Allocations
YFM Equity Partners (YFM) has completed an investment from its Buyout Fund II into Cooper Software, a Scottish-based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software specialist.
Founded in 2005 by current CEO Frank Cooper, Cooper Software is an independent provider of products, consulting services and 24/7 support for ERP, helping businesses manage day-to-day functions and bringing the flow of data between these processes into a unified platform. The business has provided more than 1,500 enterprise solutions for over 300 clients worldwide.
The company comprises two divisions: the first specialises in supplying and integrating the IFS ERP system. Having worked with the
SSE Renewables and Equinor, the joint venture partners co-developing the 3.6GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm in the North Sea, have signed 15-year offtake Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) for the third phase of the world’s largest offshore wind farm.
Dogger Bank Wind Farm will be constructed over 130km out to sea off the north-east coast of England, where wind speeds are higher and more consistent than near to the shore. Due to its size and scale, Dogger Bank Wind Farm is being built in three consecutive 1.2GW phases; Dogger Bank A, Dogger Bank B and Dogger Bank C. Each phase is
TA Associates (TA), a global growth private equity firm, has made a strategic growth investment in Nactarome, a European Group of companies specialising in the development and manufacturing of natural flavours, colours, functional ingredients and clean labels for the food and beverage industry.
Upon closing of the transaction, TA will become the majority shareholder, working closing with Nactarome’s Management Team, who will retain a minority equity stake. Nactarome’s current investor Ambienta, Europe’s largest sustainability-focused private equity investor, is expected to retain a minority equity stake as well. Financial terms of the transactions were not disclosed.
Nactarome represents a unique,
IONITY, a European high power charging network – open to drivers of all electric vehicle brands, and present in 24 countries – has secured a EUR700 million investment from its current shareholders and new partner the BlackRock Global Renewable Power platform.
The investment will drive IONITY’s growth and network expansion plans across Europe, while improving the customer charging experience.
It will enable IONITY to increase the number of high-power 350kW charging points – by more than four times – to 7,000 by 2025. The new charging points will be situated not only on motorways, but also near major cities and along busy
An affiliate of HIG Capital (HIG) has made a significant strategic growth investment in 3Pillar Global (3Pillar), a developer of digital products.
“At 3Pillar, our industry-leading teams, our passion for digital innovation, and our unique customer-focused go-to-market strategy have driven over 15 years of tremendous growth,” says David DeWolf, Founder and CEO of 3Pillar. “This strategic growth investment from HIG Capital will enable us to continue our goals of attracting and developing top engineering talent and accelerate our ability to become the preeminent product development specialists in the market.”
“Our strategic investment reflects our confidence in 3Pillar’s outstanding capabilities and
Dent Reality, the London-based start-up behind a pioneering AR platform, has raised GBP2.5 million (USD3.4 million) in funding to expand its work across the retail sector.
The funding round was led by Europe’s most active proptech VC, Pi Labs, with participation from Silicon Valley-based commerce experts Sugar Capital and deep tech specialists 7Percent Ventures – one of the first backers of Oculus VR – alongside several notable angel investors.
With the funding, the company will invest in its own teams and services to accelerate the rate at which they bring businesses into the metaverse. The team will expand to new
Dallas Venture Capital (DVC), a Dallas-based venture capital firm focused on early and growth stage companies in cloud infrastructure, AI/ML, mobile, XR and other emerging technologies, has made a follow-on investment in CoreStack’s USD30 million Series B financing round.
Dallas Venture Capital had earlier led the USD8.5 million Series A financing round in March 2020. This brings CoreStack’s total funding to USD45 million.
“CoreStack is at the cusp of exponential growth and our follow-on investment reaffirms our confidence in CoreStack’s vision and execution,” says Dayakar Puskoor, Founder and Managing Director, Dallas Venture Capital. “The leadership of CoreStack has been
CenterGate Capital (CenterGate), an Austin-based private equity investment firm, has sold one of its portfolio companies, TSC Apparel (TSC), to S&S Activewear (S&S).
Hybrid cloud and IT managed services provider, Celerity, has secured a GBP15 million investment from UK growth capital investor, BGF.
Preston-headquartered Celerity is a fast-growing provider of high value, complex hybrid cloud and IT managed services. The business leads organisations through digital transformation and modernisation to deliver greater efficiency in management and optimisation of critical enterprise infrastructure. Its services include cyber security, data recovery and data visualisation.
BGF’s funding will allow Management, led by founder Chris Roche (CEO) and Craig Aston (COO) to continue scaling their managed service proposition, which is delivered alongside Celerity’s proprietary IP.
Roche says:
Seaya Ventures and Cathay Innovation has made the first close of a USD125 million multi-sector fund for startups across Latin America redefining industry and society. Based out of Mexico City, the Seaya Cathay Latam Fund aims to be the direct link for local, purpose-driven entrepreneurs to the worldwide resources needed to build and scale resilient businesses leading markets on the regional or global stage.
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