GlacierPoint Enterprises (GlacierPoint), a portfolio company of Mill Point Capital (Mill Point) and the parent company of E&M Logistics and Jack & Jill, has partnered with A Panza & Sons (Panza), a third-generation family-owned business founded in 1965 that now stands as one of the nations’ largest full-service distributors of soft-serve ice cream mixes and related products to the retail ice cream industry. The combined resources and operational capabilities of GlacierPoint and Panza provide a significant opportunity to scale organically and accelerate growth. Vito Panza, the son of Angelo Panza, the Company’s founder, will remain as President and his two

Macquarie Asset Management, via Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 6, is to acquire Roadchef from Antin Infrastructure Partners. Roadchef is a leading UK motorway service area (MSA) operator with 30 locations across the UK motorway network serving over 52 million customers every year. As the only permitted commercial presence on motorways, MSAs provide essential services to motorists, including rest areas, toilets, food and beverage outlets, refuelling/recharging facilities and accommodation. Macquarie Asset Management intends to support Roadchef to develop and accelerate the rollout of fast-charging infrastructure for electric vehicles across its estate. Macquarie Asset Management’s investment will also enable Roadchef to invest

Latham & Watkins has advised PAI Partners and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) in connection with the sale of a majority stake in Refresco, one of the world’s largest independent beverage contract manufacturers, to KKR.

juli, an AI-powered digital health platform focused on managing complex chronic conditions, has secured USD3.8 million in a seed funding round. The round was led by Speedinvest, one of Europe’s most active early-stage venture capital firms, and Norrsken VC, a fund investing in start-ups solving the world’s biggest problems while building massive businesses. SoftBank’s Vision Fund Emerge Program and Dieter Von Holtzbrinck Ventures also joined the financing round. With a vision rooted in improving care for chronic conditions, the financing will enable juli to scale its commercial team across the US, conduct clinical trials of the app, and acquire additional

Longpoint Partners (Longpoint), a Boston-based real estate investment company, has closed its joint venture with Brookfield through its Real Estate Secondaries business. The joint venture has recapitalised a USD700-million, 3.8 million sq ft national logistics portfolio that was held in one of Longpoint’s closed-end funds. Longpoint will maintain an interest in the portfolio and continue to manage the day-to-day operations.   The portfolio comprises 31 high quality logistics assets located in supply-constrained infill locations in high-growth markets including New Jersey, DC, Dallas, South Florida, and Boston. The assets are approximately 97 per cent leased to a diversified roster of over

Aruwa Capital Management (Aruwa), an early-stage growth equity and gender lens fund investing in Nigeria and Ghana has invested in Koolboks, a technology-enabled renewable energy refrigeration company that provides cost-effective cooling to business owners, particularly women, in off-grid areas in Nigeria and globally. The Company makes eco-friendly refrigeration affordable and accessible to everyone. Established in 2018, the Company’s founders created a product to provide affordable and energy efficient refrigerators to customers. This solution is critical for the African continent where refrigeration penetration rate is currently only at 17 per cent and 770 million people are without access to electricity. In

Private equity firm Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP) has completed the sale of Alpaca Audiology (Alpaca), a US-based independent audiology clinic group, to Sonova Holding AG. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Alpaca comprises 13 regional brands, operating in more than 220 clinics across the country.

Ceros Financial Services’ investment banking division Ceros Capital Markets has completed a USD15 million Series D (Series A4) financing round for Pristine Surgical. Pristine Surgical will apply the funding toward commercialisation of its single-use visualisation platform developed for surgical and diagnostic endoscopic procedures.    Ceros focuses on fundraising for early-stage medical technology and medical device companies that are developing disruptive technologies, particularly for diagnostic and non-invasive procedures. The firm is targeting to raise USD150 million this year. Ceros completed USD117 million in transactions in the medtech sector in 2021 and USD145 million since 2020.

Innovid, an independent connected TV (CTV) advertising delivery and measurement platform, has completed its cquisition of TVSquared, an independent global measurement and attribution platform for converged TV. The transaction unlocks a new independent currency-grade standard for cross-platform TV measurement, powered by the scale and automation of a global ad server. Combining Innovid’s expansive ad serving footprint of more than 95 million connected homes, with TVSquared’s TV measurement and attribution platform, inclusive of TV viewing and ad occurrence data across millions of households globally, creates an independent, single source of truth for advertisers.

Ontra, a provider of contract automation and intelligence for the world’s most prominent asset management firms, has reported 91 per cent revenue growth and 72 per cent customer growth in 2021. 2021 also marked significant growth for Ontra’s global business with its European leg growiung by 137 per cent and its Asia Pacific business by 192 per cent.   Ontra’s momentum is fuelled by last October’s USD200 million Series B funding round led by Blackstone Growth (BXG) and Battery Ventures. The company is leveraging the funds to increase investment in the artificial intelligence that powers Insight, its newest offering for