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eEquity AB, a Stockholm-based growth investor focusing on investments in digitally enabled businesses, has sold price comparison website PriceRunner to Klarna, a global retail bank founded in Sweden.
PriceRunner will bring new features in the form of product reviews, rich product discovery and price comparisons to the Klarna app to enhance the shopping, payments and banking experience for consumers globally.
eEquity invested in PriceRunner in early 2020 and Klarna will acquire PriceRunner at a valuation over SEK9 billion, bringing eEquity’s total return on investment to over 15 times. Klarna will pay 40 per cent of the price in cash and
Offen Petroleum (Offen) has completed two separate transactions where it acquired a portfolio of branded motor fuel dealer contracts from Petroleum Management (PM), a motor fuel distributor headquartered in Platteville, Colorado, and certain logistics assets of Pathfinder Transportation (Pathfinder), a distributor of propane in Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma.
Offen is an independent distributor of motor fuels, propane, lubricants, and offers petroleum logistics services in 26 states throughout the Western and Midwestern United States. The business combinations continue to strengthen Offen’s geographic density and product offerings.
Petroleum Management is owned jointly by Bill Scaff and Ed Holloway and is
Bridges Fund Management (Bridges), a sustainable and impact investor, has appointed Eva Sarma as an Investment Director for Bridges Evergreen, its long-term capital vehicle.
Sarma previously spent 11 years at 3i, latterly as a Director in the UK private equity team. More recently she was Chief Operating Officer and Company Secretary of Level 20, a not-for-profit organisation that champions gender diversity in the private equity industry. She has extensive experience as a Non-Executive Director: she currently holds board positions with Level 20 and The Place, the UK’s premier contemporary dance centre, while her previous board positions include Mayborn, owner of
AXA IM Alts, a global leader in alternative investments with cEUR163 billion of assets under management, has expanded its suite of Secured Finance solutions for pension fund clients, with the launch of a new Global Secured Assets (GSA) Strategy.
The new strategy invests through an open-ended vehicle across a wide range of assets in both public and private markets to provide clients with a diversified portfolio of global secured finance assets, delivering yield pick up over traditional credit, while focusing on capital preservation.
The strategy leverages the expertise of AXA IM Alts’ Real Assets and Structured Finance teams, to
Waterline Renewal Technologies, a portfolio company of Behrman Capital, has acquired Pipe Lining Supply, a full-service cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) lateral lining and drain, waste and vent (DWV) sewer pipe rehabilitation supplier specialised in best-in-class customer support and training.
Aligned with Waterline Renewal Technologies’ growth strategy, the acquisition will provide Waterline Renewal Technologies with a solid foundation for the continued development of its business in North America. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 2004 by Linda Heisler and later joined by her husband John Heisler, Pipe Lining Supply is a provider of consumables and equipment for
VU Compare, a vehicle finance and insurance comparison site, has secured GBP70,000 in pre-seed capital to support product development and marketing, ahead of its official launch later this year.
Tim Borthwick, Managing Director of VU Compare, says: “VU Compare is such an exciting proposition and one that myself and the team are exceptionally proud of. It promises to be a real market disrupter, offering a much more comprehensive suite of comparison facilities, compared to its nearest competitors.
“We’re thrilled to have raised such a significant amount of capital in a short period, which will make a huge difference as
North West-based corporate finance boutique Rickitt Mitchell has acted as financial advisor to commercial cleaning provider AM Services Group (AMSG) on sale to facilities and property managed services provider Pinnacle Group (Pinnacle).
The acquisition will extend Pinnacle’s service capacity, technical skill set and expert knowledge across new FM sectors, including retail, manufacturing and chemical industries.
With AMSG headquartered in Lancashire, the acquisition also enhances Pinnacle’s ability to deliver holistic seamless services to a broader range of communities in accordance with their commitment to community stewardship.
Established in 2001, 750-strong AMSG has over 20 years of collective FM business
O2 Investment Partners has partnered with Capital Construction and its CEO, Andy Oakes, to support the company’s rapid growth. Terms of the investment have not been disclosed.
Founded by Oakes in 2011, Capital Construction (Capital) is a provider of roof replacement and other exterior restoration services to single-family and multi-family residential customers. Capital focuses on restoring properties that have been damaged by hail and/or wind and guides its customers through the complex construction and insurance processes with a high-touch, tech-enabled approach that is a true differentiator in the fragmented roofing landscape.
Andy Oakes, CEO of Capital, says: “We have seen
Permutive, an audience platform for publishers and advertisers, which enables media to be traded in a privacy-safe way, has secured USD75 million in Series C from SoftBank Vision Fund 2.
It brings Permutive’s total funding raised to date to USD105 million, with previous investors EQT Ventures, Octopus Ventures, and ACE & Company also participating. The funding will enable Permutive to grow its patented on-device technology and scale its Audience Platform to create a global privacy-first infrastructure for programmatic advertising, now a USD155 billion industry.
Personal data has powered digital advertising for over ten years; its misuse has captured the attention
HIG Capital (HIG) portfolio company, USALCO has completed a merger with G2O Technologies (G2O), a portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners (Arsenal). Ken Gayer, the current USALCO CEO, will lead the new company which will continue to bear the name USALCO.
The USALCO and G2O merger creates one of North America’s leading water treatment chemical producers with 27 sites extending from California to Puerto Rico. The combined company will have in-house transportation capabilities and offer a range of products, including aluminium and iron salts, organic polymers, and specialty blended formulations.
“This merger marks an exciting milestone for our customers, employees,
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