Allocations
Parkwalk has launched launched its second Knowledge Intensive (KI) EIS Fund.
Parkwalk’s KI Fund I was the largest KI fund in the market last year, raising over GBP20 million and the company expects strong investor demand for KI Fund II. The new fund will mirror the investment strategy of Parkwalk’s evergreen Opportunities EIS Fund, investing in high-growth, IP backed companies.
Parkwalk has been the largest EIS fund, by funds raised, for the last 3 tax years and was the first major EIS fund manager/investor to launch a Knowledge Intensive EIS Fund. The firm raised GBP65 million in the 2020/21 tax
Olsam Group (Olsam) has completed the acquisition of the assets of Flywheel Commerce, a US-based e-commerce aggregator.
The acquisition will help Olsam, which recently raised USD165 million, further extend its footprint globally, in particular across North America. Following completion, the brands of Flywheel Commerce will continue to operate in the US and by leveraging Olsam’s expertise as a UK acquirer, expand them globally, notably into the UK and EU.
GlacierPoint Enterprises, (GlacierPoint), a portfolio company of Mill Point Capital (Mill Point) and parent company of E&M Logistics (E&M) has acquired Jack & Jill, a family-owned direct store delivery (DSD) distributor of Unilever and Nestle ice cream, as well as other food and beverages in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Ken Schwartz, President of Jack & Jill, will continue in his role and join Martin Kelly, E&M’s founder, as a Board Member and shareholder of GlacierPoint.
Gresham House plc – a specialist alternative asset manager – has secured GBP200 million in total commitments following a second close for its Forest Growth & Sustainability LP, as institutional and private investors continue to drive demand for portfolio diversifiers with positive environmental impacts.
A disruptive tech start-up has raised over GBP150,000 of investment – and is set to make 20 key hires by the end of 2022 – in a bid to become the ‘Amazon of the global additive manufacturing sector’.
Autentica has developed the first blockchain-powered, AI-based digital supply chain for spare parts and – with private investors matching a GBP76,000 Innovate UK grant – is set to move from proof-of-concept to full launch by March 2022.
Following three years of intensive R&D, Blackpool-based Autentica’s 3D printing marketplace will sell certified digital design files of spare parts – increasing efficiencies in
CGI Automated Manufacturing (CGI), a portfolio company of Chicago-based private equity firm CORE Industrial Partners (CORE), has acquired Precision Metal Fab and Precision Tool & Die (collectively, PMF) a provider of metal cutting and forming solutions.
Financial terms of the deals, which follow CORE’s acquisition of CGI in August and Advanced Laser Machining (AL) in October, have not been disclosed.
Citizens M&A Advisory has served as the exclusive financial advisor to Hire Dynamics, a provider of light industrial workforce solutions, on its acquisition by EmployBridge.
Hire Dynamics was a portfolio company of MSouth Equity Partners, an Atlanta-based middle-market private equity firm. EmployBridge is majority-owned by certain investment funds managed directly or indirectly by Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE: APO) and its subsidiaries and affiliates
Fonds Finanz, a tech-enabled financial intermediary pool focused on the German insurance sector, has secured a majority investment from Hg, a software and services investor.
Co-founders Norbert Porazik and Markus Kiener, will continue to run Fonds Finanz and will lead the future development of the company. Both founders remain significant shareholders in the business. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed
Middle market private equity firm Wynnchurch Capital has acquired the thermal coating business assets of Appvion Holding Corp and its subsidiaries (Appvion).
Founded in 1907 and headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin, Appvion is a leading provider of specialty and high-performance direct thermal coatings for label and film solutions as well as renewable, fibre-based consumer and industrial packaging solutions.
Wynnchurch is actively seeking investment opportunities for its USD2.277 billion Fund V.
EOS IM has held the second closing of the EOS ReNewable Infrastructure Fund II (EOS Energy Fund II) at over EUR120 million.
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