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Baltimore-based Tilley Company (Tilley), a regional distributor and value-added service provider of specialty chemicals and lubricants and a portfolio company of SK Capital Partners (SK Capital), has acquired Ingredients Solutions Incorporated (ISI).
The addition of ISI enhances Tilley’s portfolio of value-add specialty chemicals and ingredients with a full line of hydrocolloid products for food and beverage, animal nutrition, personal care, and pharmaceutical markets. The combined company represents a full-service solutions provider as one of the largest independent distributors of hydrocolloids in North America. The acquisition of ISI is the first in Tilley’s history and comes shortly after the partnership with
Pollen Street Capital Private Equity (Pollen Street), a London-based, independent, alternative investment management company, will take a majority stake in mobile top-up service Ding, in partnership with a substantial investment from the existing founder Mark Roden.
The transaction is expected to complete in September.
Roden says: “We are delighted to announce the investment by Pollen Street Capital. The addition of a strategic investor to our company marks an important milestone for Ding and sets us up for significant growth. Sixteen years ago, we set out with a mission to solve a real problem, to simplify how people separated
Pamlico Capital (Pamlico) announced today that it has made a significant growth investment in Profisee, a provider of master data management (MDM) software.
As part of the transaction, Pamlico will acquire a majority ownership stake in Profisee while existing investor ParkerGale Capital (ParkerGale) and the management team will retain a minority stake in the Company. Further transaction details have not been disclosed.
Founded in 2007, the Profisee MDM platform makes it easy to deliver a single, trusted, and complete view of business-critical data across the enterprise to power innovation, transformation, and growth. With the support of Pamlico and ParkerGale, Profisee
Oakley Capital’s portfolio company WindStar Medical (WindStar) has acquired LAB Cosmetics (LAB), a provider of ‘clean beauty’ products.
The founders of LAB are reinvesting in the combined business and will continue to manage LAB in partnership with WindStar.
Based in Hamburg, Germany, LAB specialises in the development, fulfilment and marketing of ‘clean beauty’ cosmetics that are free from harmful chemicals, selling its fast-growing flagship brands DAYTOX and BEAUTY GLAM via leading European retailers as well as via online direct-to-consumer (‘D2C’) channels and marketplaces.
WindStar is Germany’s leading over-the-counter (OTC) consumer healthcare company which designs, develops and commercialises branded
Marlin Equity Partners acquires a majority stake in Rydoo and becomes the major shareholder of the SaaS software solutions provide for managing business travel and expense reports.
With Marlin’s support, Rydoo will accelerate its global expansion with the ultimate objective to become a leading global player in the Travel and Expense (T&E) industry.
Rydoo, operating since 2018, offers end users and finance managers an end-to-end solution to efficiently manage the travel and expense journey of employees within one single tool. The company’s two modules, Travel and Expense, cover the entire value chain of T&E management through one application. Rydoo aids
E-commerce scale-up Dwarfs has reached an agreement with European Special Situations investor North Wall Capital to provide EUR30 million debt financing from the firm’s dedicated e-commerce lending strategy.
The total funding will be used to finance new acquisitions, including the immediate completion of the acquisition of four online stores in the lifestyle and home furnishing sectors.
Capitalising on strong momentum in the e-commerce market, Dwarfs is experiencing rapid growth and, in addition to the €30 million acquisition credit facility secured from North Wall Capital, the Company is looking to secure further additional equity capital from investors over the course
arive, a German-based company that delivers high-end consumer brands to your door within 30 minutes, has raised EUR6 million in seed funding from 468 Capital, La Famiglia VC and Balderton Capital to transform consumer shopping habits.
By bringing together a curated selection of well-known brands and last-mile delivery logistics with an innovative tech stack, arive wants to change how people shop. From fitness products, cosmetics, personal care, homeware, tech and fashion, consumers can use arive to order everything they want and love. Consumers submit an order on the app, which is then picked by arive staff in city warehouses, before
Apex Group (Apex) has expanded its relationship with Launch Africa Ventures (Launch Africa), a Pan-African Venture Capital fund, addressing the significant funding gap in the Seed and pre-Series A investment landscape in Africa.
Launch Africa invests capital, time, and expertise into leading B2B and B2B2C early-stage, technology-driven startups with strong management teams and scalable solutions. Their current portfolio spans 11 countries, and includes co-investments alongside leading regional funds, accelerators and angel investor groups on the continent. By drawing upon diverse global advisory networks and unique access to corporate distribution channels across Africa, Launch Africa seeks to unlock value for their
Hanover Investors, a special situations specialist, is appointing John Woodard as a Senior Partner.
Woodard has spent more than 25 years in the private equity industry in positions spanning Credit Suisse First Boston, Wesray Capital Corporation, The Blackstone Group and Vestar Capital Partners, where he led the Industrial practice, served on the investment committee and spent three years in Japan running Asian operations.
He joins the firm with immediate effect as part of the leadership team as well as having a key role in the Hanover Active Equity Fund II (HAEF II) and future successor funds. The HAEF strategy deploys
Shore Capital Partners (Shore), a strategic private equity firm focused on microcap investing in the healthcare, food and beverage, business services and real estate industries, with offices in Chicago and Nashville, has made four new hires and ten promotions at the senior level on its rapidly-growing investment team.
These moves support Shore’s continued growth and recent closings of Shore Capital Healthcare Partners Fund IV (USD366 million) and Shore Capital Business Services Partners Fund I (USD213 million). Shore now manages a total committed capital base of USD2 billion.
“Recognising and attracting top talent is a critical part of our vision to
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