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The Greater Manchester Combined Authority has launched a new loan fund to promote the production and distribution of energy derived from renewable resources in the region.
The GBP15 million Greater Manchester Low Carbon Fund has been allocated from the 2014-2020 European Regional Development Fund and has a lifespan of 15 years.
Managed by GVA, the fund is aimed at property developers and infrastructure providers to encourage the use of renewable energy in development schemes. It will be used to fund projects that would not attract traditionally commercial finance due to the relatively new technology involved, or projects that would
Astorg has completed the acquisition of Cathay Capital’s and OrbiMed’s respective stakes in Echosens, a specialised diagnosis company focused on non-invasive products and associated services dedicated to the assessment of chronic liver diseases, which affect more than 700 million people worldwide.
Astorg becomes a shareholder in the Company alongside Chinese Pharmaceutical company Inner Mongolia FuRui, which remains the reference shareholder.
Founded in 2001 by Laurent Sandrin and headquartered in Paris, Echosens has revolutionised routine clinical practice in hepatology by enabling the diagnosis of hepatic injuries due to chronic liver diseases via the quantification of liver fibrosis through a non-invasive,
e-days Absence Management, a provider of employee leave tracking and absentee management software, has secured a seven-figure funding line from Yorkshire Bank to invest in the future growth of the business.
The latest round of bank funding follows a seven-figure investment from Palatine Impact in November 2017. The private equity firm backed the business from its GBP100 million fund, which targets investments up to GBP10 million in businesses with a positive social and/or environmental impact alongside industry-standard returns.
The Nottingham-based company offers its customers employee absence management tools designed to improve operational efficiencies and reduce absenteeism. The tool manages,
ecobee has closed on a USD61 million (CAD80 million) Series C funding round led by Energy Impact Partners, followed by eight institutional investors including Thomvest, Relay Ventures, and the Amazon Alexa Fund.
This funding will allow ecobee to build upon its suite of smart home technologies connected by whole-home-voice control, sensor technology and artificial intelligence. It brings ecobee’s total funding to approximately USD146 million to date.
“Our goal is to build a home that learns and anticipates your needs, making your home an intelligent space that simplifies your life rather than complicates it,” says Stuart Lombard, President and CEO of
Eisvogel Group AG (Eisvogel), a specialist industrials investor based in Zurich, has acquired a majority stake in Prisma Group (Prisma), an Italian designer and manufacturer of industrial automation solutions.
The deal value has not been disclosed.
This is the third investment that Eisvogel has made since the firm was formed in May 2015 and is typical of its focused approach to backing future industrial champions that are at the forefront of Industry 4.0. It backed a third-generation family-owned precision engineering business, Haas Prazisionstechnik, which is based in Germany in May 2016; and a UK based manufacturer of Computer Numerical Control
Ardian-backed Italmatch Chemicals, a specialist in the production and marketing of performance additives for water & process treatment, oil & gas, industrial lubricants and plastics, has acquired the Chinese Jiayou Chemical from Ecolab Inc.
The deal includes the acquisition of the entire antiscalant business and assets relating to phosphonate production and sales carried out by Jiayou Chemical Co (formerly part of Jianghai), located in the Changzhou area (China).
This transaction allows Italmatch Chemicals to strengthen its presence in the Asia Pacific Region with a new plant specialized in production of phosphonates antiscalant. The new site complements the other dedicated plants
Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) is investing a hybrid package of GBP500,000 in cash and media investment, in exchange for a subscription of ordinary shares as part of energy tech specialist Labrador’s current funding round.
Labrador uses smart technology to disrupt the energy switching market, providing residential customers with a frictionless and free service that automatically ensures that they’re always on a cheap energy tariff forever.
After almost 20 years of market deregulation and despite the presence of more than 70 energy suppliers, fewer than 1 in 5 households shop around for their energy and customers are losing out on combined savings of GBP5 billion as a result.
Bravo Brio Restaurant Group (BBRG), the owner and operator of the BRAVO! Cucina Italiana and BRIO Tuscan Grille restaurant concepts, is to be acquired by Spice Private Equity, an affiliate of GP Investments (GP) in a deal worth USD100 million.
The transaction proceeds will be funded by Spice, along with certain third party financing sources.
Under the terms of the merger agreement, BBRG’s shareholders will receive USD4.05 per share in cash. The purchase price represents a premium of approximately 37 per cent over the volume weighted average price of the Company’s shares for the 90-day period immediately preceding the
Private equity is well-placed to support the European Commission’s recently announced sustainable finance plan announced, but any further measures need to take into account the diversity of the industry, says Invest Europe.
The European Commission Sustainable Finance plan follows January’s report from the High-Level Expert Group.
Among other recommendations, the European Commission Sustainable Finance plan – which follows January’s report from the High-Level Expert Group – outlines that institutional investors and asset managers must explicitly integrate material environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and long-term sustainability into their fiduciary duties.
“The EU’s goal of transitioning to a sustainable
Capzanine is selling its stake in Oui Care as part of a Sponsorless transaction arranged by the group’s founder, Guillaume Richard.
The origins of the Oui Care group date back to 1996 in Lille. It is now France’s market leader in personal and household services, providing house cleaning, childcare, adult day care, gardening and local concierge services at the homes of its 100,000 customers. Oui Care is underpinned by a network of over 400 agencies in France and in Spain. It employs 17,500 people and has been one of France’s main job creators in recent years, hiring 6,500 people in
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