Palatine Private Equity has exchanged contracts for the sale of national independent financial adviser Wren Sterling to the management team supported by investment funds affiliated with Lightyear Capital LLC (Lightyear), which is making a majority investment in the firm. Wren Sterling was created in 2015 through the Palatine-backed management buyout
Capstar Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm, has closed its inaugural Fund I with USD41.3 million in capital commitments. Founded by Kathryn Cavanaugh in 2019, Capstar Ventures invests nationwide in innovative consumer companies. The USD41.3 million was raised from an experienced group of individuals, family offices, and institutions including Capital
Bright Spaces has raised EUR1.5 million in a seed funding round led by French VC Axeleo Capital, with participation from Pi Labs, Sparking Capital, Growceanu and a group of international angels. Bright Spaces’ solution allows future tenants to visualise and interact digitally with an office space in 3D, discover its
Bridgepoint has seen its share price rise to 440 pence on the London Stock Exchange today (21 July), a 26 per cent increase on the 350 pence per share set for its IPO, during Wednesday morning trading. Based on the offer price, Bridgepoint’s total market capitalisation at the start of
Female wellness brand her1 has closed a Series A investment of EUR5.5 million, led by leading FoodTech investor Five Seasons Ventures. The direct-to-consumer company provides natural and plant-based products to boost gut health and aid women’s health and beauty from within. The latest investment will enable the company to grow
CAPZA, an independent management company and leading player in private investments in European SMEs, has invested in the NORCAN Group, a European specialist in modular solutions based on aluminium profiles and the French leader in autonomous mobile robots for industry via its subsidiary Sherpa Mobile Robotics (SMR). CAPZA’s investment in
Yapily, an open banking infrastructure provider, has held the first closing of its USD51m Series B funding round (second closing subject to regulatory approvals), taking its total investment to date to USD69 million. The company will use the funding to expand across Europe, extending open banking to cover 95 per
An affiliate of Sun Capital Partners (Sun Capital) has completed the acquisition of Environmental Infrastructure Solutions (EIS), a provider of mission-critical environmental and infrastructure services, including abatement, decontamination and remediation, from O2 Investment Partners. Terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 2018 via the combination of
After having acquired French-based AxPharma and US-based DS InPharmatics, PLG has continued teh expansion of its international footprint with the acquisition of ELC.
Summa Equity Fund II (Summa) has acquired a majority stake in G-CON, a leading US-based manufacturer of prefabricated cleanrooms used for manufacturing within the pharmaceuticals industry. G-CON designs, builds and installs turnkey cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practice) compliant suites called PODs, for a global biopharma customer base focused on biologics,
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