Allocations
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Walgreen Co, is making a majority investment in Shields Health Solutions, a specialist in integrated, health system-owned specialty pharmacy care.
WBA’s investment signifies another step the company is taking to accelerate innovative healthcare models for future growth, providing a platform to further develop health system partnerships and coordinate care for those with complex, chronic conditions.
The approximately USD970 million investment will support the continued growth of Shields’ health system-based specialty pharmacy strategy, and builds on a minority equity investment that WBA announced in July 2019. The new investment gives WBA approximately
Hayden AI, a smart city solutions provider that developed the world’s first autonomous traffic management platform, has raised USD20 million in a Series A funding round led by TYH Ventures with participation from previous investors Autotech Ventures, BootstrapLabs and Modern Venture Partners, bringing the company’s total funding to over USD30 million.
The new funds will be used to expand its reach nationally and internationally, and to accelerate hiring across R&D, cybersecurity, and customer support.
Hayden AI bridges the innovation gap in traffic management by combining artificial intelligence with mobile sensors that have the ability to see and reason in 3D.
Trilantic North America, a leading, growth-focused middle market private equity firm, has completed the acquisition of the On-Demand Manufacturing business from 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) in partnership with Ziad Abou, a tenured industry pioneer who will operate as Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and other industry executives.
Effective with the completion of this transaction, the Company will begin operating as Quickparts and inherits an established industry brand that is an internationally recognised digital manufacturing leader in providing on-demand 3D printing and custom manufacturing services.
Going forward, Quickparts plans to focus on expanding and advancing its services, delivering greater
An affiliate of private Sun Capital Partners (Sun Capital) has completed the sale of Arrow Tru-Line Holding (Arrow), an independent US provider of sectional overhead garage door components. Terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed.
Arrow, acquired by an affiliate of Sun Capital in January 2017, manufactures structurally critical garage door hardware in North America, offering high-quality products including hinges, brackets, angles, and pre-assembled track sets, as well as value-added services. The Company operates four distribution centres across the United States and Canada.
“Our investment in Arrow Tru-Line is a great example of the positive impact that we
Seraphim Space Investment Trust (LSE: SSIT), the world’s first listed fund focused on Space Tech, has acquired a holding in Arqit Quantum Inc. (Arqit) from the Seraphim Space LP (Seraphim Space Fund).
As set out in the IPO prospectus, Seraphim Space will acquire four assets from the Seraphim Space Fund for newly issued ordinary shares in the Company. This acquisition represents the second of those transactions to complete.
Arqit is a leader in quantum encryption technology designed to eliminate the threat of cyber-attack and data theft. The business has a unique quantum encryption Platform-as-a-Service which makes the communications links
RLDatix, a specialist in governance, risk and compliance (GRC) solutions for healthcare, has completed the acquisition of UK-based Allocate Software (Allocate), a provider of human capital management solutions that help healthcare organisations deliver safe and effective care.
With the completion of this acquisition, RLDatix cements its position as the global innovator in healthcare GRC, combining its industry leading patient safety, risk, compliance and provider management capabilities with Allocate’s leading workforce management solutions. It also further accelerates Applied Safety IntelligenceTM, the company’s strategy to shift healthcare from reactive risk management to proactive prevention.
“We’re thrilled to complete the acquisition of
eVisit, a Virtual Care platform for large healthcare providers, has closed a USD45 million Series B financing round led by the Growth Equity business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management (Goldman Sachs), with participation from Texas Health Resources, Tom Burton and Steve Barlow (Co-founders of Health Catalyst), and existing insiders.
eVisit will invest the capital to drive growth by building out its Virtual Care platform and scaling up its sales and marketing efforts.
The fundraise comes in the midst of eVisit’s rapid operational growth and staff expansion, driven by enterprise demand for its Virtual Care capabilities from large-scale Healthcare Organization (HCO)
Commonfund Capital has held the closing of its third secondaries fund, Commonfund Capital Secondary Partners III, at its hard cap of USD675 million.
The fund was oversubscribed and had strong participation from existing limited partners as well a number of new investors; limited partners include foundations, endowments, family offices, insurance companies and sophisticated clients of the registered investment advisor and consultant community.
Commonfund Capital has invested in private capital since 1988 and has included secondary investments as an increasingly important allocation within their portfolios since 1993. They offered their first dedicated secondaries fund in 2015.
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Blue Bear Capital, a venture and growth equity firm focused on AI-powered solutions for the world’s energy, infrastructure, and climate challenges, has held the oversubscribed final close of its second venture capital fund at its hard cap of USD150 million.
Like Blue Bear’s first fund, the new fund will focus on digital technologies making an outsized impact in markets including wind, solar, the electric grid, EV infrastructure, transportation, and energy-intensive industries.
“Trillions of dollars will be spent to scale renewable energy, modernize infrastructure, and secure sustainable supply chains,” says Blue Bear partner Ernst Sack. “Meanwhile artificial intelligence is redefining how
Private investment house Ardian has acquired a majority stake in Florida Food Products (FFP) through its US Buyout team from MidOcean Partners (MidOcean) for an enterprise value in excess of USD1 billion.
MidOcean initially invested in the business in 2018 and will retain a significant stake in FFP alongside Ardian. Additional terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
FFP is the leading innovator, formulator and producer of vegetable and fruit-based clean label ingredients. The Company’s products replace traditional, synthetic ingredients with natural, plant-based alternatives, which improve texture and flavor, extend shelf life, and ultimately provide consumers with clean label and
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