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Mid-market private equity firm LDC has exited its investment in SRL Traffic Systems, a provider of portable and temporary traffic equipment, to 3i Infrastructure plc.
LDC backed the Cheshire-headquartered business in September 2019, investing GBP24 million to support the management team’s ambitious growth strategy. The exit generates a 5.7x money multiple for LDC on its original investment and an internal rate of return of 124 per cent.
Korea Investment Partners has led a EUR17.5 million Series B2 financing round in PDC*line Pharma, a clinical stage biotech company developing a new class of off-the-shelf lung cancer vaccine.
Less than two years after its EUR20M B1 round of fundraising, announced in January 2020, PDC*line Pharma has attracted new investors and secured a further capital increase of EUR11.8 million. In addition, the company has received a EUR5.7 million grant in repayable aid from the Walloon Region of Belgium, which has backed the company since its arrival in 2016. The company will therefore have raised a total of EUR37.5 million in
Inflexion has made a minority investment in WithWise (Wise), a software provider for logistics delivery firms serving the e-commerce sector. The investment is being made by Inflexion Enterprise Fund V.
The Wise platform is currently used by over 250 UK logistics firms and 14,000 self-employed drivers to manage everything from onboarding to document storage and compliance.
An affiliate of HIG Capital (HIG) has completed the acquisition of Time Manufacturing Holdings (Time Manufacturing) a global designer, manufacturer and distributor of vehicle-mounted aerial lifts for electric utility, telecommunications, infrastructure and forestry end markets.
The company provides equipment and services to support the specialised access needs of end customers around the world with nine manufacturing facilities and 30 distribution and service facilities globally.
An affiliate of Charger Investment Partners (Charger) has completed the acquisition of PerTronix (PerTronix), a designer and manufacturer of performance aftermarket automotive products with brands in Ignition, Exhaust and Fuel Systems categories including PerTronix Ignition, Aeromotive Fuel Systems, Waterman, Taylor Cable Products, Doug’s Original Headers, JBA Performance Exhaust, Patriot Exhaust, Compu-Fire, and Spyke.
As part of the transaction, PerTronix’s leadership team will remain in place. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Funds affiliated with global investment firm Carlyle have acquired a minority stake in Resonetics, a portfolio company of Sverica Capital Management, valuing the Company at approximately USD2.25 billion.
Sverica initially acquired Resonetics, a specialist in micro-manufacturing for medical devices, in 2014, and then sold a majority interest in the Company in 2018 to private equity firm GTCR. Carlyle will join GTCR as a meaningful shareholder in Resonetics, and Sverica will retain a minority position as a result of the transaction.
MVB Edge Ventures has invested USD6 million in seed funding in Victor Technologies to accelerate the launch of Victor’s banking APIs and Vantage risk management platform.
Vantage makes it easier for banks to quickly onboard a wide range of Fintech clients in Gaming, Payments, Banking-as-a-Service and Digital Assets as well as enables better oversight and monitoring on a single platform. Traditionally, the process of due diligence, risk assessment and ongoing monitoring of Fintech programs is burdensome to banks, which makes it harder to scale partnerships.
Brunnur Ventures has invested USD2.8 million in Hopp, a sustainable electric scooter rental company focused on smaller cities, local travel and smaller fleets – an almost untouched market as more than 95 per cent of cities in Europe with less than 500,000 inhabitants are currently unserved.
Hopp is expanding its service globally by enabling individuals to launch and operate a Hopp franchise in their area, investing in a rapidly growing market and launching their own fleet on an advanced software platform with expert guidance, curated best practices and ongoing support. Franchisees can manage every aspect of their operation from a
AMP Capital is to sell its 50 per cent stake in ESVAGT to its co-investor 3i Infrastructure. This will result in 3i Infrastructure holding 100 per cent of the business.
ESVAGT is a leading offshore vessels owner and operator in the North Sea supporting the offshore wind and oil & gas industries. ESVAGT’s service operation vessels (SOVs) are a key enabler of the rapidly growing offshore wind industry
SimCorp, an independent provider of SaaS investment management solutions, has partnered with Domos FS, to provide a complete front-to-back-office investment management offering covering both public and private markets for asset managers, asset owners and service providers.
The partnership has been created in response to the increased use of alternatives in recent years by a wide range of asset managers and asset owners, and the operational challenges this has presented for existing and new investors in these asset classes.
The partnership is further reinforced by SimCorp taking an initial minority stake in Domos FS.
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