Acofi Gestion has closed a EUR10 million financing for the French fintech KNAVE through its Predirec ABL-2 asset-backed corporate debt fund.  The purpose of this transaction is to finance the acquisition of electrified vehicles, especially in the HONDA distribution network.   KNAVE, a French start-up created in 2019, industrialises shared vehicles diffusion allowing any organisation regardless of their original activity, to add a short-term rental service into their business model without initial investment. Thanks to its secure mobile applications, KNAVE offers a shared and clean mobility solution, particularly aimed toward dealerships, historical players in car distribution.   The vehicles acquired

Lauxera Capital Partners has made an investment in Caresyntax as part of a USD100 million Series C fundraise. Other new investors include PFM Health Sciences LP, Optum Ventures, Intel Capital, Vesalius Biocapital Partners, Arno Capital, and Reyazat Investments.  Existing investors Relyens, IPF Partners, and Surgical.AI also participated in the round.  Alex Slack, Chief Investment Officer, and co-founder of Lauxera Capital Partners will take roles on the Board’s strategy and audit and risk committees. Caresyntax operates the leading, AI-driven, enterprise-grade platform for collecting, tracking, and analysing data on surgical procedures to enhance outcomes and patient safety. Through an innovative partnership strategy

Permira has acquired a 36 per cent stake in New Immo Group, a specialist in digital real estate in France through the SAFTI and megAgence brands, via its Permira Growth Opportunities Fund.  The company’s co-founders and managers are the majority shareholders. Qualium Investissement, who originally invested in New Immo Group in 2018, will retain its stake in the company.   “In addition to the growth achieved by SAFTI and megAgence, this investment reinforces our strategic vision. Customers and real estate agents are always looking to reduce the time transactions take, costs and the lack of transparency. We think that our

TPA Capital has completed its investment in Bis Henderson, a provider of professional services in the Supply Chain sector. The investment will help accelerate the company’s growth ambitions across its Consulting, Space solutions and Recruitment offerings. Established by Andy Kaye in 2000, Bis has grown into a multi-faceted logistics and supply chain solutions group, helping clients solve mission critical issues that underpin their operations and growth objectives. Bis has proven its ability to innovate and tailor its solutions to the rapidly evolving backdrop in logistics and supply chain, further exacerbated by recent global developments. Over the last two decades the

Supersapiens has secured USD13.5 million in a capital raise led by MICA Ventures AG.  The new energy management ecosystem, powered by Abbott’s Libre Sense Glucose Sport Biosensor, has secured the largest investment in the sports continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) space, garnering investment from preeminent fitness and performance brands including the founder of Zwift and Wahoo. Joining lead investor Michael Hartweg, founder of MICA Ventures AG, is Ed Baker, former VP of product and growth at Uber and head of international growth at Facebook, Harvey Schwartz, former co-president and CFO of Goldman Sachs, Rémi Duchemin, co-founder of OC Sport, and Eric

Funds advised by Corten Capital (Corten) are to acquire Matrix42, a provider of Digital Workspace Management software, from EMERAM Capital Partners (EMERAM).  The financial terms of the transaction, which is subject to customary regulatory approvals, are not disclosed.   Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, Matrix42 provides innovative solutions for digital workspace management and was recently ranked the top vendor for Enterprise Service Management and Secure Unified Endpoint Management. The Matrix42 platform, used by more than 5,000 customers worldwide, automates mission-critical IT and business support processes, license and cloud expense management, and related enterprise workflows, while delivering operational