Managers
Global venture capital firm 83North has led aa EUR14.5 million Series A funding round in Samotics, a provider of real-time actionable insights to eliminate industrial energy waste and unplanned downtime.
83North has a proven track record in building category leaders across multiple domains including Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies.
Circularity Capital has continued to build its portfolio of European growth-stage businesses enabling the circular economy, with an GBP8 million investment in P2i – a global leader in liquid repellent nanotechnology products.
Founded in 2004, P2i works with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to enhance devices by making them liquid resistant, providing waterproof protection, improving their reliability and enabling them to survive liquid exposure from everyday accidents. P2i’s range of innovative coating solutions delivers up to IPX8 lifetime protection without the need for mechanical seals or gaskets.
More than 1,000 times thinner than a human hair, the P2i coating
Perseus Group SA (Perseus) has secured senior and mezzanine facilities totalling EUR93 million. The loans, from funds managed and advised by Cheyne Capital (Cheyne), will be used to finance the conversion of the Hôtel du Couvent in Nice and refinance the existing debt of the Hotel Le Pigalle in Paris.
The financing has enabled the successful exit of Platina International (Platina), Perseus’s long-term investor, which has been supporting the group since 2011. Valéry Grégo, Perseus’s founder and CEO, becomes majority shareholder.
Regnan and J O Hambro Capital Management Limited (JOHCM) have launched an offshore vehicle for the Regnan Sustainable Water and Waste Fund.
The Regnan Sustainable Water and Waste Fund will be managed by UK-based Bertrand Lecourt and Saurabh Sharma, who are pioneers in combining exposure to both water and waste-related companies. The team previously managed the Fidelity Funds – Sustainable Water & Waste Fund, which Lecourt launched in 2018.
The aim of the fund is to generate capital growth over rolling five-year periods and to pursue a sustainable objective by investing in companies which provide solutions to global water and/or
A Birmingham-based licensed train operating and driver training company has secured a GBP750,000 funding package to create new jobs roles, develop new products and bolster marketing strategy.
SLC Operations Limited (SLCO) received GBP500,000 from Midlands Engine Investment Fund’s (MEIF) West Midlands Debt Fund, managed by Maven Debt Finance, GBP250,000 from an existing investor, and backed by the Recovery Loan Scheme (RLS).
The funding will also help to create 28 skilled jobs in the region, doubling SLCO’s existing workforce of more than 20 staff.
Iron Mountain Incorporated is to acquire ITRenew, a portfolio company of ZMC. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions.
ITRenew has established itself as a leading IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) provider serving the global hyperscale segment, focused on maximising the lifetime value of data centre technology through sustainable asset disposition, recycling and remarketing solutions. With its comprehensive portfolio of best-in-class decommissioning and data security services, ITRenew enables its customers to securely protect their data, maximise the value of their hardware assets, and have a positive impact on the environment through IT Asset circularity.
The Science-Based Target Initiative (SBTi) has launched new guidance tailored for the private equity sector aimed at enabling the wide adoption of science-based targets (SBT) by PE firms.
The Guidance was principally authored by the SBTi and Anthesis, supported by the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and signatories of initiative Climat International (iCI).
Alongside the launch of the guidance, six leading investment firms representing EUR139 billion assets under management (AUM) have committed to setting ambitious SBTi-approved climate targets. Anthesis Group supported one of these six, Hg (USD35 billion AUM) in setting its SBTs.
Parkwalk has launched launched its second Knowledge Intensive (KI) EIS Fund.
Parkwalk’s KI Fund I was the largest KI fund in the market last year, raising over GBP20 million and the company expects strong investor demand for KI Fund II. The new fund will mirror the investment strategy of Parkwalk’s evergreen Opportunities EIS Fund, investing in high-growth, IP backed companies.
Parkwalk has been the largest EIS fund, by funds raised, for the last 3 tax years and was the first major EIS fund manager/investor to launch a Knowledge Intensive EIS Fund. The firm raised GBP65 million in the 2020/21 tax
Olsam Group (Olsam) has completed the acquisition of the assets of Flywheel Commerce, a US-based e-commerce aggregator.
The acquisition will help Olsam, which recently raised USD165 million, further extend its footprint globally, in particular across North America. Following completion, the brands of Flywheel Commerce will continue to operate in the US and by leveraging Olsam’s expertise as a UK acquirer, expand them globally, notably into the UK and EU.
GlacierPoint Enterprises, (GlacierPoint), a portfolio company of Mill Point Capital (Mill Point) and parent company of E&M Logistics (E&M) has acquired Jack & Jill, a family-owned direct store delivery (DSD) distributor of Unilever and Nestle ice cream, as well as other food and beverages in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Ken Schwartz, President of Jack & Jill, will continue in his role and join Martin Kelly, E&M’s founder, as a Board Member and shareholder of GlacierPoint.
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