Deals
Mid-market private equity firm LDC and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), have agreed the sale of NBS to Byggfakta Group, a data and software provider to the European construction industry headquartered in Sweden and backed by private equity firms Stirling Square Capital Partners and TA Associates.
Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Headquartered in Newcastle UK, NBS is a global technology platform that combines the best content and connectivity for anyone involved in the design, supply and construction of the built environment.
LDC and the RIBA partnered to support the growth of NBS in
Chicoa Fish Farm, a Mozambican-based company addressing the critical challenge of a lack of affordable protein in Southern Africa, has closed a Series A equity funding round totalling USD1.5 million from Goodwell Investments.
Chicoa Fish Farm was founded by Gerard McCollum and Damien Legros in 2015 with the vision to provide a blueprint for a sustainable aquaculture industry across Africa. Since its inception, Chicoa has focused on securing its supply chain through primary production of tilapia, establishing a breeding program, and developing sales and distribution channels in Mozambique, Malawi, South Africa, and Zambia.
The USD1.5 million Series A funding boosts
Abris CEE Mid-Market III LP fund, managed by Abris Capital Partners (Abris), aprivate equity investor focused on Central Europe, is to acquire 100 per cent of the shares in Scanmed – a Poland-based healthcare network operator – from Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited (Life Healthcare).
The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2021.
For more than a decade, Scanmed has offered its patients access to comprehensive treatment methods, technologically advanced and high-quality medical equipment and experienced specialists to facilitate their recovery. The company operates in 42 locations across Poland, providing
Pan-European private equity firm Silverfleet Capital has agreed to sell its majority stake in 7days, a German supplier of workwear for the healthcare industry, to a consortium of private equity firms, Chequers Capital and Paragon Partners, generating a 3.1x gross money multiple.
Completion of the transaction is subject to regulatory approval and is expected by January 2021.
Founded in 1999 in Lotte, Germany, 7days is a leading supplier of modern and innovative medical workwear. 7days designs, produces and offers a wide range of high-quality products ranging from tunics to lab coats to more than 300,000 medical professional customers in
Icelandic airline software vendor Dohop has raised an undisclosed growth equity round from Scottish Equity Partners (SEP).
With this investment, Dohop will be able to accelerate its plans to transform how airlines and other travel providers enable passengers to build complex itineraries as the global travel industry transforms in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Dohop’s unique virtual interlining technology allows its airline partners to seamlessly connect with each other, and with other travel providers, without relying on legacy booking systems and complex and inflexible interline agreements. A passenger can find and book an itinerary composed of flight segments from
LBO France has committed EUR5 million in a Series B financing round to ZEPLUG, which installs charging points for electric and hybrid vehicles in co-owned buildings and companies.
The money raised will help ZEPLUG to seep up its development in its markets
This investment marks the launch of Newstone, the first fund dedicated to the French Proptech, led by a team of seasoned real estate professionals that will leverage their industry expertise to support fifteen startups.
LBO France announces the first investment of its NewStone fund in the French startup ZEPLUG (Series B). ZEPLUG was founded in 2014 by
Arendt has acquired a majority shareholding in Mobilu, a Luxembourg company specialising in operational processes, digitalisation and robotised automation.
The acquisition forms part of the ongoing development of the Arendt group business lines that work closely with its legal practice. It arms them with digital and technological solutions capable of responding to the needs of the market – specifically with respect to the digitalisation and robotised automation of operational processes. Among others, Mobilu’s service offering covers digital board management, client onboarding and electronic signature solutions.
“We were already familiar with Mobilu, in that we have worked together for a number
AMP Capital has originated and closed a significant investment in a junior HoldCo facility secured against Peel Group’s 37.6 per cent stake in Peel Ports, one of the largest port operators in the UK, on behalf of AMP Capital Infrastructure Debt Fund IV (IDF IV).
In 2019 Peel Ports handled just under 70 million tonnes of cargo with a 14 per cent market share of the UK’s total port traffic, making it the second largest port group in the UK. Its seven ports serve a broad variety of customers and handle a diversified range of cargoes, from locations in Liverpool,
Private equity firm NorthEdge has backed the primary management buyout of Altia-ABM, a specialist investigation and covert operation software business.
Nottingham and Glasgow based Altia-ABM develops specialist investigation software for government departments and law enforcement agencies in the UK, Canada and Australia. The firm, which predominantly works with customers in the public sector, allows police forces and investigation teams to automate processes using technology, which reduces time and money spent on investigations and improves prosecution rates.
Altia-ABM’s investigation solutions include digital casefile and business workflow management software, toolkits to analyse data in financial investigations as well as enterprise application
Gresham House Ventures, a growth equity investor specialised in scaling businesses driven by technology, customer insight or service excellence, and Maven Capital Partners, one of the UK’s most active private equity managers, have invested in growing e-commerce deals business RevLifter.
RevLifter operates a sophisticated deals personalisation platform powered by artificial intelligence technology. The business has already acquired high-profile customers in the retail and telecoms space, including Harvey Nichols, Very, Currys PC World, AT&T, BT Broadband and EE.
The GBP3.3 million Series A funding round will see Gresham House and Maven each invest GBP1.5 million, alongside a commitment from existing investors.
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