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LBO France has signed an SPA for the sale of Italian glass packaging supplier VetroElite to TricorBraun.
Founded in 1994, VetroElite is a designer and distributor of high-end glass packaging. The company offers an exclusive range of glass containers (bottles, carafes, flasks and jars) for liquid products, food products, room fragrances and other perfumery, cosmetic and body care products.
Since its acquisition in May 2017 through the Small Caps Opportunities I fund, VetroElite has experienced spectacular growth with sales which nearly tripled, thanks to the add-on of Valery Glass in 2018, and most of all an uninterrupted organic top-line
Independent specialty intermediary Nexus Group has successfully completed a refinancing via a new GBP70 million loan facility with Barings LLC.
London-based insurtech and home of dynamic motor fleet insurance pricing, Humn has raised GBP10.1m in Series A funding led by BXR Group and Shell Ventures as well as Hambro Perks Leaders Fund and Woodside Holdings.
With the investment, Humn aims to further develop its unique insurance data capabilities and expand the commercial functions of the business, as well as expanding into Europe next year.
Founded in 2018, Humn has rewritten traditional motor fleet insurance. Consolidating the traditionally separate categories of fleet insurance and risk management, it has built a solution that provides fleets with unparalleled transparency. Humn’s risk platform, riskOS,
Howden, the international insurance broking group, is to acquire Aston Lark from Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Bowmark Capital. Aston Lark is one of the UK’s leading, independent, specialist complex commercial and private client brokers. The deal is subject to regulatory approval.
The highly complementary union completes Howden’s UK broking business, with Aston Lark joining A-Plan Group and Howden UK to create a full-service broker unrivalled in its quality, scale and reach in the UK.
The transaction marks Howden’s largest acquisition to date and creates a UK business managing over GBP6 billion of gross written premium for more than
Permira funds have agreed to the sale of Lyophilization Services of New England (LSNE), a contract manufacturing organisation, to PCI Pharma Services (PCI), a pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical global integrated solutions provider.
Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Bedford, New Hampshire, LSNE is a market leader providing a wide range of development and manufacturing services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, specializing in a wide range of services including process cycle development, sterile fill-finish and lyophilization, and analytical testing.
The Permira funds acquired LSNE in 2017, and over the last four years have supported the company in its
Hubilo, a global virtual events platform, has raised GBP92 million in Series B funding round led by Alkeon Capital and additionally, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Balderton Capital.
This brings the company’s total funding to GBP113 million to date in less than 18 months. The investment, one of the largest in the event technology category, signals the revolution in ways by which people connect, engage, share experiences, and create opportunities at a time when uncertainty about Covid-19 and its variants have resulted in cancelled events and delayed a return to traditional office environments.
The Series B funding allow the company to
Foresight Group (Foresight), a leading UK listed infrastructure and specialist regional private equity investment manager, has sold Accrosoft Limited, a recruitment and employee onboarding software company, to Acendre Technologies Inc, a global HR software business headquartered in the US.
Based in Loughborough, Accrosoft was founded in 2008 by Alex Khakbiz and Mitesh Chauhan, experienced SaaS entrepreneurs. Accrosoft’s Vacancy Filler (VF) software streamlines talent acquisition and recruitment management for organisations. VF helps millions of candidates to apply for jobs easily and empowers thousands of recruiters and hiring managers to recruit better and faster. The product now supports customers across a range
9fin, a provider of data, news and predictive analytics for debt capital markets, has raised GBP8 million Series A round to fuel its expansion into the US.
Israeli active venture capital investor MAOR INVESTMENTS has launched MAOR II, a new fund aiming to raise USD200 million in funding from accredited/qualified European investors, with a focus on investing in promising Israeli tech startups.
Technology investment firm Francisco Partners has held the final closing of FP Credit Partners II, a USD2.2 billion opportunistic credit fund focused on the broad and increasingly diverse technology market.
The Fund’s total capital commitments reached its hard cap and exceeded its original USD1.25 billion target.
FP Credit Partners II will look to deploy capital across a wide array of situations ranging from supporting growth initiatives and traditional M&A activity to assisting with business model transitions and solving short-term liquidity needs.
“We are seeing growing demand for capital from companies that are seeking partners who are able to provide customised
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