Riskonnect, the leader in integrated risk management (IRM) solutions, has acquired Sword GRC, a UK-based software company that specialises in project and enterprise risk management solutions, from Sword Group. The acquisition advances Riskonnect’s IRM approach by incorporating project risk into its platform and enabling customers to bring all aspects of enterprise risk under one roof.     Bryan Garnier & Co acted as financial advisor and Mayer Brown acted as legal counsel to Sword Group, and Kirkland & Ellis acted as legal counsel to Riskonnect.

DoveVivo, the largest co-living company in Europe, has acquired ALTIDO, one of the largest short-term property management groups in Europe. The transaction, which involves the reinvestment of capital by ALTIDO’s management team in DoveVivo, leads to the creation of the largest residential management platform in Europe with more than 2,500 properties and apartments under management in 40 cities, in 6 countries (Italy, Spain, France, Portugal, UK and Scotland).    DoveVivo was advised on the transaction by Lazard as Financial Advisor, by Linklaters as Legal Advisor, by Wepartner as Strategic Advisor and by Alberto Picariello as Fiscal Advisor.   ALTIDO was

Good-Loop – a global ad tech company that converts people’s attention to ads into donations to good causes – has closed a Series A round of USD6.1 million.   The round was led by New York-based investment fund, Quaestus Capital Management (QCM), with additional backing from Scottish Enterprise, impact investor SIS Ventures, European ad tech fund First Party Capital and investment raised on the crowdfunding platform Seedrs – bringing total investment into the ad tech for good platform to USD8.2 million since it was formed in 2016. The funds will be used to accelerate the company’s product roadmap, including the

Infinedi Partners, LP (Infinedi), a private equity firm focused on innovative partnerships with founder-owned businesses, has completed its investment in LaSalle Network (LaSalle or the Company).

Wallife, an Italian insurtech startup focused on protecting the individual from risks arising from technological innovation and scientific progress in the three areas of genetics, biometrics and biohacking, has raised USD4.8 million in its first round of funding. The company now ranks sixth in Europe within the insurtech sector for the value of seed investment raised according to Crunchbase, one of the leading global databases of financial information on private companies, especially Start-Ups. Founded in 2021 by Fabio Sbianchi, entrepreneur and founder of Octo Telematics in 2002, Wallife has attracted the interest of more than forty investors including Wellness Holding

UBS Asset Management (UBS-AM) Real Estate & Private Markets (REPM) has made the first investment for its Infrastructure Debt Platform High Yield strategy (IDP HY). The transaction comprises a EUR35 million green loan to pan-European green energy firm Pacifico Renewables, which will be used to refinance the Group’s portfolio of operational renewable energy projects. The investment rationale and focus of the transaction underlines the wider strategy of IDP HY in deploying capital in mid-market infrastructure assets, alongside a focus on sustainable investment opportunities.   Pacifico Renewables, headquartered in Grünwald, Germany, operates a diverse portfolio of generating renewable energy assets across

Solivus, the pioneer of new ‘skin-like’ solar panels, has secured a GBP2.4 million investment, led by Founders Factory and G-Force and supported by Crowdcube investors, to fund expansion plans putting solar power at the heart of the UK’s energy generation. The seed investment sees Solivus join the Founders Factory G-Force sustainability seed programme where it will spend the next six months rapidly scaling its business – using the funding to grow its commercial rooftop business and mass market its recently launched ‘portable’ solar sculpture for homeowners Solivus says its flexible, organic thin-film solar (OPV) panels that can be wrapped around

REBELS 0.0% has successfully completed a CHF1 million seed funding round led by the StartAngels Network. Other private business angels, including experienced experts from the beverage and consumer goods industry in the DACH region, also participated in the round.  They REBELS 0,0% is the first Swiss company to offer non-alcoholic alternatives to various spirits and now wants to reach “conscious drinkers” throughout Europe. The start-up REBELS 0.0% launched its range of double distilled alcohol-free gin, rum and aperitif alternatives on the Swiss market last year.

Darwin Group (Darwin), a Shropshire-based provider of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) buildings for the healthcare and education sector, has secured significant funding from Kartesia, a European specialist provider of capital solutions for mid-sized companies. Darwin is one of the UK’s leading providers of specialist offsite modular construction projects. Its innovative, high-specification modular systems are capable of rapid deployment in demanding environments and the Company is well-positioned to continue to support NHS Trusts in delivering new healthcare facilities across the UK.    Kartesia’s funds will support the management team in delivering its ambitious organic growth plans, including significant further investment

OakNorth Bank has provided Harwood Private Capital with a GBP20 million funding package to facilitate the management buyout (MBO) of family-run horticulture firm, Mr Fothergill’s Seeds Limited. The deal enables the managed exit of the founding Carey and Fothergill families.   A member of the Harwood Capital Management family of funds (AUM>GBP1bn), Harwood Private Capital focuses on supporting growth orientated SMEs and lower mid-market companies in the UK. The firm’s flexible capital allows it to support business owners/management teams in meeting their growth objectives without the loss of control associated with traditional private equity investment.   Founded in 1978 by