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Waterland Private Equity (Waterland) has realised its investment in Cawood Scientific Limited (Cawood), a pan-European independent scientific research and analysis group, through the sale of its entire stake to Ensign-Bickford Industries, Inc (EBI).
Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Bracknell, UK, Cawood has more than 620 staff operating in 16 locations across the UK, US, Spain, Switzerland, the Czech Republic and the Republic of Ireland. The Company specialises in providing independent laboratory analysis for the agriculture, food, infrastructure and environmental sectors. It also offers contract research to support the development of agrochemicals, biocides, and other chemicals, as well as measurement
Private equity firm TSG Consumer Partners (TSG) is to acquire a majority stake in Super Star Car Wash, a family-owned car wash operator.
Following the transaction, Founder and President Reza Amirrezvani and the management team will remain significant investors and continue to lead the company. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 1993 and based in Phoenix, Arizona, Super Star Car Wash is a family-owned business with 35 locations spanning the Southwest and West Coast in Arizona and California, with expansion to Colorado planned for early 2022. The Company is dedicated to making its customers’ lives
Parkwalk, the UK’s most active investor in technologies from UK universities and research institutions, has made three new hires following another successful year as investors recognise the opportunity in knowledge intensive start-ups.
Putting a sustainable spin on laundry, Oxwash, a UK-based startup backed by Twitter co-founder Biz Stone has raised GBP500,000 in equity investment through a public crowdfunder.
The company founded in 2018 by ex-NASA scientist and Forbes Europe’s 30 under 30 alumni, Dr Kyle Grant and Oxford engineer Tom de Wilton, secured GBP250,000 from five angel investors including Magnus Rausing (Tetra Pak), Kal Patel (ex-CEO of Best Buy) and Vala Capital, in addition to a quarter of a million from 318 public Crowdcube investors.
And follows a GBP2.08 million raise in June 2021 from committed investors such as Holly and Sam
KKR is to make an investment in Beacon Pointe, the parent company to Beacon Pointe Advisors. The Beacon Pointe team will continue to own over 50 per cent of the company going forward, while Abry Partners (Abry) will fully exit its investment as a result of the transaction.
KKR’s investment will provide Beacon Pointe with growth capital to support key priorities and continue the Company’s strategy for national expansion through new office openings and acquisitions. Beacon Pointe’s brand, culture and executive leadership team will remain intact, and clients will continue to receive the same level of high-quality, high-touch and high-tech
Marketing and consumer insights platform Prodege has secured a major investment from Great Hill Partners, a private equity firm that invests in high-growth, disruptive companies.
Great Hill’s investment will be used to support the Company’s rapid organic expansion and targeted acquisition strategy. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Prodege provides its partners with marketing, data, and analytics solutions that enable leading brands and agencies to gather insights, target their core audiences, acquire new customers, boost engagement, increase revenue, and drive brand loyalty and product adoption. Prodege offers its members cash back and rewards for their everyday online activities
The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) has awarded Beacon Capital Partners an Overall Regional Sector Leader award for its environmental, social, governance, and resilience leadership efforts on behalf of Fund 7.
“GRESB Sector Leaders are the organisations that are setting the pace and driving progress toward a net zero future. We are proud to recognise your determination, achievement, and leadership in creating a more sustainable world,” says Sebastien Roussotte, CEO of GRESB.
Each year, GRESB assesses and benchmarks the ESG performance of assets worldwide, providing clarity and insights to financial markets on complex sustainability topics. GRESB data is used
Adelis Equity Partners Fund III (Adelis III) has held a final close following a short period of fundraising. The Fund, which was significantly oversubscribed, raised EUR855 million from external investors, on top of which Adelis’ employees have committed to invest 9 per cent, or EUR77 million, for a total fund size of EUR932 million.
Investors in Adelis III include leading pension funds, foundations and fund-of-funds from Europe and North America. Investors in Adelis Equity Partners Fund II, all of whom are represented in Adelis III, make up the vast majority of the capital.
Adelis is a growth partner for well-positioned,
Alternative investment platform CAIS has appointed George Davies, PhD, as its new Head of Data. Based in the Company’s New York office, Davies will report to Shane Williams, Chief Technology Officer.
“We are delighted to welcome George to this newly created position,” says Williams. “George’s track record working with data to enhance areas such as risk management, trade modelling, and pricing will complement our efforts to employ CAIS’ own data for trend spotting, creating personalised experiences for advisors, delivering meaningful engagements for managers, and informing business decisions.”
Davies has worked with technology platforms across wealth advisory, asset management, and trading
Cboe Global Markets, a provider of global market infrastructure and tradable products, is to acquire Aequitas Innovations, more commonly known as NEO, a fintech organisation that comprises of a fully registered Tier-1 Canadian securities exchange with a diverse product and services set ranging from corporate listings to cash equity trading.
Ownership of NEO will help allow Cboe to provide a more fulsome Canadian equities offering, operating the NEO Exchange, a national securities exchange with trading, listings and other services, in addition to MATCHNow, the alternative trading system (ATS) acquired by Cboe in 2020. This strengthened offering is expected to drive
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