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21 Invest France has acquired a majority stake in Edukea group alongside Christophe Caporossi, Chairman of the group.
Edukea is a training platform made up of three schools: ESO – a pioneer school for osteopathy training in France, founded in 1991; IFOA – a school dedicated to animal osteopathy, acquired in 2020; and ESNAT – a school dedicated to naturopathy, launched in 2021.
The group’s purpose is to train health professionals and practitioners specialising in alternative and natural medicine. It has thus structured a unique academic offer around human as well as animal health and well-being. Each school meets
UBCO, a specialist in utility electric vehicles, has secured USD10 million from existing investor Jubilee Glory Investments for its upcoming Series B funding round.
This additional investment comes hot on the heels of other key milestones for UBCO, which raised USD10 million USD earlier this year to fund global expansion by bringing on board investors Seven Peak Ventures, Nuance Capital, TPK, and existing venture investors GD1, and wholesale investment partners Snowball Effect and Enterprise Angels.
As part of this capital injection, UBCO has entered a supply chain management service agreement with TPK, leaning on the Taiwan-based global technology powerhouse’s network
Vinterior, a marketplace for curated vintage furniture and home accessories, today announces that it has raised GBP8 million in a Series A funding roundled by Active Partners.
The investment will be used to supercharge international growth and product innovation, build out the Vinterior team, and bring sustainable, vintage and antique home decor to consumers across Europe. Existing investors, including Venrex, also participated in the round.
Today’s consumers are increasingly looking for unique, characterful furniture that is both stylish and sustainable. However, the furniture market remains largely fragmented; customers must either settle for mass-produced ‘fast furniture’, splash out on expensive
Caisse des Dépôts has received a binding offer from Tikehau Capital, an alternative asset management group, to acquire a 42 per cent stake in its subsidiary Egis, a specialist in engineering, construction and mobility services.
Egis creates and operates smart infrastructure and buildings capable of responding to the climate emergency and the major challenges of our time, by enabling more balanced, sustainable and resilient regional development.
Pursuant to the proposed transaction, Tikehau Capital would hold 40 per cent to 44 per cent of Egis’ capital, through its T2 Energy Transition Fund[1]. Caisse des Dépôts would retain 34 per cent
AIM-listed Hardide (Hardide) has secured a GBP250,000 funding package from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) East & South East Midlands Debt Finance fund, managed by Maven Capital Partners (Maven) and backed by the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS).
The business intends to use the funding, which it secured back in April, to continue its innovative product development and expand its business development activity.
Bicester-headquartered Hardide is responsible for developing advanced nano-technology metal coatings, which are used to help increase the lifespan and optimise the performance of vital metal components which operate in abrasive, erosive and chemically aggressive environments.
Longford Capital Management, a specialist in commercial litigation finance, has held the final closing of its most recent fund (including a parallel fund, Fund III), at USD682 million.
Longford’s assets under management now exceed USD1.2 billion, placing it among the largest private equity firms focused on investments in legal assets. Fund III is the third private investment fund Longford has closed since the firm began operating in 2013.
Fund III includes repeat investors from Funds I and II, as well as many new investors, attracting capital from state and municipal pension funds, university endowments, foundations, single and multi-family offices, and
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP), a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, has acquired In-Place Machining Company in partnership with management.
IPM is a leading provider of high-acuity field machining, metrology and diamond wire-cutting services for mission-critical infrastructure and equipment. The Company’s services are an essential part of the maintenance, repair and service cycle for clients across a variety of end-markets including industrial and manufacturing, naval and marine, hydroelectric, metals, and aerospace. IPM was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The Company will continue to be led by CEO Dean Flint and the existing executive team.
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Digital marketing specialist Brainlabs, portfolio company of private equity investor Livingbridge, has made another addition to the agency, the full-service Amazon specialist, Molzi. The move is Brainlabs’ third acquisition this year.
Known for its industry-leading expertise in Google and Facebook advertising, the further inclusion of widely in-demand Amazon capability elevates the Brainlabs group to a leader across all three giants of the digital advertising triopoly.
As an Amazon preferred partner, Molzi has experienced exceptional growth since its inception in 2017 under the leadership of Founder and CEO Chris Mole. In particular, 2020 saw Molzi double the size of its
Ironwood Capital has exited its investment in Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS), a privately held waste and recycling company servicing Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
LRS is led by industry veteran Alan Handley, CEO. Ironwood has extensive experience in the environmental services industry, completing more than a dozen platform investments in the waste management vertical.
“We have enjoyed working with Alan and his team at LRS during this time of rapid company growth,” says Dickson Suit, partner and head of the Environmental Services team at Ironwood Capital. “LRS management has seamlessly executed its acquisition plan while maintaining high environmental
InvestX Capital, a private market secondaries platform and financial technology company, has secured a strategic investment from Jefferies Financial Group, Virtu Financial, and Canaccord Genuity Group.
Marcus New, CEO and Founder of InvestX says: “We are thrilled to partner with these leading financial institutions as we expand our Growth Equity Marketplace (InvestX GEM), a private market secondaries platform, focused on pre-IPO giants, to sell-side firms. Their tremendous knowledge, experience and networks will accelerate our ability to expand our solutions for a broader range of broker dealers and issuers, creating higher levels of electronification and transparency while lowering costs to all
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