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Entities managed by LGT European Capital – formerly European Capital Fund Management Limited – have arranged and underwritten EUR24 million in unitranche financing to support the acquisition of Lateral by BlueGem Capital Partners.
Founded in 1997, Lateral is a growing fast-casual dining market in Spain, focused on high-quality Spanish tapas and modern recipes. The Company operates seven restaurants in prime locations, with a differentiated concept reflecting a lifestyle associated with arts and interior design.
“European Capital is pleased to accompany BlueGem Capital Partners and the management of Lateral for the primary buyout of the Company,” says Kevin Abrial, managing
App commerce company Poq has secured GBP3.5 million in its latest funding round, led by growth capital investor Beringea with additional funding from Meyer Bergman and Barclays. This round brings the total amount raised by Poq so far to GBP7 million.
Poq provides a Software-as-a-Service platform (SaaS) for iOS and Android that enables retailers to build engaging shopping apps for their customers. Unlike traditional agency-built apps, Poq’s service operates on Poq’s own platform, ensuring that apps are refreshed in real-time with the latest updates. Retailers using Poq’s platform can access in-app data that provides insights into their customers’ shopping habits,
Century Park Capital Partners has agreed to sell Cirtec Medical to 3i Group.
Cirtec specialises in outsourced solutions for OEMs of active implantable medical devices, with a focus on neuromodulation, drug delivery, cardiac rhythm management, and minimally invasive surgical devices. Cirtec has the expertise to provide value-added solutions to its customers through the entire development cycle to bring medical devices to market. Cirtec’s customer base includes both traditional blue-chip original equipment manufacturers and start-ups.
Century Park acquired majority control of Cirtec in November of 2010 from Charter Oak Equity who maintained an equity stake in the business. Since then,
Operations-focused private equity firm Industrial Opportunity Partners, has held the closing of its third fund, Industrial Opportunity Partners III, with USD450 million of committed capital.
IOP held a single close on 30 June, 2017, achieving its hard cap for Fund III after a three-month fundraising process, and exceeding its original target of USD400 million. Investors include university endowments, foundations, insurance companies, pension plans, and funds-of-funds.
Founded in 2005, IOP focuses on acquiring and overseeing middle-market manufacturing and value-added distribution businesses with revenues typically between USD30 million and USD350 million. IOP primarily targets North American businesses with strong product, customer,
Lastline has secured USD28.5 million in its latest round of funding led by Thomvest Ventures.
The round also includes investments from Osage University Partners, Redpoint Ventures and other current investors, and strategic investors Barracuda Networks, Inc., NTT Finance Corporation, and WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.
The Series C funding will be used to accelerate the company’s next phase of growth driven by an aggressive go-to-market strategy that focuses on sales and marketing expansion and bolstering its development organisation to deliver on its vision of breach detection.
Coinciding with its growth capital round, Lastline is augmenting its board of directors with
Foresight Group (Foresight) has launched Tranche A of its innovative Foresight Smart Bonds Fund, which offers investors the choice to invest over one-, two- or three-year fixed terms for between 4.07 per cent and 4.83 per cent rates of interest per annum.
The Fund, which Foresight says is the first of its kind, offers a funding solution for the UK roll out of smart meters. The funds raised will generate returns by lending to companies that own, operate and rent installed Smart Meters to UK energy suppliers.
Foresight Smart Bonds Fund Tranche A, the first tranche to be deployed,
UBS Financial Services has invested in iCapital Network, a financial technology platform providing access to alternative investments for high-net-worth individuals and their financial advisors, joining lead investor BlackRock as a strategic partner.
Founded in 2013, iCapital’s online platform offers the high-net-worth community access to a curated menu of alternative investments such as hedge funds and private equity funds. As part of its offering, iCapital provides an end-to-end technology solution automating the unique subscription, administration and reporting processes of these investments, which have historically only been available to institutional investors. iCapital will use the infusion of capital to further develop the
Atlantic-Pacific Capital has held the final closing of Growth Capital Partners Fund IV (Fund IV) with GBP205 million of capital commitments.
Fund IV received support from a diverse group of institutional investors, including public pension funds, corporate pension funds and investment management groups across the US and Europe.
“We are pleased to have partnered with Growth Capital Partners (GCP) on their fourth fundraise. Investors were very receptive to GCP’s distinct and differentiated strategy in the UK lower middle market, which has proven to generate strong results on a consistent basis. We congratulate the team on a successful fundraise,” says Richard
Hydrofarm, a leading wholesaler and manufacturer of hydroponics equipment and horticultural products, has secured a significant equity investment led by Serruya Private Equity Partners (SPE), a family managed private equity group.
Additional institutional investors included Hawthorn Equity Partners and affiliates of Broadband Capital Investments.
“We are very pleased to partner with Serruya Private Equity, which has a proven track record and a history of successfully investing in and building businesses. SPE has worked with both public and private companies to accelerate their growth,” says Chief Executive Officer of Hydrofarm, Peter Wardenburg. “It is the ideal time to add financial
Hamburg-based private equity firm CEE has expanded its wind power portfolio with teh acquisition of an additional German wind farm in Lüdersdorf, Brandenburg from Danish company European Energy A/S.
The wind farm consists of two turbines (type Vestas V112). The hub height is 140m, the rotor diameter is 112m, and the wind farm’s overall capacity is 6.6 megawatts (MW). The turbines, which were commissioned in May, will deliver environmentally friendly power for about 5,000 households each year. CEE Operations, which manages the CEE Group’s power plant portfolio, is responsible for the commercial side. The seller of the wind farm is
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