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Growth Catalyst Partners raises USD130m for debut private equity fund

Growth Catalyst Partners (GCP), a Chicago and Connecticut based private equity firm focused on high growth middle market companies in the marketing, information, and tech-enabled services sectors, has closed it debut fund GCP Fund I at USD130 million. GCP did not use a placement agent and secured commitments from a

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RB Ventures backs sustainable laundry startup Oxwash

Reckitt Benckiser’s venture arm RB Ventures has backed laundry and dry-cleaning startup Oxwash, which provides laundry services to the Oxford University coronavirus vaccine trial. RB Ventures is partnering with early-stage start-ups who share its ‘fight for access’, with Oxwash being one of its first investments. Founded in 2017 by former

YFM invests in marketing automation platform

YFM Equity Partners (YFM) has boosted its growing portfolio of high-growth technology businesses with an investment into marketing automation platform, Force24. Force24 is a cloud-based marketing automation platform that allows an in-house marketing manager to deliver personalised marketing campaigns with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) integration. The platform is already trusted

Quantum Health secures growth investment from Warburg Pincus and Great Hill Partners

Quantum Health, a consumer healthcare navigation and care coordination company, has secured a significant investment from Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm focused on growth investing.  Great Hill Partners, which invested in Quantum Health in 2017 and is the company’s current majority shareholder, will retain a significant stake.  This

PAI Partners acquires majority stake in Euro Ethnic Foods

European private equity firm PAI Partjers has acquired a majority stake in Euro Ethnic Foods (EEF), the company which owns and operates the grocery section of leading food retailer Grand Frais. PAI will hold a 60 per cent stake in EEF with the company’s founders Léo & Patrick Bahadourian continuing

Novalis Biotech holds first closing of second healthcare fund

Novalis Biotech, an early stage venture capital investor in healthcare, technologies has held the first closing of its second fund, Novalis Biotech Acceleration, raising an initial EUR8 million.  With commitments for a similar amount already in place, Novalis anticipates a final closing in early 2021. The majority of investors in

NextStage AM launches NextStage Championnes III to invest in French SMEs

NextStage AM, a specialist in growth equity in France, has held the first closing of its Relance-labelled NextStage Championnes III (Championnes III) fund, which will provide equity financing to innovative French SMEs established (particularly digital, environmental innovation, smart health).  At present, the fund’s programme already has an investment capacity of

Ross Trustees secures LDC investment

Ross Trustees, an independent professional trustee and pensions support services business, has secured investment from LDC, a mid-market private equity investor. The investment provides a financial platform for the company’s future growth. Financial details of the investment are undisclosed.   Ross Trustees was founded in 2010 by Steven Ross and

Edge backs global esports media network BLAST

Edge Investments (Edge), a growth investor in the UK creative economy, has invested GBP1.7 million into BLAST, a global esports media network. BLAST has contracted the best teams in the world, works with top broadcast talent in the space and utilises its leading production technology to offer world class media

CBPE holds final closing of CBPE Capital Fund X at GBP561 million hard cap

CBPE Capital LLP (CBPE) has held the final close of its latest fund, CBPE Capital Fund X at its hard cap of GBP561 million, surpassing its target of GBP525 million. The Fund is the successor to CBPE Capital IX, which closed in August 2016 with capital commitments of GBP459 million, and

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