Aqua-Leisure Recreation, LLC, (Aqua-Leisure) the market leader in the aquatics consumer product industry, has acquired Blackford Capital-backed INYO Pool Products, LLC, (INYO or INYO Pool).

Financial services providers Baufi24 Baufinanzierung AG, Hüttig & Rompf AG and Creditweb GmbH are joining forces under the umbrella of the new Bilthouse Group. Nordic Capital, a private equity investor, will become the majority shareholder of Bilthouse. Nordic Capital will, in partnership with the founders and the management, actively support the new company’s growth, drawing on its experience from previous investments in financial services provid- ers and comparison websites.  Alongside its initial investment in the company, Nordic Capital will provide an additional primary capital investment of EUR30 million to the new holding company, which will help Bilthouse combine and grow

Biomedical startup Adapttech has raised GBP2.25 million from investors including Mercia Asset Management, ACF Investors, Wren Capital and Wealth Club. The company also announced the launch of the new INSIGHT Range, a family of products that make it faster and easier to fit lower-limb prostheses and improve patient outcomes. The new funding will be used by Adapttech to further develop smart, wearable technologies to help people with physical limitations improve their quality of life. The company is the first to combine 3D scanning with dynamic pressure data, providing time and cost efficiency benefits to orthotics and prosthetics (O&P) clinics and

CoinSmart Financial (CoinSmart), one of Canada’s leading crypto asset trading platforms, has made a strategic investment in NFT cross-bridge marketplace, Curate. The partnership agreement includes an undisclosed investment from CoinSmart in Curate’s NFT Marketplace, with an option to acquire a majority stake in the company later this year.  CoinSmart expects to complete the first tranche of this investment around 30 April, 2022. Curate is the world’s first blockchain agnostic, gasless, NFT marketplace that serves as a multichain bridge between major chains such as ethereum (ETH), solana (SOL), binance smart chain (BNB), algorand (ALGO), elrond (EGLD), and avalanche (AVAX).  The partnership

Avi Medical, a data-driven healthcare provider, has raised EUR50 million in a Series B funding round led by Balderton Capital. Existing investors including Berlin-based healthcare fund Heal Capital and New York-based Addition also joined the round, alongside Picus Capital, Vorwerk Ventures, Eurazeo and 3VC. UiPath founder Daniel Dines and Forward Health Founder Adrian Auon also participated in the round.  The company will use the funding to expand the business from eight to at least 100 clinics across Germany by 2024. At the same time, Avi will continue to develop its technology to improve the experience of both patients and doctors.

Circulate Capital, a Singapore-based investment management firm that finances innovations, companies, and infrastructure to prevent ocean plastic and climate change by advancing the circular economy, has invested in Deluxe Recycling Private Limited (Deluxe) via the Circulate Capital Ocean Fund (CCOF I).

Cathay Capital has appointed Kamran-Charles Vossoughi as Global Operating Partner for the industrial sector. The new role is designed to answer the evolving needs of investors, corporations and businesses of all sizes navigating the digital transformation era with Vossoughi focusing on the climatetech, energy and mobility verticals. The news follows a recent expansion of the firm’s leadership team for its venture capital practice, Cathay Innovation, with the promotions of Simon Wu and Jean-François Cochy to Partners in the US and France, respectively. Most recently the CEO of Michelin China, Vossoughi brings over 20 years of best-in-class industrial expertise to support

Pipeline Technique, an onshore and offshore infrastructure welding, coating and fabrication specialists backed by private equity firm Bluewater, has acquired Global Project Services (GPS) from Global Energy Group (GEG). GPS is headquartered in Invergordon and has a presence in Bergen, Norway. The company specialises in pre-fabrication, field specialist welding and mechanical works for the infrastructure, nuclear, LNG, hook-up, and decommissioning sectors. GPS is also the UK’s and European’s leading field specialist welding subcontractor.   The acquisition will enable Pipeline Technique to fulfil some of its strategic growth goals and, through sector diversification and geographic expansion, provide a broader range of

Alter Pharma, a Belgian pharmaceutical group focused on the distribution of medicines and the development and manufacturing of generic drugs commercialized worldwide, and a portfolio company of The Riverside Company, has invested in EcoPharmaSupply (EPS). Also a Belgian pharmaceutical services and product company, EPS is a distributor and partner of choice of several pharmaceutical brands on the Benelux market, including prescription drugs, medical devices, OTC pharmaceuticals and consumer health products. Riverside acquired a majority stake in Alter Pharma in December 2017. Under Riverside’s ownership, the company has successfully launched several injectable products on the US market, invested in a promising

Three Rock Group, an Irish insurance broker backed by private equity firm Livingbridge, has completed the acquisition of insurance broker Quote Devil. The acquisition of will allow Three Rock Group to elevate its position in the Irish insurance market and fuel continued growth through new product offerings and distribution channels.   Quote Devils team brings extensive experience and skills that will help the Three Rock Group to accelerate the growth of the business.  Quote Devil will continue to operate as an independent brand and customers will continue to benefit from the expertise of Quote Devil staff.