Deals
Stone-Goff Partners (SGP) has invested in Walker Sands, a marketing agency focused on accelerating the growth of B2B brands.
The investment will fuel further growth for Walker Sands, including new service offerings, new offices and potential acquisitions.
From strategy to execution, Walker Sands offers tailored solutions to drive real business results for its B2B clients. Core capabilities include public relations, demand generation, branding, creative, marketing strategy, and web.
The company is a seven-time member of the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies and has received numerous workplace culture awards, including top agency to work for (Holmes Report), a
Hermes Infrastructure, on behalf of Hermes Infrastructure Fund II (HIF II), is to invest in an 813 megawatt (MW) portfolio of five Swedish onshore wind farms in conjunction with consortium partner CGN Europe Energy (CGNEE).
HIF II will take an initial 20 per cent equity ownership stake and CGNEE has underwritten the remaining 80 per cent. Aquila Capital will retain an ongoing role in relation to the portfolio.
The portfolio comprises two operational onshore wind farms with an aggregate capacity of 216MW and three onshore wind projects in late-stage construction with an aggregate capacity of 597MW, all located in
Lookiero, an online personal shopping service for clothes and accessories, has closed a USD19 million funding round led by venture capital fund MMC Ventures with support from existing investor All Iron Ventures, and new investors Bonsai Partners, 10x and Santander Smart.
The funding will allow the company to continue its international expansion and strengthen its leadership position within its main markets: Spain, France and the UK.
Founded in 2015 by Oier Urrutia, Lookiero combines the knowledge of personal stylists, detailed customer profiles and in-house learning algorithms to provide a fully-personalised online shopping experience to its customers. It delivers a
DustPhotonics, a provider of optical modules for enabling data centre and computing connectivity, has secured a Series B investment of USD25 million led by Intel Capital and joined by WRVI Capital.
This series also includes a continued investment from veteran entrepreneur, Avigdor Willenz. This latest round will help fund DustPhotonics’ roadmap and expand its operations and global market presence.
Ben Rubovitch, CEO and co-founder of DustPhotonics, says: “We are honoured to have Intel Capital lead this round, which will help accelerate our vision of next generation optical connectivity.” Ben adds: “Our optical transceiver products address the key and challenging requirements
Edge Performance VCT, a creative industries VCT managed by creative economy specialist Edge Investments (Edge), has sold portfolio company deltaDNA to Unity Technologies, creator of a real-time 3D development platform based in San Francisco.
Launched in 2011 by games industry veterans Chris Wright and Tim Christian, and big data expert, Mark Robinson, Edinburgh-based deltaDNA provides games developers and publishers with cutting edge analytics and a real-time engagement platform which drive the commercial performance of the games. Since inception, the business has continued to expand its activities and has developed to become the platform of choice for over one billion users
Private equity firm Corsair Capital (Corsair) is to acquire a majority stake in Axo AS (Axo), a leading distributor of financial services products in the Nordic region. Financial terms have not been disclosed.
Axo was founded in 2008 and is a specialist in consumer credit and loan brokerage, partnering with leading banks in the region to achieve optimal credit solutions for consumers. Axo’s approach enhances the consumer experience through market-leading acceptance rates and terms, and adds value for its banking partners by lowering customer acquisition costs and broadening their reach. In recent years, Axo has bolstered its digital capabilities and
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust plc, a UK-listed investment company focused exclusively on the energy efficiency sector, is to acquire a portfolio of cogeneration assets in Spain for a total cash consideration of approximately EUR64 million.
The substantial majority of the portfolio’s revenues are investment grade, with nine operational projects providing in aggregate 125 MW of clean and efficient energy generation. The portfolio comprises five combined heat and power (CHP) plants, two olive processing plants and two biomass plants.
The CHP plants together meet the high combined electrical and thermal efficiency standards required by SEEIT from natural gas CHP
Shore Capital Partners (Shore Capital), a private equity firm focused on microcap investments within the healthcare and food and beverage industries, has secured a recapitalisation of Main Street Gourmet (MSG), a wholesale bakery based in Akron, OH.
MSG is a custom wholesale bakery providing frozen baked goods to retail in-store bakery and specialty foodservice customers nationally.
Shore Capital is partnering with Co-Founders, Steve Marks and Harvey Nelson and the previous majority shareholders, Clover Capital Partners to recapitalise MSG. Shore plans to invest in the business development, sales and marketing and production and infrastructure to further enhance operations and explore opportunities
Riverside, a global private equity firm focused on the smaller end of the middle market, has invested in Blue Moon Estate Sales (Blue Moon), an estate sales franchise in the US.
Blue Moon provides estate sale and other services to assist seniors in downsizing or transitioning to a senior living facility. Based in Raleigh, North Carolina, Blue Moon will complement existing Riverside platform Best Life Brand’s (BLB) home care and assisted living placement services by adding services to assist seniors in the transition from living at home to a senior facility.
Riverside Partner Brian Sauer says of the deal:
Omnes has sold Eyssautier Group, a specialist insurance broker for risk, and marine and transport insurance, to Verlingue, a Quimper-based independent insurance broker.
All current shareholders and Eyssautier Group management are selling their shares to Verlingue. Mathieu Berrurier, manager for over three years, will continue to run the business.
Founded in 1935, and under the leadership of the Eyssautier family for three generations, Eyssautier Group carries out 70 per cent of its business internationally and enjoys direct access to the world’s leading insurance market (Broker at Lloyd’s since 2005). The Eyssautier Group (EUR9 million turnover in 2019) has 50
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