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Two Sigma has appointed Tom Hill to the newly created role of Chairman of Two Sigma’s private investment business, which includes Two Sigma Impact, Two Sigma Ventures and Sightway Capital.
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- 19/03/2021
Inflexion has sold its investment in Kynetec, a leader in agricultural and animal health market research, data and insights, to US-based Paine Schwartz Partners.
The transaction follows a nearly five-year partnership and delivers a strong return, marking the fourth exit for Inflexion funds over the past nine months. In 2016 Inflexion carved Kynetec out of its listed German parent GfK. The company subsequently embarked on an ambitious growth journey, with significant investment into technology and acquisitive-led growth, including the transformational purchase of Germany-based Kleffmann Group. The successful partnership with Inflexion strengthened the firm’s operations in North and South America,
- 19/03/2021
EmergeVest, a Hong Kong-headquartered, growth-oriented private equity investment group with holdings that include EV Cargo, a global logistics-technology company and the largest private logistics company in the UK, has appointed Lawrence Lim as a Director with responsibilities across investment origination, execution, and portfolio management.
Lim was most recently Head of Transportation & Logistics for Asia at Deutsche Bank, where he spent seven years across offices in New York and Hong Kong within the Industrials & Infrastructure Investment Banking, Consumer & Retail Investment Banking, and Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) divisions. Lim joins EmergeVest as EmergeVest looks to increase their investment activity
- 19/03/2021
- 19/03/2021
Charge Amps AB, a Swedish green-tech company and maker of EV charging solutions, today announces that it has raised GBP11 million (SEK130million) in a round led by Swedbank Robur via its equity funds, Microcap and Ny Teknik.
- 19/03/2021
An affiliate of Cairngorm Capital Partners LLP (Cairngorm Capital)’s third fund, Cairngorm Capital LP III, has made a majority investment in Bromborough Paint & Building Supplies Limited (Bromborough), supporting a management buy-out by its executive team.
Established in 1948, Bromborough is a family-owned, specialist independent paint distributor, headquartered in the Wirral. Bromborough has 17 branches across the North West of England, from Shrewsbury in the West Midlands to Carlisle near the Scottish border, serving trade and retail customers. Bromborough also has an e-commerce platform, Trade 1st, supplying paint and decorating supplies nationwide.
Bromborough is the third largest independent
- 19/03/2021
By Chris Gauld, director at Equator – With an ageing population, pandemic weary societies, exponential growth in health and wellbeing spend, and an explosion of health data, it’s little wonder that healthcare is a key trend in private equity deal origination. In fact, according to Pitchbook, in 2020, healthcare was the third most active section in US PE deals, and fourth most active sector in Europe.
At Equator, we undertook research into twenty healthcare businesses that have seen a PE-backed buyout or significant growth funding in the last three years. We analysed them using a combination of qualitative and quantitative
- 19/03/2021
Pollinate, a global software business that partners with banks to help them deepen and extend relationships with business customers, has closed a USD50 million Series C funding round, led by Insight Partners, a global venture capital and private equity firm.
- 19/03/2021
Private equity investor NewSpring’s latest strategy, NewSpring Franchise, has invested in Blo Blow Dry Bar (Blo), North America’s original blow dry bar franchise.
“The investment in Blo Blow Dry Bar is a landmark for NewSpring as it represents the first deal in our newly formed franchise portfolio,” says Patrick Sugrue, NewSpring General Partner. “Our extensive diligence on the business revealed the strong combination of a unique concept in a high-growth sector with increasing demand, healthy income potential for its franchise partners, and a strong management team. We’re thrilled to launch the Franchise strategy with such an exciting investment and look
- 19/03/2021
- 19/03/2021
AMC Capital IV, advised by Mezzanine Management, has made an investmenmt in Plasta Group, which comprises Lithuanian recycled plastic rubbish bag producer Plasta and Swedish producer Rullpack.
Plasta is a major recycled plastic processing and manufacturing company in Europe, making over 500 million bags per year. The company boasts the largest recycling and extrusion plant in the Baltics and one of the largest in Europe, and operates a subsidiary in Sweden acquired in 2019. Most of the group’s revenues come from selling low-density polyethylene plastic bags which are made from post-consumer recycled materials.
Plasta marks the 10th deal
- 19/03/2021
Gravie, a specialist in defined contribution healthcare, has raised USD28 million in a Series D round of financing led by AXA Venture Partners (AVP), with participation from existing investors FirstMark Capital, Split Rock Ventures and Revelation Partners.
The capital will be used to fuel Gravie’s continued growth through investments in product and technology, sales and marketing, and expansion into new markets through new and existing distribution channels.
“We are excited to partner with AXA Venture Partners in our mission to heal our broken healthcare system,” says Abir Sen, co-founder and Executive Chairman of Gravie. “Over the past couple of years,
- 19/03/2021
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