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LBO France, through its Small Caps Opportunities II fund, has acquired a majority stake in the French company Origine alongside the management team, led by Yves Amiel and Rémi Lefèvre, and Nouvel Atlas, the investment vehicle of the Lemarchand family (founders of the Nature & Découvertes group).
Origine was founded in 2012 by Yves Amiel, Pierre-Henri Morel and Rémi Lefèvre. It is a pure DNVB (digital-native vertical brand) that designs, produces and markets – exclusively via its website – high-end mechanical bikes. The company designs road, gravel and mountain bikes with an average price above EUR3,000 and has experienced exponential
Global interactive entertainment venture capital firm Makers Fund has closed a USD500 million fund to invest in founders who are evolving and innovating the ecosystem.
The fund is Makers Fund’s third and largest, after a USD200 vehicle raised in 2017, and a USD260 million fund in 2020.
Makers has a proven track record with more than 90 companies in its portfolio globally, including content studios like Dream Games and Avia Games, technology solutions such as Parsec and Genvid, and consumer platforms like Medal.tv and VR Chat, among others. The announced list of portfolio companies can be found at makersfund.com.
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Monroe Capital has acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a senior credit facility to support the acquisition of Norwood Sawmills (Norwood) by private equity sponsor, GreyLion.
Based in Ontario, Canada, Norwood is a provider of portable consumer-sized sawmills, as well as related consumables, accessories, and equipment, and serves as a global outdoor equipment and lifestyle brand. The company’s products have strong appeal among an outdoor-minded consumer base across more than 100 countries.
One Rock Capital Partners (One Rock), a value-oriented, operationally focused private equity firm, has added Dr Kevin Lang to its team of Operating Partners.
Lang will be responsible for driving post-acquisition value at One Rock’s portfolio companies through strategic, science-backed solutions focused on manufacturing and distribution in the food and beverage industry.
Lang brings almost 40 years of experience in the food and beverage industry to this role, particularly in operations, research and development, quality, environmental matters, and financial management. Prior to joining One Rock, Lang founded Soundwatch Consulting, which is focused on developing formulations to increase the shelf
Puma Private Equity, the private equity division of Puma Investments, has completed a follow-on investment of EUR2 million in Ron Dorff, having invested EUR4 million in the business in 2020.
Aligning Swedish functionality with French style, Ron Dorff specialises in menswear must-haves, with a particular focus on underwear and swimwear.
The company has achieved significant growth since Puma Private Equity’s initial investment and aims to triple sales within the next two years. This latest investment will provide capital to support Ron Dorff’s expansion plan and growth of the brand worldwide, with particular focus on the US, which already provides
RCP Advisors (RCP), an independent sponsor of private equity funds-of-funds, secondary funds, and co-investment funds, has released a new report – Diversity and Financial Outperformance in Middle Market PE – which features multiple analyses of minority, women, veteran, and disabled majority-owned North American lower middle market private equity firms and illustrates how and why this cohort of managers have outperformed the broader market.
The moral imperative for investors to pursue DEI investing aside, the DEI Research Report found that diverse private equity managers in the lower middle market generate alpha, often with less risk than non-diverse managers. The first half
Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers focused on sustainable investments, and RIVE Private Investment, an independent investment group specialised in real assets, have sold to BKW six operating onshore wind farms in northern France for a total installed capacity of 105.7 megawatts (MW).
The wind farms were constructed under the ownership of Mirova and RIVE Private Investment.
With this acquisition, BKW has increased its 700MW of renewable energy facilities portfolio by 15 per cent and expands its presence in one of its core markets.
Typeform, a conversational interaction platform, has raised USD135 million in Series C funding round led by Sofina.
Returning investors including General Atlantic, Index Ventures, Point Nine Capital and Connect Ventures, as well as new investors Top Tier Capital Partners, GP Bullhound, Teamworthy Ventures and Trium Venture Partners, also participated in the round.
This latest funding brings Typeform’s total investment to more than USD187 million.
With this investment, Typeform will accelerate product development, nurture emerging technologies, expand headcount and deepen strategic partnerships across its platform as it continues its efficient growth trajectory.
STP Investment Services (STP), an end-to-end, technology-enabled investment operations service provider that supports more than USD340 billion in total assets, has received a significant growth investment from Lovell Minnick Partners (LMP), a private equity firm focused on investments in financial services, financial technology and related business services.
This investment will enable STP to accelerate ongoing investments in innovation, technology, workflow, and talent. STP plans to advance its organic growth initiatives while also accelerating its strategy of pursuing impactful M&A opportunities in the future.
Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
As a result of LMP’s investment in STP, members
TELEO Capital has appointed Kevin Hatch as an Operating Partner. Hatch brings over 20 years of financial, operational, and executive leadership experience, including a decade of work with private equity portfolio companies.
He has led multiple strategic growth initiatives, restructurings, and carve-outs across software, technology, business services, and industrial companies.
Hatch most recently served as an executive of Avalex Technologies Corp and AppRiver. He was instrumental in the successful exit of both companies. Previously, he worked as an Operations Director at Marlin Equity Partners and as a Director in the Transaction Services Group at KPMG.
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