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Mid-market private equity investor LDC has exited its investment in leading vehicle preparation and logistics business SMH Fleet Solutions (SMH) to NYSE-listed online car retailer Cazoo.
The transaction values the business at approximately GBP70 million.
Headquartered in Worcestershire, SMH provides a full suite of vehicle management services including delivery, preparation, refurbishment, and re-marketing to a broad range of blue-chip automotive manufacturers, rental and leasing specialists.
Following LDC’s investment in September 2018, the business invested in new technology to enhance operational efficiency, delivering faster and more flexible services to customers. SMH has also expanded its ‘digital passport’ scheme, which
Arma Partners is has acted as exclusive financial advisor to Sendcloud on its USD177 million Series C financing.
The round is led by Softbank through its Vision Fund 2, with a significant strategic investment from L Catterton and participation from HPE Growth.
Headquartered in Eindhoven with 400 employees, Sendcloud is the leading e-commerce shipping platform in Europe, empowering more than 23,000 merchants across the Netherlands, UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Belgium and Austria. By replacing multiple APIs with a single solution, Sendcloud brings a seamless delivery experience to both consumers and retailers, turning e-commerce logistics from a bottleneck into a
Sovereign Capital Partners, a UK private equity Buy & Build specialist, is delighted has backed the MBO of Aquitaine Group (Aquitaine), a specialist private client trust and corporate services provider.
In addition, both Federal Trust (Federal) and Summit Trust International SA (Summit) have joined the Group with Sovereign’s support. These successful businesses expand Aquitaine’s range of services and geographical footprint, through a strategy of Buy & Build, to establish a leading multi-jurisdictional private client trust business.
Established in 2008 and based in Guernsey, Aquitaine provides private client trust services including estate planning and wealth management structures, together with corporate
Mid-market private equity firm LDC has backed the buyout of Wifinity, a fast-growing wireless internet service provider, to support its UK expansion.
Wifinity specialises in providing reliable, high-speed broadband to customers on campuses and other multi-dwelling sites, such as student and key worker accommodation and holiday parks. Based in Kingston upon Thames, Wifinity has built a loyal customer base, serving over seven million users since it was founded in 2007 thanks to its router-free, no-contract, Gigabit-speed service. It is also a managed service provider to leading retailers, and other leisure and hospitality businesses. The business has annual revenues of more
Housfy – a Real Estate multi-service platform that helps customers selling, buying, renting a house, or getting a mortgage online without commissions or intermediaries – has closed ancapital raise of EUR10 million.
This latest investment round will reinforce Housfy’s expansion in Europe. The fundraising is led by distinguished strategic funds including Seaya Ventures, Torch Capital, DN Capital, and Cathay Capital through the C. Entrepreneurs fund, which have already invested in previous rounds, Aldea Ventures and CDTI. To date, Housfy has now raised a total of EUR23 million over five investment rounds.
Housfy – founded in 2017 and led by Albert
Latticework Capital Management, a Dallas-based private equity firm focused on partnering with entrepreneurially minded management teams to build leading healthcare companies, has made a strategic investment in Healthcare Building Solutions (HBS).
Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, HBS offers project management, transition planning and facility activation services, medical equipment planning and turn-key development services. With a project portfolio that includes new construction, remodelling, and renovation projects, HBS works with clients to improve operational outcomes while reducing administrative burden and cost.
“Over its 15-year history, Jay Hornung and the entire team at HBS have built an exceptional business with
Who Gives A Crap raises AUD41.5 million, in a funding round led by Verlinvest, to accelerate its mission to help two billion people around the world access clean toilets and safe water.
The company donates 50 per cent of all profits to the cause, and has donated over USD10 million to impact partners around the globe that work with local communities to build sustainable sanitation solutions.
However there’s still billions of dollars required to meet its mission. It’s for this reason that Who Gives A Crap decided to take on its first ever capital, from a hand-picked group of
QED Investors, a global fintech venture capital firm, has closed a significantly oversubscribed seventh fund (Fund VII), with capital commitments of USD1.05 billion.
Pemberton, a leading European private debt manager transforming traditional credit markets, backed by one of Europe’s largest insurers, Legal & General Group PLC, is providing refinancing to support K2 Partnering Solutions’ acquisition of Marlin Green.
K2 is a leading global provider of specialist IT personnel and serves a blue-chip customer base, principally providing skilled contractors with a particular focus on Enterprise resource planning ‘ERP’ applications and other cloud niches. The refinancing will fund the strategic acquisition of Marlin Green, a leading international recruitment agency that provides specialist Pan-European contract IT recruitment solutions, and will also provide further runway for future
Monk’s Hill Ventures (MHV), a venture capital firm investing in early-stage tech startups in Southeast Asia, today announced the launch of the MHV Scouts programme.
The programme comprises over 20 Venture Scouts who will nurture and invest in high-growth pre-seed and seed startups across Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, and Malaysia.
The MHV Venture Scouts community brings together exceptional founders, entrepreneurs, and operators with strong track records. They also represent a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences. MHV Scouts include Achmad Zaky, Cofounder of Bukalapak, Araya Noon Hutasuwan, Cofounder of Snapcart, Royston Tay, Cofounder of Zopim, Gita Sjahrir, Founder of
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