m

Ryde, formerly Ryders, a SaaS platform for last-mile delivery, has raised GBP2.5 million to continue to expand its vision as ‘the world’s first fully-integrated delivery management system’. Ryde’s mission is to unlock hyperlocal last-mile delivery for every business in every industry through their all-in-one solution. Ryde (formerly Ryders), the SaaS

Foresight invests GBP4.75m growth capital in Callen-Lenz

Foresight Group (Foresight), a listed infrastructure and SME investment manager, has made a GBP4.75 million investment into Callen-Lenz Associates Limited (Callen-Lenz). Callen-Lenz was founded in 2007 by Jonathan Webber, CEO, initially focused on technical consultancy for aviation research and development.  The Company has developed novel hardware and software products which

Female-led Scottish tech firm raises GBP1.2m to tackle global counterfeit goods trade

SnapDragon Monitoring, an online brand protection business, has raised GBP1.2 million in its latest funding round – bringing the total raised to just over GBP3 million – from ACF Investors, Mercia, and Scottish Enterprise, to help brand owners identify and remove fakes, copycats and online threats, using intellectual property to

HumanForest raises GBP2.3m, trippling valuation to GBP32m

HumanForest, a truly sustainable micro-mobility platform, has raised GBP2.3 million at the close of its pre-series A funding round. The company, founded by former-Cabify lead Agustin Guilisasti and backed by Cabify founders Juan de Antonio and Vicente Pascual, has announced the funding ahead of its launch in London this September. 

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