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Tikehau Capital is to acquire, on behalf of its clients, a 25 per cent stake in the share capital of MINT, a MADTech company that provides advertisers with a tool that automates the advertising planning and buying process.
Andrea Pezzi, Founder and CEO will retain control of the Company and benefit from Tikehau Capital’s support to accelerate and strengthen its development plan in Europe.
Founded in 2014, MINT is headquartered in Milan with offices in London and São Paulo and a total of 160 employees. The Company has experienced strong growth with a turnover CAGR of 40 per cent
Lyre’s, a non-alcoholic spirits brand, has completed a GBP20 million funding round, valuing the business at GBP270 million (post money), extending its position as the most valuable brand in the no/low alcohol category worldwide.
Verdant Capital has closed four private equity-related transactions in South Africa with important fundraisings for Bridge Taxi Finance and Retail Capital, the sale of Nedan Oil and the sale of Baxi to MFS Africa.
Verdant Capital has successfully raised ZAR300 million (approximately USD 20 million) in debt financing for Bridge Taxi Finance from a small group of leading international impact investors. The funding will be used to grow the institution’s lease portfolio. In addition, Verdant Capital has raised ZAR150 million (approximately USD10 million) in debt funding for Retail Capital, a leading technology-enabled SME-financer. The first tranche of ZAR50 million was
Riveter Capital, a private equity firm focused on investing in women- and minority-led companies, has completed the acquisition of Healthy Lunch Box, Inc, a food service provider of meals to children and adults.
Based in Texas and founded in 1996 by Theresa Barajas, Healthy Lunch Box provides cafeteria-style meals to charter schools, private schools, Head Start programs, health clinics, and adult-care centres. The company uses simple, traditional cooking methods to prepare nutritious menu items from scratch and operates out of its licensed commercial kitchen in north Houston.
“The Healthy Lunch Box team is very excited to partner with Riveter Capital
Cyber and advanced technologies investor Paladin Capital Group is pleased to announce that Najwa Aaraj has been appointed to the firm’s Strategic Advisory Group.
With 20 years’ academic and commercial experience in deeptech research and development, Aaraj will help Paladin to assess investments in cybersecurity, cryptographic and quantum technologies, and support Paladin’s portfolio companies in realising their growth plans.
Aaraj is Chief Researcher, Cryptography Research Center and Acting Chief Researcher, Autonomous and Robotics Research Center, for the UAE’s Technology Innovation Institute (TII). The Cryptography Research Center focuses on research and development in cryptography, cloud confidential computing, and machine learning for
Nyriad Inc has raised an additional USD28 million of funding, primarily from existing investors. The funds will be used to accelerate the company’s global go-to-market and engineering efforts for its reimagined storage solution based on a new architecture that redefines how data is stored and managed.
“Nyriad will deliver a breakthrough data storage solution,” says Guy Haddleton, Nyriad Chairman of the Board and lead investor. “Equally important, the company’s vision is backed up by a seasoned executive leadership team, exceptional engineering talent, and a strategy that focuses on delivering business value for customers. That this round of funding is coming
Customer data specialist business, Edit, has been sold to The Salocin Group (Salocin) in a deal financed by NVM Private Equity (NVM). The deal which has seen NVM invest GBP14.8 million will also see Edit’s leadership team take a stake in the business.
The Salocin Group is a data driven marketing services group, headed by serial marketing services and customer communications entrepreneur, Nick Dixon.
Edit, formerly part of Kin + Carta, delivers unified data solutions, acquisition, and retention campaigns for some of the world’s most recognised brands, including Jaguar Land Rover, Tesco Bank, The British Heart Foundation, and Shell.
Funds managed by Blackstone GP Stakes are to acquire a minority ownership interest in Great Hill Partners, a private equity firm that invests in high-growth, disruptive companies.
Blackstone GP Stakes specialises in value-added, long-term investments in the management companies of leading private equity firms.
Managing Directors, Chris Gaffney, Michael Kumin, Mark Taber and Matt Vettel of Great Hill Partners, say: “Today is a significant milestone for Great Hill. Throughout our history, we have had the good fortune to partner with high-caliber limited partners, invest in innovative companies and collaborate with leading entrepreneurs. We are excited to welcome Blackstone, one of
Mondelēz International has joined Circulate Capital’s Ocean Fund (CCOF) as a limited partner and will now be supporting scalable business solutions to help develop infrastructure for the collecting, sorting and recycling of plastic waste, including flexible films.
The goal of this investment, which is part of Mondelēz International’s Sustainable Futures impact investing platform, is to enhance focus on the physical collection of flexible films – lightweight, multi-layer plastics used by the snacking industry – that have traditionally been more difficult to collect, sort, recycle and ultimately reuse.
CCOF is an investment fund dedicated to addressing India and Southeast Asia’s plastics
Generational Equity, a mergers and acquisitions advisor for privately held businesses, has advised Tesco Controls on its sale to United Flow Technologies – a holding of an affiliate of HIG Capital.
Founded in 1970 and headquartered in Sacramento, CA, Tesco Controls (TESCO) is one of North America’s pre-eminent control system integrators focused on the water, wastewater, transportation, and renewable energy sectors. TESCO provides its customers with industry-leading power and process control systems and comprehensive services via regional offices across the continental United States and Hawaii.
United Flow Technologies (UFT), is a platform established to invest in the municipal and industrial
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