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Manufacturing

UBCO secures USD10m investment

UBCO, a specialist in utility electric vehicles, has raised USD10 million by bringing on board investors Oregon based Seven Peak Ventures, Nuance Capital, global technology powerhouse TPK Holdings. This USD10 million funding comes off the back of a strong year for UBCO, including expansion across new and existing markets and

KKR invests USD625m for controlling stake in Vini Cosmetics

Darshan Patel, Chairman & Joint-Managing Director, and Dipam Patel, Joint-Managing Director of Indian personal care and beauty products company Vini Cosmetics, and Sequoia Capital, are to sell a majority stake in the Company to KKR for approximately USD625 million. The Co-Founders will continue to hold a significant stake in Vini

Tikehau Capital invests in Ecopol

Tikehau Capital, a global alternative asset management group, has completed the acquisition of a qualified minority stake in Ecopol, a fast-growing manufacturer of water-soluble and biodegradable films for household single-dose detergents.  Carbone, Ecopol CEO will retain the control of the Company and benefit from Tikehau Capital support to further accelerate

EverEdge Capital acquires NZ’s largest precision manufacturer

Apollo Precision Manufacturing Limited (Apollo), an investment vehicle managed by EverEdge Capital, has acquired Accord Precision Limited (Accord), NZ’s largest certified precision manufacturing and assembly business.  Accord provides end-to-end precision manufacturing and assembly — from R&D and consultative design through to complete assembly and distribution. The business was established 50 years

Maven invests GBP750,000 in CRL Foods

The North East Development Capital Fund (NEDCF), supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) has invested GBP750,000 in Newcastle-based CRL Foods Ltd (CRL Foods), a specialist food & beverage canning, sterilisation and pasteurisation business.  The funding will allow the business to scale, increasing its production capacity and streamline efficiencies

Valmet makes two acquisitions

Valmet has entered into agreements to acquire EWK Umwelttechnik, a German company manufacturing and supplying air emission control systems and after-installation services, and ECP Group, a Finnish manufacturer and maintainer of air emission control systems.  These acquisitions complement Valmet’s customer offering in environmental technologies and related services.   The values

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