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BGF has taken a 25 per cent stake in mobile data specialist and eSIM Mobile Virtual Network Provider (MNVO), Jola Cloud Solutions Ltd for GBP10.25 million.
Sogelink and Geodesial Group, two leading providers of software solutions for infrastructure, construction and property management professionals, are to merge with the support of their common shareholder, private equity manager Keensight Capital.
With around 300 employees across nine offices (in France, Hungary, and Canada), 34,000 clients and 130,000 users, the resulting Group will become a leading company for Construction Tech in Europe and is well positioned to join the top 10 French software companies.
The new Group will offer a unique combination of best-of-breed and mission-critical software solutions used to simplify and optimise complex business processes in the building, infrastructure
MetLife Investment Management (MIM), the institutional asset management business of MetLife, will provide GBP 117.5 million in financing to the English Football League (EFL) to strengthen the league’s financial support of its Championship Clubs.
The financing agreement will allow the EFL to provide Championship Clubs with immediate additional funding following a difficult 12 months where many clubs’ finances were impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Championship Clubs have now played the equivalent of a full season without spectators in attendance due to pandemic preventative measures, impacting gate receipts and other matchday revenue streams.
Rick Parry, chair of the English Football League,
Manual has raised USD30 million in a Series A round for product development and international expansion, as the company sets its sight on becoming the go-to global platform for men’s health and wellbeing.
In the last 12 months, Manual has grown at a fast pace, quadrupling its revenue and expanding from the UK to Brazil, with a team of only 30 people.
Manual’s international investors will bring their unique experience to the table, supporting the company in its mission to help more men worldwide. US-based Sonoma Brands, Europe-based Felix Capital and Cherry Ventures have deep-rooted experience in the branding
Everwood Capital agreed today the sale of its 50MW photovoltaic plant Desafío Solar, located in the municipality of Escatrón in the Aragon region, to Falck Renewables SpA, an Italian listed company and a global player in the field of renewable energies.
The terms of the sale represent for Fund IV a capital gain (net of expenses and tax impact) of 51 per cent and an annual return (IRR) of 26 per cent.
Since 2015 Everwood Capital has completed over 50 acquisitions of merchant and regulated renewable energy projects for over 2.000 MW. Everwood Fund IV has completed the acquisition of
Eurazeo Brands, the division of Eurazeo focused on high growth, differentiated consumer brands, has signed an exclusivity agreement under which it will invest EUR68 million in Ultra Premium Direct as a majority shareholder.
Eurazeo is investing alongside co-founders Sophie and Matthieu Wincker and Eutopia, existing minority shareholder via Otium Consumer, which would reinvest in the transaction via its new fund.
Founded in 2013, Ultra Premium Direct (UPD) has quickly become a leading player in the French premium pet food market. As a digitally-native brand, it has a strong and engaged community, and was selected as one of the French
Cazoo Holdings Limited (Cazoo), a UK online car retailer, and AJAX I, a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), have signed a definitive business combination agreement.
AJAX is a USD805 million SPAC, founded by renowned US investor Dan Och in partnership with Glenn Fuhrman and a team of strategic advisors including the founders of Chipotle, Instagram, Square and 23andMe. Upon closing of the transaction, the combined company will be named Cazoo and will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the new ticker symbol “CZOO”.
Cazoo is pioneering the shift to online car buying in Europe and since
Private equity firm Astorg is to acquire Opus 2, a provider of integrated software and services for the global legal disputes market, via its newly launched Mid-Cap fund.
The Company was acquired from Five Arrows Principal Investments (FAPI) and Graham Smith-Bernal, the founder of the business.
Founded in 2008 and headquartered in London, UK, Opus 2’s cloud-based collaboration software is designed for case preparation and multi-party hearings enabling all stakeholders to work on a single platform. Opus 2 provides associated technology-enabled services including court reporting and real-time transcription, as well as virtual hearing services. The business has a blue-chip, global
Atlas Holdings (Atlas) has held the first and final close of its fourth private equity investment fund, Atlas Capital Resources IV LP (ACR IV) at its hard cap of USD3.1 billion.
The latest fundraising, which began in November 2020, means Atlas now manages more than USD6.0 billion of capital.
Atlas focuses on control investments in companies experiencing financial or operational stress. In both robust and challenging points in the business cycle, Atlas has demonstrated the ability to identify compelling investment opportunities, surround its companies with great talent, management teams and operational resources and facilitate the transformation of underperforming operations
Hamburg-based real asset specialist Aquila Capital acquired renewable energy assets across Europe in 2020 amounting to over 3.0 gigawatt.
In total, Aquila Capital signed 12 transactions across the three main technologies of renewable energy generation: hydropower, wind power and solar PV.
Roman Rosslenbroich, CEO and co-founder of Aquila Capital, says: “Renewable energy is at the heart of our investment offering. We are proud of reaching the important milestone of a renewables portfolio of 10.7 gigawatt. As a real asset investor, we are continuously looking for attractive investment opportunities for our clients. The ongoing energy transition and the European Green
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