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Eurazeo has completed a minority investment in Gisou, a high-growth premium haircare brand offering an authentic bee-based approach to beauty.
Cleantech-focused capital managers Cycle Capital and Demeter have held the first close of the new $160 million (€150 million) Circular Innovation Fund (CIF) with participation from anchor investor L’Oréal.
With this fund, the managers will look to scale circular, sustainable and profitable growth stage solutions from North America, Europe and Asia that positively contribute to climate change mitigation and circular use of resources across various sectors including new materials, packaging, recycling & waste, logistics, eco-efficient processes & design.
The fund will capitalise on the managers’ experience of investing in venture, private equity and infrastructure in cleantech to the growing need
Afterparty, an NFT platform empowering creators with the tools and community to directly monetise and manage their fan relationships, has closed a $4 million funding round to bring total capital raised to $7 million.
The strategic community round accelerates platform growth as Afterparty introduces the world’s first NFT ticketing platform for artists, providing for transparent, verifiable and artist-first ticketing.
Over 25 entrepreneurs, creators, and VCs participated in the round, including Paris Hilton, Spencer Rascoff (Zillow), Jason Calacanis (The Syndicate), David Friedberg (The Production Board), Nicole Farb (Headline), Andre Iguodala (NBA player, Catalyst Fund), Rudy Cline-Thomas (Mastry, Inc), Reade Seiff (Sunset
Italian private equity firm Progressio SGR has exited its stakeholding in Save The Duck, a 100% animal-free down jacket brand and the first fashion company in Italy to obtain B-Corp certification.
Two entrepreneur-managers, Reinold Geiger and André Hoffmann, respectively Chairman and CEO of the multinational corporation L’Occitane International SA, who already owned a minority interest in Save The Duck alongside Progressio and other minority shareholders, have acquired a majority interest in the business from Progressio SGR and the other minority shareholders.
Both Geiger and Hoffmann are investing in their personal capacity through certain investment vehicles controlled by them, namely Société
European private equity investor Nordic Capital is to acquire Ascot Lloyd, a UK-based, independently-owned independent financial advice (IFA) firms.
The transaction will see Nordic Capital acquire Ascot Lloyd from funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management (Oaktree), alongside the interests of Ares Management Corporation (Ares), subject to regulatory approval.
Nordic Capital will partner with Ascot Lloyd’s management to support the Company’s client offering including through further developing its digital proposition, accelerating organic and inorganic growth and further increasing its focus on sustainable savings.
Oaktree has invested in the business since 2013 and acquired Ascot Lloyd in 2017.
Prometheus Group, a global provider of asset management operations and optimisation software and a portfolio company of Genstar Capital, has acquired LUCY Industrial Management Solutions (IMS), a provider of software solutions designed to optimise the execution of capital-intensive projects by ensuring safety, technical integrity, and timely certification and handover.
With an office in the Netherlands, LUCY IMS’s digital platform streamlines and controls construction, mechanical completion, and commissioning processes with an easy-to-use front end accessed by commissioning managers, project managers, inspectors, and contractors in any industry.
The acquisition of LUCY IMS represents the ninth made by Prometheus Group since being
ENSO, a B-Corporation certified tyre company, is seeking up to £15 million in Series A funding to advance the introduction of its energy-efficient, low particulate matter (PM) emission tyres, specifically designed for electric vehicles (EVs).
Based in London, ENSO has already secured £5 million in funding from over 1,200 British investors, the largest being the UK Government via the UK Future Fund, supported by the UK Treasury and British Business Bank.
ENSO is working with leading EV carmakers and large EV fleets, including a partnership with the Mayor of London, Transport for London, DPD and Royal Mail, on large-scale trials
As investors learn to navigate the virtual and hybrid fund-raising landscape, managers’ brand and reputation have come into sharper focus.
Kirchliche Zusatzversorgungskasse des Verbandes der Diözesen Deutschlands (KZVK), the occupation pension scheme provider for Catholic Church and charitable sector employees in Germany, is looking to appoint a portfolio manager to focus on alternative investments, according to a report by IPE.
The new portfolio manager will have responsibility for investments in private equity, infrastructure equity and private debt, plus due diligence of new funds.
A year on from the platform’s official launch, sustainability startup Greener has successfully closed its bridge round with £113,000 of venture capital funding fro SFC Capital.
Founded with the goal of making sustainability affordable and accessible for all small businesses, the B2B matchmaking platform enables SMEs in the food & drink industry to easily build tailored supply chains by connecting those seeking and providing sustainable solutions.
As the team works to put sustainability at the core of every supply chain decision in the food and drink industry, the injection will be used to fuel the growth of their platform and
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