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Foresight Group (Foresight), an independent infrastructure and private equity investment manager, is pleased to announce a GBP500,000 growth capital investment into Novel Technologies Holding Limited (NTH), developers of antimicrobial technology SILVERbac. This is the third investment made by the GBP20 million Foresight Scottish Growth Fund which is financed by the Scottish Growth Scheme through a combination of Scottish Government funds and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), and is part of a wider GBP2.1 million funding round for NTH.
Glasgow-based NTH was established in 2017 by inventor Zahir Ahmed and David Evans, a successful life sciences entrepreneur with a wealth
Align Capital Partners (ACP) has completed the majority recapitalisation of Marco Rubber & Plastics (Marco), a technology-enabled, speciality distributor of elastomer components, including O-rings, gaskets, and other high-performance seals and products.Headquartered in Seabrook, NH, Marco delivers high value performance sealing solutions to thousands of customers annually across a broad array of end markets, including aerospace, medical, semiconductor, chemical, and many other diverse markets. Marco’s experienced team developed the Company’s proprietary technology platform to link a global supply network, representing more than 3,000 material formulations, more than a million SKUs, and custom products to provide fast and cost-effective service to customers
Venture capital firm Vala Capital has opened a new tranche for its enterprise investment scheme (EIS) following the successful launch of its first EIS Portfolio in early 2019.The EIS Portfolio’s innovative performance fee structure means investors won’t pay any fees unless profits are made and their entire investment is eligible for EIS tax relief. There are no upfront charges or ongoing fees to pay, with all administration costs paid for by the companies that Vala Portfolio invests in through a one-off charge on deployment of cash. The only fee payable is a 20 per cent performance fee on profitable exits.
FXI has successfully completed its previously announced merger with Innocor, creating a leading provider of comfort technology solutions. The breadth of the combined company’s capabilities enables it to offer a complete array of end-to-end solutions across the broadest range of end markets – including bedding, furniture, healthcare, filtration, transportation, and acoustics. The combined company will operate under the FXI name.
The combined company possesses a wide range of relationships and capabilities, built through the heritage of two complementary industry pioneers, to deliver solutions that enhance everyday life. Consumers can find FXI’s products in a multitude of applications and experience the
European venture capital fund Speedinvest has raised EUR190 million for its third fund, increasing Speedinvest’s total AUM to more than EUR400 million.
Small World Financial Services, a UK-head headquartered money transfer provider backed by Equistone Partners Europe, has agreed to acquire French international payments company MoneyGlobe.
O’Melveny advised venture capital firm Autotech Ventures as it led the latest round of financing for Digital Motors, an automotive retail and financial technology company.In this round, Digital Motors raised an undisclosed amount of funding from multiple investors including Autotech Ventures as well as Jaguar, Land Rover’s London-based InMotion Ventures, OpenRoad Auto Group, Maryann Keller, and Ryan Kerrigan, Managing Director of Kerrigan Advisors investors. The funds will be used to finance Digital Motors growth strategy.
Autotech Ventures manages over USD200 million focused on the $3 trillion ground transportation sector. It provides startups with capital, ground transportation market intelligence, and access
techspert.io, an AI-driven technology for mapping the world’s expertise and connecting businesses directly to the source of technical and market insights, has raised GBP3.76 million in Series A funding.
BGF has successfully exited its investment in fast-growth web hosting company, Miss Group, as financial backing has been secured from private equity investor Perwyn.Miss Group, which offers services including web hosting, domain registration and VPS to SMEs, received an initial GBP6.4 million from BGF in August 2018. This was followed by a further GBP13 million investment to accelerate its international expansion strategy in 2019.
Led by CEO Mattias Kaneteg, Miss Group has completed seven acquisitions across Scandinavia, Spain and the US since BGF invested as a minority equity partner. The business has also posted strong organic growth, outpacing competitors across
Private equity investors completed 807 deals in Q4 2019, slightly down on the previous quarter, but still the second highest in the last decade, according to the Q4 2019 Unquote Private Equity Barometer, produced in association with Aberdeen Standard Investments.A substantial amount of capital was deployed in the last three months of the year, with quarterly deal value posting its third highest figure of the last decade at EUR67.6 billion.
On the back of three exceptionally strong quarters in succession, private equity activity in 2019 broke new ground, with total deal volume and value reaching all-time annual records.
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