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After a record-breaking 2021 with staggering valuations and a total of 84 new European tech unicorns, the number of new venture capital investors in Europe has simultaneously decreased by almost half.
With 61 new investors in 2021, including ten headquartered in the United Kingdom, the total number of European investors thus rose to 817 at the end of the previous year.
A study by international tech M&A advisor i5invest, venture builder i5growth, and the Entrepreneurship Center of the Vienna University of Economics and Business shows that British investors have in excess of €468 billion in assets under management and a
AfricInvest, an investment platform active in multiple alternative asset classes including private equity, venture capital, private credit and listed equities, has held the final close of AfricInvest Fund IV with total commitments of $411 million.
Launched two years ago with a hard cap of $400 million, AfricInvest IV received investment from new and returning institutional investors, development finance institutions and family offices from around the world. The Fund is the largest in AfricInvest’s history and follows on from the previous flagship fund, AfricInvest III, which closed in 2016, reaching a fund size of €272 million (US$300m).
Like its predecessors, AF
DBHCAP (DBH) and Tides Capital (Tides) have invested in Salvo Technologies (Salvo), a developer and manufacturer of photonics products.
Founded in 2006, Salvo’s photonics profile includes electro-optical components and assemblies, fire control optics, custom camera lenses, multispectral and hyperspectral point detection and imaging systems, and sports accessories.
Salvo has grown rapidly since its inception through both organic growth and strategic acquisitions. As a result, Salvo has become one of the leading independent, vertically integrated photonics manufacturing platforms in North America.
Tyree & D’Angelo Partners (TDP) has closed Tyree & D’Angelo Partners Fund III LP (Fund III) at its hard cap with $350 million in capital commitments.
Metric Point served as the exclusive placement agent and managed investor demand that was well in excess of Fund III’s hard cap. Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as fund counsel.
Global private markets investor Pantheon has held the final close of Pantheon Senior Debt II USD (PSD II), its flagship global fund dedicated to senior private debt secondary investment opportunities, with $834 million in capital commitments, substantially in excess of the initial target of $500 million.
With this close Pantheon’s total capital dedicated to private debt secondary investing has passed $2.4 billion, positioning the firm as an industry leader in a rapidly evolving segment that is increasingly in demand as a liquidity solution for both investors and credit fund managers. Pantheon estimates, based on our own deal sourcing, suggest that
Central Medical Supply Group (Central Medical), a portfolio company of Osceola Capital, has acquired three hospice and homecare equipment management companies: Helping Hands Medical Equipment, the hospice assets of Consolidated Medical Surgical Supply, and PPD Homecare Inc.
Helping Hands Medical Equipment is a provider of durable medical equipment management solutions to hospice agencies, while Consolidated Medical Surgical Supply is a provider of durable medical equipment management solutions to hospice agencies. PPD Homecare meanwhile, is a provider of respiratory equipment and services.
A West Midlands company which has developed a unique charity fundraising platform has secured £1.25m in investment to help further enhance its technology and expand its client base.
Stourbridge-based GivePenny Technologies has secured investment from the MEIF Proof of Concept & Early Stage Fund, which is managed by Mercia and part of the Midlands Engine Investment Fund, Mercia’s EIS funds and private investors.
The GivePenny platform enables charities to create digital fundraising experiences for their supporters that can be linked to popular apps like Strava, Twitch, Fitbit, YouTube and Spotify. Unique features designed for charities, fundraisers and donors helps
Lead Capital Partners (LCP), a Nashville-based private equity firm focused on lower middle market buyouts of healthcare companies, has appointed Carl Grote as a director.
Prior to joining LCP, Grote worked in the Investment Banking departments of Janney Montgomery Scott and Robert W Baird & Co providing middle market M&A advisory and financing services. He received his BA from Washington and Lee University and MS. from the University of Texas at Austin.
British Patient Capital has committed £30 million to Crane Venture Partners’ second fund, which has reached a final close of £110 million.
Crane II will invest in seed to Series A businesses specialising in digital infrastructure, including open-source software, data and developer tools, and artificial intelligence. Fifty percent of the fund is expected to be invested in the UK, with the rest spread across Europe, Israel and the US.
British Patient Capital was a significant investor in Crane’s first fund, which saw more than 75% of its seed investments go on to raise a Series A round. Across both of
Lab Logistics Management, a provider of outsourced medical supplies, kitting and logistics services to the healthcare industry and a portfolio company of Atlantic Street Capital, has acquired The Allied Group, a fulfilment services provider offering printing, kitting, and mailing services to healthcare and life science organisations worldwide.
Founded in 1946, The Allied Group provides a comprehensive suite of services including design, print, assembly, and fulfilment of over 2.5 million diagnostic kits annually, as well as associated collateral for healthcare and life science companies. Specimen collection kits are used to detect hereditary diseases, RNA, DNA and genetic screening, genome testing, and
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