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D-Orbit, a space logistics and orbital transportation company backed by Seraphim Space, has signed a subcontract with space company Beyond Gravity, for the delivery of lightweight carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) tools and metallic structural components for the European Space Agency’s Space Rider reusable space vehicle.
The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
D-Orbit was selected for its experience and established know-how in space projects. It will supply the CFRP tooling and metallic structural flight hardware components. D-Orbit will also coordinate and monitor the work of Italian suppliers, to ensure that the production and documentation follows the
HomeTown Ticketing, a provider of digital ticketing and event software to schools, districts, conferences, and associations, has secured a $75 million growth investment from Nexa Equity, a private equity firm focused on scaling lower middle market software and fintech businesses.
The capital will enable HomeTown Ticketing to launch new product innovations and meet heightened demand from customers looking to modernise their events management.
Software investor Main Capital Partners (Main) has sold OBI4wan to Spotler Group.
OBI4wan is a Dutch omnichannel customer service and marketing SaaS solution to bring webcare, intelligent live chat, chatbots, messaging, social engagement, and media monitoring to their growing marketing technology and services portfolio.
Founded in 2011, OBI4wan is the Benelux market leader in enabling marketers and customer service professionals to provide a consistent, responsive customer experience across multiple channels, including chatbots, messaging apps, and social media. All of the digital channels where consumers are increasingly expecting brands, governments and service providers to be present and engage with them.
HPE Growth, a pan-European growth equity firm has appointed two new members to its investment team as it continues its development – Wijnand Bekker, Associate, and Laura Kone, Analyst.
As an Associate with a focus on Venture Capital, Bekker will bring expertise in venture investing to HPE Growth’s strategy. Bekker joins after a period at Rabo Frontier Ventures where he focused on FinTech and AgriTech investments. Bekker holds a BSc from the University of Groningen in Econometrics and Operations Research, as well as a MSc from the Erasmus School of Economics in Econometrics and Management Science with a focus in
Ara Partners (Ara), a private equity firm that specializes in industrial decarbonisation investments, has promoted Katy Boettcher to Principal and hired Ken Nguyen as a Senior Associate.
Boettcher joined Ara as a Vice President in September 2020 and has been instrumental in investment underwriting, transaction execution, and portfolio management. She has played a critical role within the firm’s investments in Aloxe, Repeats, Circulus and BioVeritas (formerly Earth Energy Renewables).
Prior to joining Ara, Nguyen worked at Altos Partners, a private equity firm focused on investments in the industrials and business services sectors, and at Intervale Capital, a private equity
Measure Protocol, a UK scale-up that offers a new way to access consumer behavioural data at a scale, has secured funding to allow it to continue the development of its technology and to scale-up its marketing and sales efforts.
The total investment came from a range of sources, including Blackfinch Ventures, Italian Angels for Growth – the largest network of business angels in Italy – and Blockchain Valley Ventures (BVV).
Established in 2018, and based in Holborn, London, Measure Protocol has grown considerably over the last four years under the watch of co-founders Owen Hanks, Paul Neto and John Martin
Jean Rogers, the new global head of ESG at Blackstone, will work to oversee strategy and reporting for over 250 portfolio companies. Here, she explains why second order data is the secret sauce…
ArK Kapital has signed a new SEK1.5bn senior secured debt facility with Pollen Street Capital.
ArK recently announced a seed funding raise led by Local Globe, with participation from Creandum and angel investors including Supercell CEO Ilkka Paananen, iZettle founder Jacob de Geer, and EQT Ventures founding partner Hjalmar Winbladh.
Pollen Street supported the round in a new partnership, providing a €150 million senior secured debt facility. The firm has deep expertise in tailored debt funding and strategic insight for SME lenders, with this deal representing Pollen Street’s first facility in Scandinavia.
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Griffon Corporation (Griffon) is to sell Telephonics Corporation (Telephonics) to TTM Technologies (TTM) for $330 million in cash.
The transaction is expected to close within the second calendar quarter of 2022, subject to certain closing conditions and regulatory approvals.
Lazard is acting as financial advisor to Griffon for this transaction, and Dechert LLP is acting as Griffon’s legal counsel. JP Morgan is acting as exclusive financial advisor to TTM, and O’Melveny & Myers LLP is acting as TTM’s legal counsel.
Gresham House Energy Storage Fund plc (GRID), has partnered with Origami, an independent energy technology platform for green energy assets, and battery optimiser Habitat Energy Ltd.
Origami is preparing battery assets with a combined capacity of 50MW to participate initially in the Dynamic Containment (DC) and Wholesale Markets, following the discontinuation of National Grid’s Enhanced Frequency Response (EFR) service.
With the discontinuation of EFR, a service in place since late 2016, numerous battery assets throughout the UK require upgrades to participate in the new markets that are replacing it – such as Dynamic Containment (DC), Dynamic regulation (DR) and in
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