Managers
Gentronix, the UK-based contract research organisation (CRO) in the field of genetic toxicology, has raised GBP700,000 in a funding round led by existing investor Mercia to support its continued growth.
The latest round, which includes a number of private investors, follows Gentronix’s recent acquisition of the Big Blue® transgenic mutation assay from Merck KGaA. It will be used to fund the onboarding and delivery of the new service and expand the company’s genetic, skin and ocular toxicology services.
Gentronix provides companies developing new chemical or pharmaceutical products with toxicology tests required by regulators to show that they are safe
Ferreira de Sá, a company backed by private equity firm Sherpa Capital, has acquired 100 per cent of the shares of Desistart, a Portuguese company dedicated to the production and marketing of carpets for the luxury segment, from its founders.
Founded by Henrique Ferreira and Rosa de Lurdes de Sousa Marques, Desistart has experienced fast growth in recent years thanks to the quality of its products and the entry into new markets, which has led it to double its sales since 2017, up to EUR3 million per year.
With approximately 45 employees, Desistart currently generates more than 80 per
Graphite Capital, a UK mid-market private equity specialist, has acquired Opus Talent Solutions, a global recruitment business specialising in the technology and renewable energy markets, backing a management buy-out from the company’s founder.
Headquartered in Bristol, Opus has more than 1,000 clients in over 50 countries. It employs 300 staff across eight offices spanning the UK (Bristol, Manchester and London), the Netherlands (Amsterdam), Australia (Sydney) and the US (New York, Tampa and Dallas).
Opus has three complementary trading brands, all focused on high-growth niche markets, generating a combined net fee income (NFI) of approximately GBP30 million. The largest, accounting
WSO2, a specialist in digital transformation technology, has closed USD90 million in financing from client vehicles advised by Goldman Sachs Asset Management Private Credit (Goldman Sachs).
The flexible capital solution will be used to accelerate WSO2’s worldwide business expansion, drive growth of the company’s global partner network, and support rollout of its next-generation, cloud-native solutions for securely delivering APIs, applications, and digital services. The new solutions, powered by Ballerina, will offer a seamless blend of low code and pro code experience for enterprises and deliver the power of DevOps and modern SDLC practices including integrated reuse within the organisation and
Grosvenor’s Wheatsheaf Group, an international investor in Food & AgTech, is introducing a new partnership model to lead the organisation through its next phase of growth and development – this will also see Wheatsheaf being renamed as Grosvenor Food & AgTech from January 2022.
Current Executive Directors Anthony James, Katrin Burt, Monty Bayer, Peter Kristensen and Stephan Dolezalek will lead the business as managing partners, taking decisions collectively in the best long-term interests of the business and its stakeholders – working with portfolio companies to support their growth and development, scaling up their reach and impact, while pursuing new investment
Ceros Capital Markets, a division of Ceros Financial Services, announced that it has, has completed a USD17.14 million Series A2 Preferred Stock financing round for Aquyre Biosciences, a US company which has developed and built a disruptive medical diagnostic platform for on-site adequacy assessment of tissue biopsies.
UK-based Low Carbon Limited and the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) have joined forces to build a leading global renewable energy Independent Power Producer (IPP).
The partnership with MassMutual will also support Low Carbon’s ambition to raise third-party investment funds with the aim of directing capital into large-scale renewable energy infrastructure projects in the UK, Europe and selected global markets.
The new partnership, which will target 20GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030, will leverage each business’s unique position in the market and domain expertise to drive the transition toward renewable energy. The strategic partnership will focus on international
Following Lonsdale Capital Partners’s (Lonsdale) sale of Cross Rental Services (CRS) to Elysian Capital (Elysian) in August 2021, Lonsdale has now made a significant reinvestment into the company to continue to support the expansion of CRS alongside Elysian.
CRS is a market leading provider of Refrigeration & Catering and Climate Control rental equipment to blue-chip customers across a diverse range of end markets, including retail, manufacturing and facilities management. It was established in 2006 and has operations across the UK and Ireland.
Lonsdale acquired CRS in December 2018 and, under its ownership, completed two bolt-on acquisitions in the UK market
Tikehau Capital is to acquire, on behalf of its clients, a 25 per cent stake in the share capital of MINT, a MADTech company that provides advertisers with a tool that automates the advertising planning and buying process.
Andrea Pezzi, Founder and CEO will retain control of the Company and benefit from Tikehau Capital’s support to accelerate and strengthen its development plan in Europe.
Founded in 2014, MINT is headquartered in Milan with offices in London and São Paulo and a total of 160 employees. The Company has experienced strong growth with a turnover CAGR of 40 per cent
Lyre’s, a non-alcoholic spirits brand, has completed a GBP20 million funding round, valuing the business at GBP270 million (post money), extending its position as the most valuable brand in the no/low alcohol category worldwide.
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