Deals
British smart home systems installer BOXT is accelerating its expansion plans to become the leader in the UK domestic heating market after raising GBP20 million in a fresh round of funding led by Brookfield, a global investor in infrastructure.
Brookfield has also invested in residential infrastructure specialists Thermondo in Germany and Enercare in Canada and the US.
The fundraising follows an initial investment from engineering giant Bosch.
Browne Jacobson’s national corporate tech lawyers have advised specialist e-mobility and cyclist insurtech business Laka on its USD12 million series A investment round which was led by US mobility investor Autotech Ventures.
Sustainable mobility and energy fund Ponooc (a Dutch, sustainable mobility investor with close ties to the world’s largest bike seller, Pon) and ABN AMRO Ventures also particpated, while existing investors including Creandum, LocalGlobe, 1818 Ventures and Elkstone Partners made follow on investments, with new angel investment coming from Zwift CEO and co-founder, Eric Min.
The cash injection will allow Laka to expand its operations across Europe and support
Jebbit, provider of a zero-party data platform, has received a USD70 million strategic growth investment from Vista Equity Partners (Vista), a global investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses.
The growth capital will help the company scale across all departments to further accelerate its mission to help brands deliver personalised digital experiences that collect data that is willingly and intentionally shared by a consumer (“zero-party data”).
Jebbit’s no-code platform enables companies to build interactive product and personality quizzes, lookbooks, trivia, lead generation forms and more that gather zero-party and first-party data.
The investment in Jebbit
Powerhouse Retail Services (Powerhouse), a portfolio company of private equity firm Lincolnshire Management, has acquired Advanced Service Solutions (Advanced), an outsourced business services provider.
The acquisition will provide additional estimation and contractor capacity to Powerhouse’s existing facilities maintenance service offering particularly in the pharmacy, grocery, and retail markets.
Financial terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed.
Advanced is the fourth acquisition for Powerhouse since Lincolnshire acquired Powerhouse and Security Vault Works in 2019 to create a leading national platform company providing refresh, remodel and facilities maintenance services to a roster of blue-chip customers nationwide including retail, foodservice, financial
HarbourView Equity Partners (HarbourView), a global alternative asset management focused on media/entertainment assets, backed private equity firm Apollo, has acquired the music catalogue of Luis Fonsi.
Financial terms of the deal, which was negotiated and closed in just two weeks, have not been disclosed.
Fonsi is an award-winning global artist from Puerto Rico, and one of the leading Latin Music figures of his generation with successful artistic career spanning over two decades. From his debut album “Comenzaré” (1998) to his latest studio album “Vida” (2019), Fonsi has continuously broken sales records while topping the charts.
Globalization Partners, a global employment platform, has secured a USD200 million investment from Vista Credit Partners (VCP), a subsidiary of Vista Equity Partners (Vista).
Epic Gardening, an online gardening destination founded by Kevin Espiritu has secured an investment of USD17.5 million from The Chernin Group (TCG).
Founded in 2013, Epic Gardening is a trusted resource for millions of enthusiast and aspiring gardeners who want to grow their own food and learn creative gardening techniques. Originally started as a hobby for Espiritu, Epic Gardening now has over three million social followers, 10 million lifetime podcast downloads and 10 million blog visits in 2021.
The investment will be used to bolster Epic’s operations, commerce, and content teams and aggressively scale its offering of gardening products and
PDQ.com, a provider of IT asset management software backed by private equity firm TA Associates, has acquired SmartDeploy, a specialist in remote computer management.
The acquisition comes just months after PDQ.com acquired SimpleMDM, further enhancing its value proposition to the broader IT community by making device management easier from start to finish.
SmartDeploy manages Windows devices offline, on-prem, or through the cloud, making it well suited for every computing environment. IT professionals can easily manage drivers, applications, patches, and scripting through SmartDeploy’s single-image management and patented device driver injection technology.
Avision Sales Group, an Osceola Capital portfolio company, has completed the acquisition of two additional companies: OneSolution and JJ Shearer Company.
Concurrently, Avision has announced the formation of Forward Solutions, which will serve as the umbrella brand for brands including: Avision, servicing facility maintenance, cleaning and disposables manufacturers; Curate, servicing foodservice equipment manufacturers; OneSolution, servicing industrial and commercial safety manufacturers; Allynt, providing consulting and training solutions to end users; and C3Consulting, providing consulting services for manufacturers and distributors.
Nexxus Iberia Private Equity has completed a capital increase to acquire a significant minority stake in Solutex, a manufacturer of highly concentrated Omega 3.
Founded in 1995 by Dr Fernando Moreno and Verónica Olaya based in Madrid, Solutex produces Omega 3 natural ingredients from fish and algae oils, which are mainly used for pharma and food supplement products.
Nexxus Iberia’s investment will allow Solutex to expand its manufacturing plant in Mallén (Aragón) to face the increasing demand. Likewise, the capital increase will accelerate the ongoing integration of Solutex’s production process. This will allow the Company to expand its innovation capabilities,
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