Deals
Fast growing Shearwater Aero Capital, a global corporate aviation finance specialist, is looking to raise up to USD100 million to support its growth, following its strongest performance ever in 2018.
Since Shearwater’s launch in late 2014, the Company has been providing finance solutions for all types of aircraft. Family offices have provided the vast majority of funding for Shearwater’s deals and have received an average Return on Investment (ROI) of between 13 per cent and 15 per cent, with no losses. Funding is relatively low risk with an average loan to value of 65 per cent. As added investment security, all financed aircraft
ClearCourse Partnership, a group of technology companies providing membership software/services and digital capabilities to the membership, events & bookings and sports & leisure sectors, has acquired NetXtra, a provider of intuitive integrated digital services to the membership, charity, not-for-profit and e-commerce sectors.
The deal represents Aquiline-backed ClearCourse’s sixth acquisition and expands the range of digital services that it can provide to membership organisations.
Headquartered in Bury St Edmunds, NetXtra was Co-Founded in 1995 by Simon Hardingham. The Bury St Edmunds based, 25 strong NetXtra team develop and support digital infrastructure services that connect Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems with
Bowmark Capital, a mid-market private equity firm, has agreed to sell CARE Fertility (CARE), a UK fertility clinic group for IVF treatment, to Silverfleet Capital.
Established in 1997, CARE operates nine full-service fertility clinics supported by a network of 13 satellite facilities, providing extensive coverage across the UK and Republic of Ireland. Since its formation, CARE has aided the conception of over 30,000 babies, and its success rates are amongst the highest in the UK. With an extensive R&D capability, CARE has become one of the world’s leading providers of fertility treatment, genetic diagnosis and screening techniques, and associated fertility
Oriient, a specialist in high-performance indoor GPS, announced has closed USD4 million in seed funding from F2 Capital and innogy Innovation Hub, the accelerator and venture capital arm ofGerman energy company innogy SE.
The company is already working with some of the world’s largest retailers, as it scales to unlock the power of indoor navigation by delivering an experience similar to online search, to in-store shoppers.
Oriient provides enterprise level businesses including retailers, airports, malls and wholesalers, with the ability to allow their customers to navigate large areas and locate items with pin-point accuracy. The service is the first solution
Edison Partners, the growth equity investment firm, has led a USD4 million growth round in Northpass, a New Jersey-based enterprise learning solution for driving business performance.
The capital will be used to accelerate Northpass’ go-to-market execution and product innovation to transform the USD5 billion learning management system (LMS) category.
Northpass experienced significant momentum in 2018 as it grew its customer base to more than 200 logos including notable disruptor brands such as Airbnb, Lyft, Uber, Shopify and Square. Northpass achieved 100 percent revenue growth for the year and anticipates the same 2x growth trajectory for 2019.
The company’s platform
Alpha Private Equity Fund 7 (APEF 7) is to acquire Laminam from Stefani family and Alberto Selmi. The transaction includes the following companies: Laminam SpA, Laminam Rus, Laminam USA Inc, Laminam China, Laminam Service.
The completion of the transaction, which is subject to the normal antitrust approvals, is expected before the end of June. Alberto Selmi will continue to lead Laminam, together with the management team, and will reinvest his proceeds and further increase his stake in the company.
Laminam, founded in 2001 by Franco Stefani and based in Fiorano Modenese (MO), is a specialist in large-sized ceramic slabs used
Wynnchurch Capital (Wynnchurch) has acquired Alliance Designer Products, a manufacturer of polymeric sand and related installation products used in residential and commercial hardscaping projects.
Founded in 2003, Alliance leads the industry with its all-encompassing suite of products, product innovation, and dedication to unmatched customer service and product support. Alliance currently serves the Canadian, US and European markets from its headquarters in Mirabel, Québec.
“We are committed to delivering best-in-class products and services for all of our customers and are excited to partner with Wynnchurch as we continue that mission,” says George Tutino, President of Alliance.
Jack Tutino, Senior Vice President,
Värde Partners has completed a strategic GBP60 million equity investment in UK-based specialist bank Masthaven, having previously announced the deal in September 2018.
The completion of the investment will enable the bank to deliver against its strategic ambition to become one of the leading specialist banks in UK residential and SME markets.
The GBP60 million equity investment from Värde Partners, along with the bank’s existing capital base, will enable Masthaven to significantly increase lending to consumers and SMEs over the next three to five years as well as provide innovative deposit solutions to Masthaven’s customers.
By serving borrowers without
Saleswhale, an AI-powered sales assistant for mid-market and large enterprises, has closed a USD5.3 million Series A funding round, led by Monk’s Hill Ventures.
The company, based in Singapore, plans to use the investment to expand its teams in engineering, customer success, and sales & marketing. The investment will also extend the Saleswhale offering to meet growing demands from enterprise customers globally, including features such as Salesforce integration and enterprise work flows.
Saleswhale CEO and Co-Founder Gabriel Lim says: “We believe that AI assistants will become ubiquitous in the near future for global enterprises, as C-suites recognise that automation is
Digital piracy specialist MUSO has raised GBP3.5 million in an extension to its GBP2.5 million 2017 Series A funding round with Harwell Capital.
The investment will be used to expand the company’s sales and marketing and increase its foothold in the digital media, gaming and live broadcast sectors.
MUSO’s technology removes unlicensed digital content and provides rich data and insights from piracy audiences. The company tracked 190 billion visits to piracy sites throughout 2018. Its data is used by right-holders, broadcasters, sports organisations and brand advertisers to inform a total view of audience consumption and provides insight into content demand,
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