Managers
Austrian venture capital firm eQventure has led a USD30 million investment round in USound, a global developer and manufacturer of micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) loudspeakers for personal devices and wearable technology. Sound will use the funds to move into mass production of its second generation MEMS loudspeakers for several global companies.
Venture capitalists Hermann Hauser (co-founder of ARM) and Longzhong Yang (co-founder of BYD) also invested, while there was strong participation from the European Investment Bank too.
TELEO Capital Management has acquired of FIOS Insight (FIOS), an Enterprise Architecture (EA) software tool that enables companies to simplify their strategy, IT planning and Project Portfolio Management (PPM). The Business will be merged with UMT360, an existing TELEO portfolio company providing Enterprise PPM software.
FIOS and UMT360’s combined solution enables organszations to identify, model and align business processes, products and projects. Integrating FIOS’ EA technology strengthens UMT360’s Strategic Portfolio Management product, providing a comprehensive solution designed to drive business agility.
Perwyn, a family-backed private equity and growth capital investor, has led a USD130 million Series D funding round in HungryPanda, an online food delivery platform serving Asian restaurants and populations overseas.
Lucion Group, the leading environmental services company backed by mid-market private equity investor Palatine, has acquired specialist consultancy Aberdeen Radiation Protection Services (ARPS) Ltd, in a strategic deal that strengthens its capabilities in the nuclear sector.
The deal, which also boosts Lucion’s presence in Scotland, will see skilled members of the ARPS team join the business.
Founded in 2001, ARPS provides comprehensive and cost-effective radiation protection services to a wide range of industrial and non-industrial companies operating globally.
Clearview Capital Fund IV, and its affiliates (Fund IV) have partnered with the management of Insight 2 Design to recapitalise the company.
The Company will continue to be led by Nick Vaughn, Co-Founder and CEO, who retained a significant equity stake in the recapitalised business. Several other key members of the management team made investments alongside Fund IV and Vaughn.
The transaction represents Fund IV’s third platform investment in the outdoor industry and the fifth platform investment in the outdoor industry across all Clearview funds. I2D also represents the third platform investment Fund IV has made in collaboration with Vertikal
Lower Mid-market private equity firm NorthEdge has supported the primary management buyout of ICP, a global marketing services consultancy.
ICP is headquartered in London with offices across Europe, Asia, and North and South America. The business provides digital marketing, digital asset management services, creative production and consultancy services to global brands, such as Mars, Unilever, Coca-Cola, Diageo, Warner Bros. and CVS Aetna, supporting them to deliver their increasingly complex multi-channel marketing strategies.
NorthEdge is backing Christopher Grakal, CEO, and his 250-plus strong team, to accelerate the firm’s growth. With NorthEdge’s support, ICP will expand its existing client base, launch
Female-led venture capital firm Anthemis Group, which focuses on investments in the fintech sector, has closed multiple funds wit combined commitments of in excess of USD700 million, bringing the firm’s total AUM to USD1.2 billion.
To support the growth of the firm’s full stack investment platform, Anthemis Chief Executive Officer, Amy Nauiokas has announced her transition to co-Chief Investment Officer and co-Chair of the board alongside her co-founder, Sean Park. Briana van Strijp, who has served as Anthemis’ Chief Operating Officer since 2018 has taken on the role as Chief Executive Officer and Gavin Holland transitioned from Ecosystem Development Partner
LocalGlobe has lead a GBP4 million Seed funding round in Academy, a UK startup that attracts, trains and accelerates a new diverse generation of tech leaders.
Current and former leaders from Microsoft, Facebook, Slack, Farfetch and GoCardless are amongst the high-profile angel investors participating in the round, as well as Emerge Education.
Academy’s CEO and Founder, Ashley Ramrachia, was Chief People Officer at THG, building the talent investment blueprint that powered the firm to a USD7 billion IPO – London’s largest ever tech IPO at the time.
Great Point Partners (GPP), a Greenwich-based private investment firm focused exclusively on the health care industry, has sold Softbox Systems (Softbox) to to CSafe Global, a portfolio company of Frazier Healthcare Partners and Thomas H Lee Partners.
UK-based Softbox is a provider of passive temperature-controlled packaging solutions for the pharmaceutical, life science, cold chain and third-party logistics industries, and is Pfizer’s primary supplier for Covid-19 vaccine temperature-controlled shipping needs.
FFL Partners (FFL), a private equity firm focused on growth investments in middle market companies, has completed a significant investment in Optomi Professional Services (OPS), a provider of high-end technology consulting and staff augmentation under the Optomi brand and domestic rural outsourcing services under the Provalus brand.
Financial terms of the private transaction, which is FFL’s fifth HR services investment in five years, have not been disclosed.
FFL has a history of investing in and building high-growth, technology and services firms that have defined, defensible niches and strong internal cultures, including Velocity Global, a market-leading provider of international expansion
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