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Green Angel Syndicate has secured a further £5 million commitment from British Business Investments, bringing its total investment since November 2021 to £10 million.
Green Angel Syndicate is the UK’s largest network of specialist investors fighting climate change. This commitment is being made through British Business Investments’ Regional Angels Programme, which seeks to reduce regional imbalances in access to early-stage equity finance. It will match funds raised via Green Angel Syndicate’s network of investors and their EIS Climate Change Fund.
The GAS EIS Climate Change Fund supports a portfolio of UK-wide start-up and early-stage companies across the following sectors: energy,
Fabian Shey, Head of Private & Alternative Markets for Products & Financing
We are incredibly pleased to win “Best Fundraising – Fund of Funds” for our “Credit Suisse Climate Innovation Fund” in recognition of our efforts in the private equity space, particularly to receive this award for a first-time, mission-driven impact strategy. Being able to raise over USD300 million to enable positive climate impact is a strong indicator of the importance of this topic to our client base. The exceptional response has exceeded our expectations when conceptualising an Impact Venture Fund of Funds. We continue to build the community around
Grant Thornton UK LLP’s Thames Valley Corporate Finance team has completed on three transactions to US private equity-backed companies within the first quarter of 2022, as activity levels continue to remain strong after a record 2021.
The first of the three deals is the sale of international development consultancy IMC Worldwide, as it joins the DT Global family, a US leader in the international development market.
The second deal saw global technology marketing agency bChannels sold to another private equity backed US-buyer The Channel Company, while deal number three saw Grant Thornton advise on the sale of the Vaccine Manufacturing
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
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