Managers
Laybuy, a spcialist ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ (BNPL) technology, has secured a GBP80 million debt facility from Victory Park Capital (VPC), a global alternative investment firm. With plans for continued international expansion, the funding from VPC will fuel Laybuy’s growth in the UK.
“Laybuy has grown exponentially since we launched three years ago and we would not be able to continue to scale without our investors’ support and confidence in our vision,” says Gary Rohloff, co-founder and CEO of Laybuy. “In addition to increasing our customer base in our established geographies and sectors, our expansion in the UK is a
Funds advised by private equity firm Warburg Pincus, and DTCP, an investment management group specialised in technology growth equity and digital infrastructure, are to acquire a majority stake in Community Fibre Limited, London’s fastest and most competitively priced 100 per cent full-fibre broadband provider, alongside its existing investors Amber Infrastructure and RPMI Railpen. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Community Fibre is future-proofing London communities by delivering 1 Gbps of full-fibre broadband to households and up to 10 Gbps of full-fibre broadband to businesses, at the most competitive prices on the market. Their mission is to empower communities
The Untitled Ventures, a seed and pre-seed stage VC investor that focuses on breakthrough technologies from Eastern Europe, is raising a new fund which will invest in early growth stage tech companies in the CEE region.
The firm has offices in London, Moscow and Riga, acting as a venture capital bridge between Eastern and Western Europe.
Untitled Ventures has invested into 26 companies to date. Its portfolio includes Portuguese dating app Pure, Sizolution, and Fixar, which was granted a license to operate in Canadian skies just a few days ago. In 15 percent of those, women are among the founders
Pan-European asset manager Tikehau Capital’s subsidiary Ace Management has held a EUR630 million first close of Ace Aero Partenaires, a fund focused on helping companies in the aviation industry that have been severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The initiative was first announced last June by Bruno Le Maire, Minister of Economy, Finance and Recovery in France. Airbus, Safran, Thales and Dassault Aviation launched a call for tenders and selected the Tikehau fund and its subsidiary ACE in order to form the fund.
Contributions from the French government, main contractors and Tikehau Capital, the fund manager, will enable the fund
Los Angeles-based private equity firm Gallant Capital Partners (Gallant Capital), has held the final closing of its inaugural fund, Gallant Capital Partners I, with USD378 million in total commitments. Fund I reached its hard-cap and was substantially oversubscribed, exceeding its target of USD300 million. Investors include public and corporate pension funds, financial institutions, insurance companies, endowments and foundations, fund-of-funds, wealth managers and family offices from North America and Europe.
Gallant Capital was formed in 2018 and is led by Jon Gimbel, Anthony Guagliano and Desmond Nugent. Gallant Capital deploys an operationally focused investment strategy and since its formation has completed ten
Growth Capital Partners (GCP), a UK SME private equity firm that specialises in partnering with owner-managers, has realised its investment in The DMW Group (DMW), a leading independent technology consultancy. DMW is being acquired by Credera, a subsidiary of Omnicom Group. GCP invested in DMW in October 2017 alongside the CEO, Chris Dean and the founding management team. Over the period of GCP’s investment, DMW has doubled revenue, profit and headcount to become a leading UK specialist in the design, delivery, and implementation of data-rich digital transformation programmes.
Founded over 30 years ago and headquartered in London, DMW employs technology
Funds advised by SK Capital Partners (SK Capital), a private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, chemicals and pharmaceuticals sectors, is to acquire the specialty polymers business from Baker Hughes. The specialty polymers business, with manufacturing operations in Barnsdall, Oklahoma, produces specialty low molecular weight olefin polymers, including a range of differentiated functional polymers and premium, high melting point polyethylene waxes. Over its 85-year history, the business has been dedicated to innovation and has developed a strong reputation as a premium specialty supplier and solutions provider to its diverse customer base.
Mario Toukan, a Managing Director of SK
Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP), a private equity firm based in St Louis, has completed the sale of Analytical Lab Group (ALG), a microbiology and viral lab, to Element Materials Technology (Element), one of the world’s largest providers of materials and product qualification testing, inspection and certification services to the global aerospace, transportation & industrials, connected technologies, energy, and fire & building products sectors.ALG’s team of 130 scientists and experts operates a number of FDA and EPA compliance focused laboratories in San Francisco, Minneapolis and Boston and has built a strong reputation in the infection prevention market, offering comprehensive testing
Eurazeo has completed a EUR80 million investment from its China Acceleration Fund in DORC (Dutch Ophthalmic Research Center), a specialist in the area of vitreoretinal surgery.
EMQ, an Asian financial settlement network, has issued USD20 million of Series B Preferred Shares, led by WI Harper Group, with participation from new and existing investors including Abu Dhabi Capital, AppWorks, DG Ventures, Hard Yaka, Intudo Ventures, January Capital, Quest Venture Partners, SparkLabs Taipei, Vectr Fintech Partners, and VS Partners. EMQ will use the investment to further accelerate its international growth, product development and licensing activities across Asia, Europe and the Americas.
“At EMQ, we are building a global settlement network that enables everyone to send money anywhere in the world and to any end point with a simple one-stop
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