FORWARD FEATURES CALENDAR

Managers

GoGet raises USD2m in Series A funding round led by Monk’s Hill Ventures

GoGet, an on-demand workforce and job platform based in Malaysia, has closed a Series A round of USD2 million led by Monk’s Hill Ventures. The funding will be used to scale GoGet’s services in Malaysia through product development, building and expanding its product and technology teams. GoGet will also expand its

Pictet Alternative Advisors launches first thematic Private Equity fund

Pictet Alternative Advisors (PAA), the Pictet Group’s wholly-owned alternative investment business line, has launched its first thematic private equity fund, which will focus on technology investments.The Pictet Thematic Private Equity – Technology will invest in c20-25 best in class funds globally and will target up to 20 direct/co-investments in private

Spendesk adds USD18m to its Series B round from Eight Roads Ventures

Spendesk, a spend management platform for SMBs, has raised USD18 million in addition to its Series B round last year (USD38 million). The new investment comes from global VC fund Eight Roads Ventures and brings the total raised to USD68.5 million. This funding will support the strong growth Spendesk has realised

Fort Lauderdale

“The current macro disruption is ongoing, and it’s not yet clear when it will end” – Q&A with Michael Kalb, co-founder and managing partner of Navaid Equity Partners

Navaid Equity Partners was founded in Fort Lauderdale (pictured), Florida in July this year to invest in quality businesses in solid industries where there’s potential for growth in the underlying business, but where the business is facing some external type of disruption. The firm focuses on small to medium sized

Lafayette acquires 100 per cent of Geba Cables in a carve-out of the Slovakian and Indian cable production from Griller & Gebauer

GG Group (Gebauer & Griller) is strengthening its strategic orientation by de-merging and selling its Elevator Division Geba Cables to mid-cap Investor Lafayette Mittelstand Capital. The sold division consists of a sales unit in Vienna and two production sites in Veľké Leváre, Slovakia and Bangalore, India. Geba Cables‘ product portfolio covers

Bluegem acquires Panzeri Group through Pool Service

Bluegem Capital Partners, a European mid-market fund focused on consumer brands, has acquired, through its subsidiary Pool Service, Panzeri Diffusion, an Italian group active in the professional haircare sector. Panzeri group, founded in 1999 by Ivano Panzeri and based in Malnate (VA), operates in the sector of professional hair cosmetics in

HIG Capital acquires Hart & Cooley

An affiliate of HIG Capital (HIG) has acquired Hart & Cooley, a subsidiary of Johnson Controls International, and a manufacturer of HVAC and air distribution products, including vents, grilles, registers, diffusers, and rooftop and chimney products. HIG is partnering with the current management team to capitalise on and accelerate the Company’s

Events

12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm

Directory Listings