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ARQIS has advised BME Group on the acquisition of the Mahler Group – a general building materials and tiles distributor in Bavaria. The sale of shares is still subject to approval by the relevant competition authorities and is expected to be completed in the course of 2021.
BME is one of Europe’s specialist building material distribution companies and active in the distribution of building materials in Germany under the brands Bauking (General Builders Merchant) as well as Paulsen Gruppe, Detering, Bergmann & Franz (all Sanitary, Heating & Plumbing merchants). With the acquisition of the Mahler Group, Bauking will expand its
Arma Partners has acted as exclusive financial advisor to Talentsoft on its proposed sale to Cegid, a Silver Lake portfolio company.
The transaction is subject to approval by the relevant regulatory authorities and customary works council consultations.
Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Paris, Talentsoft is a cloud-native European leader in Human Capital Management (HCM) software with 2,200 customers active in 130 countries. Talentsoft leverages an open HCM platform with powerful talent management, learning and core HR capabilities to enhance the employee experience while adjusting to cultural, linguistic and regulatory requirements of HR management across Europe. Led by its
In this week’s podcast, Mark Yusko – founder, chief investment officer and managing director of Morgan Creek Capital Management – discusses why, in his view, SPACs are now replacing the traditional Series C, D and E rounds, how retail investors could tap into previously ‘hard to access’ late-stage growth PE with the help of SPAC vehicles, and his take on the viability of the SPAC craze.
Moonfare is launching the Moonfare Growth Equity Portfolio, a new portfolio of technology funds that gives individual investors access to the most exciting strategies in private equity.
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Indigo Medical, a provider of material review, medical signatory approval services and medical communication for global pharmaceutical and biopharma companies, is joining imc group with the backing of pan-European investor Waterland Private Equity.
The new partnership enhances imc group’s increasing geographic footprint and capabilities, as well as disrupts the global healthcare communications industry with a one-stop service for clients across seven core divisions: Medical & Scientific Content, Publications, Digital & Creative, Insights & Consulting, Patient Engagement, Meetings & Events, and Medical Compliance & Material Review.
Established by pharmaceutical industry veterans, Tina and Rak Patel, Indigo Medical’s highly specialist knowledge
NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) and managed by Maven Capital Partners (Maven), has led a GBP2 million funding round for LCC (Liverpool Chirochem Limited), an international chemical technology business whose products form the building blocks to the research and development of new drugs.
The NPIF – Maven Equity Fund invested GBP1 million, alongside the GBP1 million from the Government’s Future Fund.
NPIF – Maven Equity Finance originally invested GBP500,000 in 2018 to support the company through its ‘proof of concept’ phase and establish operations in the UK and China, as well as
GreenBone Ortho SpA, a specialist in the field of bone regeneration, has completed a EUR10 million Series B investment round led by existing shareholders – 3B Future Health Fund, Innogest SGR, Meta Group, CDP Venture Capital Sgr, Italian Angels for Growth and other private investors.
The company has now raised EUR22 million equity investments since its inception in 2015 in Faenza, Italy.
Millions of people worldwide have bone repair surgery to treat bone loss resulting from trauma, cancer or bone degenerative conditions. Bone replacement use bone transplant (the best option today) or bone grafts (ceramic, polymer and metal alloys), but
Doctify, a healthcare review platform, has secured an additional USD7.5 million in its latest funding round, taking the overall investment to date to USD20 million.
The round was led by Keen Venture Partners, with participation from existing investors, Amadeus Capital, Guinness Asset Management, as well as Tom Teichman (an early-stage investor in Doctify and in Lastminute.com, Made.com and Notonthehighstreet.com).
Founded in 2016, Doctify aims to increase trust and transparency in healthcare by providing greater access to verified patient reviews. With review platforms such as Glassdoor and Trustpilot helping people build trust in businesses, Doctify is pioneering in the healthcare review space,
Temasek and BlackRock are to establish a new partnership called Decarbonization Partners which will launch a series of late stage venture capital and early growth private equity investment funds focussed on advancing decarbonisation solutions to accelerate global efforts to achieve a net zero economy by 2050.
BlackRock and Temasek intend to commit a combined USD600 million in initial capital to invest in multiple funds launched by the partnership. The funds will also raise third-party capital from investors who are committed to achieving a net zero world while also seeking to obtain long-term sustainable financial returns. Decarbonization Partners has a fundraising
ReSolve Capital Partners, a UK specialist investment house, has successfully exited its investment in Swimming Nature, the largest independent provider of swimming tuition in the UK.
In October 2019, ReSolve Capital Partners began working with Swimming Nature, which at the time sought working capital as well as expert advice to expand its offering and achieve its ambitious goal of expanding across the UK. A strategy was developed to stabilise the business, increase focus on more profitable demographics and improve internal processes. With the support of ReSolve Capital Partners the business has now been successfully turned around and the Ferre family
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