Rural businesses, which are so vital for transforming our food systems, will get a much-needed boost from an ambitious new financing programme launched today by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), as part of its broader efforts to address rising hunger and poverty levels in the world’s poorest
Dopavision, a company pioneering the development of digital therapeutics, has closed a EUR12 million Series A financing round. Seventure Partners led the round and was joined by Novartis Pharmaceuticals and the Company’s existing shareholders such as Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund and Ababax Health, significantly broadening the Company’s shareholder base of
A business that is aiming to transform the food allergy diagnostics market has secured GBP2.9 million investment in a funding round led by Praetura Ventures with follow-on equity investment from the Development Bank of Wales. Reacta Biotech (Reacta), which is based in Deeside, North Wales, produces clinical diagnostics kits
Mediaocean, a platform for omnichannel advertising, is to acquire Flashtalking, an independent ad management platform. The combined entity will infuse Flashtalking’s solutions for primary ad serving, creative personalisation, identity management, and verification with Mediaocean’s modern system of record used by the some of the world’s leading brands and agencies.
KPS Capital Partners (KPS) has completed the acquisition of Metra Holding and Metra, (collectively Metra), a global manufacturer of extruded aluminium. KPS has also completed its acquisition of Profile Custom Extrusions, (Profile), a US manufacturer of extruded aluminium, from Highlander Partners. Metra and Profile will be combined to form a
Specialist business advisory firm FRP has joined Eight International, a global advisory organisation, in a move aimed at strengthening its international presence. Founded in 2016, Eight International was set up to meet a growing demand for dedicated financial and operational support for businesses with an international footprint. It was founded
CenterOak Partners (CenterOak), a Dallas-based private equity firm, has completed a majority recapitalisation of HK Solutions Group (HK Solutions), a leading regional provider of infrastructure maintenance services for municipal and industrial customers primarily in the Midwest. Chief Executive Officer Wade Anderson and the existing management team will continue to lead
BV Investment Partners (BV), a middle-market private equity firm focused on the tech-enabled business services, software and IT services sectors, has sold Apps Associates, an enterprise application services provider, to Quad-C Management Inc (Quad-C). Founded in 2002, apps Associates is an enterprise applications services provider focused on helping organisations strategise,
Scotland-based HV Systems (HVS) has secured a GBP5 million capital injection from Beehive Equity Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of EG Group (EG). HVS will now take its innovative hydrogen vehicle designs through prototyping and demonstration, allowing manufacturing to commence. There has been much said about impending bans on the sale
Valtech, a specialist in digital services and business transformation, has secured new investment by funds advised by BC Partners, in a transaction which values Valtech at USD1.4 billion and is subject to receipt of customary regulatory approvals. Former reference shareholder investment group Verlinvest and new Valtech management will also reinvest
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