Freemarket, a fintech platform for regulated B2B cross-border payments and currency exchange, has secured a growth capital investment from Baird Capital’s Global Private Equity Fund. Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed. The investment will be used to support Freemarket’s growth and international expansion, as well as providing a partial cash-out to existing shareholders.  Freemarket provides its customers with B2B cross-border payments through its proprietary technology platform. The company’s global banking network and technology platform enables customers to send payments and funds to over 100 countries in 140 currencies.   Baird Capital was advised by Squire Patton Boggs

The value of shares in Australia’s Tyro Payments plunged by nearly 20% on Monday after the company revealed that private equity firm Potentia Capital had pulled the plug on a proposed deal to acquire the business, according to a report by Reuters.

Healthtech Patient21 has raised €100 million in a Series C funding round led by new investor Pitango, joined by Bertelsmann Investments and Artian and supported by existing investors Target Global, Piton Capital, PICO Venture Partners and angel investors, including Mario Kohle and Maria Raga. 

Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in mid-market companies in the US and Canada, with a particular focus on aerospace and defence, and industrial business, has sold portfolio company ECM Industries, to nVent Electric plc for a purchase price of $1.1 billion. ECM is a global manufacturer and supplier of electrical connectors, tools, and test instruments for construction, maintenance, lighting, irrigation, landscape supply, and gas utility applications.  The company serves professional electricians, contractors, maintenance technicians, and do-it-yourselfers with a wide range of premium brands, including ILSCO, Gardner Bender, and King Innovation. ECM has more than 1,400 employees

Clearview Capital Fund IV has recapitalised Inventive, a designer, developer and manufacturer of products for the towing, fishing, ATV/UTV and garage end-markets. The deal marks the fund’s fourth platform investment in the outdoor industry and the sixth platform investment in the outdoor industry across all Clearview Capital funds.  Inventive also represents the fourth platform investment Fund IV has made in collaboration with Vertikal Brands, a team established by Clearview Capital which includes former members of the Battenfeld Technologies management team, to pursue the acquisition of premium brands in the outdoor industry.   Founded in 2006, Inventive, which provides domestically manufactured

GTreasury, a treasury, payments, and risk management software provider, has secured a majority investment from Hg, an investor in global software and services companies. The company’s management team and former majority owner, Mainsail Partners, will continue as investors in the business. Based in Chicago, Illinois, GTreasury is a specialist in treasury management systems (TMS) for organisations worldwide. GTreasury’s SaaS solutions assist treasury departments to manage liquidity needs, payment execution, bank relationships, FX hedging, and auditing and compliance requirements. GTreasury provides these practitioners with real-time insight and access into their global liquidity needs, serving over 700 customers across 30 industries in

Entrepreneurial Equity Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on the food and consumer packaged goods industries, has made an investment in Furlani Foods in partnership with the Kawaja family.