Thabor Therapeutics, a company developing a treatment for patients living with chronic mucosal inflammatory diseases, has secured €2 million ($2.09m) in funding from the French public investment bank Bpifrance, as part of its Deeptech Plan. This funding will enable Thabor to accelerate its R&D programs and to build upon the very encouraging results achieved since the company was founded in June 2021; for the industrial development of its monoclonal antibodies and an IND (Investigational New Drug) application.   The funding from Bpifrance is another step towards the series A round planned for Q4, 2022. Thabor also intends to use the

Talon Outdoor (Talon), an independently-owned global out-of-home (OOH) advertising agency, has secured investment from mid-market private equity investors Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone). Mayfair Equity Partners (“Mayfair”), a dedicated consumer and technology investor with over £1 billion in assets under management, will fully exit Talon, with management retaining a meaningful stake as part of this transaction.  The financial terms of the deal are undisclosed and completion remains subject to customary closing conditions.   Founded in 2012, Talon a global OOH planning and buying network, covering 100 markets internationally. Customers include blue-chip advertisers Apple, Diageo, McDonald’s and PepsiCo and leading agencies Omnicom,

CTI Group has acquired Silverchip, its first acquisition since securing a £25 million investment from mid-market private equity firm LDC earlier this year. Silverchip’s team of mobile experts will further enhance CTI’s “full service offering” in providing leading edge mobile app competency to our current and future clients.   Led by Nick Rhind, CTI Group is a fast-growing, acquisitive, digital transformation group headquartered in the heart of Manchester with a global footprint and international office expansion on the horizon. Co-founded in 2010 by Liam Bateman and Jamie McMullan, Silverchip builds mobile apps and bespoke software solutions, counting England Squash, Nifty,

Da Vinci Capital portfolio company DataArt has secured a $75 million minority growth investment from FTV Capital. The funding will help DataArt grow its global technology consultancy business and solidify its position as a custom software developer. Despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, DataArt recorded over $290 million of revenue in 2021, a 60% increase over the previous year, and has increased its engineering headcount to over 870 in 2022. During the Ukraine crisis, DataArt has relocated over 1,300 staff members to 14 countries.

Ergon Capital Partners V has acquired a majority stake in 360° Padel Group, the largest specialised Padel platform globally and the owner of Siux, a premium Padel brand. Headquartered in Madrid (Spain), the Group was founded in 2010 with a first physical store in Murcia and rapidly expanded in 2012 with the launch of www.padelnuestro.com, the largest specialised Padel e-tailer and market reference. Prior to Ergon’s entry, the Group’s shareholder base was comprised by a pool of investors led by Mr. Íñigo Colomina, the Group’s executive chairman.  Ergon is now taking a majority stake through the combination of a capital

British Patient Capital has invested £5 million in Iceotope, a Sheffield-based developer of immersion cooling solutions for data centres and other IT infrastructure, as part of a £30 million Series B round.

AnaCap Financial Partners (AnaCap), a specialist mid-market private equity investor in financials, technology and related business services, has made an investment in pfs, a provider of software and technological risk lifecycle management solutions. Headquartered in Madrid with operations in Spain, Portugal and Mexico, pfs is a provider of software and technology solutions for financial services businesses across the entire value chain of lending activity, covering processes from origination to collection. pfs also has a number of data efficiency solutions deployed within banks to optimise credit risk. The business is led by a highly entrepreneurial and majority shareholding CEO who has

Actis, a global investor in sustainable infrastructure, has acquired a stake in Omega Energia (Omega), one of the largest pure renewable energy generation companies in Latin America, and signed a shareholder agreement with its founders to join the controlling block. Omega, a leading player in the renewable energy space in Brazil, has a decade long history of building, acquiring and operating wind, solar and hydro projects across the country. The company has grown its operating capacity seven-fold since its IPO in 2017, reaching 1.9 GW today. Actis will provide deep sector expertise and fresh equity capital to support the development

Knox Lane, a growth-oriented investment firm focused on partnering with businesses in the consumer and services sectors, is to invest in Elevation Labs (the “Company”), a formulator and manufacturer of premium beauty products. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Varagon, a private credit manager specialising in directly-originated loans to US middle market companies, served as Administrative Agent, Joint Lead Arranger, and Bookrunner on debt financing to support the investment. In partnership with Knox Lane, Elevation Labs will seek to grow its capacity, capabilities, and team in support of both existing and new brand partners, while continuing to build

Inflexion has led the buyout of SteriPack Group Ltd (SteriPack), a global contract manufacturer serving the medical device, pharmaceutical and diagnostic markets.