Allocations
Pollen Street Capital Private Equity (Pollen Street), a London-based, independent, alternative investment management company, will take a majority stake in mobile top-up service Ding, in partnership with a substantial investment from the existing founder Mark Roden.
The transaction is expected to complete in September.
Roden says: “We are delighted to announce the investment by Pollen Street Capital. The addition of a strategic investor to our company marks an important milestone for Ding and sets us up for significant growth. Sixteen years ago, we set out with a mission to solve a real problem, to simplify how people separated
Pamlico Capital (Pamlico) announced today that it has made a significant growth investment in Profisee, a provider of master data management (MDM) software.
As part of the transaction, Pamlico will acquire a majority ownership stake in Profisee while existing investor ParkerGale Capital (ParkerGale) and the management team will retain a minority stake in the Company. Further transaction details have not been disclosed.
Founded in 2007, the Profisee MDM platform makes it easy to deliver a single, trusted, and complete view of business-critical data across the enterprise to power innovation, transformation, and growth. With the support of Pamlico and ParkerGale, Profisee
Oakley Capital’s portfolio company WindStar Medical (WindStar) has acquired LAB Cosmetics (LAB), a provider of ‘clean beauty’ products.
The founders of LAB are reinvesting in the combined business and will continue to manage LAB in partnership with WindStar.
Based in Hamburg, Germany, LAB specialises in the development, fulfilment and marketing of ‘clean beauty’ cosmetics that are free from harmful chemicals, selling its fast-growing flagship brands DAYTOX and BEAUTY GLAM via leading European retailers as well as via online direct-to-consumer (‘D2C’) channels and marketplaces.
WindStar is Germany’s leading over-the-counter (OTC) consumer healthcare company which designs, develops and commercialises branded
Marlin Equity Partners acquires a majority stake in Rydoo and becomes the major shareholder of the SaaS software solutions provide for managing business travel and expense reports.
With Marlin’s support, Rydoo will accelerate its global expansion with the ultimate objective to become a leading global player in the Travel and Expense (T&E) industry.
Rydoo, operating since 2018, offers end users and finance managers an end-to-end solution to efficiently manage the travel and expense journey of employees within one single tool. The company’s two modules, Travel and Expense, cover the entire value chain of T&E management through one application. Rydoo aids
E-commerce scale-up Dwarfs has reached an agreement with European Special Situations investor North Wall Capital to provide EUR30 million debt financing from the firm’s dedicated e-commerce lending strategy.
The total funding will be used to finance new acquisitions, including the immediate completion of the acquisition of four online stores in the lifestyle and home furnishing sectors.
Capitalising on strong momentum in the e-commerce market, Dwarfs is experiencing rapid growth and, in addition to the €30 million acquisition credit facility secured from North Wall Capital, the Company is looking to secure further additional equity capital from investors over the course
arive, a German-based company that delivers high-end consumer brands to your door within 30 minutes, has raised EUR6 million in seed funding from 468 Capital, La Famiglia VC and Balderton Capital to transform consumer shopping habits.
By bringing together a curated selection of well-known brands and last-mile delivery logistics with an innovative tech stack, arive wants to change how people shop. From fitness products, cosmetics, personal care, homeware, tech and fashion, consumers can use arive to order everything they want and love. Consumers submit an order on the app, which is then picked by arive staff in city warehouses, before
Apex Group (Apex) has expanded its relationship with Launch Africa Ventures (Launch Africa), a Pan-African Venture Capital fund, addressing the significant funding gap in the Seed and pre-Series A investment landscape in Africa.
Launch Africa invests capital, time, and expertise into leading B2B and B2B2C early-stage, technology-driven startups with strong management teams and scalable solutions. Their current portfolio spans 11 countries, and includes co-investments alongside leading regional funds, accelerators and angel investor groups on the continent. By drawing upon diverse global advisory networks and unique access to corporate distribution channels across Africa, Launch Africa seeks to unlock value for their
Priority Power Management (Priority Power), an independent energy services provider, has secured a USD250 million investment from funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management (Oaktree) and other select institutional investors.
Ara Partners, a Houston-based private equity firm specialising in industrial decarbonisation investments that acquired Priority Power in 2019, will continue to hold an ownership stake.
“Oaktree is excited to partner with Priority Power and Ara Partners to accelerate Priority Power’s deployment of innovative energy solutions that enable customers to secure energy resources reliably and economically while contributing to grid stability, advancing their adoption of renewable energy, and achieving their sustainability goals.”
Kirkland & Ellis has advised Bain Capital on its investment in Berlin Brands Group (BBG).
With Bain Capital’s acquisition of a minority stake from Ardian, BBG becomes the latest European unicorn. The majority of the shares are still held by Peter Chaljawski and the executive team. BBG has also secured USD700 million of additional equity and debt financing to further develop growth and fund M&A.
BBG is a global e-commerce company and one of the pioneers in the direct-to-consumer business. The Berlin-based hidden champion currently sells over 3,700 everyday items and trendy products across 34 of its own e-commerce
Investcorp, a global provider and manager of alternative investment products, has completed the sale of PRO Unlimited by Investcorp and funds managed by Harvest Partners, an established New York-based private equity firm, to EQT Private Equity, a global investment firm.
The transaction was first announced on 28 June, 2021.
Founded in 1991, PRO Unlimited delivers a full range of services to address procurement, management and compliance issues related to contingent and temporary workers, including independent contractors, consultants and freelancers. PRO Unlimited operates in over 50 countries and provides services to some of the world’s largest and most prestigious companies through
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