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Funds managed by Blackstone are taking a majority stake in MagicLab, which builds and operates leading dating and social networking apps, including Bumble and Badoo. The transaction values the company at approximately USD3 billion.
Founded in 2006 by Andrey Andreev, MagicLab helped invent how people meet in the modern, mobile age. MagicLab’s suite of brands has connected and transformed the lives of over 500 million people around the world across dating, social, and business. The group shares a foundation of technology, talent, and experience to constantly innovate new ways for people to meet and create life-changing moments by building relationships.
TCG, a multi-stage investment firm dedicated to building consumer businesses, has closed its inaugural fund with committed capital of over USD700 million.
The fund is led by Peter Chernin, Jesse Jacobs and Mike Kerns and will leverage its three founders’ deep experience helping consumer-focused businesses to identify, invest in and grow companies at the forefront of emerging consumer trends.
TCG has already invested approximately USD200 million in businesses that are catering to consumer interests in innovative ways. The fund’s current portfolio includes majority and minority investments in nine direct-to-consumer and content-to-commerce businesses: Food52; Exploding Kittens; Headspace; MeatEater; The Action Network;
Biogen, thane anaerobic digestion portfolio platform led by Ancala Partners (Ancala), has acquired a 1.1MW operational anaerobic digestion facility located in Weston-super-Mare, England, from Enovert for an undisclosed sum.
The facility will be integrated into Ancala’s UK anaerobic digestion platform, Biogen, a leading owner and operator of anaerobic digestion plants in the UK.
The facility is an important component of a broader waste management and food recycling programme in the region, with discarded food waste collected from the local area as well as additional waste from local businesses. Methane gas is then produced and converted through a CHP engine
Private equity firm Edison Partners has made a USD12 million growth investment in Anonos, the data privacy and enablement technology platform provider with operations in Boulder, Colorado, New York and London.
The company will use the capital to drive market adoption for its pioneering Privacy Rights Management® solutions that enable organisations to lawfully use personal data and still respect and comply with data privacy rights.
Data privacy platforms are part of the USD124 billion worldwide market for information security solutions and growing at double the rate of the overall market. Data privacy is top of mind with new laws such
Flarin Holdings Limited has completed its first round of fund-raising by IW Capital. Flarin Holdings was recently demerged from Infirst Healthcare Limited in order to provide greater focus on the rapid commercialisation of Flarin.
Flarin is a unique and patent protected lipid formulated ibuprofen which at a dose of 1200 mg/day has shown to be as effective as 2400mg/day of standard liquid ibuprofen capsules in patients with acute joint pain. Flarin’s unique lipid formulation also helps to shield the stomach from damage.
“The very positive response we have had from presenting Flarin to new investors has given us great confidence
Ironwood Capital is pleased has exited its investment in BrandFX Body Company (BrandFX), which has been sold to Time Manufacturing Holdings (Time Manufacturing).
BrandFX is the largest manufacturer of composite glass fibre vehicle bodies in the nation, primarily serving the power and telephone industries, with headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas. Time Manufacturing, headquartered in Waco, Texas, is a global designer, manufacturer, and distributor of vehicle-mounted aerial lifts primarily for the telecom and electric utility end markets.
Alex Levental, Ironwood Capital managing director, says: “BrandFX management built a strong business and attractive acquisition target, creating an industry innovator and leader.
An affiliate of middle market private equity firm Gemspring Capital has completed an investment in Crafty Apes, a full-service visual effects company with studios in Atlanta, Los Angeles and New York.
Gemspring’s investment is in partnership with the Crafty Apes leadership team, Jason Sanford, Chris LeDoux, Tim LeDoux, Robin Graham and Mark LeDoux. Crafty Apes provides visual effects and production services to the rapidly growing market for film, episodic and commercial video production. Crafty Apes’ services range from 2D and 3D compositing to digital cosmetics and computer generated imagery. Founded in 2011, Crafty Apes’ recent critically-acclaimed credits include La La
Acton Capital, Munich-based growth venture capital investor, has held the final closing of its new Acton Fund V at USD215 million (EUR193 million).
Building upon the success of its previous funds, the new fund will focus on tech-enabled business models and startups in their growth stage.
Since the first investment in Alando forming the core of eBay Europe in 1999, the Acton team has supported over 80 digital companies on their way to market leadership. Acton Capital invests worldwide, with a strong focus on Germany and Europe (75 per cent) and North America (25 per cent).
Christoph Braun,
Bolt, a European on-demand transportation platform, has launched a dedicated environmental impact fund with seed capital of EUR10 million aimed at initiatives which deliver global social and environmental benefits.
The fund’s first transaction will finance a forest creation project that plants trees to increase natural carbon sequestration, increase biodiversity, stop pollutants from entering water courses, and prevent the erosion of topsoil. The initiative involves planting over 9,500 trees on 5.8 hectares of land in Angus, Scotland.
Bolt’s environmental impact fund forms part of the company’s wider environmental strategy known as ‘the Green Plan’ which focuses on long-term commitment to
US and Israel-based cybersecurity startup company, Sepio Systems, has raised USD6.5 million in its latest funding round led by Hanaco Ventures and Merlin Ventures.
Sepio’s existing investors Energias de Portugal (EDP), Mindset Ventures and Pico Partners also participated in the funding round. Since its establishment, Sepio Systems has raised USD11 million.
In conjunction with the financing, Sepio has also made two new appointments to its management team. Gili Sahar is to join as CFO and Chen Ben Eliyahu has been appointed Vice President of Business Development.
Sepio offers an end-to-end solution that detects and mitigates hardware-based attacks, rogue
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