Platform.sh, a unified, secure, enterprise-grade platform for building, running and scaling web applications, has raised $140 million in a Series D funding led by Munich-based Digital+Partners, San Francisco-based Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, and Paris-based Revaia.

OGCI Climate Investments (OGCI CI), a specialist decarbonisation investor, has invested in Turntide Technologies (Turntide), a developer of electrification and sustainable operations technologies. The investment formed part of a $80 million round of equity funding, valuing the company over $1 billion, which makes it one of a handful of climate tech firms to achieve unicorn status in the first half of 2022.   Headquartered in California, Turntide produces an integrated hardware and software electric motor product that enables electrification and improves energy efficiency in commercial, industrial and mobility applications. Improving the efficiency of electric motors, currently the single biggest consumer

Mid-market private equity firm LDC has made a significant investment in Blis, a global programmatic advertising company, to support its international growth plans. Blis is an audience-first platform that doesn’t rely on personal data. As an integrated media planning and buying platform, Blis builds audiences using accurate, consented location data combined with a broad range of rich and powerful anonymised datasets. It has an international team of more than 240 people working for some of the world’s largest and most customer-driven companies. The award-winning company has grown rapidly over the last five years, with revenues rising to c£60 million this

Keensight Capital, a private equity manager dedicated to pan-European Growth Buyout investments, has invested in Lisam Systems, a global provider of Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) compliance management software solutions and services, with a local presence in over 20 countries. Headquartered in Belgium, Lisam Systems serves more than 2,000 clients operating across various industries worldwide, including chemicals, detergents, paints and coatings, industrial and specialty gases, and fragrances.   Lisam offers a wide range of mission-critical software solutions, including notably a software suite to author, manage, and distribute GHS[2]-compliant Safety Data Sheets for chemicals in 55+ languages. In addition, the Company

GIC and APG will acquire a substantial stake in The Student Hotel (TSH) and commit to invest to fuel further expansion for the hybrid hospitality leader, subject to customary regulatory approvals.  The transaction values TSH, including assets currently under development, at €2.1 billion. The deal sees APG and founder Charlie MacGregor increase their current stake in TSH. APG first invested in TSH in 2015. MacGregor and Aermont Capital entered into business in 2014 after MacGregor opened the first The Student Hotel in 2012. GIC now joins as a new investor. TSH is well-positioned towards Millennial and Gen-Z audiences, with its

Sonrai Analytics, an emerging global innovator in AI Cloud Data Analytics, has raised a ‘seed plus’ funding round of £2.175 million to accelerate the global adoption of its technology.  The investment will help Sonrai reach more companies globally to translate precision medicine’s complex multi-omics data into real insights leading to better-personalised treatments for patients.   The funding round was led by venture capital firm Forward Partners. Existing institutional investors Techstart Ventures, Co-Fund NI (managed by Clarendon Fund Managers), QUBIS, and Angel Investors also participated in the round.

Criterion Africa Partners (CAP), a private equity firm investing in the forestry sector in sub-Saharan Africa, has has exited its investment in Compagnie des Bois du Gabon (CBG) through the sale of its 49% stake to TotalEnergies. CBG is an integrated forest products company that operates on 596,000 of concessions located between the Loango and Moukalaba Doudou national parks in Gabon. CBG concessions host a remarkable fauna of elephants, great apes, reptiles, and insects, all protected by the company’s high ESG standards and meticulous attention to detail. Since investing in CBG in 2016, the CAP team has worked closely with

British Patient Capital has invested £5 million in CloudNC, a London-based developer of automation software for the manufacturing sector, as part of a £35 million Series B round. The round was led by US software corporation Autodesk, alongside investment from Lockheed Martin, Atomico and Episode 1.  The investment from British Patient Capital was made through Future Fund: Breakthrough, its £375 million programme where we co-invest with private sector investors in innovative, R&D-intensive UK companies. CloudNC has developed powerful optimisation software for the precision parts manufacturing market, which makes parts for most day-to-day products – from automotive and aircraft parts to