Allocations
Pelion Venture Partners has closed Pelion Venture Partners Fund VII at USD365 million, exceeding the fund’s initial target of USD250 million.
Greenstone Equity Partners, the largest licensed fund placement firm in the Middle East, supported Pelion Venture Partners in achieving fund closure by raising capital from its network of GCC-based institutional investors.
Pelion invests in software companies across the United States, partnering with technology founders in B2B SaaS, fintech, marketplaces, cloud computing and security.
OMERS Ventures has lead a USD45 million Series C investment round in Medal.tv, a specialist in short-form gaming video clip.
The latest round follows a previously unannounced USD15 million Series B from Makers Fund, Horizon Ventures, Dune Ventures, and others.
Medal has used these funds to strategically acquire the technology, talent, and resources to change how players share and experience gaming moments together.
Nexa Equity LLC, a private equity firm focused on scaling lower middle market software and fintech businesses, has made a majority growth investment in Leap, a provider of home contractor sales enablement software.
Leap’s management team and founders will continue to be meaningful shareholders. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Leap is a purpose-built, on-demand software product developed by seasoned home improvement professionals that enables contractors to provide sales bids to potential clients on the spot. Leap’s proprietary application helps home contractors eliminate errors, increase profit margins and present professionally throughout the sales process. The company serves
NewSpring Franchise, private equity firm New Spring’s fifth and newest strategy focused on innovative franchise and multi-unit concepts, has completed a strategic investment partnership with Central Bark, a doggy day care provider.
Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
As part of the agreement, Central Bark Co-Founders Chris Gaba and Jackie Jordan will continue to oversee day-to-day operations of the brand while working with NewSpring to help fuel company growth and profitability. Together, they will continue to provide best-in-class franchisee support while making strategic investments in technology and operational efficiencies to maximise the network’s success.
DAI has acquired MicroVest Capital Management (MicroVest), a lender to responsible finance institutions. The deal expands the capabilities of DAI’s investment management arm, DAI Capital.
Founded in 2003, MicroVest allocates private investments to financial institutions that serve disadvantaged and underbanked enterprises in emerging markets. The company has disbursed more than USD1 billion to some 200 financial institutions across 60 countries to help create economic opportunities and facilitate financial inclusion.
The combination of DAI and MicroVest reflects the two firms’ shared commitment to mobilize private sector capital to create jobs, reduce poverty, and advance the UN Sustainable Development
Private equity firm Growthdeck is to lead a new funding round for high fashion eyewear brand Kirk & Kirk to support the of launch a premium sunglasses range.
The company has seen 40 per cent revenue growth in the last 12 months despite the pandemic and believes revenues could grow at a compound annual rate of 50 per cent over the next five years.
This is Kirk & Kirk’s second fundraise with Growthdeck, which invested GBP1 million in 2019 and is continuing to support Kirk & Kirk’s progression into new markets as the company looks to raise an additional GBP300,000.
Eruptr Holdings (Eruptr), a provider of ROI-focused digital marketing patient engagement and customer acquisition solutions for hospitals and healthcare systems, has completed the acquisition of the health risk assessment (HRA) business line of Medicom Health.
In March 2020, Eruptr acquired HealthAware, another market leader in the health risk assessment space. Medicom Health and HealthAware are highly complementary and the two solutions under Eruptr will allow the Company to offer hospital and health care systems a best-in-class suite of digital marketing solutions at scale.
In October 2018, Eruptr secured a strategic investment from HIG. Growth Partners, the dedicated growth capital investment
Medical Credit Fund (MCF), a debt investor fully dedicated to the African health sector, has completed a EUR32.5 million fundraise of its second fund (MCF II).
The funding round was anchored by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which provided the first equity injection of EUR7.5 million in January this year, to cater to the demand for loans during the heights of the Covid-19 crisis. Also participating in this funding round are CDC Group, EUR10 million, FMO, EUR7.5 million, Swedfund, EUR5 million and Philips, EUR2.5 million.
In addition, MCF will benefit from a guarantee facility by the US International Development
An affiliate of HIG Capital (HIG) has acquired Standard Hidraulica (STH), an international industrial group with a presence in the plumbing supplies category, previously part of industrial technology company Aalberts NV which is listed on the Euronext stock exchange in Amsterdam.
HIG plans to accelerate the Company’s growth and lead a consolidation in its core markets.
STH is headquartered in Montcada i Reixac (Barcelona, Spain), and operates subsidiaries in Pinto (Madrid, Spain), United Kingdom (Leigh, Greater Manchester), South Africa (Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town), and Greece (Acharnes, Athens).
EMERAM Capital Partners an investment manager of medium-sized companies in the German-speaking region, has closed a single-asset continuation vehicle for its Fund I portfolio company Boards & More.
The company has established itself as the global platform for kitesurfing, windsurfing and stand-up paddling (SUP) equipment, with additional product lines in cycling apparel, bike protection, and aftermarket bike equipment. The transaction was led by Coller Capital, one of the world’s leading dedicated secondaries investors.
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