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Mid-market private equity firm, Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone) is to acquire Brussels-based, Amadys, a provider of passive network equipment solutions to utility segments in Belgium and its surrounding countries, from the existing management team and Vectis Private Equity.
The management team, led by CEO Hein Wilderjans, will continue to run the company following the acquisition and retain a sizeable minority share in the business. Financial terms of the transaction, which is expected to complete in early 2020, have not been disclosed and the acquisition remains subject to clearance from the relevant competition authorities.
Amadys, through its various operating companies, provides
Northzone is to closed its latest fund Northzone IX with capital commitments of around YSD500 million.
Oversubscribed fund attracted existing and new Limited Partners, and was raised at record speed, demonstrating strong global interest in the European early-stage venture capital market. The fund is one of the largest early stage venture capital funds raised in Europe this year.
Northzone IX will double down on investing in early-stage innovative consumer and enterprise companies across Europe and the US East Coast, focusing primarily on Series A and B rounds. Selective seed stage investments will continue to be a part of the investment
Guardian Capital Partners has invested in WS Acquisition, which operates two integrated divisions – Western Shelter Systems and CrewBoss.
Guardian has partnered with the Company’s executive management team, led by CEO Michael Scala and CFO Greg Lyons, who will continue to operate the Company moving forward.
Headquartered in Eugene, OR, Western Shelter (www.westernshelter.com) manufactures and distributes shelters and field support systems which include rigid and inflatable framed shelters in a variety of sizes and trim levels complete with accessories that cover climate control, power generation, water handling, and more. Since 1988, Western Shelter has been a primary supplier of emergency
Habi, a Bogotá-based technology-driven real estate company dedicated to simplifying the lifecycle of homeownership in Latin America, has closed a USD5.5 million pre-seed round led by Tiger Global Management, as well as Homebrew and Zigg.
Reshape Holdings, FJ Labs, Supernode Ventures among others also participated in the round.
Co-founded by real estate industry expert, Brynne McNulty Rojas, and Sebastian Noguera, an entrepreneur and former technology executive of one of Colombia’s largest banks, Habi will simplify the process of buying and selling residential real estate for middle-class consumers in the complex, USD10 trillion Latin American real estate market. Leveraging its
The VCT season continues to pick up steam, with Maven announcing its intention to raise GBP15 million across two of its VCTs. It follows on from recent high profile launches from Albion, Mobeus and Octopus Titan.
Demand for VCTs has been strong this tax year. So far GBP31 million has been invested through the Wealth Club platform compared with GBP21 million over the same period last year.
This comes despite many people sitting on their hands as a result of election and Brexit uncertainty and the fact that many popular VCTs have opened later this year than last.
Northgate Capital has closed Northgate Venture Partners VIII (NVP VIII) at USD120 million. NVP VIII invests primarily in marquee venture capital firms and a select number of emerging managers.
“Over the last 20 years, we have backed some of the premier venture capital firms in the business,” says Brent Jones, Co-Founder and Partner at Northgate. “We are delighted to deploy our eighth venture capital fund-of-funds and carry on our long history of supporting firms whose entrepreneurs continue innovating the technology sector.”
Tommy Vardell, Co-Founder and Partner at Northgate, adds: “Given that the venture capital asset class has a wide dispersion
Norwest Venture Partners, a venture and growth equity investment firm, has closed its largest fund to date, Norwest Venture Partners XV (NVP XV) at USD2 billion.
The fund targets disruptive and market-leading companies from seed to late-stage across consumer, enterprise and healthcare sectors. The launch of Norwest Venture Partners XV, which brings the firm’s total capital commitments to more than USD9.5 billion, closes on the heels of a record two years, as 23 of the firm’s portfolio companies achieved notable liquidity events.
Norwest Venture Partners XV follows Norwest Venture Partners XIV, a USD1.5 billion fund, which closed in February 2018.
Alpine Investors (Alpine), a middle market private equity firm that focuses on software and services businesses, has completed fundraising for Alpine Investors VII (Fund VII) with USD1 billion in limited partner capital commitments.
Fund VII was oversubscribed, well exceeding its USD750 million target and hitting its hard cap, bringing the firm’s total AUM to USD2.7 billion.
“We are very grateful to the diverse group of new and returning limited partners who have demonstrated their confidence in our approach to private equity,” says Graham Weaver, Founder and CEO of Alpine. “Our PeopleFirst strategy drives highly engaged company cultures, business growth, and
E-commerce platform Shopblocks has set its sights on the US market after securing a GBP500,000 investment.
Shopblocks has raised funding from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s GM Investment Fund, its existing investor Dow Schofield Watts Angels (DSW Angels), and members of the management team to support its expansion in the UK and overseas.
The Stockport-based business, which currently employs 20 people, aims to achieve a fourfold increase in monthly revenues in the year ahead in line with its growth in the previous 12 months, and is planning to create an additional 37 jobs for developers, sales and support staff.
Careology, a health-tech platform for cancer care, has raised GBP1.12 million in funding from some of the UK’s leading health and technology private angel investors.
Careology is the first intelligent technology that empowers people with cancer to feel in control of their own care. It seamlessly connects them to their family and healthcare provider to enable proactive, real-time care. The data-driven platform transforms how those affected by a cancer diagnosis are supported and cared for.
Following the launch of Careology earlier this year and the incredibly exciting reaction received from healthcare providers and patients, this funding will be used to expand the
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