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Investment firm Integral Venture Partners (Integral) is making a strategic investment in Breaktime, a specialist in clean water and vending machine services in Bulgaria.
Integral’s investment will be executed as a capital increase, as a result of which, Integral will emerge as the largest shareholder in the company alongside the founder and CEO of Breaktime, and other institutional and private investors.
Integral manages institutional private equity and growth capital and is focused on investments in the countries of central and south-eastern Europe. Integral’s fund is backed by leading international institutional investors including the EIF, the EBRD and the IFC.
Marcone, a residential appliance parts distributor and portfolio company of Genstar Capital, has acquired Professional Plumbing Group (PPG), a distributor of plumbing products for repair and remodel applications, from Dunes Point Capital, LP.
PPG designs, manufactures, markets and distributes high-quality plumbing products. PPG’s portfolio includes products from two proprietary brands – Wolverine Brass, and Speakman – as well as third-party products across all of the leading brands. Wolverine Brass is a respected brand selling high quality plumbing products for the past 125-plus years exclusively to professional plumbers and trade personnel; Speakman is a 150-plus year-old brand widely known for high
Francisco Partners has acquired Office Ally, a provider of healthcare clearinghouse and software solutions. The investment will provide Office Ally with a new partner to help capitalise on its current momentum and continue to drive product innovation and growth.
In conjunction with the closing of this transaction, Office Ally founder and CEO Brian O’Neill will be retiring, and industry healthcare technology veteran Chris Hart will become CEO of the company.
Middle Eastern private equity firm Foursan Group has acquired a 49 per cent stake in Jo Academy, an online private tutoring platform based in Jordan.
Jo Academy established its preeminent reputation by offering online supplementary courses (pre- recorded and live) to Grade 12 students enrolled in the Jordanian national program (Tawjihi). The company recently expanded its offering to service G6-11 students (national and international streams) as well as university students. In September 2021, Jo Academy celebrated servicing over 1 million students.
This is the third investment by Foursan via its latest fund following its acquisitions of Polymedic, a leading generic
Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (e2p), a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on the food and consumer packaged goods industries, has invested in Organic Milling. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 1960 and headquartered in San Dimas, California, Organic Milling is a leading contract manufacturer of “better-for-you” cereal, granola, snacks, and ingredients for leading brands and private label customers. The Company provides customers a broad range of processing and packaging options with a focus on organic, non-GMO, and gluten-free.
Primary product offerings include a variety of granolas and extruded items such as rice crisps, high-fiber twigs, flakes,
EdgeConneX, a specialist in global hyperlocal to hyperscale data centre solutions, has made a strategic investment in Chayora, a data centre provider in China.
The partnership with Chayora provides EdgeConneX with data centre offerings in Beijing and Shanghai, two of the largest markets in China, along with the ability to scale out Chayora’s platform to other major markets throughout mainland China.
EdgeConneX’s strategic investment in Chayora marks another milestone for the company after having secured earlier funding from Actis, who will remain as the major shareholder in the company post the initial completion of the transaction.
AS Equity Partners, a private equity firm that specialises in partnering with technology and technology-enabled businesses, is to acquire Swiss Post Solutions (SPS), a provider of business process outsourcing solutions and innovative document management services, from Swiss Post.
Alteri Investors (Alteri), a specialist European retail sector investor, has made a significant investment in Missguided Limited, owner of the global fashion brand and digital retailer Missguided.
Alteri’s investment, comprising both debt and the acquisition of 50 per cent of the group’s equity, will provide the business with the liquidity and support it needs to overcome short-term supply chain challenges, as well as a platform to return the business to sustainable profitability.
The deal will see the current management boosted by the addition of an Executive Chairman with strong retail and turnaround experience. The Board will be further
Adams Street Partners, a private markets investment firm with more than USD49 billion under management, has held the final closing of the Adams Street 2021 Global Fund Programme with approximately USD832 million in committed capital.
Adams Street’s global programme provides investors exposure to a comprehensive private markets portfolio with exposure to all of Adams Street’s investment strategies, including primaries, secondaries, co-investments, growth equity, and private credit.
The global fund programme saw strong worldwide demand, with commitments coming from new and existing investors in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Backers included a broad set of public and
ITERAM Capital SA, an independent alternative asset manager, and financial services company Menara Capital Ltd are entering into a strategic partnership to accelerate the growth and momentum of their lending and financing activities.
Since 2015, ITERAM and Menara have been helping businesses to obtain innovative lending and financing solutions to support their growth and working capital needs as traditional banks have limited lending activities due to tightening regulatory capital rules.
By combining established relationships with the extensive expertise built over prestigious institutional and banking firms, the partnership will expand the existing financing capabilities by providing tailored solutions specific to each
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