Keensight Capital is to invest alongside management in Axxam, a innovative Partner Research Organization (iPRO) in the life sciences industry. The deal will see the private equity manager acquire a majority stake in Axxam from the current shareholders, including Bayer SpA and Zambon Company SpA. Axxam, headquartered in Milan (Italy), employs around 180 people, most of whom have received PhDs in life sciences related disciplines. The Company is one of the largest biology-centric organisations, providing research services to major life sciences companies around the globe. Keensight Capital intends to support the management team, led by the two co-founders Dr Stefan

Azimut Group’s (Azimut) US subsidiaries, Azimut Alternative Capital Partners, and AACP Investments (together AACP), are to acquire a minority equity interest in RoundShield Partners, a European special opportunities investment firm with offices in Jersey, London, Geneva, Madrid, Paris and Luxembourg. The Eversource Energy Retirement Plan, AACP’s first strategic limited partner, also participated in the transaction through its capital commitment to an investment fund managed by AACP. Inclusive of this new transaction, total Private Markets AuM managed by AACP affiliates is now $16 billion (ca $3 billion pro-rata for AACP).   AACP was established in November 2019 with the purpose of

Spartan Group has led a multi-million dollar seed funding round in CLST, an institutional-only lending and borrowing venue for stablecoins and other cryptocurrency assets.

Existing investors, including bm-t beteiligungsmanagement thüringen (bm|t), and a new family office, have led a €10 million series A funding round in German medtech startup PreciPoint Group, a specialist in the digitalisation of microscopy and laboratory workflows. This financing will be used to advance the international commercialisation of the company´s first IVD medical product, market entry in the USA as well as further technological development of additional innovative solutions.    In 2022, PreciPoint will commercially launch the iO:M8 ROSE, a solution for the digitisation of intraoperative microscopic assessments during cancer surgeries. These examinations, during which pathologists determine whether sufficient material

Blackstone Energy Partners and Blackstone private equity (Blackstone) are to make a significant strategic investment in Esdec Solar Group BV (Esdec), a global specialist  in rooftop solar mounting systems. Esdec was acquired by Rivean Capital (Rivean) and its management team in 2018 who have since transformed the business from a small innovative Benelux operation with just over €30 million in sales to a global organisation with close to €500 million in sales across three continents. Blackstone brings deep experience in the renewable energy sector and additional support and resources to help deliver on Esdec’s ambitious plans. The backing of two

Ardian has entered into an agreement with Groupe Casino, Bpifrance and Tikehau Capital to acquire a majority stake in GreenYellow, a French specialist in decentralised energy. The transaction values the company at €1.4 billion. Casino Group, Bpifrance and Tikehau Capital have reinvested alongside Ardian.    GreenYellow offers a complete range of services to help companies make the transition to greener and more efficient energy solutions. The company provides access to low-cost green energy and helps companies optimize their energy consumption.   Ardian has deep experience in the renewable energy sector, with more than 7.5 GW installed worldwide, as well as

2150 has led a $48 million equity and debt funding round in Nabr, a direct-to-consumer housing startup, focused on sustainable living. A portion of the proceeds raised from the sustainability and urban technology-focused VC fund are being used to acquire three development sites in Downtown San Jose’s SoFA District. This land will feature 500 for-sale residential units, which includes SoFA One, in addition to two other buildings: SoFA Two and SoFA Three.  Nabr’s goal is to put more people on a path to owning a high-quality, environmentally friendly home in the city. While its first building, SoFA One, will consist

WindRose Health Investors (WindRose) has completed the recapitalisation of RevHealth, a science-focused independent provider of omnichannel healthcare communications. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. WindRose, a New York-based healthcare private equity firm, is partnering with RevHealth’s founders to recapitalise the business and provide additional capital to support future growth. With WindRose’s investment, RevHealth is well-positioned to further accelerate its impressive growth, drawing on WindRose’s extensive experience investing in innovative pharmaceutical services companies. Bruce Epstein, Bruce Medd, and Brian Wheeler, RevHealth’s founders, will continue to lead the company and remain significant shareholders.    Guggenheim Securities, LLC acted as the

Perusa Partners Fund 2 (Perusa) and co-investors have agreed to sell all shares in SCHROTH International and SCHROTH Management (together SCHROTH) to LOAR, a platform of companies specialising in the design and manufacture of aerospace and defense components. SCHROTH, with its engineering and manufacturing sites in Arnsberg, Germany, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, is a global specialist in the development and manufacturing of occupant protection systems for applications in aerospace, defense, and motorsports.  SCHROTH specialises in technical occupant restraint systems, passenger lap belts for all major commercial aircraft, structural airbag systems for Airbus and Boeing platforms, and cockpit safety equipment.

An affiliate of New Water Capital Partners II has acquired Cincinnati, Ohio-based Klosterman Baking Company Inc (Klosterman). The Boca Raton-based private equity investment firm focused on lower-middle market companies, already has a presence in the manufactured foods sector, through investments in frozen foods developer The Perfect Bite Co and frozen foods manufacturer Pegasus Foods. New Water previously held fresh foods provider Custom Made Meals (CMM), which it acquired in 2017 and sold in May 2021, after expanding CMM’s US customer base from approximately 6,000 grocery retail locations to more than 15,000 retailer locations nationwide. Founded in 1892 by members of