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DSW Angels rebrands as DSW Ventures

DSW Angels, the venture capital investment business of the Dow Schofield Watts group, has changed its trading brand to DSW Ventures to reflect the increasing scale and reach of the business at a time of a massive increase in market activity.DSW Ventures will continue to work as an angel investment

Dunedin-backed GPS secures investment from Visa

Global Processing Services (GPS), a  payments issuer processor, has secured a strategic investment from long-standing partner Visa Inc to accelerate its global expansion. GPS powers next generation fintech payment companies and sits behind many of the world’s most exciting fintech companies and digital banks including Revolut and Starling Bank. Details of

Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets to acquire CEZ Group assets in Romania

A consortium led by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets’ (MIRA) Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 6 (MEIF6) is to acquire a portfolio of Romanian power assets owned by ČEZ Group.The integrated energy infrastructure portfolio is comprised of an 86,665 kilometre regulated electricity distribution network and an electricity and gas supply business

Equistone to sell Group of Butchers to Parcom

Funds advised by Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone) are to sell their majority stake in Group of Butchers, a manufacturer and supplier of artisanal specialty meat products based in Tilburg in the Netherlands, to Dutch investment firm Parcom Private Equity (Parcom). Equistone acquired Group of Butchers in 2017 and since then has

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Technology can counter investor conservatism

“For too long the best investments have been out of reach, even for the majority of sophisticated investors. Investment technology platforms can democratise access to private investments, helping investors to build more diverse, resilient, and higher performing investment portfolios,” says Kinson Lo, founder of London-based online investment platform Dot Investing.

E-bike subscription service DANCE raises EUR15 million in Series A funding

Less than three months since launching its pilot program, e-bike subscription service DANCE has closed a EUR15 million Series A funding round. Led by Eric Quidenus-Wahlforss, Alexander Ljung and Christian Springub, DANCE has ambitions to offer its all-inclusive service subscription package into expanded markets across Europe and eventually the US.  E-bikes

Levine Leichtman Capital Partners acquires NMi

Global private equity firm Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP), has acquired NMi Certin (NMi) from First Dutch Innovations (FDI).With its origin in the Dutch government since 1937, NMi (het Nederlands Meetinstituut) is the leading independent specialist for legal metrology testing and inspection services in Europe and a trusted brand globally.

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