Deals
A new medical device supplier which aims to offer UK hospitals the latest innovations from around the world has secured a GBP650,000 investment from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.North Yorkshire-based GI UK Medical specialises in gastroenterology products and will offer the NHS and private healthcare providers groundbreaking technologies to improve patient care and reduce cost. The company, which is based in Northallerton, has already struck a number of exclusive deals, including the right to supply a new capsule endoscopy system which can replace the need for an
Notify Technology, a the Newcastle-based health and safety software business, has completed a GBP370,000 investment round to drive product development and expand its team.The company has secured further funding from the North East Venture Fund (NEVF), which is supported by the European Regional Development Fund and managed by Mercia, alongside investment from its Chair, Jayne Archbold, and existing management.
Notify’s platform enables businesses to improve health, safety and wellbeing in the workplace. The company was founded in May 2017 by Duncan Davies and Andy Dumbell, who recognised the potential to use technology to automate processes, predict risks and reduce the
Y Platform, a video channel network in China founded by Israel’s Gal-Or family and Chinese investors, has completed a USD3.5 million A round investment. This brings to USD5 million the amount raised by the company since it was established. The round was led by Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter, with nearly 500 million users, and with the participation of Kunlun Wanwei Technology, one of China’s largest gaming companies. The funds raised will be used to upgrade the network’s content, expand e-commerce activity and enter markets outside of China.
Y-Platform was founded in 2017 in Beijing by Raz Gal-Or, who
Antwerp-based Down2Earth Capital (D2E) has acquired Gimv’s majority shareholding in Grandeco, with both Gimv and the Grandeco management team maintaining an investment in the business.
By broadening its investor group, Grandeco is seeking to strengthen its position within the decorative wallpaper area, including through potential strategic acquisitions, according to the company.
“Grandeco is a market performer in a highly fragmented industry, the company has achieved above-average growth and profitability in recent years,” said Alain Keppens, partner at Down2Earth Capital.
“In addition to its strong reputation in analogue printing, the company has a clear advantage in the area of digital printing,” he added.
French private equity group Ardian has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Audiotonix, a manufacturer of audio mixing consoles, from Astorg.
Lindsay Goldberg, a private investment firm that focuses on partnering with families, founders and management teams seeking to actively build their businesses, has completed its sale of VDM Metals (VDM) to Acerinox for EUR532 million.
YFM Equity Partners-advised funds have sold their shares in GroupBC to strategic acquirer Bentley Systems, a provider of comprehensive software and digital twins services for advancing infrastructure.
GroupBC was backed by British Smaller Companies VCT plc and British Smaller Companies VCT2 plc, both are advised by YFM.
The exit has delivered a money multiple return in excess of 3x for the investors, according to YFM, which has been investing in UK SMEs since 1982. The Mayfair-based firm’s portfolio includes companies like Springboard, Tonkotsu and Sharpcloud.
“GroupBC has scaled strongly since the YFM-backed MBO in 2014, breaking new ground with project
Capricorn Partners has joined a double-digit million growth financing round for plant-based protein firm Prolupin with an investment of EUR7 million, from its Capricorn Sustainable Chemistry Fund and Quest for Growth.
The funding round was led by Capricorn Partners, an independent manager of private and quoted equity funds that invest in minority shareholding positions of companies with technology as competitive advantage, and Stockholm-based growth investor Novax powered by the Swedish Axel Johnson family.
The round was initiated by existing investors Munich Venture Partners and eCapital Entrepreneurial Partners. Investment bank Bryan, Garnier & Co acted as financial advisor on the transaction.
The
Proptech VC, Pi Labs, has secured a strategic GBP2.5 million investment from leading pan-European real estate fund manager, Revcap, into the Pi Labs business. The funding willsupport Pi Labs’ expansion internationally, to grow its multidisciplinary team of real estate, finance, and technology professionals, and to invest into its platform.
Andrew Pettit, Founding Partner at Revcap, will join the Pi Labs board. This investment will provide strategic support to Pi Labs as it continues to raise capital following the first close of its third fund, Fund 3, in which Revcap also participated.
Faisal Butt, CEO and Founder of Pi Labs,
Zinnov, a global management and strategy consulting firm, released a comprehensive study titled, “Private Equity Investments in the Enterprise Software space”. The study evaluated the US Private Equity (PE) landscape, with a specific focus on Enterprise Software, analyzing 2500+ PE transactions including buyouts, growth capital investments, and add-on acquisitions in Enterprise Software in the last five years across the United States. For each transaction, Zinnov has investigated 20+ data points including PE AUM (Asset Under Management), deal size, software verticals & horizontals, valuation multiples, add-on transactions, etc., to assess why Enterprise Software is emerging as the go-to vertical for investments.
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