Logistics payments and data infrastructure platform PayCargo has secured a new investment of up to $130 million from funds managed by Blackstone Growth (BXG). BXG’s investment will support the company’s continued expansion both domestically and internationally, development of new products, as well as potential growth opportunities through M&A. Blackstone, through its private equity, infrastructure, and real estate businesses, has invested significantly in the broader logistics, supply chain, and e-commerce space, including acquiring a leading port operator in North America and over 1.1 billion sq ft of warehouse assets globally.

Private equity investor The Riverside Company has acquired a majority stake in Montel AS (Montel), a founder and manager owned, Norwegian provider of energy and electricity market information. Montel, headquartered in Oslo, is a niche market leader with an international footprint, providing energy and electricity market information for energy producers, grid operators, financial institutions, trading firms and industrial end-users. The company’s services are primarily delivered through its proprietary Montel Online platform on a subscription basis, covering energy market news and real-time and historical trading data. Closing of the transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals.

Global Blue Group Holding has completed an investment agreement with CK Opportunities Wolverine (CK Opportunities), an investment fund co-managed by Certares Opportunities LLC (Certares), a global travel, tourism and hospitality investment firm, and Knighthead Opportunities Capital Management (Knighthead), a credit investment management firm. Under the terms of the agreement, CK Opportunities has agreed to invest $225 million, of which $180 million is for Series B preferred shares and $45 million is for common shares.  Global Blue intends to use the funds to continue pursuing strategic add-on acquisitions.

Keensight Capital, a private equity manager dedicated to pan-European Growth Buyout investments, has invested in CatSci Ltd, a Contract Research Organisation (CRO) supporting top tier global pharmaceutical companies around the world. Keensight Capital will invest alongside the founders, senior management, and employees. Headquartered in the United Kingdom, CatSci was formed in December 2010 from a spin-out of AstraZeneca’s Catalyst Screening Facility by five founders, including current co-owners Dr Ross Burn and Dr Simon Tyler, now CEO and COO, respectively.

Eranovum, a Spanish group dedicated to accelerating the energy transition, has secured a €26.5 million capital injection from Keystone, an investment fund specialised in the infrastructure and energy sector, to create one of the largest electric vehicle charging networks in Spain. The transaction will be carried out in two tranches, the first of which has already been closed for €11.5 million. By means of this transaction, the international fund has acquired a 30% stake in the share capital of Eranovum e-mobility, the electric mobility subsidiary of the Eranovum Group. The second part of the investment is scheduled for the end

Turntide Technologies (Turntide), a developer of breakthrough electrification and sustainable operations technologies, has secured $80 million in equity funding, valuing the company at over $1 billion, making it one of a handful of climate tech companies to achieve unicorn status in the first half of 2022. Participation in the round includes new investments from OGCI Climate Investments (OGCI CI) and SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEEIT), with follow-on investments from Fifth Wall and Meson Capital’s Captain Planet LP fund.  This funding brings the total amount of capital raised to $485 million.  Turntide is also backed by a global coalition of

Mid-market private equity investor AnaCap Financial Partners (AnaCap) has signed an agreement with Nets, part of Nexi Group, for the acquisition of its pan-Nordic digital invoice distribution platform and bill payment solutions business EDIGard. EDIGard is headquartered in Norway and operates across Sweden, Denmark, Finland, UK and Germany. It comprises the EdiEX branded platform and is part of Nets Issuer & eSecurity Services umbrella.  The decision to sell EDIGard resulted from a strategic review of the Nexi Group’s perimeter following the completion of the mergers with Nets and SIA.

Private equity investment firm Sverica Capital Management (Sverica) has made a strategic investment in SG Homecare. Founded in 2001, SG Homecare is a provider of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) to home-based patients throughout the California market.  The Company provides a full suite of DMEPOS products and services, enabling SG to be a one-stop-shop. 

Rayon, a specialist in space design software has raised $2 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Seedcamp. Foundamental, 20VC, and Kima also participated in the round alongside a cohort of business angels including, Ralph Gootee, co-founder of plangrid (acquired by Autodesk); Joe Thomas co-founder and CEO of Loom; Thibaud Elziere and Quentin Nickmans founders of eFounders; Nicolas Steegmann co-founder of Stupeflix; Riggs Kubiak founder of Honest buildings (acquired by Procore); Jonathan Widawski founder & CEO of Maze, as well as many others. Rayon will use the funding to grow its team, refine its product and launch its offering