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Legend Capital has participated a biological computing platform enterprise BioMap’s USD100 million Series A funding round.
The funds will be used to for R&D and talent recruitment.
BioMap is positioned as an innovative medicine R&D platform driven by biological computing engine. It was co-founded by Robin Li in November 2020 and he currently serves as the Chairman. Through advanced computing and biotechnology, BioMap draws maps on disease targets and drug design to realize the Global First-in-class original drugs. In the future, BioMap will also focus on the field of immune mechanism of tumors, autoimmune diseases and fibrotic diseases.
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Surrey-based fulfilment and national delivery business Diamond Logistics has secured a GBP2.5 million investment from BOOST&Co.
The funding will be used to continue developing the firm’s ‘one-stop’ logistics platform Despatchlab, accelerate the growth of its network and build on the demand created by the UK lockdowns.
Established in 1992 and led by founder and chief executive Kate Lester, Diamond Logistics provides local and national fulfilment and delivery to businesses across the UK. The firm has since pivoted from being a traditional logistics business operating its own fleet of vehicles, to becoming an organisation at the forefront of logistic and
Aliter Capital (Aliter), a private equity buy and build specialist in the support services sector, is pleased to announce that it has agreed the sale of its shareholding in North Group SP (North) to Livingbridge.
The management team will continue to work in North and will reinvest part of their proceeds in the Group. The sale of North marks the first exit from Aliter’s maiden 2017 fund and delivers a strong return for investors.
North is a highly technical integrated technology specialist delivering end-to-end networking and IoT application design, implementation, support, and managed services throughout the UK. North prides itself
Private equity firm Twenty20 Capital has signed a deal to transfer ownership of its high volume recruitment asset, PMP Recruitment to Challenge-trg Group.
The deal reinforces Twenty20 Capital’s focus on creating value for shareholders whilst remaining well-positioned to support Cordant’s sub-brands: Cordant People, Premiere People and Staffgroup – building momentum through portfolio growth, increased customer wins and new vertical entry points.
Tristan Ramus, Twenty20 Capital’s Founder and Investment Principal, says: “We are delighted to announce the merger of two-sector giants; PMP Recruitment and Challenge-trg Group. After 18 months of considerable investment, the PMP Recruitment business has gone from strength
UK mid-market private equity investor Livingbridge, has made an investment in North SP Group (North) and a follow on acquisition of Data Techniques.
North is a highly technical integrated technology specialist delivering end-to-end networking and IoT application design, implementation, support, and managed services throughout the UK. North prides itself on driving innovation and leading the industry in adoption of emerging technologies. Led by CEO, Glen Williams, North has over 270 staff, of which around 160 provide technical services.
North specialises in the provision of connectivity within complex environments where multiple layers of connectivity are required (eg Wi-Fi, IoT, 5G etc).
Kartesia, a European specialist provider of capital solutions for small and mid-sized companies, is pleased to announce that it has provided a financing solution to P Van De Velde.
P Van De Velde is a Belgian, family-owned, packaging group active in the manufacturing and distribution of ecological cardboard packaging products and machinery for the food, retail and other FMCG industries. The Company has 12 plants across Europe, is operated by over 660 FTEs and holds more than 80 years of packaging experience.
This investment is a prime example of Kartesia increasingly emphasising ESG as an investment criterion, as the
Vienna-based logistics and warehousing start-up, Storebox, has just raised EUR52 million in a series B investment round.
The new investors are mostly international, and include Activum SG, Attila Balogh, Kineo Finance, n3K Holding, Senger-Weiss, Wicklow Capital and Wille Finance. Existing investors Romulus (Hansi Hansmann) and APIC Investments also participated in the round.
The Storebox founders Johannes Braith (CEO), Ferdinand Dietrich (CCO) and Christoph Sandraschitz (CTO) are embarking on a broad internationalisation into European markets. The strategy is two-fold: first, ground-level business premises and unused spaces in secondary locations will be converted into urban multifunctional warehouses that can be rented by
Vauban Infrastructure Partners (Vauban) has acquired SPER – Sociedade Portuguesa para a Construção e Exploração Rodoviária, and Planestrada – Operação e Manutenção Rodoviária, two companies that manage a 113 km shadow-toll road on IP-2 in the province of Baixo Alentejo (Portugal).
Through this acquisition Vauban strengthens its investment in the mobility sector in Portugal. Through this acquisition, Vauban is committed to maximise its impact in the region and create sustainable value to all the stakeholders over the long-term.
SPER – The Baixo Alentejo road concession company – manages a full operational 113 km shadow-toll road network in the South-East of
Three Hills Capital Partners (THCP) is pleased to announce that its Three Hills Capital Solutions III (THCS III) portfolio company ACT, has agreed to a minority investment from Bridgepoint, which values the business at more than USD1.0 billion and replaces the existing stakes of THCP and its co-investors.
The transaction represents the first full exit for THCS III, of 2018 vintage.
THCP and its co-investors originally invested in ACT, the provider of market-based solutions for reducing carbon footprints, in September 2018, having tracked the business since 2015. At the time, the founders of ACT felt the company was at the
Segulah Medical Acceleration AB (SMA) has invested in UK-based Signifier Medical Technologies’ USD35 million Series D convertible financing.
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