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Eight Roads Ventures and London-based VC firm Balderton Capital, with participation from existing investors including San Francisco-based Founders Fund, have led a Series B equity round into digital electricity supplier Tibber.
Tibber also secured working capital funding by Nordea alongside equity, in order to support its growth. With this, Tibber has closed a total of USD 65 million in new capital.
The capital will be used for scaling up the team, as well as expanding into new markets, including the Netherlands in 2021. “For us, this means that we can continue our mission of making energy smarter at an even
Deutsche Börse AG is to acquire a majority (80 per cent) holding in Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) in a deal that values the whole business at USD2,275 million (EUR1,925 million).Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
Eurazeo Capital is to sell its stake in Iberchem, its Fragrances and Flavours portfolio company based in Murcia (Spain), to Croda, a UK Specialty Chemicals company listed on the London Stock Exchange.
BGF has invested GBP8 million into Midlands-headquartered UK Flooring Direct to support its ongoing growth ambitions.UK Flooring Direct is an online retailer supplying quality own-brand wood, laminate, and vinyl flooring direct to consumers and trade, growing from an early ecommerce pioneer, to now being regarded as a market leader in the home improvement market.
The business was set up by CEO Jason Ashby in 2005 with GBP299 to purchase a website that would form the original platform for the business. UK Flooring Direct went on to generate sales of GBP750,000 in its first year and now, 15 years later,
CenterOak Partners (CenterOak), a Dallas-based private equity firm, has formed CollisionRight, a regional multi-shop operator of auto repair services in the central United States. CenterOak’s investment will provide capital to support the growth of the newly formed entity. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
CollisionRight, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, provides auto body collision repair services through a recently established network of 20 facilities located in Ohio, Kentucky and Michigan. CollisionRight differentiates itself through a passion for quality repair work, backed by heavy investment in state-of-the-art equipment, facilities, technician training and auto manufacturer certifications. CollisionRight shops repair over 20,000
Shropshire-based immersive software and technology company, Igloo Vision, has secured GBP787,000 in equity investment under the UK Government’s Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS).The firm, which develops technology and software that can take any digital content and put it into a shared immersive space, will use the funding to continue the build-out of Igloo’s software suite and accelerate production of its recently-launched Igloo Immersive Media Player.
Igloo’s technology, which enables groups to get inside spaces and engage with content, is well-suited to training, simulation, visualisation, and education, as well as events and experiences. Clients include Accenture, Microsoft, WarnerMedia, NTT, and AECOM, many
Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in promising lower mid-market companies, has sold GSM Outdoors, a provider of technologically-advanced, branded accessories for the hunting, sport shooting, and outdoor enthusiast markets. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.Headquartered in Irving, Texas, GSM has a broad portfolio of innovative hunting and sport shooting products sold under highly recognised brand names. GSM’s industry leading brands include Walker’s (hearing protection and enhancement devices); Muddy, Hawk, and Big Game (tree stands and box blinds); Stealth Cam (technologically-advanced game scouting cameras); Birchwood Casey, SME, TekMat, GPS Bags, and CrossFire (shooting targets, holsters,
Arsenal Capital Partners (Arsenal), a private equity firm that specialises in investments in healthcare and specialty industrial companies, has acquired Best Value Healthcare (Best Value) in partnership with its founders: Raj Naik, MD, Kimberly Ficocelli, and Dillon Moore. Best Value is a primary care platform focused on Medicare Advantage and operating in Central and South Florida. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Arsenal’s investment in Best Value reflects the firm’s interest in investing in the value-based primary care market, a large and fast-growing care provision segment uniquely positioned to drive significant value across key healthcare stakeholder groups:
British subscription-based pet wellbeing firm, ITCH, has secured GBP7.25 million in early stage investment, paving the way for it to expand into the GBP4.5 billion global pet insurance market.In a round led by YYX Capital, the personalised direct-to-consumer pet care service raised the cash injection from Accel Partners and Seedcamp, taking the total investment to GBP12.25 million.
On a mission to energise and inject personality into the staid flea prevention market, ITCH launched in July 2019 with a monthly flea and worming home delivery service.
Headquartered in Leeds, the direct to consumer business founded by pet industry entrepreneurs
Kingfisher Capital Advisors, operating as Alcedo Group, is launching its flagship Alcedo Master Fund LP (AMFL) in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and domiciling both the Master Fund and its managing vehicles, Alcedo Technology (Abu Dhabi) Ltd and Alcedo Capital Advisors (Abu Dhabi) Ltd, in the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The ADGM will become the centre of the company’s global tech investment model, with all of its specialist funds connected to the Alcedo Master Fund LP in the ADGM.
The Alcedo Master Fund LP (AMFL) will deploy capital both in the UAE and globally with a focus
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