In this podcast, Private Equity Wire speaks to New York-based growth equity firm LB Equity, a firm that invests in high-growth beauty and wellness brands, about sustainability themes within the beauty space. Founded in 2012, LB Equity is led by co-founders Jay Lucas (pictured), a former partner at Bain & Company,
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An overwhelming majority (91 per cent) of US private equity firms are planning to deploy capital in Latin America over the next five years, according to a new study, fuelled by attractive valuations and a growing appetite for cross-border deal flow as the global economy recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic.
IW Capital has invested in e-pharmacy company SimplyMeds, marking the first external investment in the highly scalable online platform. SimplyMeds is an end-to-end digital pharmacy platform that provides a convenient method of ordering same day prescriptions and lifestyle products while empowering patients to have medical autonomy. While most online pharmacies
Ironwood Capital portfolio company The Facilities Group (TFG) has acquired Excel Building Services (Excel), a California-based janitorial services provider with a primary focus on retail and distribution customers. Ironwood Capital Partner Roger Roche, says: “Excel serves customers in 40 states, significantly expanding the reach and market penetration of TFG. The
John Davies has joined Pitalia Capital to launch a new investment fund in response to increased demand for capital and support from small to mid-sized businesses across the UK. The firm, which is part of the Pitalia group of companies and funded by entrepreneur Anil Pitalia, will seek to invest
E-commerce specialist detected has raised GBP900,000 in its latest funding round bringing total funding raise to GBP2 million.
CVC Capital Partners (CVC) has agreed to sell AOC, a global producer of specialty resins, to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds (Lone Star). The contemplated transaction is subject to AOC workers’ councils information and consultation and relevant regulatory authorities’ approval. Headquartered in Schiphol, The Netherlands, AOC is a global
Vaayu, a carbon tracking software company for retailers, has raised USD1.57 million in pre-seed funding in a round led by CapitalT, supported by a number of angel investors including Atomico’s Angel Program, Planet Positive LP, Saarbrücker 21, Expedite Ventures and NP-Hard Ventures. This comes as the fashion industry is still
InfanDx AG (Cologne, Germany), a privately held diagnostics company focusing on the development and commercialisation of novel diagnostic solutions for newborns, has held the first closing of a Series A financing round raising EUR4 million from new and existing investors. In the transaction, new investor Alluti GmbH – Smart Invest, the
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