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O’Melveny has represented Menlo Microsystems, a company responsible for re-inventing the electronic switch, in its USD44 million Series B funding round.This funding round allows Menlo Micro to significantly accelerate product development and the scaling of production lines.
The round was led by 40 North Ventures alongside San Francisco-based Piva, leading global investor Paladin Capital Group, Vertical Venture Partners, and Tony Fadell’s Future Shape. This round brings Menlo Micro to USD77 million in total funding to date. Menlo Micro is also backed by Corning and Microsemi.
Headquartered in Irvine, California, Menlo Micro has created an entirely new category of electronic switches.
Real estate investor Altera Vastgoed (Altea) and Van Wijnen Projectontwikkeling West have reached agreement on the acquisition of 28 apartments and two maisonettes in the De Rede project in Uithoorn.The project is located on the River Amstel in the centre of Uithoorn, opposite the marina. The location is within the Amsterdam urban region and features excellent connections to Amstelveen, Amsterdam and other cities in the vicinity. The planned extension of the Amstellijn suburban tram line will provide a direct connection to the Amsterdam Zuid (WTC) railway station.
Altera’s CEO, Jaap van der Bijl, says: “The demand for homes in this
Proterra, a specialist in heavy-duty electric transportation, has secured a USD200 million investment led by Cowen Sustainable Advisors (CSI), along with supporting investments from Soros Fund Management, Generation Investment Management, and Broadscale Group. The new investment is comprised of USD150 million from CSI and investments totalling USD50 million from Soros Fund Management, Generation Investment Management, and Broadscale Group.
The new investment will support general corporate purposes, including Proterra’s battery and electric drivetrain research and development, business development activities to expand the use of Proterra’s technology in additional commercial vehicle segments, and the company’s Proterra Energy business to provide supplemental charging
The Patrimonium Private Equity Fund (“Patrimonium”), advised by Patrimonium Private Equity Advisors, has acquired a majority stake in the Roth Group, a Swiss provider of structural fire protection, technical insulation and coating solutions. This lays the foundation for a seamless continuation of the Roth Group’s successful business model. At the same time, the transaction creates synergies for both partners and the financial strength of Patrimonium allows for targeted investments in future growth. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.
Patrimonium acquires a controlling majority in the Roth Group based in Gerlafingen (SO). The Roth Group is a provider
To mark Ada Lovelace Day, an international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), PEWire is publishing a mini-series of three Q&A interviews with women working in venture capital. Second up is Christine Hockley, director of investments at British Patient Capital which makes long-term investments in innovative companies across the UK.
Apex Group, a global financial services provider, has acquired FundRock Management Company SA and FundRock Partners Ltd (FundRock).Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
Ironwood Capital has made subordinated debt and preferred equity investments in Boston Carting Services (BCS), a provider of non-hazardous solid waste and recycling collection services in the Greater Boston market. The company was founded by Patsy Sperduto, president and CEO, a 25-year waste industry veteran with a successful track record of growing solid waste companies organically and through M&A.
“We’re really excited about partnering with Patsy to build an environmental services platform in the fast-growing Greater Boston market,” says Dickson Suit, managing director, Ironwood Capital. Ironwood has deep experience in the environmental services industry, completing more than a dozen platform investments
Private equity house, Key Capital Partners (KCP) has exited its investment in Sparta Global by way of a secondary buy-out funded by Inflexion Private Equity Partners. The transaction gives KCP a near 7x return on its original investment.Sparta Global is an innovative technology services and training provider operating from two locations in London and Birmingham. The business trains and deploys highly skilled technology and business professionals with a key focus on diversity and inclusion. The team is led by founders David Rai (CEO) and Tim Staton (CTO). KCP invested in the business in 2017.
Predominantly an early-career and graduate
Summa Equity has acquired a majority stake in Sengenics, a functional proteomics company with a proprietary technology called KREX that enables researchers to vastly improve the understanding of the human proteome and immune system. Proteomics, the large-scale study of proteins, is one of the most important areas for gaining insights into human biology and disease, as protein expressions, structures and functions are critical in reflecting states of health.
Sengenics was first founded in 2008 and went on to commercialise the KREX technology that was originally developed from a joint collaboration between the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford. The
Macquarie Infrastructure Debt Investment Solutions (MIDIS) has raised approximately EUR1.2 billion from institutional investors to invest in sub-investment grade infrastructure debt.MIDIS raised approximately EUR730 million for the strategy via Macquarie Infrastructure Debt (Sub- Investment Grade) Fund (the “Fund”) exceeding its initial fundraising target of EUR500 million. An additional EUR425 million was raised to invest alongside the fund through separately managed accounts and for co-investments.
Institutional investors have increased their allocations to sub-investment grade infrastructure debt in recent years, recognising the typically stable nature of infrastructure asset revenue streams and strong protections in place for lenders when compared with similarly
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