Deals
Pamlico Capital (Pamlico) announced today that it has made a significant growth investment in Profisee, a provider of master data management (MDM) software.
As part of the transaction, Pamlico will acquire a majority ownership stake in Profisee while existing investor ParkerGale Capital (ParkerGale) and the management team will retain a minority stake in the Company. Further transaction details have not been disclosed.
Founded in 2007, the Profisee MDM platform makes it easy to deliver a single, trusted, and complete view of business-critical data across the enterprise to power innovation, transformation, and growth. With the support of Pamlico and ParkerGale, Profisee
Oakley Capital’s portfolio company WindStar Medical (WindStar) has acquired LAB Cosmetics (LAB), a provider of ‘clean beauty’ products.
The founders of LAB are reinvesting in the combined business and will continue to manage LAB in partnership with WindStar.
Based in Hamburg, Germany, LAB specialises in the development, fulfilment and marketing of ‘clean beauty’ cosmetics that are free from harmful chemicals, selling its fast-growing flagship brands DAYTOX and BEAUTY GLAM via leading European retailers as well as via online direct-to-consumer (‘D2C’) channels and marketplaces.
WindStar is Germany’s leading over-the-counter (OTC) consumer healthcare company which designs, develops and commercialises branded
Marlin Equity Partners acquires a majority stake in Rydoo and becomes the major shareholder of the SaaS software solutions provide for managing business travel and expense reports.
With Marlin’s support, Rydoo will accelerate its global expansion with the ultimate objective to become a leading global player in the Travel and Expense (T&E) industry.
Rydoo, operating since 2018, offers end users and finance managers an end-to-end solution to efficiently manage the travel and expense journey of employees within one single tool. The company’s two modules, Travel and Expense, cover the entire value chain of T&E management through one application. Rydoo aids
E-commerce scale-up Dwarfs has reached an agreement with European Special Situations investor North Wall Capital to provide EUR30 million debt financing from the firm’s dedicated e-commerce lending strategy.
The total funding will be used to finance new acquisitions, including the immediate completion of the acquisition of four online stores in the lifestyle and home furnishing sectors.
Capitalising on strong momentum in the e-commerce market, Dwarfs is experiencing rapid growth and, in addition to the €30 million acquisition credit facility secured from North Wall Capital, the Company is looking to secure further additional equity capital from investors over the course
arive, a German-based company that delivers high-end consumer brands to your door within 30 minutes, has raised EUR6 million in seed funding from 468 Capital, La Famiglia VC and Balderton Capital to transform consumer shopping habits.
By bringing together a curated selection of well-known brands and last-mile delivery logistics with an innovative tech stack, arive wants to change how people shop. From fitness products, cosmetics, personal care, homeware, tech and fashion, consumers can use arive to order everything they want and love. Consumers submit an order on the app, which is then picked by arive staff in city warehouses, before
Priority Power Management (Priority Power), an independent energy services provider, has secured a USD250 million investment from funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management (Oaktree) and other select institutional investors.
Ara Partners, a Houston-based private equity firm specialising in industrial decarbonisation investments that acquired Priority Power in 2019, will continue to hold an ownership stake.
“Oaktree is excited to partner with Priority Power and Ara Partners to accelerate Priority Power’s deployment of innovative energy solutions that enable customers to secure energy resources reliably and economically while contributing to grid stability, advancing their adoption of renewable energy, and achieving their sustainability goals.”
Kirkland & Ellis has advised Bain Capital on its investment in Berlin Brands Group (BBG).
With Bain Capital’s acquisition of a minority stake from Ardian, BBG becomes the latest European unicorn. The majority of the shares are still held by Peter Chaljawski and the executive team. BBG has also secured USD700 million of additional equity and debt financing to further develop growth and fund M&A.
BBG is a global e-commerce company and one of the pioneers in the direct-to-consumer business. The Berlin-based hidden champion currently sells over 3,700 everyday items and trendy products across 34 of its own e-commerce
Investcorp, a global provider and manager of alternative investment products, has completed the sale of PRO Unlimited by Investcorp and funds managed by Harvest Partners, an established New York-based private equity firm, to EQT Private Equity, a global investment firm.
The transaction was first announced on 28 June, 2021.
Founded in 1991, PRO Unlimited delivers a full range of services to address procurement, management and compliance issues related to contingent and temporary workers, including independent contractors, consultants and freelancers. PRO Unlimited operates in over 50 countries and provides services to some of the world’s largest and most prestigious companies through
Insurify, a US-based virtual insurance agent and comparison platform, has closed USD100 million in Series B funding led by Motive Partners, a specialist private equity firm focused on financial technology investments.
The round included participation from existing investors Viola FinTech, MassMutual Ventures, Nationwide, Hearst Ventures, Moneta VC, as well as new investors Viola Growth and Fort Ross Ventures.
This is the most recent development for the fast-growing company, which has raised a total of USD128 million to date, has grown its new and recurring revenue by 6x since its Series A funding in Q4 of 2019, and has achieved
Follett Corporation has sold Follett School Solutions (FSS), the company’s K-12 software and content division, to Francisco Partners, a technology-focused global investment firm.
Follett School Solutions, based in McHenry, Illinois, is a longtime trusted educational partner to K-12 schools and districts that provides software and content products, including Follett Destiny, FSS’ market-leading library management system with installations in more than 75,000 K-12 schools worldwide. FSS will join Francisco Partners’ growing portfolio of K-12 education-focused businesses and technologies, including Renaissance Learning, Discovery Education, Freckle, myON and Mystery Science.
“FSS has played a pivotal leadership role in the development of content
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