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With a predicted USD275 billion of investment expected from US wireless providers over the next few years, not to mention up to three million new jobs and an annual USD500 billion GDP boost for the US economy, it’s no wonder that 5G is being a dubbed truly transformative technology. And as James Williams finds out, private equity investors are keen to help finance the revolution…
Outlier Ventures, a venture platform focused on growth investing, has become the lead adviser to and an investor in Cudo Ventures, a provider of cloud computing and monetisation software.
Cudo is the leading player in the rapidly growing and developing market for the next generation of cloud computing. The company is focused on a new, more equitable way of cloud computing by providing a technology platform that links hardware owners with spare capacity, to organisations who require spare compute power in order to complete workloads such as Video Rendering, Machine Learning Deployment and Seismic Imaging. Cudo Compute’s solution provides customers
Souter Investments has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Stone Group, an ICT services provider, in an equity and debt refinancing of the business led by CEO Simon Harbridge and the existing management team.
Founded in 1991, Stone Group has assisted thousands of organisations in adapting and thriving in a continually changing technology landscape by deploying valuable technology, delivering personalised services and providing reliable IT support.
The deal sees private equity investor RJD Partners (RJD) realise its investment which was acquired via a management buy-out of Stone Group in 2008. Certain of RJD’s investors will retain an
Prime Capital AG, an independent alternative asset manager and financial services provider, has received the first Second-Party Opinion on an infrastructure equity fund from Sustainalytics, a global specialist in ESG research, ratings and analysis.
Prime Capital’s planned Green Energy Infrastructure Fund, investing primarily in greenfield onshore wind projects in the Nordics, will support the transition to a low-carbon economy and deliver environmental benefits related to greenhouse gas mitigation. Sustainalytics considers the Fund’s
intended investments to advance UN Sustainable Development Goal 7 – Affordable and Clean Energy.
The planned Fund volume amounts to EUR 500 million and has a net equity
Foresight Group (Foresight) and Williams Advanced Engineering (Williams) have a made a GBP1.6 million investment into Oxford University spin-out Mixergy Limited (Mixergy), a specialist in smart hot water tanks.
Mixergy was founded in 2014 by Peter Armstrong, CEO, and Ren Kang, Head of R&D, following the completion of their PhD research at Oxford University where the duo originally developed the idea during their doctoral research. The team has since grown to 17 staff and built strong relationships with British Gas, a major installer of tanks.
The Company brings innovation to an industry which has historically seen little investment or development; existing
Cyan Forensics – an Edinburgh-based start-up producing technology to help police investigators find evidence faster – has secured a further GBP1.3m from a consortium of investors.
The funding, which has come from Triple Point Investment Management, Mercia, SIS Ventures, the Scottish Investment Bank and private investors, will support the company’s expansion and allow it to target new markets in Northern Europe. It follows its recent contract with the UK’s Home Office, which will see the technology being used by the Child Abuse Image Database (CAID) and rolled out to police forces nationally.
Cyan Forensics’ digital analysis tool can find terrorist
Blue Point Capital Partners (Blue Point) has made its sixth Blue Point IV platform acquisition, Mattco Forge (Mattco), a designer and manufacturer of quality engineered forged metal products primarily for the aerospace & defence (A&D) industry.
Parthenon Capital, a leading growth-oriented private equity firm with offices in Boston, San Francisco and Austin, has held the first and final close of Parthenon Investors VI with more than USD2.0 billion in commitments.
Parthenon Fund VI exceeded its initial fund target of USD1.5 billion.
“We appreciate the rapid and significant support we received from existing limited partners and welcome an outstanding group of new investors to the Parthenon family,” says Brian Golson, managing partner and co-chief executive officer.
Dave Ament, managing partner and co-chief executive officer, adds: “We continue to be excited by the opportunity to build franchise companies
Peregrine Ventures, an Israeli med-tech venture capital fund, just closed its fourth fund, Peregrine 4, raising USD115 million. Their partners include some of the leading institutional and private equity investors from Israel, the United States, Europe and Australia.
Peregrine 4 will continue to invest in early stage and late stage rounds of medical technology startups. Peregrine now has over USD200 million under management, and an equal amount available for co-investment, follow-on, and late stage investments in its portfolio companies from Peregrine 1, 2, and 3.
Since 2001, Peregrine Ventures has been at the forefront of medical, biotech, and life science
Volvo Group Venture Capital AB has invested in Autotech Ventures – an American venture capital fund focuses on start-ups in the ground transportation sector.
Autotech Ventures is a venture capital firm located in Silicon Valley managing over $200 million that focuses on the USD3 trillion ground transportation sector.
Connected, autonomous, electrified vehicles and related mobility services have created shifts in the ground transportation industry. The Autotech Ventures team combine deep knowledge and insights from the ground transport sector with vast experience from venture capital investing.
“Through the co-operation with Autotech Ventures we look forward to interact with more world-class start-ups
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