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Social impact investor Nesta Impact Investments (NII), part of Nesta, and London-based investment manager, Downing, have led a GBP2 million growth funding round in Empiribox, a science education provider which supplies resources for primary school teachers to teach practical science lessons. Empiribox subscribers are sent science equipment, lesson and assessment resources and professional development plans for teachers. As teachers are forced to adapt quickly to teaching remotely during the COVID-19 outbreak, the investment will help Empiribox to launch its new online platform to engage students with exciting and practical science lessons from afar.
The new digital ‘Empiribox@Home’ service will provide interactive
Prowrap, a specialist rewinder and one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of cling film, aluminium foil and baking papers, has secured a significant investment from Longacre Group with the support of the corporate finance team at FRP.The deal will see Longacre Group back both brands within the Prowrap portfolio – Procare and Wrapex – and importantly maintains the long-term future of the business in Bristol.
Longacre Group, a private investment firm that backs small and medium sized companies across the UK and Europe, has backed Prowrap’s existing management team led by CEO Nick Scoon. They will now work closely
Polyplus-transfection (Polyplus), a developer of cost-effective technology used in gene and cell therapy, has closed on a major investment from Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm focused on growth investing. Warburg Pincus’ investment alongside the existing majority shareholder, European private equity healthcare specialist ArchiMed, will advance the development and sale of Polyplus’ breakthrough solutions for the delivery of nucleic acids (transfection) for research and the biologics-based production of therapeutic drugs and vaccines.
“Backed by their significant experience in healthcare and extensive network of resources, we are confident that Warburg Pincus, alongside ArchiMed, will further accelerate our market leadership by
Global professional and financial services group SMP is to acquire RBC Corporate Services Hong Kong, a division of RBC Investor & Treasury Services. The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, forms a key part of the firm’s global buy and build strategy, marking the third acquisition made by SMP since completing a management buyout backed by Palatine Private Equity in 2019.
SMP Group has grown into a leading international provider of fund administration and corporate and trust services. In total, the company now employs over 250 people across seven global offices, including the Isle of Man, Jersey, Switzerland, Malta,
The British Business Bank has allocated an additional GBP23.7m to Maven Capital Partners (Maven) from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.Maven was first awarded the Northern Powerhouse Investment mandate for Equity investments in the North West of the UK in 2017 and since then has invested GBP33m into 49 small and medium SME’s, creating 382 roles within the North West Region.
Investments to date include a GBP500,000 investment into Summize Limited who based in Greater Manchester, GBP1 million into Merseyside Based YR Free Labs, an investment of GBP1.6 million into Lancaster Based Relative insight and GBP300,000 into Cheshire based intilery.
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FTV Capital, a sector-focused growth equity investment firm, has made a growth equity investment in Docupace, a cloud-based digital operations software provider for wealth management firms.
Docupace provides solutions that include client and advisor onboarding, document management, standardized workflows, robust approval processes, and compliant storage as an integrated platform that eliminates the need for multiple vendors.
The capital injection enables Docupace to expand its product and service offerings to its broker-dealer, registered investment adviser and insurance firm customers, as well as with financial advisors.
Docupace also appoints David Knoch, former president of 1st Global, to the role of chief executive
Middle market private equity firm One Equity Partners’ (OEP) portfolio company Orion Innovation (Orion) has completed the acquisition of Tekmark Global Solutions, an outsourced technology and telecom services firm.Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Headquartered in Edison, NJ, Tekmark provides software engineering, quality engineering, telecom engineering, managed services, cyber security and data analytics. The Company’s experienced team of over 850 IT professionals will be deployed to Orion’s US-based delivery team.
“Tekmark’s solutions and deep customer relationships are complementary to Orion’s services and ability to innovate digital transformation solutions for Fortune 1,000 companies worldwide,” says Chip Schorr, Senior Managing Director,
The Riverside Company, a global private equity firm focused on the smaller end of the middle market, has invested in fire protection service provider Basic Fire & Safety (BFS) as an add-on to its fire and life safety platform, Performance Systems Integration (PSI). Based in Portland, Oregon, PSI is a leading provider of fire and life safety services in the Pacific Northwest. The company provides customers with fire and life safety services including system inspection, service and monitoring, equipment sales and cylinder repairs as well as installations for new construction and retrofits.BFS provides customers in Washington state with a variety
Docupace, a maker of cloud-based wealth management software, has secured a significant growth equity investment from FTV Capital, a sector-focused growth equity investment firm.
This investment enables Docupace to expand its product and service offerings to its broker-dealer, registered investment adviser (RIA), and insurance firm customers, as well as with the financial advisors affiliated with these businesses.
Docupace also announced the appointment of David Knoch, former president of 1st Global, to the role of chief executive officer, effective immediately.
The investment and leadership FTV Capital brings to the company will help Docupace accelerate its client-centric initiatives of expanding its capabilities
Alternative investment manager Constitution Capital Partners, focused on North American private equity and private credit, has held a final close of Ironsides V at USD1 billion.
The fundraise is CCP’s largest to date, exceeding its target of USD600 million, an increase from predecessor Ironsides IV, which closed at USD755 million in December 2016.
“This latest fundraise is a testament to our team’s demonstrated track record of investing across market cycles and sectors,” said Daniel Cahill, CCP managing partner.
As with its predecessor fund, Ironsides V will focus on investments in primary funds with commitments between USD400 million to USD2 billion,
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