Digital Horizon, a European venture capital investor specialising in fintech and SaaS companies, has led a USD5 million Series A investment round in SteadyPay, a platform designed to help gig workers achieve financial stability. Digital Horizon is joined in this round by existing and new investors including Ascension Ventures (via their impact Fair By Design fund) and the UK government’s Future Fund, alongside prominent angel investors. The platform is available direct to UK customers, and this year the company will enhance and deepen its product and service offer, including embedded B2B specific offering.

Capital Constellation has acquired a passive, minority ownership interest in Post Road Group (post Road), an alternative investment firm focused on real estate and middle-market corporate strategies, to support the Firm’s long-term growth and development. Capital Constellation, a group of global institutional investors, who, together with Capital Constellation’s affiliated funds (collectively, “Constellation”), provides investment capital and expertise to growing investment management platforms, is managed by private equity and alternative investment manager Wafra Inc (Wafra).  Terms of the investment have not been disclosed.     The investment by Constellation follows the successful close of Post Road Special Opportunity Fund II at

Ome has secured a strategic investment from Legendary Ventures, a venture capital firm that accelerates value creation for consumer retail technology companies. Ome will use this investment to expedite new product development and expand into new retail markets leveraging their smart home technology solutions. Ome is a technology company focused on sustaining the home through cybernetics. Ome develops smart, sustainable technology products that automate existing home appliances so families can spend more quality time together.  Ome’s flagship product is a patented Smart Knob that seamlessly replaces existing stove knobs so people can cook, control, and monitor their home appliances virtually,

The Riverside Company, a global private investor focused on the smaller end of the middle market, has invested in Safety-Reports.com, (Safety Reports). Founded in 2011, Safety Reports provides safety and compliance management software to the construction, manufacturing and other safety-related industries. Safety Reports is an add-on to Riverside’s ToolWatch platform, a leading provider of tool tracking and construction operations management software. By bringing the two platforms together, Riverside says customers will receive a deeper view into the performance of their organisations while providing a safer workplace and reducing time lost from safety violations.

GlacierPoint Enterprises (GlacierPoint), a portfolio company of Mill Point Capital (Mill Point) and the parent company of E&M Logistics and Jack & Jill, has partnered with A Panza & Sons (Panza), a third-generation family-owned business founded in 1965 that now stands as one of the nations’ largest full-service distributors of soft-serve ice cream mixes and related products to the retail ice cream industry. The combined resources and operational capabilities of GlacierPoint and Panza provide a significant opportunity to scale organically and accelerate growth. Vito Panza, the son of Angelo Panza, the Company’s founder, will remain as President and his two

Macquarie Asset Management, via Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 6, is to acquire Roadchef from Antin Infrastructure Partners. Roadchef is a leading UK motorway service area (MSA) operator with 30 locations across the UK motorway network serving over 52 million customers every year. As the only permitted commercial presence on motorways, MSAs provide essential services to motorists, including rest areas, toilets, food and beverage outlets, refuelling/recharging facilities and accommodation. Macquarie Asset Management intends to support Roadchef to develop and accelerate the rollout of fast-charging infrastructure for electric vehicles across its estate. Macquarie Asset Management’s investment will also enable Roadchef to invest

Latham & Watkins has advised PAI Partners and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) in connection with the sale of a majority stake in Refresco, one of the world’s largest independent beverage contract manufacturers, to KKR.

juli, an AI-powered digital health platform focused on managing complex chronic conditions, has secured USD3.8 million in a seed funding round. The round was led by Speedinvest, one of Europe’s most active early-stage venture capital firms, and Norrsken VC, a fund investing in start-ups solving the world’s biggest problems while building massive businesses. SoftBank’s Vision Fund Emerge Program and Dieter Von Holtzbrinck Ventures also joined the financing round. With a vision rooted in improving care for chronic conditions, the financing will enable juli to scale its commercial team across the US, conduct clinical trials of the app, and acquire additional