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Global investment bank GCA Altium has advised US-based corporate Ensign-Bickford Industries (EBI) on its acquisition of Cawood Scientific – a UK independent scientific group – from Waterland Private Equity.
Cawood Scientific provides laboratory analysis to the agriculture, food, and environmental sectors, as well as contract research to support the development of agrochemicals, biocides and other chemicals, with laboratories based across the UK, Europe and the United States.
Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, EBI is a 185-year-old privately held corporation with diversified businesses in aerospace and defence, molecular diagnostics, and pet food palatability sectors.
Following the acquisition, Cawood will become a member
Clue, a SaaS platform for managing investigations, has secured a growth investment of GBP5 million from Frog Capital, an investor in European scale-up software.
Demand for Clue has more than doubled over the last two years, driven by co-owners Clare Elford, CEO, and Thomas Drohan, CCO. From its roots in policing, the platform is now used across government, private and non-profit sectors to investigate cyber-crime, fraud, child protection, corruption, environmental crime, cheating in sports and much more.
Clare and Thomas are joined on the board of directors by Nick Harber, CFO; Mike Reid, Senior Partner at Frog Capital; and Adam
Global Investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) is to acquire AutoForm AG (AutoForm), a specialist in engineering software for sheet metal forming simulation, primarily used in the automotive industry, from global private equity firm Astorg.
Details of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approvals, are not being disclosed.
Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Pfäffikon, Switzerland, AutoForm provides software solutions for sheet metal forming simulation and Body in White (BiW) assembly simulation, mainly for the automotive industry. With its innovations for rapid and reliable validation of the BiW design, engineering, manufacturing, and assembly processes, AutoForm is setting the standards
BioAgilytix, a global contract research organisation (CRO), is to be further capitalised by Cinven, which will acquire a majority stake in the business, while current majority investor Cobepa, a Brussels-based private investment firm, will remain a significant minority investor in the Company.
Cobepa and GHO Capital, a specialist investor in global healthcare, acquired BioAgilytix in November of 2018. The company focuses on large molecule bioanalytical testing. The investment by Cinven will provide BioAgilytix with increased funding and resources to meet the growing demand for its high-quality bioanalytical services, driven by its strong scientific reputation and leading expertise in supporting the
Balderton Capital has raised its second fund of 2021 – a USD600 million fund focused on early-stage companies – to support its mission to be the leading provider of venture capital and founder support to European startups with global ambitions.
With close to 300 investments made since the firm was founded 21 years ago, Balderton has extensive experience backing exceptional founders from seed to growth stage, Europe-wide. Since the start of the year, Balderton has invested in 20 new startups in sectors ranging from reproductive health and instant commerce to data labelling and gaming.
The firm has also seen 13
XP Inc, a provider of low-fee financial products and services in Brazil, has acquired a minority stake in Vista Capital, one of the main independent equity and hedge funds managers in Brazil, with over BRZ4.5 billion in Assets Under Management (AUM).
This transaction reinforces XP’s strategy to develop the most complete ecosystem of managers and distributors in Brazil.
Additionally, the development of independent asset managers meets XP’s strategy by contributing to an increase in secondary market liquidity, helping to democratise investment products to more Brazilians.
Vista has a solid performance track record in hedge funds and equity funds, with its
Turnspire Capital Partners’ (Turnspire) newly formed company, Spectra Premium Mobility Solutions (Spectra) has acquired the assets of Spectra Premium Industries pursuant to the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) proceedings with the Quebec Superior Court and pursuant to the Chapter 15 proceedings with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Headquartered in Boucherville, Quebec, Spectra is a designer, manufacturer and distributor of thermal and fluid management products for the OEM and aftermarket automotive, heavy-duty truck and industrial segments. Spectra has more than 700 employees and operates manufacturing facilities in Boucherville and Quebec City, a network of distribution centres
Ceiba Energy, a Houston-based power company with a focus in Latin American markets, has completed the acquisition of 100 per cent of Breitener Energética from Petrobras and other minority partners.
Ceiba Energy is backed by Denham Capital, a global sustainable infrastructure, energy and resources focused investment firm.
Breitener Energética is a holding company that owns Breitener Jaraqui and Breitener Tambaqui (Breitener Group). Breitener Group owns and manages Tambaqui and Jaraqui, two operating gas-fired power plants located in Manaus, AM, Brazil. Tambaqui and Jaraqui have installed capacity of 155.8 MW and 156.7 MW, respectively. Both plants are fully contracted through
Cairngorm Capital Partners portfolio company, National Timber Group (NTG), an independent, added-value timber processing and distribution group, has acquired Orchard Timber Products Limited (Orchard Timber).
Established in 2004, Orchard Timber is a specialist distributor of timber, sheet materials, kitchens, doors, solid wood flooring, and decking, supplying a range of local housebuilders, contractors, and RMI-focused joiners. Orchard Timber is the national distribution partner for Kährs Flooring and Kährs’ largest stockist in the UK, carrying over 20,000 sq m of solid wood flooring at any given time. Headquartered in Forfar, Scotland, the company has a second depot in Livingston and a sales
Point72 has closed on a USD600 million funding round for Point72 Hyperscale, its inaugural private equity fund that acquires companies and uses applied artificial intelligence to modernise them into market leaders.
“The close of our first private equity fund with external investors marks an important milestone as our institutional private investing business enters a new phase of growth and maturity,” says Steven A Cohen, founder and CEO of Point72. “Point72 has a unique opportunity to apply our investment model and deep expertise to capitalise on the vast opportunities presented by investing in promising private companies.”
Earlier this year, the Firm
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