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Vision Innovation Partners has acquired Northeastern Eye Institute, the largest and most comprehensive eye care centre in Northeastern Pennsylvania, complete with 15 locations and one ambulatory surgery centre.
The acquisition further strengthens Vision Innovation Partners’ presence throughout Pennsylvania and expands its growing network of ophthalmology practices and ambulatory surgery centers in the Mid-Atlantic region.
“Our practice was established in 1984 with the goal of providing compassionate and state-of-the-art eye care. Northeastern Eye Institute is proud to announce we are joining forces with Vision Innovation Partners to further enhance our industry-leading eye care. We continue our dedication to preserving sight and
Edinburgh-based dental technology company, Calcivis, is preparing for a US launch with a restructuring of its board and the successful completion of its latest funding round.
Calcivis has developed the world’s first biotechnology-based dental imaging system and has been part of the portfolio of the Scottish business angel investment syndicate, Archangels, since 2012. The Calcivis Imaging System can identify active tooth decay at an early stage, allowing dentists to use preventive treatments.
The leading life sciences veteran, Dr John Brown, has been appointed non-executive chairman of Calcivis, succeeding James Browning, who has stepped down from the role after eight
London-based unified communications firm TelcoSwitch has secured a substantial investment to fund the acquisition of SureVoIP, the firm’s third acquisition in just seven months.
As part of this deal, TelcoSwitch will gain an Aberdeen office, its third regional office in the UK, and will incorporate the SureVoIP team into the wider TelcoSwitch Group, broadening the company’s presence in northern UK regions. Founder and managing director at SureVoIP, Gavin Henry, will also join the TelcoSwitch Group as its newly appointed chief information officer.
TelcoSwitch specialises in unified communications and enables organisations to communicate and collaborate using software that delivers voice,
Livingbridge, a UK-based mid-market private equity investors, has invested in social media publishing business, Jungle Creations. The investment was made through Livingbridge’s Enterprise 3 fund, which invests in fast-growth SMEs.
Worldwide Produce (WWP), a portfolio company of industrial-focused private equity firm Sole Source Capital, has acquired Vision Produce (VP), a premier importer and distributor of fresh produce to US and Canadian markets. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Established in 1980 with facilities in both Los Angeles and Phoenix, Vision Produce is a fresh produce importer and distributor selling primarily to retail, wholesale, and foodservice distribution customers in the Western United States. The company offers a variety of produce including mangos, limes, melons, chili peppers and more, which are sourced primarily from Mexico and South America. Additionally, VP
Private equity firm Parallel49 Equity has closed closing the sale of Indianapolis-based Kinetrex Energy to Kinder Morgan, (NYSE – KMI) for USD310 million. Parallel49’s Fund V acquired Kinetrex in December 2016.
Kinetrex is a supplier of liquefied natural gas in the Midwest and a rapidly growing player in producing and supplying renewable natural gas (RNG) under long-term contracts to transportation service providers.
Under Parallel49 ownership, Kinetrex completed a significant expansion into landfill-based RNG production, transforming Kinetrex into a leading alternative energy company and helping its customers achieve carbon negative mandates as well as their environmental, social and governance objectives.
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Law Business Research (LBR), a portfolio company of Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP), has acquired Hopkins Bruce Publishers LLC (Docket Navigator). Headquartered in London with offices in Hong Kong and Washington DC, LBR is a provider of business information, legal analysis tools and networking for global legal markets.
Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, Docket Navigator is a provider of patent litigation information across the United States. Its proprietary technology tracks, processes, organises and synthesises every significant event across US district courts, the Court of Federal Claims, the International Trade Commission, and certain Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Echion Technologies (Echion), a developer of next generation materials for Lithium-Ion batteries, has raised GBP10 million in a Series A founding round led by led by CBMM – the world’s leading supplier of niobium products and BGF.
A new configurable investment vehicle is bridging the gap between capital raisers and financial institutions that want to offer a broader range of alternative investments to their clients.
With more firms looking to raise capital and close funding rounds in a shorter space of time, the investment structuring solution uses technology to meet all regulatory requirements quickly and in a more robust manner.
The investment vehicle, created by fintech company Delio, offers greater flexibility for firms when raising capital for their clients by enabling them to expand the distribution of opportunities beyond traditional institutional investors. At the same time, the
BurdaPrincipal Investments (BPI), the growth capital arm of media and tech company Hubert Burda Media, has invested in UK-based Oddbox, a platform that is leveraging technology to fight food waste.
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