Deals
The UK Creative Content EIS Fund has invested in Raindog Films, a UK-based production company co-founded by Oscar-winning actor Colin Firth and music industry veteran Ged Doherty, it has been announced by the Fund’s manager, Calculus Capital, and Stargrove Pictures. Writer and producer, Trish D Chetty joins the new look company to oversee the strategic expansion into high-end small screen content.
Firth and Doherty established Raindog Films in 2012 and subsequently produced an award-winning slate of premium filmed entertainment. Recent projects include Official Secrets directed by Gavin Hood, starring Keira Knightley and Matt Smith, which opened to critical acclaim; Loving, directed by Jeff Nichols
Pemberton, a diversified asset manager backed by one of Europe’s largest insurers, Legal & General Group, has worked with funds advised by BC Partners on a second lien PIK loan as part of a refinancing of their portfolio company The Aenova Group, a provider of contract pharmaceutical manufacturing and development services.The Aenova Group, headquartered near Munich, is among the largest contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) in Europe and serves a blue-chip customer base of pharma and healthcare customers.
The pharmaceutical firm operates 15 production sites, primarily in Germany and other European locations. The firm is well placed to
Property technology company Goodlord, which provides software and services to transform how people rent, has been backed by some of the UK’s most respected investors in a GBP10 million Series B round.Goodlord has raised GBP10 million from investors including Latitude Ventures, the Series B+ sister fund to LocalGlobe known for backing scaling European success stories such as Transferwise, Zoopla, Monzo, TravelPerk, and SecretEscapes. This round was also backed by Finch Capital, leaders in the European fintech space, and welcomed Oxx as a new investor. Oxx recently raised USD133 million to back “Europe’s most promising SaaS companies” at Series A and beyond.
Shoreline Equity Partners (Shoreline), a purpose-driven lower middle market private equity firm, has partnered with management to acquire Engelman Baking Company (Engelman’s).Engelman’s is a wholesale bakery offering a complete line of artisan breads and rolls ranging from European and hearth breads, Kaiser and twisted egg rolls to specialty dinner rolls and hand-crafted hamburger and hot dog buns. Engelman’s operates a 50,000 sq ft SQF Level II bakery and serves restaurants and entertainment venues in the greater Atlanta Area on a daily and just-in-time basis via local delivery routes as well as national accounts via distribution.
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LUX Global Label, a portfolio company of Resilience Capital Partners, has acquired Labelworx, a specialist in digital label and packaging. This strategic acquisition broadens the operational capabilities of LUX Global Label, formerly known as National Label, into the high-growth area of digital printing while further diversifying its customer base and markets.
Founded in 2004, Labelworx is a pacesetter in digital labelling, known for its expertise in prime-pressure-sensitive, shrink sleeves and flexible packaging and serving a diverse group of fast-growing consumer brands. Labelworx also is known for its environmentally-sustainable printing capabilities. The HP Indigo Digital Press, for example, is manufactured CO2-neutral, with
Five, a UK-based, self-driving company, has raised USD41 million in a Series B round of equity funding. New investors are Trustbridge Partners, Direct Line Group and Sistema VC. Existing investors Lakestar, Amadeus Capital Partners, Kindred Capital and Notion Capital also participated in the round, which makes Five one of Europe’s best-funded self-driving startups, with USD77 million raised to date.
The next decade is expected to bring the widespread roll-out and commercialisation of advanced self-driving technology. However, before the industry can get there, it must overcome some formidable challenges. These include how to integrate many new and existing components into a self-driving system that is functional
Activa Capital and Arkéa Capital have acquired minority stakes in the capital of Ingeliance.
On the occasion of this primary MBO, Activa Capital becomes the reference shareholder of the company alongside its founder Jean-François Clédel, its CEO Marc Poullin and the management team. Arkéa Capital, the group’s historical minority financial partner, reinvests on this occasion and retains a stake in the capital.
Founded in 1998 by Jean-François Clédel, Ingeliance offers engineering and technology consulting solutions focused on four main business sectors: naval, aerospace & defence, energy & transport and process industries. Headquartered in Mérignac (33), the company now has
NEM Ventures, a venture capital and investment arm of the NEM blockchain ecosystem, has launched its NEM Ignite Incubator Programme to provide mentoring and financial support for early-stage blockchain projects. NEM Ignite will help cultivate the growth of meaningful ideas into viable companies that enhance the NEM ecosystem and technology adoption. NEM Ventures will assist incubatees by fostering connections between cohort participants, prominent partners and industry professionals, while helping founders develop their objectives, plans and technology to execute on their vision. Acceptance into the programme includes moderate financial assistance in the form of investment to help participants get started with pre-seed
AUA Private Equity Partners’ portfolio company, Gourmet Culinary Partners, has acquired Holiday Foods, and the recruitment of a senior executive management team to lead the integration and execution of the GCP platform. The GCP senior executive leadership will work closely with existing divisional leadership teams to execute on the company’s regional and national platform. Holiday Foods TM, a developer and marketer of appetisers and hors d’oeuvres with national distribution, was acquired from Schwan’s Company.
AUA Private Equity has completed five acquisitions in the specialty prepared foods segment with a focus on creating the leading manufacturer of appetisers, hors d’oeuvres, breakfast foods, side
Global private equity firm OpenGate Capital’s portfolio company Duraco Specialty Tapes (Duraco), a manufacturer of pressure-sensitive tapes, has acquired Infinity Tapes, a manufacturer of customised adhesive products, from a private seller. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Infinity Tapes, headquartered in Lawrence, Massachusetts, is a manufacturer of double coated tapes, silicon coated liners and tamper evident products in the transit packaging and industrial end markets. Infinity Tapes has a workforce of approximately 45 employees and will continue to be led by President Craig Allard as a division of Duraco.
The addition of Infinity Tapes expands Duraco’s product offering in
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