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CAPZA, a leading private investment firm specialising in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has held the final closing of its CAPZA 5 Flex Equity Fund, reaching its revised hard cap at EUR700 million, doubling the final size of the previous Fund (EUR350 million).
Trainor Group AS has acquired prominent Swedish safety course provider, Teknikutbildarna, strengthening its position as Scandinavia’s leading provider of digital electrical safety training.
Headquartered in Tønsberg, this acquisition will enhance Trainor’s position as a leading player in electrical safety training in Scandinavia and give the Swedish market a boost in digital training.
As part of Trainor’s ambitious growth plans, the deal will give the company total turnover of around NOK130 million, and over 80 employees. Trainor, which is owned by its employees and global impact investor, EV Private Equity, is transforming the standard of electrical safety training through digitalisation.
UK network service provider Freshwave has acquired the managed service division of UK-headquartered Wi-Fi specialists Airangel.
Founded in 2005, Airangel provides Wi-Fi solutions and support to over 80 brands in the high-end hospitality market, as well as the build to rent and private rented sectors. Its managed service division currently connects 60,000 hotel rooms, apartments and seasonal pitches across the UK and Europe. Airangel’s leading platform for onboarding public access provides control through authentication security, insights and analytics which support and drive continuous improvement for its users.
Freshwave is backed by Digital Colony, a leading digital infrastructure investment firm
Carey Olsen, together with Northern Trust, have supported venture capital firm Pureos Bioventures on the successful launch and final close of its first fund, BB Pureos Bioventures LP (Pureos), with commitments of USD205 million.
Pureos, which exceeded its initial fundraising target after securing support from pharmaceutical and biotech companies, family offices, pension funds, fund-of-funds, a large contract manufacturer and other institutional investors, will invest globally but have a primary focus on Switzerland and Europe. It will invest in innovative private drug development companies with an emphasis on novel biological drugs and emerging modalities such as nucleic acid, cell and
TA Associates, a leading global growth private equity firm, has completed a majority investment in InCorp Global, a leading corporate services provider in Asia.
Abingworth, an international life sciences investment group, has held the final closing of its new Clinical Co-Development Fund at USD582 million.
The EQT Mid Market fund (EQT Private Equity) has agreed to sell StormGeo Holding AS (StormGeo) to Alfa Laval AB (Alfa Laval), a specialist in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling. The transaction price amounts to NOK3,630 million.
StormGeo was founded in 1997 in Bergen, Norway, as a spin-off from Norway’s largest commercial broadcaster, TV2. Through its scalable software solutions, StormGeo provides weather-centric services to more than 2,200 customers globally in a variety of industries, including shipping, energy and onshore industries such as healthcare, hospitality, insurance and retail.
With extreme weather being the number one cause of business disruptions
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Growth Catalyst Partners-backed The Equine Network (Equine Network), a tech-enabled membership services platform to the USD130 billion US equine industry, has completed the acquisitions of two subscription video on demand (SVOD) companies, Roping.com and EventingTraining.com, along with other key domains to be developed. Terms of the transactions have not disclosed.
Roping.com and EventingTraining.com are VOD training platforms in the equestrian disciplines of team roping and eventing respectively, featuring databases of instructional videos from elite trainers and competitors, along with mobile apps, member-only communities, and access to feedback from world champion coaches.
Roping.com and EventingTraining.com, along with other domains still
Sila Heating and Air (Sila), a port folio company of private equity firm Dubin Clark, has completed two acquisitions: NETR Inc (NETR) and John S Parker Home Service (JSP). Financial terms of the transactions have not been disclosed.
Sila Heating and Air is a leading provider of HVAC replacement, service, maintenance, plumbing solutions, and water treatment to a diversified base of residential customers. Sila services homeowners in the greater Philadelphia, Boston, DC, NY/NJ/CT tri-state area and Hudson Valley. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. The NETR and JSP acquisitions are the fifth
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