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Private equity company closes GBP4.3m fundraise for premium bar group

Private equity investment firm Growthdeck has closed a GBP4.3 million fundraise for the new bar group Maven Leisure, completing the investment firm’s largest single raise. Maven Leisure is looking to open at least seven premium bars in central London supported by this funding. The fundraise has been structured as GBP2.3

Panoramic invests in alcohol-free beer company

Panoramic Growth Equity (Panoramic), an equity investor in fast growing, entrepreneurial UK companies, has invested GBP2.5 million of growth capital into alcohol-free brewing company Big Drop Brewing. Big Drop was launched in 2016 by entrepreneurs Rob Fink and James Kindred, two friends who wanted to create alcohol-free craft beer that

bd-capital invests in SportPursuit

bd-capital, a pan-European, operationally-led private equity firm, has made an investment in SportPursuit, an online private sales club in the UK and Germany focused on active lifestyle and sports products. This latest investment into SportPursuit follows the firm’s recent investments into Symprove, the gut health products business, and Ascenti, the

Mid Europa invests in Baltics e-commerce platform

Mid Europa Partners (Mid Europa) has completed the simultaneous acquisitions of UAB Pigu (Pigu) and Hobby Hall Group OÜ (HHG), becoming the majority shareholder in the combined group, which represents the leading e-commerce and online marketplace platform operating across Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, with a growing presence in Finland. With

PROfounders delivers 25x return on Made.com investment

PROfounders Capital, an early stage venture capital investor, has welcomed the successful pricing of online furniture retailer Made.com ahead of its IPO on the London Stock Exchange, which will deliver a 25x return for PROfounders’ investors.  PROfounders’ investment in Made.com will also deliver another fund returner for investors, with proceeds

Polish startup Booste raises EUR12m in Series A funding round

Booste, the fintech offering revenue-based financing (RBF) to e-commerce companies, is today announcing it has raised EUR12 million in Series A funding to expand its model across Europe including in the UK, Ireland and Netherlands.  The news comes just four months after the company has announced its launch and the

Unilever to acquire Paula’s Choice from TA Associates

TA Associates, a global growth private equity firm is to sell Paula’s Choice, a leading digital-led skin care brand, to Unilever, one of the world’s leading suppliers of Beauty & Personal Care, Home Care, and Foods & Refreshment products. Terms of the transaction, which is expected to close in the

General Atlantic leads USD100m investment in Fresha

Fresha, a beauty and wellness software platform, announced today a USD100 million Series C investment led by General Atlantic, a global growth equity firm, with strategic participation from Huda Kattan of HB Investments and the founder of Huda Beauty, as well as Michael Zeisser of FMZ Ventures, former Chairman Investments

Henkel completes sale of Right Guard and Dry Idea brands

Henkel has closed the sale of two brands, Right Guard and Dry Idea, to Thriving Brands, effective 1 June, 2021. Both brands are mainly focused on the North American and UK markets.  The transaction is another milestone in the company’s ambition to actively shape its portfolio, an important pillar of

Fruition Partners invests in The Track Family Fun Parks

Fruition Partners, a Denver-based private equity firm, has partnered with an iconic family entertainment centre in Branson, Missouri, The Track Family Fun Parks (The Track).   The Track will continue to be led by Craig Wescott and Mike Russell, who have been involved since The Track’s inception 40 years ago.

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