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A Nordic Capital investment vehicle is exiting its investment in Vizrt Group to a new Nordic Capital-led consortium, comprising a secondary acquisition vehicle and other Nordic Capital investment vehicles.
This transaction will allow Nordic Capital, alongside the Vizrt management team, to continue to support the business and its strategy over its next ownership cycle, providing capital to further fuel the strong growth momentum. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
The secondary acquisition vehicle, which forms part of the new Nordic Capital-led acquiring consortium, was established with investment vehicles managed or advised by Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Vintage
MedKitDoc, a German telemedicine platform, has raised EUR7 million in a seed financing round led by Vorwerk Ventures, Acton Capital, and existing investor Picus Capital.
FlixBus founders Daniel Krauss and Jochen Engert are also investing in the fast-growing digital health start-up based in Berlin and Hannoversch Münden.
Elbrus Capital Fund III has acquired a sizeable minority stake in BREFFI, a Russian omnichannel pharma marketing company. The transaction amount was RUB750 million. Most of the funds will be applied by the company towards scaling up its operations and creating new digital products for the healthcare and pharma sectors.
Since its inception, the main focus of BREFFI has been promotion of branded pharma products in Russia, primarily through the medical community. Currently BREFFI has over 100 clients, most of which are international pharmaceutical companies operating in Russia. BREFFI’s revenue in 2021 is to exceed RUB500 million.
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iCapital Network, a global financial technology platform driving access and efficiency in alternative investing for the asset and wealth management industries, has closed on a USD50 million funding round led by WestCap.
Apollo (NYSE: APO) and Temasek also invested in the round, which valued the company in excess of USD6 billion. Other existing investors are expected to make follow-on commitments to iCapital early next year.
Apollo is the latest alternative asset manager to invest in iCapital, joining strategic investors Blackstone, KKR, and The Carlyle Group, making iCapital the only alternative investment platform of its kind to count four of the
Ampla Technologies has closed a USD40 million Series A funding round, co-led by VMG Partners and Forerunner Ventures, with participation from existing investor Core Innovation Capital.
This announcement brings the Company’s total funding to USD380 million in equity and debt financing, which will enable Ampla to impact even more small-to-medium sized businesses (SMBs) in the consumer brands space, strategically increasing its talent pipeline and enabling the rollout of new products. Additionally, the company plans to increase its headcount by 100 per cent over the next three-six months, from 35 to 70 employees.
By providing easy-to-access capital to its clients, Ampla
Suttona Capital, a female-led and female-focused growth equity investor undertaking growth stage financings of USD25 million to USD100 million, has made its first two investments having participated in recent funding rounds for Havenly, an online interior design service, and Daily Harvest, a subscription service delivering premium, healthy, easy-to-make superfoods directly to customers’ freezers.
Suttona was founded by industry veteran Amy Wildstein and builds upon the track-record and investment portfolio of Springboard Growth Capital (SGC) to provide growth stage funding and true partnership for female leaders of mission-focused and consumer-facing companies. Suttona’s flexible fundraising approach and unique fundless model enable the
Vista Equity Partners, a global investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses, has made a strategic growth investment in Salesloft, the provider of a complete sales engagement platform.
Vista’s investment comes on the heels of significant market momentum for Salesloft, having surpassed USD100 million in annual recurring revenue in early summer 2021 and with 50 per cent annual growth. The company was recently recognised as one of Battery Venture’s 25 Highest-Rated Cloud Computing Companies To Work For, and has been a winner of Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 for the past five years in a row. As
M Group Services, a provider of services to essential infrastructure markets in the UK and Ireland, has completed the acquisition of Babcock International Group PLC’s Overhead Line Power business.
Following the acquisition, the business will be rebranded to form part of Morrison Energy Services, sitting alongside and enhancing existing electricity, gas and green energy capabilities, within M Group Services’ Energy division. As the latest addition to the growing number of businesses forming the Group, the overall service offering continues to expand and now includes a number of technically advanced businesses.
This acquisition takes the total number of strategic acquisitions
Audax Private Equity (Audax) has completed the sale of RelaDyne (RelaDyne) to American Industrial Partners (AIP). Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
RelaDyne is a leading provider of lubricants and distributor of less-than-truckload fuel, diesel exhaust fluid, chemicals, and other related products in the United States. RelaDyne is also an international provider of sustainability and reliability services to the commercial and industrial end-markets. The Company focuses on preventive maintenance, lowering total cost of ownership, decarbonisation, and enhancing the sustainability and reliability of customers’ critical equipment and assets, and serves over 25,000 customers throughout the broad industrial, commercial, and
Alternative investments manager Ares Management Corporation’s (Ares) subsidiary, Ares Holdings, is to acquire AMP’s PrivateMarketsCo Infrastructure Debt platform (Infrastructure Debt), one of the largest infrastructure debt investment platforms globally with approximately USD8 billion in assets under management, as of 30 September, 2021.
The transaction consideration is AUD428 million (USD308 million) and will be funded using cash on hand and Ares’ USD1.1 billion revolving credit facility.
The Infrastructure Debt team is led by its Global Head, Patrick Trears, and has 17 dedicated investment professionals located across London, Sydney, Singapore and New York. Upon closing of the transaction, Infrastructure Debt will be
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