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Earth Venture Capital (EVC) a global venture capital investor investor focused on digital solutions to tackle climate change has successfully closed its first fund.
The fund is building a pipeline of early-stage startups which align with its investment strategy, on a global scale. The average ticket size ranges between USD500,000 and USD3 million.
With a team of experienced investors and tech entrepreneurs, EVC hunts for startups working on applicable technologies to provide scalable solutions to solve climate challenges, including abandoning fossil fuels, switching to renewable energy, and planting more trees.
In addition, with the goal of accelerating innovation within the
Innova Capital, a private equity firm focused on Central Europe, has entered into a binding agreement with Recticel to sell is 100 per cent stake in Trimo for an enterprise value of EUR164 million.
Cubico Sustainable Investments (Cubico), one of the world’s largest privately-owned renewable energy companies, has appointed David Swindin as its new CEO.
Swindin replaces Steve Riley who will be retiring after leading the company for five years; building its technical, construction and operational capabilities to the highest standards and growing the geographic and technology footprint to 12 countries and four different technologies.
David Swindin had previously been Cubico’s regional Head of EMEA since it was formed in 2015 and has played a key role in driving the company’s growth over the last seven years.
First Sentier Investors Group (FSI), a global investment manager, has rebranded its direct infrastructure investment team as Igneo Infrastructure Partners.
The establishment of Igneo Infrastructure Partners is part of FSI’s long-term growth strategy to build a global business consisting of in-house investment teams and independently-branded investment teams, offering a range of investment expertise across differentiated asset classes.
One of the largest direct infrastructure investors in the world, the newly branded team has made 60 infrastructure acquisitions since 1994. The 65-strong team currently manages a portfolio of 24 high-quality, mature, mid-market core infrastructure companies in the UK, Europe, North America, Australia
Saphyre, Inc, a FinTech company that leverages patented AI technology to structure all pre-trade data while eliminating post-trade inefficiencies, has completed a USD18.7 million Series A round led by HCAP Partners.
JP Morgan and BNP Paribas also participated in the round.
Terms of the investment have not been disclosed.
Saphyre’s AI-powered platform enables direct collaboration between multiple financial parties related to the same client. The platform digitises all pre-trade data and documents, eliminating redundant manual processes and allowing for secure, expedited access to data throughout the trade lifecycle.
The Series A funding will be used to accelerate Saphyre’s
ME+EM, a UK direct-to-consumer luxury fashion brand, has raised GBP55 million from investors led by Highland Europe.
Having seen triple digit revenue growth globally the highly profitable brand will accelerate expansion in the US, followed by continental Europe, Australia and the Middle East.
Born out of London but sold and revered globally, ME+EM’s clothes are designed for the busy, modern woman by women. ME+EM customers span the generations and are not prepared to choose between quality and cost. In ME+EM, they have found a brand that combines function and fit with contemporary style, as well as exceptional ethical values.
Primary Capital Partners (Primary) has sold online professional education platform ICS Learn to Skill and You, a vocational e-learning provider, backed by IK Partners since 2021.
The transaction value has not been disclosed.
ICS Learn provides online professional training, accredited by industry-leading awarding bodies in sectors including Human Resources, Accounting and Leadership and Management. The Business employs a highly scalable digital-only business model, using best-in-class technology to deliver its training across B2B and B2C markets. The deal enables Skill and You to expand further across Europe’s professional and vocational training markets. ICS Learn will maintain its market-leading brand and the
Advent International is on course to finish fundraising for its 10th flagship buyout fund at USD23 billion next month, according to a report by BuyoutsInsider.
A report by Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management, which is committing USD350 millions cited as the source of the information, while the Wall Street Journal says that Advent expects fundraising to hit an under limit of USD25 billion.
Even at the lower figure, Fund X would be the largest in the Advent’s 38-year history, some 31 per cent bigger than it’s predecessor fund which closed in 2019.
Ursa Space, a global satellite intelligence infrastructure company, has held the first close of its Series C Round with USD16 million in funding led by Dorilton Ventures.
Existing investors who participated in the round included Razor’s Edge Ventures, RRE Ventures, Paladin Capital Group, and others.
Ursa Space will use the new investment to respond to a significant increase in customer demand for automated, scalable, analysis-ready satellite data. It will also expand its field sales organisation to support newly emerging markets for earth observation data such as supply chain optimization, logistics, and insurance.
Stellex Capital Management (Stellex), a middle-market private equity firm with extensive aerospace and defence industry experience, has made a new platform investment in RTC Aerospace (RTC), a provider of complex machined components and assemblies for mission-critical aerospace and defence applications.
The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Based outside of Los Angeles, CA, RTC is a manufacturer of high-precision, difficult-to-machine components for commercial and military aircraft and varied aerospace and defence applications.
As part of the transaction, Brad Hart, an investor and executive of RTC since 1986, remains an investor in the Company and a board member.
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