Managers
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the US Government’s development finance institution, has committed USD6 million in debt financing to CrossBoundary Energy, Sub-Saharan Africa’s first investment fund for commercial and industrial solar.
CrossBoundary Energy provides solar power to African enterprises. Clients sign long term power purchase agreements to purchase solar electricity without contributing upfront investment or taking technical risk on construction and maintenance. CrossBoundary Energy finances, builds, owns and operates the captive solar system for the client. The client receives cheaper and cleaner electricity.
OPIC’s commitment will contribute to the funding of six captive solar PV projects currently under
UK private equity house Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has led a GBP1.035 million investment in Manchester-headquartered water treatment technology business, G2O Water Technologies Limited (G2O).
A total of GBP600,000 has been provided by Maven funds, which includes a GBP400,000 investment from NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, which is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund and a GBP200,000 investment from the Finance Durham Fund, both managed by Maven. The additional GBP435,000 is from a number of private individual investors.
The funding will enable the business to carry out the next stage of its technical development and forge more
Harbour Point Capital (Harbour Point) has led a growth recapitalisation of InSight Telepsychiatry (InSight), a national telepsychiatry services provider organisation.
The Company’s founders, including Chief Medical Officer Dr Jim Varrell, and InSight CEO Geoffrey Boyce, have reinvested the majority of their holdings and will remain significant shareholders in InSight.
“The InSight team has done a fantastic job of building a clinically-focussed organisation that is highly regarded by both the mental health provider community and InSight’s facility partners We are excited to partner with Geoffrey and the management team for this next phase of growth and to help InSight continue
Evoke Creative, a design-led manufacturer of interactive digital solutions, has received a GBP6 million investment from BGF to support further growth in the UK and overseas.
Based in the Wirral, Evoke Creative supplies interactive digital solutions, including self-service kiosks, video walls, digital signage and payment terminals for blue-chip customers in the retail and leisure sectors. Its systems allow brands to connect and engage with their customers in dynamic and rewarding ways, helping to maximise transaction conversion rates, improve customer journeys and reduce costs.
Led by founders Neil Clark and Dean Ward, Evoke prides itself on creating bespoke solutions and
Eko, a mobile-first collaboration and communications platform for businesses, has raised USD20 million in a Series B financing round led by SMDV, with participation from AirAsia’s digital investment arm, RedBeat Ventures, Gobi Partners, East Ventures and existing shareholders.
The Bangkok, and now London-based, company has seen revenues more than triple in the past year with over half a million recurring paid users across sectors including retail, hospitality, banking, and other service-based industries. This round will provide Eko with funds to further accelerate its expansion in Europe and North America.
It also today announces a significant European expansion, with new
Golden Gate Capital has completed has completed the acquisition of Vector Solutions, a specialist in eLearning and SaaS performance support solutions, from Providence Equity Partners.
CEO Jeff Gordon and the current management team will continue to lead Vector, which will remain headquartered in Tampa, Florida.
Founded in 1999, Vector Solutions offers SaaS-based, compliance-driven enterprise eLearning, workforce management and performance improvement solutions to targeted industries in three primary sectors: commercial, public sector, and education. Their innovative products help organisations improve outcomes, optimise performance, and reduce risk in many industries, including engineering and construction, industrial manufacturing, K12 and higher education, and
Ares Management Corporation has completed its conversion to a corporation under Delaware law and changed its name from Ares Management to Ares Management Corporation.
Since Ares had already elected to be taxed as a corporation for US federal and state income tax purposes effective 1 March 2018, no material tax or financial changes are expected from the state law conversion.
Existing common and preferred shares of Ares Management have been converted into Class A common and Series A Preferred shares of Ares Management Corporation, respectively. Following the conversion, the Class A common shares will have voting rights equivalent to
Neotas, a ‘digital intelligence’ business which provides enhanced due diligence and HR screening, has closed a funding round of over GBP1 million backed by Symvan Capital, Force Over Mass and a number of private investors.
The London-based company analyses individuals’ ‘digital trails’ to provide deeper insights into their background, behaviour and networks. The service enables investors and employers to screen key personnel, safeguard their investments, mitigate against fraud and insider threats and evidence compliance standards.
Neotas’ advanced digital intelligence platform, which is operated by former military and intelligence analysts, leverages open source intelligence (OSINT). This includes analysis of international
A business which has developed a better and safer X-ray technology has completed a GBP1 million funding round which will allow it to bring its systems to market.
IBEX Innovations, which is based in Sedgefield, County Durham, has secured investment from the new North East Venture Fund (NEVF), supported by the European Regional Development Fund and managed by Mercia Fund Managers, and an existing investor, IP Group plc.
The funding, which will create 13 new jobs, will help drive adoption of the IBEX technology in the global healthcare market.
IBEX’s systems, which fit to existing X-ray machines, improve
Innova Capital, a CEE private equity fund, is to acquire 33 per cent of the shares in OSHEE, a provider of isotonic and functional drinks in the Polish market.
In the last 10 years, OSHEE became the indisputable leader on the Polish sports and vitamin functional beverage market, selling its products to 45 countries on 6 continents and generating revenues of approximately PLN250 million. In 2017, the Company acquired Kinga Pienińska, a high-quality mineral water producer in Poland. Following the integration of both companies and the expansion of the production facility, the production capacity in mineral water increased almost threefold.
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