Solinftec, one of the world’s largest independent precision agriculture companies, has secured a $60 million growth investment round led by the Lightsmith Group. The investment will enable the company to further expand its digital farm operations platform in North America and South America. Lightsmith is joining existing investors in the company, Unbox Capital, which also participated in the round, and Circularis Partners (TPG ART).  Additional undisclosed investors are also participating in the round. 

Ferd has acquires a 33 per cent share in Aidian, a Finnish developer, manufacturer and vendor of instruments and tests that are used in such fields as primary care to provide quick and accurate test results. Ardian was acquired by Swedish family-controlled investment firm Nordstjernan earlier this year. Aidian’s range of tests addresses several global health problems, such as antimicrobial resistance (AMR), diabetes and colorectal cancer. Aidian has tests that are intended to reduce unnecessary prescriptions of antibiotics, which is a driver behind the growing threat from AMR and antibiotic-resistant bacteria.    The parties have agreed not to disclose the

DRINKS, a specialist in e-commerce alcohol, has acquired Electriq Marketing, a Shopify-focused digital retention and growth agency. With this acquisition, DRINKS now provides all the technology and expertise necessary to start, run, and grow the e-commerce alcohol category. DRINKS’ pioneering Wine as a Service (WaaS) platform enables the largest brands, retailers, and marketplaces to offer their customers nationwide home alcohol delivery with full regulatory compliance. DRINKS powers this new operating system for e-commerce alcohol with Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, and Natural Language Processing to provide its partners with data-driven insights that generate personalised shopping experiences that drive customer

Churchill Asset Management, an investment-specialist of Nuveen which provides customised financing solutions to private equity firms and their portfolio companies, has appointed Jason Quinn as Managing Director, Origination. Quinn will be responsible for strategically developing and maintaining private equity sponsor relationships and sourcing senior lending opportunities in the western region of the United States. He will lead Churchill’s new Los Angeles office and report directly to Randy Schwimmer, Churchill’s Co-Head of Senior Lending.   Quinn has over 14 years of experience, most recently as a Senior Vice President at Antares Capital (formerly GE Antares). There, he was responsible for sourcing

Cairngorm Capital Partners (Cairngorm Capital) has partnered with SageHome Inc, a US-based home services business which provides home modifications, accessibility and mobility solutions that help its customers to live independently at home for longer. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, SageHome bridges the significant gap between healthcare and proactive home modification. It combines professional design and installation teams, with occupational therapists’ expertise, to create a stylish, functional and safe living space that allows seniors to remain independent in their homes.  SageHome’s first acquisition, New Bath Today Inc. (NBT), is an award-winning bathroom renovation specialist, with a particular focus on the wet area

Astorg and is to acquire CordenPharma (CordenPharma), a global pharmaceutical CDMO (Contract Development & Manufacturing Organisation) with capabilities in active pharmaceutical ingredients, excipients, and drug products, from International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG). As part of the transaction, the founders will take the opportunity to reinvest as partners with Astorg.  Established in 2006, CordenPharma today employs more than 2,600 people in 11 manufacturing facilities and one R&D laboratory located across Europe and the US.  Following a strategic review of its portfolio, ICIG had concluded, that CordenPharma in its next growth phase would be best developed further with a partner and that

Align Capital Partners (ACP) has sold Protegis Fire & Safety (Protegis) to Summit Fire & Security (SFS), a subsidiary of SFP Holding, Inc, which is owned by BlackRock Long Term Private Capital. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Protegis provides installation, inspection, service and repair for fire alarms, fire sprinkler systems, security systems, fire pumps, extinguishers and fire suppression systems.  This transaction marks ACP’s fifth exit over the past 12 months. Senior Operating Partner Dave Tiley, Partner Jack Parks and Associate Aaron Lewis worked alongside Dyke on the Protegis investment. Piper Sandler & Co acted as financial advisor to Protegis and Calfee