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Waterland Private Equity (Waterland) portfolio company Enreach, a fast-growing provider of Unified Communications Solutions (UCaaS) active throughout Europe, has acquired Dutch cloud software provider and Microsoft partner DSD Europe and its sister company CloudLand (DSD), thereby continuing its long-term buy-&-build strategy.  Through the partnership, Enreach acquires additional expertise and reach for equipping digital workplaces with Microsoft software solutions. DSD, founded in 2009, is a fast-growing provider of IT, security and other cloud products and services. Through its market-leading cloud marketplace, DSD’s services enable more than 5,000 active re-sellers in Europe to easily and quickly acquire, activate and manage various cloud
Vision Ridge Partners, an alternative asset manager focused on sustainable real assets, and Havila Holding have completed the privatisation of Fjord1, the owner and operator of a fleet of Norwegian ferries utilising low or zero emission propulsion.  Going forward, Fjord1 will be jointly owned by Vision Ridge Partners and Havila Holding, an investment company owned by the Sævik family in Norway, with each party holding 50 per cent ownership stakes. Allianz Global Investors partially financed the acquisition and refinancing of the existing debt by providing approximately NOK 3 billion financing at the holding company level. This bespoke financing platform resulted
Hg, leading global investor in software and services, is to acquire a majority interest in Riskalyze, a risk-centric wealth management platform serving financial advisers, enterprises, and asset managers. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.   Riskalyze’s industry-leading client and portfolio risk technology is rapidly emerging as an industry standard for adviser, client and portfolio risk analytics across the US wealth management ecosystem. Today, Riskalyze’s platform supports tens of thousands of financial advisors who use it to manage millions of client accounts with over $400 billion in assets.   The transaction marks a major inflection point for the fast-growing
Recuro Health (Recuro), an integrated digital health solutions company, has raised USD15 million in a Series A financing round led by ARCH Venture Partners, with follow-on support from existing Seed Round-investors OLSF Ventures, Cortado Ventures, 1843 Capital and Sage Venture Partners.
Addleshaw Goddard has advised FTSE 250 client Sanne Group on its GBP1.5 billion recommended cash takeover offer by Apex Group.  The AG team was led by Simon Wood and included corporate associates Jenny Crossan and Vinay Rawal, together with a wider team from the firm’s financial services, antitrust and regulatory teams. Sanne Group is a leading global provider of outsourced alternative asset and corporate business services. The acquisition by private-equity backed Apex Group would create one of the largest global financial services providers in the alternative assets space. Wood says: “Private equity interest in UK PLC is a notable feature
Abtrace, a healthtech start-up which uses machine learning to transform how chronic and long-term health conditions are detected, monitored and treated, has raised GBP2.1 million of seed funding in a round led by Faber and joined by Ganexa Capital.
Suntera Global has continued its growth strategy with the acquisition of Reference Financial Services SA (Luxembourg), a boutique fund administration and corporate services firm.  The acquisition, which is subject to appropriate regulatory approvals, adds to Suntera Global’s client base while strengthening its presence in EU markets. The move supports its growth strategy and complements its office network in Jersey, Cayman, Bahamas, Isle of Man, Malta, Hong Kong and Switzerland. Founded in 2003, Reference Financial Services SA (Luxembourg) (Reference) is a provider of boutique fund administration and corporate services to Luxembourg based entities. With headquarters in Luxembourg, the firm has a
Monroe Capital (Monroe) has acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a senior credit facility to support the acquisition of Liberty Safe Holding Corporation (Liberty Safe) by private equity sponsor Monomoy Capital Partners. Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Payson, Utah, Liberty Safe is a leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of branded and private label home and gun safes for residential use.  The company sells its safe products through the largest independent dealer network in the industry and through national sporting goods, farm goods and home improvement retailers.
LevelTen Energy, a provider of renewable transaction infrastructure, has raised USD35 million in a Series C funding round led by NGP ETP, with participation from My Climate Journey (MCJ) Collective, as well as nearly all of LevelTen’s existing investors, including Avista Development, Constellation Technology Ventures, Equinor Ventures, Founders’ Co-op, Prelude Ventures, Techstars, TotalEnergies Ventures and Wireframe Ventures.  In addition, Google participated as part of its goal of supporting innovative solutions that help enable businesses of all sizes, including Google Cloud customers, to source 24/7 carbon-free energy. LevelTen has now raised USD62.3 million, in aggregate.   This latest capital infusion will
Janus Continental Group (JCG), a conglomerate with businesses in the Energy, Hospitality and Real Estate sectors across three continents, has made a significant further investment in Highview Power, developer of liquid air long duration energy storage plants based on its proprietary cryogenic energy storage technology.   JCG completed a call option on a previous investment made in early 2021, which increases JCG’s investment in Highview Power to more than GBP20 million.   JCG’s subsidiary, Great Lakes Africa Energy Ltd (GLAE), previously licensed Highview Power’s cryogenic energy storage technology to co-develop large-scale renewable energy generation and storage projects. Its investment is tackling

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