Allocations
High-Tech Gründerfonds, Creathor Ventures, KfW and Bayern Kapital have announced that they are committed to sell their shares of SIRION Biotech GmbH, a global provider of viral vector-based technologies that drive improved delivery performance for cell and gene therapies.
University of Edinburgh start-up REOptimize Systems, has completed a seed funding round to accelerate the commercialisation of its ground-breaking wind turbine improvement technology. Enhanced by proprietary Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, this breakthrough innovation will maximise energy production on commercial wind turbines.
REOptimize has concluded a GBP300,000 equity seed funding made by a group of investors including Ian Marchant, the former CEO of the utility giant SSE and Johnnie Andringa, a serial entrepreneur in wind energy and other renewable energy technologies.
REOptimize Systems has recently deployed their technology in several commercial projects, achieving an increase in annual energy production in
Vienna-based Ed-Tech scale-up GoStudent, which provides one-to-one video-based online tutoring, has hit unicorn status less than 2.5 years after finding its current business model, following a successful Series C funding round of EUR205 million.
Global beauty and wellness company Present Life has sold its brand Healist to leading US CBD lifestyle company Kadenwood.
In a simultaneous move Present Life owner The Craftory is investing in Kadenwood thereby creating a new partnership intended to disrupt the industry status quo.
“Healist’s mission is to help people defend their wellness against the challenges of modern life. Just 12 months after its launch, we have already built a successful business with national distribution across the USA, UK, & Brazil and have a loyal base of customers who love the brand. We are thrilled that this partnership with Kadenwood
Foresight Group, a listed infrastructure and private equity investment manager, has invested GBP3.0 million of growth capital into NorthWest EHealth Limited (NWEH), providers of software and services to the clinical trials market.
Established in 2016, NWEH grew out of a collaboration between the University of Manchester, Salford Royal Foundation NHS Trust and Salford Clinical Commissioning Group. Its products provide the life sciences industry with an alternative approach to clinical trial design and management. NWEH’s leading-edge technologies help run trials more cost effectively, from feasibility studies to the World’s first large scale Phase III trial using data directly from source electronic
European private equity firm PAI Partners (PAI) is to acquire Pasubio, a specialised provider of premium leather for the automotive industry, from CVC Capital Partners VI (CVC).
Headquartered in Vicenza, Italy, a renowned leather district, Pasubio is a leading European leather manufacturer, which produces high quality leather products for car interiors serving the premium and luxury automotive segments. Pasubio employs approximately 1,000 people and operates six facilities, where it performs tanning, post-tanning and cutting activities. The Company has plants in Europe and North America as well as a dedicated R&D centre in Italy. Key clients include Porsche, BMW, Bentley, JLR,
Bridges Evergreen (Evergreen), a specialist long-term investment partner for mission-driven organisations, has acquired a majority stake in Skills Training UK, an independent skills training provider.
Skills Training UK is one of the leaders in its sector – it has a long track record of growth and achievement in the design and delivery of employer-responsive apprenticeships and individual-focused skills programmes that align with business needs, creating sustainable employment and supporting social mobility. It has received numerous awards for the quality of its provision, including TES Training Provider of the Year 2019 and TES Apprenticeship Programme of the Year 2020.
Working
Leukocare AG, a biotechnology company specialised in the field of biopharmaceutical formulation development, has closed a USD17.5 million (EUR 14.6 million) financing, led by Petrichor Healthcare Capital Management, with participation from existing Leukocare shareholders.
The financing consists of a USD15 million convertible loan and a USD2.5 million equity investment from Petrichor. Proceeds will be used to accelerate Leukocare’s US expansion activities, bolster the company’s expertise in the fields of viral vector and vaccine formulation, as well as the emerging field of mRNA formulation, and to expand the Company’s suite of bioinformatics capabilities.
Michael Scholl, Chief Executive Officer at Leukocare, says:
Godspeed Capital Management (Godspeed Capital) has acquired Austin Brockenbrough & Associates (Brockenbrough), an architecture, engineering, and surveying company which supports Federal, State, and Municipal Government clients. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
The newly acquired Company will join Godspeed Capital’s existing portfolio company, Prime Engineering, (Prime) under a newly formed multi-disciplinary Engineering & Consulting services growth platform called Prime ABA, LP (“Prime ABA”). Prime ABA will provide a full continuum of architecture, design, engineering, surveying, consulting, and construction management services to a wide range of public and private sector clients, addressing the fundamental and growing demand
BGF has completed a cornerstone investment in The Artisanal Spirits Company plc, a specialist retailer of premium single cask, single malt Scotch whisky and other spirits, as part of its admission to trading on AIM. The admission took place on 4 June 2021.
Headquartered in Edinburgh, The Artisanal Spirits Company (ASC) is the owner of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS), the leading curator and provider of premium single cask Scotch malt whisky to a global customer base of subscribers. Founded in 1983, SMWS commands a membership of 28,000 members, across 30 countries.
BGF invested GBP7 million in ASC
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