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UK-based Ethos Invest has launched a vehicle set to become the world’s largest shariah compliant tech-focused private equity fund, with a fundraise target of GBP1 billion.
In order to address the UK and European market demand for in-package Optical I/O, Downing Ventures portfolio company, Ayar Labs, has established an international subsidiary – Ayar Labs UK Ltd.
Optical I/O has emerged as a key technology for future High Performance Computing (HPC) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications worldwide. Hugo Saleh, VP of Business Development and Marketing at Ayar Labs, is leading these expansion efforts as the Managing Director of the UK subsidiary. Ayar Labs is also evaluating additional sites within Europe to support European customers and projects.
“The need for High Performance Computing and Artificial Intelligence continues to
SK Capital Partners, a private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, chemicals and pharmaceuticals sectors, has appointed Jennifer Cattier has General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer. Cattier will also lead SK Capital’s Diversity Equity and Inclusion initiatives.
Cattier has nearly 25 years of legal and compliance experience across multiple alternative investment asset classes. Prior to joining SK Capital, Cattier served for over five years as General Counsel of Almanac Realty Investors, the private real estate investment division of Neuberger Berman. Before joining Almanac, Cattier served in senior legal and compliance positions at Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank, focusing on
Swander Pace Capital (SPC), a private equity firm specialising in consumer product companies, has formed Triple Crown Holdings (Triple Crown” to establish a partnership with T-Bev, a manufacturer and distributor of tea extracts, instant tea, natural and organic caffeine and other botanical extracts, catering to the functional beverage and dietary supplement markets.
Triple Crown is a holding company which is actively seeking additional acquisitions in the clean-label food ingredients category.
“We are delighted to partner with Anson Gu and the T-Bev team. T-Bev serves on-trend, natural and organic, clean-label ingredients to strong growth end-markets. We believe demand for clean-label ingredients
Distill Ventures (DV) is committed to increasing diversity within the drinks industry through a range of global initiatives, including the launch of a new Pre-Accelerator Programme dedicated to early stage founders from underrepresented groups. DV will aim to invest USD5 million in drinks entrepreneurs over the next 12 months through this initiative.
Through the Pre-Accelerator, DV has created a more accessible runway to unlock seed funding, a key barrier reported by entrepreneurs from underrepresented groups. Access to capital is a crucial requirement for early-stage companies. However, racial and gender wealth disparities can mean founders from underrepresented groups have less access
Pi Labs, Europe’s most active PropTech investor, has backed WAKU Robotics, Europe’s largest mobile robot marketplace and robot fleet hardware analytics platform.
WAKU Robotics is a Berlin-based company that uses AI-powered software to optimise the performance of robots operating in the logistics and manufacturing sector.
It has now secured funding from the UK, Germany and Silicon Valley, reflecting advancements in technology which mean that by 2030 nearly 20 million warehouse jobs are predicted to be undertaken by robots.
WAKU’s business model aligns with this technological revolution in robotics by helping its customers to determine the robot specification that is best
Private equity firms invested in a record 566 companies in Central and Eastern Europe in 2020, as the industry supported dynamic SMEs and start-ups that will fuel the recovery from the impact of Covid-19 and underpin long-term economic and social development across the region.
Invest Europe, the association representing Europe’s private equity, venture capital and infrastructure sectors, as well as their investors, today released its 2020 Central and Eastern Europe Private Equity Statistics. The report shows that the number of companies receiving private equity investment increased by 15 per cent on the previous year’s record and beat the five-year average
Marston Holdings, a UK-based provider of integrated technology solutions to the transportation and enforcement sectors, has appointed Steve Callaghan as Chairman of its board of directors.
This appointment follows significant new investment from Inflexion Private Equity Partners LLP and Intermediate Capital Group plc.
Marston Holdings supports organisations implementing transportation and enforcement-related public policy, from streetscape design to installation and monitoring of video cameras. As part of its focus on transportation, Marston Holdings has a strong commitment to supporting sustainability.
Callaghan brings a wealth of experience in technology, transportation and sustainability, as well as leadership experience and commercial acumen
Rothschild & Co has completed the final closing of Five Arrows Growth Capital (FAGC), its fourth European corporate private equity vehicle.
This is the 18th fund raised above its expected target by Rothschild & Co since 2009 when the Merchant Banking business was established. Total assets under management now exceed EUR16 billion across four strategies: corporate private equity; senior and junior credit; primary and secondary fund investing; and co-investments.
The Fund held its final close at EUR450 million, ‘above its target’, with a globally diversified group of investors comprised of institutions, corporations, international family offices and entrepreneurs from Europe, North
WeMaintain, a proptech company based in Paris and London, has raised EUR30 million in Series B funding.
The raise follows WeMaintain’s acquisition of fire alarm solutions company Shokly, and allows WeMaintain to accelerate its international expansion and extend its state-of-the-art proprietary technology across the built environment. Supported by Eurazeo since its Series A round in 2019, WeMaintain raises its Series B with Red River West, BPIFrance Digital Ventures, and Swiss Immo Lab. Eurazeo is renewing its support to the company.
WeMaintain’s latest million-dollar cash-backing moves the company closer to realising the company’s ambition to manage the critical elements of
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