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Bespoke Post, a multi-category e-commerce retailer, has secured USD40 million in a Series B funding round led by NewSpring.
The New York-based company was founded in 2011 to introduce customers to products from under-the-radar brands, once a month. Since then, they’ve worked with thousands of small brands, expanded their offering to thousands of products available to purchase each month, and grown to over 300 thousand active members.
“We’re extremely proud of the fact that 90 per cent of the brands we carry are small,” says co-CEO of Bespoke Post Rishi Prabhu. “They’re fundamental to our ability to fulfill the
The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) and the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the purpose of advancing cooperation in the provision of finance and investment to private sector in their common Member States in Eastern and Southern Africa.
The agreement establishes a framework for both institutions to collaborate with the aim of financing eligible transactions in targeted countries sponsored by the private sector or non-sovereign backed projects. Possible financing solutions to be considered include syndication and co-financing opportunities, risk sharing, bilateral financing and/or
In the framework of the equal partnership that involves the two companies, Falck Renewables and BlueFloat Energy are set to file, on behalf of the company Odra Energia, the documentation required to start the authorisation process for a floating offshore wind farm off the southern coast of the province of Lecce.
Similarly to the first project off the coast of Brindisi, Kailia Energia, the project developers behind Odra Energia are about to begin a voluntary preliminary consultation process aimed at providing a better understanding of the scope of the environmental impact study which will be carried out.
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Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in mid-market companies, has acquired Controlled Products, a manufacturer and distributor of premium synthetic turf products for landscape, sports, commercial and specialty applications. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Headquartered in Dalton, Georgia, Controlled Products develops and distributes a variety of premium synthetic turf solutions through a network of dealers and customers across an international network and to its company-owned and franchised Purchase Green® stores. Controlled Products serves a diverse group of residential, commercial, and field customers with leading name brands including GrassTex™, SporTurf™, and Synthetic Turf International™, as well
MSI Express (MSI), backed by HCI Equity Partners, has acquired select operating assets from PacMoore Products, Inc (PacMoore or the Company), a founder-owned business, on 25 October, 2021.
MSI Express is a provider of contract packaging and contract manufacturing services, primarily for well-known CPG brands in the liquid and dry food space. PacMoore represents the third add-on acquisition for MSI following HCI’s initial investment in 2018. Financial terms were not disclosed.
MSI acquired all of PacMoore’s contract manufacturing operations located in Hammond, Indiana. PacMoore provides co-manufacturing and co-packaging services similar to MSI’s core business and is located near the rest
Headworks International Inc and Glan Agua Ltd have entered into a strategic channel partnership which will aim at winning and implementing wastewater treatment projects in Ireland, merging both parties’ relevant technological and construction solutions and expertise.
The Agri-Business Capital Fund (ABC Fund) is investing a total of EUR1.6 million in two companies in the shea sector, in Mali and Côte d’Ivoire.
The capital injection is into two shea butter processors – Mali Shi, based in the outskirts of Bamako, Mali, and Bio Amandes, in the northern region of Côte d’Ivoire.
Mali Shi is the first operational industrial-scale shea butter processing plant in Mali. It produces unrefined shea butter, which is used for the food and cosmetics industries. The company plays a crucial role in the value chain, sourcing its raw materials locally and promoting local transformation
Standard Bank Group, Citi, CDC Group and Norfund have partnered to provide a USD75 million equivalent KES denominated Sustainable Finance Facility for Greenlight Planet Kenya.
The landmark facility is one of the first sustainability-linked deals in Kenya, and one of the largest syndicated sustainable finance deals in the region to be provided in local currency. The transaction will allow Greenlight Planet to expand access to off-grid solar solutions to off-grid communities throughout Kenya and support its ambitions to reach an additional 10 million households globally in the next 5 years by enabling households to afford “pay-as-you-go” solar home systems through
Admix, an In-Play monetisation company that bridges the gap between gaming content and brands, has raised USD25 million in a Series B round to scale up its In-Play solution worldwide; and establish it as the content monetisation layer for the metaverse.
Arriving just one year after Admix’s Series A round, this latest raise is the largest secured by any non-intrusive games monetisation company and brings Admix’s total funding to USD37 million. Participating in the Series B round are renowned VCs Elefund, Force Over Mass, DIP Capital, Notion Capital, Speedinvest, Rocket Capital, Colopl Next, Sure Valley Ventures and Sidedoor Ventures as
Lawyers from Carey Olsen’s Guernsey corporate team have advised Development Partners International (DPI) on the establishment of African Development Partners III Fund (ADP III) – one of the largest funds ever raised dedicated to investing global capital in Africa.
ADP III, which has exceeded its USD800 million target, held a final close at roughly USD900 million, with an additional USD250 million of dedicated co-investment capital secured. The fund will invest in established and growing companies in industries that benefit from Africa’s fast-growing middle class and the increasing digital transformation of the continent. All investments will uphold the highest standards of
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