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Swedish investment company Partinc Capital AB has invested SEK30 million in Dutch SaaS company TIE Kinetix which is listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange (Euronext: TIE), and develops systems to streamline the transfer of business documents between different organisations.
TIE Kinetix offers a software-based system located in the cloud. With the help of TIE Kinetix’s system, businesses can quickly and easily transfer different types of business documents such as invoices, orders, and order confirmations to authorities, customers, and suppliers. No doubt, the trend in global supply chain communication is towards 100 per cent digitalisation.
TIE Kinetix is Partinc Capital’s first
Monroe Capital has acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a senior credit facility to support the acquisition of Systems 3 by CMI Group (CMI). CMI is an existing portfolio company of Gallant Capital Partners.
Founded in 1972 and headquartered in Phoenix, AZ, CMI is a leading manufacturer of critical components for engines, APUs, fuel and fluid systems, gears, hydraulics, and valves for the majority of commercial, military and business jet platforms serving the aerospace and defense industry. CMI is a key supplier for major global OEMs and utilises its vertically integrated manufacturing expertise and
AP Taylor has secured a GBP750,000 funding package from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF), for the East & South East Midlands Debt Finance fund managed by Maven Capital Partners (Maven) and backed by the Recovery Loan Scheme.
The Luton-based leading logistics business will use the capital funding to invest in its growing service range, support business expansion through bulk stock acquisition and help create three new jobs for the local economy.
AP Taylor provides a personalised returns solution to a variety of global manufacturers and retailers of household and garden electronic appliances, providing the collection, analysis and repair of
Koinos Capital, through through the Koinos Uno fund, has acquired a majority stake in Tre Zeta Group, a manufacturer of sneaker and leather soles for the luxury fashion industry. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Based in San Donato (Pisa), Tre Zeta Group has a history dating back to 1967, with a long tradition of producing sneaker and leather soles for the luxury market. Over the last few years the group acquired other companies in the sector including Brenta Suole from Rossimoda (LVMH group), Tresse and Lasertac.
Tre Zeta Group FY2021 estimated turnover is in excess
SDS Rx, a supply chain solutions provider focused on the last mile healthcare market backed by HCI Equity Partners, has acquired Mission Critical Delivery Solutions. Mission Critical is the second add-on acquisition since HCI’s platform investment. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
Mission Critical is a non-asset-based logistics management company that transports critical pharmaceuticals from long-term care pharmacies to patients, with on demand and same-day service. Mission Critical positions SDS Rx to expand service to existing customers in new geographies and adds route density in select geographies.
“We are excited to welcome the Mission Critical team
Halfords is to use the proceeds of a GBP63.4 million share placing representing 9.9 per cent of previously issued share capital, to acquire tyre and automotive servicing business, Axle Group Holdings. Efficiencies from the deal are expected to add GBP18 million to Halfords cash profits by year five, with a third of that coming in year one.
The group believes the acquisition is “both strategically and financially compelling, delivering on Halfords’ objective of evolving into a business more heavily weighted towards Motoring Services.”
Halfords shares rose 5.5 per cent following the announcement.
Matt Britzman, Equity Analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown, says:
Prometheus Group, a global provider of asset management operations and optimization software backed by Genstar Capital, has acquired Ventureforth, an Atlanta-based Oracle partner specialising in mobile apps and cloud solutions for asset maintenance, supply chain, work management, and more.
Financial terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed.
For over 25 years, Ventureforth has been a leader in mobilising Oracle, providing software solutions for essential workers in industries across the globe from manufacturing to facilities management to oil and gas, and other asset intensive industries.
“We are excited that Ventureforth will be joining our team,” says Eric Huang,
Joint venture partners SSE Renewables and Equinor have reached financial close on Dogger Bank Wind Farm C, the third phase of what will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm when complete in March 2026.
SSE Renewables and Equinor are already constructing the first two phases of the 3.6GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm with Eni, joint venture partner on phases A and B of the offshore wind project to be installed off the north east coast of England. Now, with financial close being reached on the project’s third phase, Dogger Bank Wind Farm has passed the last important milestone ahead
ClearCourse Partnership, a group of technology companies providing integrated software solutions, is to acquire Secure Collections, a Bacs-approved Direct Debit Bureau based in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Secure Collections will join the Group’s rapidly growing Payments division and will bolster its direct debit offering, ClearDebit.
The financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
Co-Founded by Alan Richardson and Bernie Brown in 2003, Secure Collections provides commercial direct debit bureau and contingency services, handling direct debit payments on behalf of non-profit organisations such as LOROS Hospice and St Oswald’s Hospice among other charities, as well as larger organisations including
The Cibus funds’s Cibus Enterprise Fund strategy (Cibus Enterprise) has led a USD34 million Series B funding round in DMC Biotechnologies (DMC), a company producing bio-based compounds sustainably for use in everyday food and nutritional products.
Capricorn Partners, Sofinnova Partners, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, SCG, Boulder Ventures, Solvay Ventures and Michelin also participated.
Alastair Cooper, Head of Venture Investments at The Cibus funds, says: “DMC has a truly unique technology platform which allows for the efficient production of bio-based chemicals that are applicable across a range of industries, most notably the human and animal nutrition markets. This substantially reduces the economic
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