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Private equity firm Atlantic Street Capital (ASC) has announced a partnership with Renew Digital, a provider of dental imaging equipment as well technical service and support for dental offices nationwide. Founded in 2010 and headquartered outside Atlanta in Norcross, GA, Renew Digital helps match dentists and dental specialists with high-quality certified pre-owned X-ray equipment. It buys, re-certifies, sells, and services used dental panoramic X-rays and cone beam systems for dentists and dental specialists. Renew Digital primarily sells and services its products to general dentists and dental specialists such as orthodontists, oral surgeons, paediatric dentists, endodontists, periodontists, and more.  Since its
Arlington Capital Partners’ (Arlington) portfolio company, BlueHalo, a provider of advanced engineering solutions and technology to the national security community, is to acquire Intelligent Automation, (IAI). IAI provides advanced technology development and productised solutions in the fields of AI/ML, cybersecurity, hypersonics, space, 5G, data analytics, and RF/communications. IAI has leveraged its highly credentialed employee base, including more than 75 PhDs, and a substantial intellectual property portfolio into a repeatable model of progressing R&D and prototyping initiatives into market-focused products and customer-driven solutions serving a variety of customers across the DoD and commercial markets. BlueHalo is a rapidly expanding national security
Climate change
The creator of the world’s first climate bond, the ex-CEO of a FTSE250’s global clean energy business, and the ex-CEO of one of Europe’s leading financial services trade associations, have launched of a new global climate-focused capital raising and strategic consultancy business, called Climate Solutions.
TXOne Networks, a specialist in Industrial IoT (IIoT) security, has closed a USD12.9 million Series A financing round led by JAFCO Asia Investment, Jade Stone Jinghua Limited Partnership Fund, and a number of other well-known investors.  The company has now raised USD23.7 million in investments since its inception.  The funds raised will be used to refine TXOne’s Industrial Control System (ICS) security products, to expand its business in certain regions, and to strengthen marketing and after-sales service teams. Long-term, TXOne will continue to place its focus on simplifying the complex and fast-changing cybersecurity issues that are troublesome for organisations at
Trifecta, an organic food delivery service in the United States, has closed a USD20 million series-B funding round, led by Spring Lake Equity Partners (Plated, Signify Health), a Boston-based venture capital firm.  Additional investors who contributed to the round include Data Point Capital (Draft Kings, Rent the Runway), Raptor Group (Airbnb, Spotify, Twitter, Uber), and Hall Group. While already profitable with an annual run rate north of USD100 million, this round will enable the Company to continue growing at its current rapid pace. Over the past four years, the company has experienced annual average revenue growth of over 145.0 per
Sport Alliance, a Hamburg-based provider of software solutions and services to gyms and fitness suites, has secured a growth investment of EUR60 million from PSG, a growth equity firm that focuses on partnering with middle-market software and technology-enabled services companies.  With its vision of ‘More Sports’, Sport Alliance’s objective is to digitize the global fitness industry. The Group delivers innovative software solutions and services to fitness chains, franchise systems, and independent fitness providers in an effort to make gym management more efficient and broaden digital access to sports and exercise for their members.   Sport Alliance already counts more than
Permira, a global private equity firm which backs leading, scaling, tech-enabled businesses, has made a strategic investment in CommentSold, a leading digital commerce solution that enables small and medium-sized retail businesses (SMBs) to unlock sales growth through live and social selling.  The company will use the investment to accelerate its next phase of business growth. CEO Brandon Kruse, who has driven CommentSold’s rapid expansion over the past four years, will continue to lead the company alongside the existing management team. Previous investor ZMC will exit its position as part of this transaction. CommentSold is a cloud-based SaaS platform that enables
The team of insect entrepreneurs at Beta Hatch has announced it has closed a new USD10 million funding round, led by Lewis & Clark AgriFood, with support from existing investors Cavallo Ventures and Innova Memphis.  Beta Hatch has secured product interest far exceeding existing capacity, and this latest round of funding will be used to finalise and expand Beta Hatch’s flagship facility in Cashmere, Washington, as the company grows its footprint in rural America.    Beta Hatch is focused on scaling up the farming of insects for a more sustainable food chain. Through a proprietary process, it provides an alternative
An affiliate of HIG Capital (HIG) has completed the acquisition of Oxford Global Resources (Oxford), a provider of specialty staffing and consulting services in the United States and Europe, from ASGN Incorporated. Headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts, Oxford offers on-demand high-end consulting talent serving over 2,200 active clients across the United States and Europe. The Company offers a differentiated service to its clients, focused on providing hard-to-find, highly specialised technical talent in several niche practice areas, including life sciences, information technology, engineering and healthcare. Rob McGuckin, President and Chief Executive Officer of Oxford, says: “We are thrilled to enter into this
Trivium Group, LLC, a Chicago-based venture fund of funds which officially opened its Fund 1 in mid-March 2021, held its pre-emptive closing on 30 June, 2021.  The decision was made in order to avoid diluting the fund’s value for existing investors on the heels of the success of its portfolio company BlockFi. As Kurt Johnson, Managing Partner of the Trivium Group, explained, “venture capital usually has a fairly long time horizon for return. But with BlockFi’s historic rise in price coming so quickly into our planned fundraising, we felt we needed to close the fund as soon as possible to

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