MiddleGround Capital (MiddleGround), a private equity firm that makes control investments in business-to-business (B2B) industrial and specialty distribution companies in the North American lower middle market, has held the final close of Fund I, MiddleGround Capital I, above the fund’s hard cap at USD459.5 million. MiddleGround Capital was formed in
European companies raised a record-breaking EUR10.6 billion of venture capital during the first six months of 2019 according to analysis by Refinitiv. The total raised, during the first six months of 2019 (H1 2019), marked an increase of 61 per cent year on year. Despite the record-breaking deal values in
Papier, a direct-to-consumer personalised stationery brand, has secured USD11 million in a Series B funding round led by venture capital firm Beringea. The investment will enable Papier to accelerate its growth in the US, which already accounts for 15 per cent of the brand’s total revenues, as well as building
Private equity firm The Riverside Company has sold Health & Safety Institute (HSI), an environmental, health and safety (EHS) compliance and training platform, to Waud Capital Partners. Based in Eugene, Oregon, HSI is a premier EHS compliance and training platform that enables organisations of all sizes to make their workplaces
Healthtech M&A activity saw an increase in the first half of 2019 with a healthy 100 deals inked (11 per cent more than in 2H 2018) and around USD8.3 billion in disclosed transaction value throughout the period, according to Hampleton Partners’ atest global Healthtech M&A Market Report. Trailing 30-month median
Xiang He Capital, the China TMT focused venture capital firm founded by former Baidu executives Hesong Tang and Maggie Yang, has recently closed its second USD-denominated venture fund at the increased hard cap of USD425 million. The Fund was well oversubscribed, exceeding the USD350 million target and with demand beyond
An affiliate of HIG Capital (HIG) has completed the acquisition of Nadir Figueiredo Indústria e Comércio (Nadir), the largest glass tableware producer in Brazil and the sixth largest in the world. The transaction value was approximately BRL1 billion. Founded in 1912 in the state of São Paulo, Nadir has a
Invenio Business Solutions, a provider of business-focused technology solutions and consulting services, has acquired Proverbium, a Bangalore-based logistics consultancy. Proverbium is a specialist in the Enterprise Warehouse Management space, with a focus on SAP-EWM. Headquartered in Bengaluru, India, it was founded by Amith Cheriyan and Reji Cheriyan, who will stay
OpenGov, a specialist in enterprise cloud solutions for government, has raised USD51 million in a Series D financing round led by experienced GovTech investors Weatherford Capital and 8VC, with participation from existing investor Andreessen Horowitz. With this new round of funding, OpenGov has now raised more than USD140 million from Andreessen
Octopus Investments’ Development Capital team has provided growth funding to Fuse Universal (Fuse), a provider of next generation learning technology for the workplace. Octopus Investments joins existing investors, Eight Road Ventures and Education Growth Partners, in supporting the company through its next stage of growth. Fuse’s learning platform allows enterprises
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