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Irving Place Capital (IPC), a middle-market private equity firm, is to sell Mold-Rite Plastics (Mold-Rite), a provider of caps, closures and jars principally for the health & wellness market, to Clearlake Capital Group. “It has been a pleasure to work with the extremely talented management team at Mold-Rite to consistently deliver successful results,” says Brian Bauerbach, CEO of Mold-Rite. “The IPC team, which includes seasoned industry executives and operating resources, has actively supported the exceptional growth that Mold-Rite has achieved during our partnership. Together, we integrated three independent businesses to create a supplier with a comprehensive line of caps &
Inveniam Capital Partners, is to close its USD25 million Series-A round this month with lead investments from global financial services provider, Apex Group, K20 Fund, Dev.Pro, and Global Blockchain Ventures.  Inveniam Capital Partners’ software platform, Inveniam.io™, is the operating system for real asset data in the rapidly developing decentralised market.  “The use of blockchain to transmit trust in data will drive automation in valuation and price discovery in the private markets. Inveniam.io allows data rich, low-frequency trading private market assets to have monthly marks by subject matter experts. Price discovery for illiquid assets with fully observable inputs will transform the
Full Sail IP Partners, an acquirer of leading brands, has acquired the Odwalla brand from the Coca-Cola Company. Odwalla, a popular food and beverage brand, was founded in Santa Cruz, California in 1980 by three jazz musicians with a desire to nourish people everywhere, respect our planet, protect the soil, and create products good for the soul. Over the past 40 years, Odwalla has delivered delicious fruit juices, smoothies, and energy bars to consumers with fresh, plant-based ingredients. Its iconic brand represents, to countless consumers, nurturing food for the whole body.  “We’re thrilled that Odwalla, with its long history of
Colizey, an online French marketplace dedicated to sports goods, has secured EUR8 million in a Series A funding round, led by Cathay Innovation, which brings together historic investors Aglaé Ventures, Cassius Family and Tony Parker, as well as new investors including Teddy Riner.  Colizey previously raised EUR2.5 million in its seed round in May 2020.   In a European market where the supply of sporting goods remains highly fragmented, Colizey is reinventing the online shopping experience by connecting its partner stores (brands, stores and e-retailers) with consumers on a single platform. With 110 partners, the marketplace currently lists more than
Peach Finance (Peach), a modern SaaS-based loan servicing platform, has raised USD20 million in a Series A funding round led by Canapi Ventures with participation from existing and new investors, SciFi VC, Caffeinated Capital, Nyca Partners and Moore Specialty Credit.  The funding will support Peach’s continued expansion within the growing loan management and servicing market, including through new credit product launches, customer growth initiatives and increased hiring. Peach is the first all-in-one SaaS platform addressing the full range of evolving needs of fintech companies and established financial institutions like banks and credit unions through its loan management, servicing and Compliance
Amulet Capital Partners (Amulet), a middle-market private equity investment firm based in Greenwich, Connecticut, focused exclusively on the healthcare sector, has closed its second fund, Amulet Capital Partners II. The Fund, executed as a mostly virtual process, was oversubscribed and closed with in excess of USD650 million in capital commitments, exceeding the Fund’s target of USD500 million.  The firm’s thematic approach to healthcare investing, focusing on complex and advantaged situations as well as a consistent approach to driving value post-acquisition, attracted strong support from new and existing investors. The Fund has already completed two investments, US Fertility, the largest physician
European healthcare platform accuRx has closed a GBP27.5 million Series B funding round to transform communication across healthcare systems worldwide.  The financing round was led by Lakestar with participation from British Patient Capital, Latitude VS (sister fund to London-based seed investor LocalGlobe), Atomico, Trusted Insight and Encore Capital. The newly raised funds will facilitate the growth of the accuRx team, enhancing its offering to GP practices and building products that will enable expansion into secondary care.   Communications amongst those involved in a patient’s care is often fragmented and felt by patients in almost every health system across the globe.
Tilla Systems, a new start-up founded by company builder Flagship Founders, has developed a smart platform for the automated planning and execution of cargo ship crew changes.  The company has already secured Hamburg’s time-honoured shipping company Peter Döhle Schiffahrts-KG as one of their first customers. The platform’s official launch is scheduled for this year’s fourth quarter.  Some five million crew changes take place on cargo ships every year. Planning entails gathering data from multiple sources and coordinating multiple parties who need to be kept up-to-date at all times.  Circumstances can change without warning, due to new travel restrictions for example,
PSG, a growth equity firm partnering with middle-market software and technology-enabled services companies, has made a strategic investment in Sign In App, a provider of workplace risk management software solutions.  PSG Senior Advisor Jeff Gordon will join the Board of Directors as Executive Chairman. In this active role, he will help execute PSG’s strategy in visitor management and lead expansion in the U.S. for Sign In App’s operations. PSG’s Matt Stone, Managing Director, Namrita Rai, Vice President, and Katherine Nimmo, Senior Associate, will also join Sign In App’s Board of Directors. Financial terms were not disclosed.   “Through this new
Pictet Alternative Advisors (PAA), the alternative investment specialist of the Pictet Group, has held the final close of its debut thematic private equity fund focused on technology at its hard cap of USD350 million. The Pictet Thematic Private Equity – Technology is a fund of funds exclusively dedicated to technology investments and innovation.   PAA’s expertise in building diversified portfolios, that include investments in tech companies of different maturity stages (from venture capital, growth and buyout) has allowed investors to gain exposure to several layers of the technology investment landscape with a mitigated risk approach.   The Pictet Thematic Private

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