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North Sky Capital (North Sky), a specialist in impact investing, has promoted Andrew Harris to Managing Director.
Since joining the firm in 2018, Harris has successfully led the business development efforts for the firm’s two flagship strategies: sustainable infrastructure and impact private equity (secondaries).
Prior to joining North Sky Capital, Harris served as a Senior Vice President at Threadmark, an advisory firm focused on raising capital for infrastructure and real estate firms in North America and Europe. He is a graduate of Columbia University.
The OnePlanetCapital Environmental EIS Fund is targeting an investment in &SISTERS, an eco-friendly period care company, to support the elimination of single-use plastic in the menstrual health market.
The OnePlanetCapital EIS fund focuses on companies and projects that will genuinely benefit the environmental prospects of the UK and the wider planet, supporting the emerging green economy.
The investment into &SISTERS will support a substantial business expansion and complement existing holdings in the portfolio. The business is raising a total of GBP900,000 with a GBP4.5 million business valuation. Additional investors include Raising Partners Angel Syndicate alongside a heavily oversubscribed crowdfunding campaign,
Global proptech venture capital firm Pi Labs has appointed Stefania Ponzo as a partner.
Ponzo brings more than 14 years’ experience working with high-growth technology companies and ultra-high net worth (UHNW) and institutional investors as an investor and advisor. At Pi Labs, her role will be focused on overseeing the VC firm’s growing portfolio, and ensuring portfolio company founders have the strategic, financial and commercial support required in order to achieve global scale.
Based in London, Ponzo spent seven years at Coutts private bank advising UHNW clients globally on asset allocation and growth capital investment opportunities.
The appointment follows Pi
Former North East Company of the Year, Aspire Technology Solutions has secured a significant minority investment from LDC, a mid-market private equity firm, in a transaction which values the business at GBP85 million.
Aspire is one of the fastest growing IT managed service and cyber security providers in the UK and was launched 15 years ago by CEO, Chris Fraser. The company now has multiple offices in locations including Gateshead, London and Stockton-on-Tees, and employs more than 200 people.
Aspire is currently delivering plans to create more than 150 North East jobs across its recently opened HQ, based on
Yieldstreet, a digital alternative investment platform dedicated to providing access to exclusive private market opportunities, has launched its third art equity fund.
Art Equity Fund III will feature a diverse collection of contemporary artists including well-known artists such as Banksy and Takashi Murakami, as well as up-and-coming artists like Amoako Boafo and Mickalene Thomas. Fund III includes globally celebrated artists who are among some of the leaders in the market in liquidity, price momentum, trading volume, institutional support, dealer representation, and popular interest.
Yieldstreet launched its first art equity fund in November 2021, followed quickly by its Art Equity Fund
Vestiaire Collective, a global online marketplace for desirable pre-loved fashion, has acquired Tradesy, a US specialist in the fashion resale industry.
Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
Vestiaire Collective and Tradesy were both founded in 2009 by women entrepreneurs committed to transforming the fashion industry towards a more sustainable future.
By joining forces, Vestiaire Collective and Tradesy significantly increase the size and reach of their peer-to-peer marketplaces, to the direct benefit of their sellers and buyers. The combined company will boast a membership community of 23 million, a catalogue of five million items and a Gross Merchandise
TA Associates (TA), a global growth private equity firm, is to make a significant growth investment in Veracode, a global provider of application security solutions.
Veracode’s current majority investor, softwares investment firm Thoma Bravo, will retain a minority position in the business. The transaction, which values Veracode at USD2.5 billion, is expected to be completed in Q2 2022, subject to customary closing conditions.
An eight-time leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Application Security Testing, Veracode offers a comprehensive software security platform that empowers organizations to deliver secure software at scale and with unmatched speed.
Shield Capital (SHIELD) has launched its inaugural venture capital fund to support entrepreneurs building technologies critical to commercial and national security customers.
Formed in stealth mode, Shield Capital Fund I (SHIELD), LP exceeded target capitalisation of USD120 million. SHIELD is operational with a focused investment strategy in four high-growth frontier technology domains: artificial intelligence, autonomy, cybersecurity and space.
Founded and led by VC industry and national security veterans, Philip Bilden and Raj Shah, the management team is comprised of seasoned investors and company builders who have founded and scaled several successful start-ups and invested in more than 70 companies. The
Serent Capital, a growth-focused private equity firm that invests in founder-led B2B software companies, has closed its fifth and largest fund to date, Serent Capital Fund V, at USD1.1 billion.
Serent Capital Fund V was oversubscribed and closed in less than 100 days. With the closing of Fund V, Serent is now managing nearly USD5 billion in assets across its funds.
The fund’s strategy will remain unchanged from previous funds. Serent will continue to focus on founder-led, bootstrapped B2B software companies where Serent’s sector expertise and resources can drive future growth.
Serent Capital invests from USD20 million to
New Era ADR, a technology company focused on the USD250 billion litigation and dispute resolution industry, has closed an oversubscribed USD4.6 million seed funding round.
The financing is led by New York and Boston-based Nextview Ventures with participation from Jump Capital.
The company’s original pre-seed investors, Motivate Ventures and Alumni Ventures, also participated in this round along with entrepreneurs and investors David Kalt, Sean Chou, Pete Kadens, and Lon Chow. This latest round of financing brings the company’s total funding to USD6.3 million – all of it raised in the past year.
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