Insight automation platform Zinklar has raised €5.5 million ($5.7 million) in a Series A funding round led by Caixa Capital Risc. New investors including UK-based Beacon Capital, as well as EASO Ventures, Full Global Investments and CDTI Innvierte, also participated in the rind. As part of the deal, a representative from Beacon Capital has joined the board, alongside Caixa Capital Risc, Inveready and Zinklar’s founders. Together, they will bring their extensive experience in scaling-up technology businesses.   Zinklar’s insights automation platform provides critical information about consumer needs and preferences to improve businesses’ decision-making. 

Bregal Sagemount (Sagemount), a growth-focused private equity firm, has made a strategic growth investment in Optima Partners Holdings (Optima), a provider of specialised compliance advisory services to the investment management industry in the United States, United Kingdom, and Hong Kong. Headquartered in New York City, Optima provides clients with a broad suite of outsourced compliance services to help them remain compliant with relevant regulatory bodies and major regulatory and legislative regimes. With approximately 1,000 clients, Optima’s global team of regulatory and compliance experts provides customised services tailored to each client’s individual needs.  Sagemount’s investment was led by Gene Yoon, Pavan

Blue Sage Capital has completed an investment in Baker Manufacturing Company (Baker) a manufacturer of residential, industrial, municipal, and environmental water well equipment and accessories, as well as specialised rotary gear pumps and ductile and grey iron castings. Baker is well positioned in several niche markets and has established a portfolio of well-known products, including the pitless well adapter. Blue Sage was represented in the transaction by Queen Saenz + Schutz PLLC (Legal), Cherry Bekaert (Accounting, Tax, IT), and USI Insurance Services (Insurance). Baker was represented by Kroll Securities, LLC (Financial Advisor) and McDermott Will & Emery LLP (Legal).

OMERS Private Equity has entered into an agreement with management shareholders and Livingbridge to acquire Network Plus, a utility and infrastructure repair and maintenance service provider in the UK. OMERS Private Equity invests on behalf of OMERS, the defined benefit pension plan for municipal employees in the Province of Ontario, Canada. As one of the UK’s leading utility and infrastructure service providers, Network Plus partners with blue chip organisations to maintain and deliver essential services – including water, electricity, gas and telecoms – to homes, businesses, and industry. The Company is headquartered in Worsley, Greater Manchester with a team of

Private equity firm Clearhaven partners has invested more than $100 million to acquire a controlling interest in SundaySky, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for efficient video creation and personalisation. This investment provides capital for growth and liquidity for existing shareholders.  With this new investment partnership, SundaySky is positioned for its next phase of growth, focused on its video platform for creation, personalisation and distribution at enterprise-scale. SundaySky customers benefit from the ability to use video across multiple use cases, helping their organisations to achieve quantifiable business outcomes, such as increased revenue, reduced costs, lower churn, and higher customer satisfaction. SundaySky’s platform

Outdoor Living Supply (OLS), a distribution platform for outdoor living products with a focus on hardscapes backed by Trilantic North America, has acquired Norristown Brick, an independent distributor of masonry, landscape, and hardscape materials. This acquisition further strengthens OLS’s presence in the mid-Atlantic market.   Based in Norristown, Pennsylvania, Norristown Brick was founded in 1986 with the goal of providing a comprehensive selection of quality hardscaping and masonry materials to its customers. A third-generation business, the Company has been grown by the Lyons and Swire families into a leading regional supplier with 13 full-time employees, servicing both commercial and residential

Nordic Capital is to acquire a minority stake in RiskPoint Group (RiskPoint), a global independent specialty insurance Managing General Underwriter (MGU) based in Copenhagen with offices in Stockholm, Oslo, Helsinki, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Zurich, Madrid, London and New York, subject to regulatory approvals. The investment will help support RiskPoint’s global growth ambitions and support the company in achieving its long-term strategy.   RiskPoint offers a wide range of traditional and niche insurance solutions within the areas of Mergers & Acquisitions, Renewable Energy, Liabilities including Financial Lines and Cyber, Off-Shore Upstream, Property & Construction and Accident & Health.

Eton Solutions, the developer of the cloud-based AtlasFive family office technology platform, has raised $38 million in a Series C funding round led by new investor Navis Capital Partners (Navis). The investment will help Eton fund the company’s rapid growth, product development, and international expansion as the premier provider of solutions and services for managing the assets and business affairs of ultra-high-net-worth families. This includes the establishment of an international headquarters in the fast-growing Singapore market.     An ERP system for family offices, AtlasFive, was purpose-built to deliver unmatched process efficiency, data accuracy, and risk reduction for ultra-high-net-worth family

SingleOps, a provider of all-in-one SaaS business management software for the green industry, has secured a $74 million growth equity investment from FTV Capital, a sector-focused growth equity investor with more than two decades of experience in vertical software and payments. The funding will enable SingleOps to expand its platform and grow its team to further provide best-in-class support and services to its customers. As supply chain woes continue to mount and inflation surges to record levels, companies across the green industry are facing a new set of challenges in providing their customers with often critical services like landscaping, tree