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eEquity AB, a Stockholm-based growth investor focusing on investments in digitally enabled businesses, has sold price comparison website PriceRunner to Klarna, a global retail bank founded in Sweden.
PriceRunner will bring new features in the form of product reviews, rich product discovery and price comparisons to the Klarna app to enhance the shopping, payments and banking experience for consumers globally.
eEquity invested in PriceRunner in early 2020 and Klarna will acquire PriceRunner at a valuation over SEK9 billion, bringing eEquity’s total return on investment to over 15 times. Klarna will pay 40 per cent of the price in cash and
European venture capital managers DN Capital has expanded its presence in the German tech ecosystem with the opening of a new office in Berlin.
Founded by venture capital industry veterans Nenad Marovac and Steve Schlenker in 2000 the Venture Capital firm has been one of the most active investors in the DACH region over the last two decades. DN Capital has been amongst the leading early investors in outstanding German tech successes like Auto1, GoStudent, HomeToGo, MisterSpex and Quandoo. This year the firm took three of its German portfolio companies public on the Frankfurt stock exchange (Auto1, Mister Spex, and
Offen Petroleum (Offen) has completed two separate transactions where it acquired a portfolio of branded motor fuel dealer contracts from Petroleum Management (PM), a motor fuel distributor headquartered in Platteville, Colorado, and certain logistics assets of Pathfinder Transportation (Pathfinder), a distributor of propane in Missouri, Arkansas, and Oklahoma.
Offen is an independent distributor of motor fuels, propane, lubricants, and offers petroleum logistics services in 26 states throughout the Western and Midwestern United States. The business combinations continue to strengthen Offen’s geographic density and product offerings.
Petroleum Management is owned jointly by Bill Scaff and Ed Holloway and is
Bridges Fund Management (Bridges), a sustainable and impact investor, has appointed Eva Sarma as an Investment Director for Bridges Evergreen, its long-term capital vehicle.
Sarma previously spent 11 years at 3i, latterly as a Director in the UK private equity team. More recently she was Chief Operating Officer and Company Secretary of Level 20, a not-for-profit organisation that champions gender diversity in the private equity industry. She has extensive experience as a Non-Executive Director: she currently holds board positions with Level 20 and The Place, the UK’s premier contemporary dance centre, while her previous board positions include Mayborn, owner of
AXA IM Alts, a global leader in alternative investments with cEUR163 billion of assets under management, has expanded its suite of Secured Finance solutions for pension fund clients, with the launch of a new Global Secured Assets (GSA) Strategy.
The new strategy invests through an open-ended vehicle across a wide range of assets in both public and private markets to provide clients with a diversified portfolio of global secured finance assets, delivering yield pick up over traditional credit, while focusing on capital preservation.
The strategy leverages the expertise of AXA IM Alts’ Real Assets and Structured Finance teams, to
Waterline Renewal Technologies, a portfolio company of Behrman Capital, has acquired Pipe Lining Supply, a full-service cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) lateral lining and drain, waste and vent (DWV) sewer pipe rehabilitation supplier specialised in best-in-class customer support and training.
Aligned with Waterline Renewal Technologies’ growth strategy, the acquisition will provide Waterline Renewal Technologies with a solid foundation for the continued development of its business in North America. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 2004 by Linda Heisler and later joined by her husband John Heisler, Pipe Lining Supply is a provider of consumables and equipment for
VU Compare, a vehicle finance and insurance comparison site, has secured GBP70,000 in pre-seed capital to support product development and marketing, ahead of its official launch later this year.
Tim Borthwick, Managing Director of VU Compare, says: “VU Compare is such an exciting proposition and one that myself and the team are exceptionally proud of. It promises to be a real market disrupter, offering a much more comprehensive suite of comparison facilities, compared to its nearest competitors.
“We’re thrilled to have raised such a significant amount of capital in a short period, which will make a huge difference as
North West-based corporate finance boutique Rickitt Mitchell has acted as financial advisor to commercial cleaning provider AM Services Group (AMSG) on sale to facilities and property managed services provider Pinnacle Group (Pinnacle).
The acquisition will extend Pinnacle’s service capacity, technical skill set and expert knowledge across new FM sectors, including retail, manufacturing and chemical industries.
With AMSG headquartered in Lancashire, the acquisition also enhances Pinnacle’s ability to deliver holistic seamless services to a broader range of communities in accordance with their commitment to community stewardship.
Established in 2001, 750-strong AMSG has over 20 years of collective FM business
Trilantic North America, a growth-focused private equity firm, has promoted Ted Rosenwasser to Partner, bringing the firm’s leadership team to 15 Partners.
This follows the appointments of Giulianna Ruiz and Christopher Murphy to Partner and the addition of Kristin DePlatchett as Partner and Head of Investor Relations earlier this year.
Rosenwasser joined Trilantic North America as a Senior Associate in 2014 and primarily focuses on investments in the business services and light industrials sectors. He has played an instrumental role in recent platform investments in healthcare services end-markets, including Ingenovis Health and Rarebreed Veterinary Partners, that build on Trilantic
O2 Investment Partners has partnered with Capital Construction and its CEO, Andy Oakes, to support the company’s rapid growth. Terms of the investment have not been disclosed.
Founded by Oakes in 2011, Capital Construction (Capital) is a provider of roof replacement and other exterior restoration services to single-family and multi-family residential customers. Capital focuses on restoring properties that have been damaged by hail and/or wind and guides its customers through the complex construction and insurance processes with a high-touch, tech-enabled approach that is a true differentiator in the fragmented roofing landscape.
Andy Oakes, CEO of Capital, says: “We have seen
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