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Worldwise, a portfolio company of middle market private equity firm A&M Capital Partners (AMCP), has acquired Kitty Sift (Kitty Sift), specialist in the cat litter and accessories segment.
RFA, a specialist IT provider to the alternative investment sector, is continuing its plans for EMEA expansion by launching a presence in the French capital, Paris.
IFC, LeapFrog Investments, and DEG – Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft – have invested USD165 million in convertible Tier 2 bonds issued by Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HDBank), a Vietnamese private retail and SME bank.
While strengthening the bank’s capital base, the funding will help increase lending to retail and small and medium enterprises (SMEs), including women-owned or -led ones.
The bond raise will also help HDBank enhance its environmental and social (E&S) risk management capacity by introducing IFC Performance Standards while improving the bank’s corporate governance policies in line with international best practices, including a
Global financial services private equity asset manager Apis Partners has added two new Partners to the Apis Group (Apis), who will broaden the group’s investment coverage.
Adam Battersby and Theofilos Kotridis will be based in the Apis’ London office and will focus on investment opportunities in Europe and the United States.
Apis Partners, which was co-founded by Matteo Stefanel and Udayan Goyal in 2014, invests in growth stage financial services and financial infrastructure businesses and has a strong focus on the sustainability and societal impact of its investments in sector-leading companies.
Battersby has more than 18 years of experience investing
SwiftSkill, a digital platform that allows aspiring esports professionals to assess, track and improve their performance, has raised GBP150,000 in pre-seed funding from Jenson Funding Partners.
The funding will allow the business to expand its team and provide its service to additional esports game titles, to help gamers build their skills to become professional esports players.
SwiftSkill works by providing a digital analysis tool that gives player’s an insight into their performance. The platform analyses data from matches, providing insight, heat maps and a breakdown of their performance. Players can then identify trends and skills that will succeed in future
BCB Group, a European provider of business accounts and trading services for the digital asset economy, has closed a USD60 million Series A funding round co-led by Foundation Capital with participation from BACKED VC, PayU (the fintech and e-payments business of Prosus), Digital Currency Group, Nexo, Wintermute, Menai Financial Group, Circle, Tokentus Investment, Cowa, Profluent Ventures and LAUNCHub Ventures.
Arrowpoint Advisory has advised Stewart Milne Group on the divestment of Stewart Milne Timber Systems, a UK-based timber frame manufacturer, to the Donaldson Group, a timber and building products specialist, operating throughout the UK.
Stewart Milne Group (SMG) was founded in 1975 and is one of the UK’s largest independent housebuilders with offices in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Manchester and 20-plus active sites UK-wide. SMG will now focus on investing in additional sites for its Homes Division, using their considerable land buying experience to take advantage of development opportunities.
Stewart Milne Timber Systems (SMTS), was established as the timber
Hampleton Partners’ Digital Commerce M&A report reveals that M&A growth in the sector is at an all-time high with over 2,317 deals signed in 2021, a 34 per cent increase on the 1,725 deals closed in 2020, and a 65 per cent increase on 2019 figures.
Hampleton’s report also highlights USD400 billion in disclosed transaction value across the sector in 2021, including USD140 billion in the second half of 2021 – 21 per cent of which can be attributed to the take-private of buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) solutions provider Afterpay by payments company Square for around USD30 billion.
The trailing 30-month
Circularity Capital has continued to build its portfolio of European growth stage businesses enabling the circular economy, by co-leading a EUR30 million Series A growth capital round in Lendis.
Lendis has also raised EUR50 million in debt, contributing to a EUR80 million financing round in total.
The German-based business specialises in hybrid work equipment solutions, such as modular furniture and electronic devices, supplied on a rental basis.
Prime Capital, an independent asset manager and financial services provider based in Frankfurt, has held the final close of its sustainable multi-investor infrastructure fund Prime Green Energy Infrastructure Fund (PGEIF) with total commitments of EUR586 million, significantly exceeding its target volume of EUR500 million.
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