All Seas Capital Fund I (All Seas Capital), a pan-European private capital fund that provides transformational capital solutions to founder- and entrepreneur-owned companies, has made a significant minority investment in Zimmer MedizinSysteme (Zimmer), a manufacturer of physiotherapy and aesthetics devices. A German family run business with over 50 years’ experience, Zimmer has grown into its position today as a European leader in the design, manufacturing and distribution of best-in-class medical devices for the physiotherapy, aesthetics, and select diagnostics fields. The Company operates in over 110 countries with c540 employees and is represented worldwide by 19 sales and production sites and

KKR and the Hero Group have signed a deal to invest $450 million in Hero Future Energies (HFE), the renewable energy arm of the Hero Group. This investment will position HFE for continued growth and support its efforts to expand its renewable energy capacity and capabilities across technologies such as solar, wind, battery storage, and green hydrogen, and into new markets over time.  Founded in 2012, Hero Future Energies is a leading independent power producer (IPP) in India with a diversified portfolio of 1.6 GW of operating solar and wind projects. Beyond supporting HFE’s growth, this round of investment led

Nonantum Capital Partners (Nonantum), a middle-market private equity firm, has acquired LJP Waste Solutions (LJP) from Aperion Management. LJP is a leading regional provider of non-hazardous solid waste and recycling services that specialises in zero landfill and waste-to-energy solutions. Founded in 1993, LJP provides innovative and sustainable disposal solutions, working directly with customers to conduct waste evaluations and determine waste streams that can be recycled or converted to fuel using waste-to-energy methods. In recent years, the company’s experienced management team has expanded its geographic footprint by servicing additional customer locations and making strategic acquisitions in the Midwest. Given Nonantum’s industry experience

Sievo, a procurement analytics SaaS provider for data-driven enterprises, today announced it has raised $44 million in growth investment from Susquehanna Growth Equity (SGE), an entrepreneur-centric growth equity firm exclusively focused on software and information services. This partnership marks Sievo’s first institutional investment since its founding in 2003. In conjunction with the transaction, Ben Weinberg and Aneesha Raghunathan from SGE will join the Company’s Board of Directors.     Through its partnership with SGE, Sievo will grow its US presence from its Chicago office, with plans to scale both its team and client base within the US market. The Company

GiveCampus, a fundraising platform for nonprofit educational institutions, has closed a $50 million minority growth equity investment led by Silversmith Capital Partners, a Boston-based growth equity firm.  Several individual investors also participated in the financing including Y Combinator’s Michael Seibel, Stripe’s Claire Hughes Johnson and founding HubSpot team member, Mike Volpe.  As part of the investment, Silversmith has committed significant additional capital to provide GiveCampus employees with liquidity through a tender offer.  The financing marks the first time the bootstrapped company has raised capital since raising less than $1 million from family, friends, angel investors, and Y Combinator in 2015.

Tailwind Capital (Tailwind) has completed the sale of Stratix Corporation (Stratix), a provider of Managed Mobility Services (MMS), to LLR Partners. As part of the transaction, Tailwind will retain an equity stake in the company alongside LLR Partners.  Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Stratix helps companies adopt and manage mobile-first and mobile-only strategies that improve productivity, automate workflows and create better experiences for users and customers. The company leverages almost four decades of expertise to accelerate and inspire mobility transformation for some of the world’s largest organisations across multiple verticals, including retail, hospitality, transportation, education, healthcare, manufacturing

WindRose Health Investors (WindRose), a New York-based healthcare private equity firm, has completed an investment in Third Wave Recovery Systems (TWRx), a provider of rebate administration services for hospitals, long-term care (LTC) facilities, and select specialty physician groups.  Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   In conjunction with WindRose’s investment, TWRx acquired SRX, a specialist in pharmaceutical rebate management services for the skilled nursing and LTC industry. The Company appointed a new executive team to lead the combined entity, including CEO Ed Lagerstrom, former President of UnitedHealthcare Networks.    WindRose’s investment in TWRx will support the Company’s strong

Bregal Sagemount, a growth-focused private equity firm, has made a significant minority investment in Solo, a provider of solar sales, proposal and design software. In 2017, Solo was the first to market with the introduction of their one-touch-close system. Today, Solo continues to enhance and expand its platform with best-in-class accuracy, real-time visualisation features, proprietary measurement and calculation engine, presale and educational tools, and integrated partner and lender solutions. The Solo and Sagemount partnership is aligned by a shared vision of accelerating growth and speed to market through technology and talent. The investment will be used to fuel further growth

CoverTree, one of the first ever digital insurance solutions for residents of manufactured homes, has raised a total of $10 million in a seed funding round co-led by AV8 Ventures and Distributed Ventures. Detroit Venture Partners, Ludlow Ventures, and Annox Capital also participated in the round.    CoverTree will use funding for team growth, state and product line expansion, expansion of technology that includes distribution portals and further automated underwriting, as well as investment in the company’s major partners.   

GIC, a global institutional investor in partnership with Oak Street, a Division of Blue Owl, one of the largest net lease investors, are to acquire STORE Capital Corporation, an internally managed net-lease real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in Single Tenant Operational Real Estate, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $14 billion. Under the terms of the definitive merger agreement, STORE Capital stockholders will receive $32.25 per share in cash, which represents a premium of 20.4% to STORE Capital’s closing stock price as of 14 September, 2022 and a premium of 17.8% to the 90-day volume weighted average