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Clir Renewables (Clir), a company dedicated to maximising project returns from renewable energy assets, has closed its CAD27 million Series B funding round, which was co-led by Longbow Capital Inc and ArcTern Ventures, and included Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), BDC Capital, Active Impact Investments and Tokio Marine HCC.
Since the business was founded in 2017, Clir has provided critical technology to support owners of renewable energy assets in 11 countries via its AI-driven monitoring and optimisation platform. Clir’s existing customer base collectively own more than 10 per cent of the global installed wind and solar capacity.
CAPZA – an independent management company and leading player in private investments in European SMEs – has acquired a minority stake in WSHOP, a publisher of a Digital Unified Commerce Solution (e-commerce platform with omnichannel capabilities).
Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Paris, WSHOP provides retailers with a wide set of tools and functionalities to monitor their e-commerce sales and their digital transition.
With its unique hybrid model WSHOP enables its clients to focus on their core business by relying on a comprehensive, performing and continuously enriched software for their digital commerce needs as well as on a dedicated team
Caledonia Investments’ (Caledonia) portfolio company Deep Sea Electronics (DSE), a provider of backup power control systems, has been acquired by Generac Holdings (Generac).
Generac is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (GNRC) and is a leading global designer and manufacturer of energy technology solutions and other power products.
DSE was acquired by Caledonia in October 2018 and has grown strongly since then. It has secured a larger share of core target markets having developed and launched power control products in load-sharing and synchronisation; successfully captured adjacent market opportunities with new products in off-highway control; and is addressing the
Adenia Partners, a private equity firm investing in Africa, has completed the acquisition of Africa Biosystems Limited (ABL), a distributor of life sciences and clinical diagnostics equipment in East Africa. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
Established in 1999, ABL is headquartered in Kenya with subsidiary offices in Uganda and Tanzania. The Company’s instruments are used to conduct research and diagnosis across the animal, human and crop sectors with product applications that span molecular, cell and protein biology and DNA forensics. ABL’s customers fall into various end markets including government and non-governmental organisations, academic institutions, and the
A survey of returns conducted by Tesi shows that the Finnish venture capital and private equity market is performing well at present.
Returns from Growth and Buyout funds have stabilised at a good level, and investment value is being realised at a steady rate. The venture capital market is also flourishing and returns from Finnish venture capital funds have risen to an excellent level in recent years.
According to Tesi’s most recent survey of returns, the Finnish venture capital and buyout market is currently thriving. The survey analysed returns from investments in the Finnish venture capital and private equity market
Just a few weeks after their merger, Sogelink and Geodesial Group have announced the acquisition of France-based company ILTR which develops the GEODP solution facilitating the management of public domain occupations.
The obvious synergies with the Sogelink-Geodesial Group range of services dedicated to these issues were the guiding force behind this new operation, which also underlines the ambition of the group to cover the entire value chain in the construction sector, with around 40 solutions now at its disposal.
The Sogelink-Geodesial Group is already well-known for its public domain management solutions such as Littéralis (solution for the management and coordination
Arcano Asset Management has raised over EUR200 million to date for the Arcano Impact Private Equity Fund (AIPEF) and has already completed 10 transactions, including primary fund investments and direct co-investments in companies.
AIPEF is looking to invest in private equity funds with a clear focus on social or environmental impact, aiming to generate measurable positive impact alongside a financial return in line with Private Equity profitability.
AIPEF, which expects to achieve a EUR300 million target size in the in the coming months is supporting companies contributing to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly through impact themes such
Gryphon Investors has acquired the ServiceNow division of The Acacia Group’s portfolio company, Highmetric. Acacia retains a minority investment in the company as part of the transaction.
Since the Highmetric brand goes with the Gryphon acquisition, the remaining company has rebranded as MajorKey Technologies. Acacia will continue to build MajorKey as a market leader amongst its investments in technology product and services companies delivering cloud-enabled digital transformation for commercial and government clients.
Acacia first acquired The Column Group in May 2019 and completed two bolt-on acquisitions before unifying the company under the Highmetric brand earlier this year. Over that time, the
Rockbridge Growth Equity Management (Rockbridge Growth Equity) has held a final closing on RB Equity Fund II, and RB Equity Fund II-A (collectively Fund II), a new USD345 million private equity fund.
Fund II will focus on digital media & e-commerce, tech-enabled products & services, financial services and consumer services, sectors in which Rockbridge Growth Equity has extensive investment experience and access to strategic relationships.
Fund II follows Rockbridge’s successful Fund I, a secondary vehicle that was raised in 2019. Fund II benefited from a significant increase in commitments from existing investors and from a blue-chip group of new investors.
Astorg has completed its EUR1 billion-plus financing to acquire a majority stake in Corialis.
The acquisition has been financed through an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)-linked syndicated term loan B placed with institutional investors in the European leveraged loan markets, the first of its kind for an Astorg-backed company.
Sustainability and ESG are at the heart of Corialis’ business model: through its material of choice, aluminium, Corialis has developed an exceptional product range that benefits from best-in-class sustainability features with ESG being embedded in the whole production processes – the logistic needs are minimal thanks to Corialis’ single-roof business model,
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