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eleXsysEnergy has raised GBP640,000 through Angel Investment Network, an online angel investment platform.
eleXsys Energy has developed a unique, international award-winning, enabling technology that will drive the transition of global energy grids to a clean energy future. The eleXsys technology enables large commercial and industrial rooftops to become grid-connected, solar power plants. eleXsys is the critical enabling technology being installed to build the IKEA eleXsys Microgrid at IKEA Adelaide, which will become 100 per cent powered by renewable generation by 2025.
The raise took four months and was part of a larger GBP5 million funding raise, including a Series A round of
GAPAVE, the association which owns Apave Group (Apave), a specialist in the field of technical, environmental, human and digital risk management, is in exclusive negotiations with PAI Partners, a European private equity firm, whereby PAI would become a shareholder of Apave alongside GAPAVE.
Following the transaction, GAPAVE would remain the Group’s largest shareholder.
For 150 years, Apave has evolved to meet major technological changes and advancements head-on, developing expertise in guaranteeing the safety of people, of goods, of production assets and of the environment. In a growing TIC (testing, inspection, certification) market that must integrate the challenges of digital,
Procuritas has appointed Carl Settergren as partner. Settergren brings extensive experience and a successful track record from international private equity and investment banking to the team, and he will contribute greatly to Procuritas’s ability to source and execute the large number of deal opportunities present in the Nordic mid-market.
Prior to joining Procuritas, Settergren worked for eleven years at PAI Partners based in Paris, then Copenhagen and Stockholm. Settergren started his career in the investment banking division at Deutsche Bank in London between 2004-2008. He holds an MSc from the Stockholm School of Economics (Major in Accounting and Financial Management)
Knox Capital, a private equity firm with significant assets in the legal and financial technology space, has made an investment in, and relaunched, bundle, a provider of legal real estate documents formerly known as ANADeeds.
Knox Capital completed its equity investment in bundle in late 2020, and since closing has helped lead a technology expansion and a rebranding of the organisation with a more modern, growth-focused identity. The more elastic identity and expanded service offerings better position the company to seize on significant growth opportunities in the coming 24-months as millions of homeowners buy, refinance, and exit Covid-related forbearances and
Katten’s 2021 SPAC Survey, which is baed on the results of one poll of 80 investment professionals in March and another of 100 investment professionals in May, has found that investors who participated in at least one SPAC transaction – as either sponsors, investors, advisors or underwriters – say they expect SPAC activity to increase at least through 2022.
The British Business Bank’s regional funds — the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) and the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) — have enabled more than GBP50 million of investment, including from the private sector, into small businesses in the Midlands and North of England to reduce their carbon footprint and support developing innovative solutions to tackling the climate emergency and reaching net zero.
Highlighting a commitment to contribute to funding the future of the low carbon and green economy, since launch the NPIF and MEIF have, in total, supported 45 businesses in their mission to drive the UK’s net-zero and wider sustainability
Printful, an industry-leading print-on-demand drop shipping and fulfilment company has secured a USD130 million non-control investment from private equity firm Bregal Sagemount.
The financing establishes Printful as the first privately owned company with Latvian roots to achieve unicorn status with a valuation of above USD1 billion. The new partnership will support the launch of additional products and services and the expansion into new channels and geographies.
Printful gives merchants, artists, and other creators the opportunity to run successful ecommerce businesses without investing resources in production and logistics. The company takes care of everything related to printing, product storage, and
Beacons, a business platform for social media creators, has secured USD6 million in a seed funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from Li Jin’s Atelier Ventures, The Chainsmokers’ Mantis Fund, Night Ventures, Brazilian esports organisation LOUD and Crush Music.
The new capital will fuel the company’s rapid growth by accelerating product development and hiring.
Beacons already supports more than a quarter of a million creative brands, with over 3,000 new accounts established daily. Creators and organisations using Beacons for link-in-bio include: Sia, Russell Brand, Green Day, Katie Thurston (the next Bachelorette), and Barstool Sports.
While social platforms have
EY’s 2021 Global Private Equity Divestment Study, which was released last week, found that the pandemic has accelerated changes in attitudes to factors that are now affecting the valuation of businesses – in particular digitalisation and ESG metrics.
The report looked at how private equity is refining exit strategies for stronger valuations in a survey of more than 100 private equity executives globally. It revealed that 72 per cent of private equity executives say they expect to capture an ESG premium in businesses they are considering exiting, while 51 per cent of private equity firms regard AI as a critical value
Cerberus Capital Management, LP (Cerberus), a global specialist in alternative investing, has appointed Brian H Hook as Vice Chairman of Cerberus Global Investments, LLC, an affiliate of Cerberus focused on international business and investment strategies.
In this role, Hook will have a broad mandate across regions, asset classes, and sectors, working closely with Cerberus’ investment platforms, operations affiliates, and portfolio companies to drive long-term value.
“We are excited to welcome Brian to the Cerberus family,” says Stephen Feinberg, Cerberus Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive Officer. “He is a proven leader who understands how to create and sustain shared value. His extensive
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