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Ara Partners (Ara), a private equity firm specialising in industrial decarbonisation investments, has closed Ara Fund II (Fund II) with approximately USD1.1 billion in capital commitments.
The Fund was significantly oversubscribed, exceeding its USD650 million initial target and increasing its hard cap. The Fund received commitments from a diverse set of returning and new institutional investors in North America, Europe and Asia, including public pensions, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and foundations.
Led by Managing Partners Troy Thacker and Charles Cherington, Fund II will continue Ara’s strategy of investing in the ongoing decarbonisation of the industrial economy, the greatest
PRODA, a specialist in rent roll data processing and analysis, has secure an investment from ING Ventures ahead of gearing up for a Series A raise in 2022.
The investment follows the successful signing of ING Bank as a customer earlier this year. Surplus Invest, an existing investor in PRODA, has also taken part in this round of funding. The total amount of shares issued in this round equalled cGBP3.4 million, consisting of new capital and converting existing loan notes.
This funding round will help build upon the ongoing rollout of PRODA’s product pipeline, including the sharing of data between
Marblegate Asset Management (Marblegate), an alternative investment firm that invests in credit opportunities and special situations, has partnered with Investcorp’s Strategic Capital Group (ISCG). Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS), a private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare and technology industries, has acquired Argos Health, a provider of complex claims revenue cycle services to some of the country’s leading health systems.
Sherpa Capital, a private capital fund manager focused on investing in mid-sized Iberian companies with more than EUR500 million in assets under management, is to support BPXport, an operator of concession sports centres and sports services contracts with a national presence across Spain.
Sherpa Capital’s investment has enabled the incorporation of two sports and leisure centres to its platform: CDO Almendrera and CDO Covaresa. Based in Valladolid, CDO Covaresa is one of the largest sport facilities in Europe.
This transaction is part of Sherpa Capital’s strategy of investing in growth companies, focusing mainly on opportunities in sectorial consolidation processes
Raiven Capital, a global early-stage venture fund, today announced its investment in KnowWake, a marine navigation platform for recreational boaters.
Payaca, a fintech company behind a digital job management platform that helps service and trade-based businesses streamline operations, has secured GBP331k in investment from Blackfinch Ventures.
Targeted at small to medium sized businesses to increase their chances of winning work, Payaca’s mobile and web apps allow users to produce interactive quotes, provide built-in finance options, and to integrate seamlessly with accounting and payments services.
Founded in Bristol in 2020 by entrepreneur and CEO Matt Franklin the platform boasts a unique blend of sales CRM, job management, payments and analytics features.
It is designed and maintained in-house by
Northstar Capital (Northstar), a provider of junior capital for middle market private equity transactions, has invested in Drake Waterfowl Systems (Drake), a portfolio company of Weinberg Capital Group (WCG).
Drake is a provider of branded apparel and accessories for hunters and outdoor enthusiasts. Founded in 2002, Drake was one of the first providers of a complete waterfowl hunting solution and has since become one of the most prominent waterfowl brands in the industry. Additionally, Drake offers products for deer hunting (non-typical), turkey hunting (‘Ol Tom), fishing (DPF), and casual wear.
Northstar provided debt and an equity co-investment to help WCG
Included VC, a global initiative building diversity within venture capital backed by 12 top-tier global funds and hundreds of community partners, has completed its second Fellowship programme.
From the start to completion of the Fellowship, of 29 Fellows actively looking for roles in VC, 22 (76 per cent) have secured job opportunities – so far – in only nine months to-date. That is almost half (49 per cent) of Included VC’s total 45 Fellows securing careers in the global venture capital ecosystem since beginning the nine-month and fully-funded programme.
The international collaboration of global venture capital partners which support the
Nordic Capital has announced the IPO of Cary Group Holding AB (publ) (Cary Group), a vehicle glass repair and replacement provider, on Nasdaq Stockholm.
The offering attracted very strong interest from large Swedish and international institutional investors as well as the general public in Sweden. The offering was multiple times oversubscribed. Trading on Nasdaq Stockholm commenced on 23 September, 2021. The Offering price was set at SEK70 per share, corresponding to a market value for all outstanding shares of approximately SEK9.2 billion.
In 2018, Nordic Capital VIII invested in Cary Group (previously Ryds Bilglas) with the ambition of building
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