Mid-market private equity firm LDC has exited its investment in ADEY, a UK specialist in solutions to protect water-based heating systems, to Polypipe Group plc (Polypipe), a provider of sustainable water and climate management solutions for the built environment. The transaction values the business at GBP210 million. Gloucestershire-headquartered ADEY
After the success of its Smart City I Venture fund, Eurazeo has announced the initial closing of its Smart City II Venture fund at EUR80 million to invest in the most promising energy, mobility proptech and logistics start-ups worldwide. This first round of fundraising has brought together top-tier investors including
BGF has exited its investment in Arcinova, a UK-based multi-service contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO). Following a period of growth and expansion, the business has been acquired by Quotient Sciences, a drug development and manufacturing accelerator, backed by the global private equity firm Permira. Marking its first investment
Agronomics, a listed investor in alternative proteins with a focus on cellular agriculture and cultivated meat, is pleased to announce portfolio company New Age Meats (trading name for Simply Foods, Inc), a cultivated and plant-based meat startup with an initial focus on pork, and a portfolio company of Agronomics, has
Emerging Asset Management Ltd (EAM), a provider of turnkey solutions for alternative fund launches, has reached the milestone of USD1 billion in assets under management (AUM). Read the full story at Hedgeweek…
Lusha, a crowdsourced data community for B2B salespeople, has raised USD40 million in a Series A funding round from growth equity firm PSG. The funding will allow Lusha – which has enjoyed substantial organic growth as a bootstrapped startup – to further grow its sales community to make accurate data
OpenOcean, an pioneering investor in data solutions and software, has announced a EUR92 million raise for its third main venture fund.
Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has led a GBP1.75 million investment into marketing technology company, Leaf.fm Ltd (Leaf). The performance marketing services provider secured GBP1 million through the North East Development Fund, supported by the European Regional Development, and GBP750,000 through The Future Fund, a government scheme backed by the British
Instabox, a next-gen technology company transforming last-mile deliveries for e-commerce, has closed a USD90 million Series B round led by EQT Ventures. Instabox makes parcel delivery faster, more sustainable, and efficient, looking to revolutionise the industry with solutions such as fossil fuel-free locker deliveries and the newly launched completely emission-free
The Equine Network, a tech-enabled membership services platform to the USD130 billion US equine industry, has acquired Spalding Laboratories (Spalding), a provider of all-natural insect control services to more than 60,000 horse and animal owners on a recurring annual basis across the US.
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