Ome has secured a strategic investment from Legendary Ventures, a venture capital firm that accelerates value creation for consumer retail technology companies. Ome will use this investment to expedite new product development and expand into new retail markets leveraging their smart home technology solutions. Ome is a technology company focused on sustaining the home through cybernetics. Ome develops smart, sustainable technology products that automate existing home appliances so families can spend more quality time together.  Ome’s flagship product is a patented Smart Knob that seamlessly replaces existing stove knobs so people can cook, control, and monitor their home appliances virtually,

The Riverside Company, a global private investor focused on the smaller end of the middle market, has invested in Safety-Reports.com, (Safety Reports). Founded in 2011, Safety Reports provides safety and compliance management software to the construction, manufacturing and other safety-related industries. Safety Reports is an add-on to Riverside’s ToolWatch platform, a leading provider of tool tracking and construction operations management software. By bringing the two platforms together, Riverside says customers will receive a deeper view into the performance of their organisations while providing a safer workplace and reducing time lost from safety violations.

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.