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Advent International (Advent), one of the largest and most experienced global private equity investors, has appointed Hariolf Kottmann as an Operating Partner.
Kottmann brings a unique wealth of management and industry expertise to his new role and will be a key advisor in helping Advent source, enhance and further successfully grow its investments in the global chemicals and materials sector. Most recently, he was Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Clariant AG, a leading Swiss specialty chemical company. He resumed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) responsibilities in July 2019 on an ad interim basis, having served as CEO from
Tailify, a full service influencer marketing company, has secured Series A funding from Guinness Asset Management, supported by existing investors.
Tailify builds influencer growth programmes for some of the world’s most ambitious brands. Mainly, Tailify helps brands select influencers, craft effective strategies and measure the result of that activity. With the help of their AI and behavioural science team, Tailify aims to do better influencer selection and messaging than any human being or agency in the world.
Tailify was one of the early pioneers in influencer marketing when launched in Stockholm 2014. Since moving to London in 2016, they have
TA Associates, a global growth private equity firm, has appointed Ritej Bachhawat as a Vice President in its Mumbai office and as a member of the firm’s Strategic Resource Group.
“It is a great pleasure to welcome Ritej to TA,” says Dhiraj Poddar, head of TA Associates Advisory Pvt. Ltd and a Managing Director at TA. “Ritej brings a wealth of advisory experience on topics such as growth strategy, cost optimisation, digital transformation, sales acceleration and new business building. With this skill set, and an extensive knowledge of the Indian marketplace, Ritej is well-suited to lead our Strategic Resource Group’s
A business that is poised to transform the UK’s self-care market has secured a GBP3.2 million investment in a funding round led by Praetura Ventures.
Maxwellia, which is based at Alderley Park in Cheshire, aims to give people easier and faster access to the treatments they need by converting prescription-only medicines to versions that can be bought in a pharmacy.
Founded in 2013 by chief executive Anna Maxwell – a pharmacist with over 20 years’ experience, Maxwellia specialises in ‘switching’, a process in which prescription only medication is reclassified and made available over the counter. It already has three
Oxford Endovascular, a British MedTech company and spin-out from Oxford University developing a treatment for brain aneurysms that will overcome challenges with existing medical devices, has raised USD10 million in a series A funding round.
The funding which was conducted in Pounds Sterling includes a GBP3 million investment from new investors Vulpes Investment Management, who joined to lead the round and funds from the Additio Investment Group. Existing investors Oxford Sciences Innovation PLC, Parkwalk Advisors, Perivoli Innovations, Oxford Investment Consultants, the University of Oxford and private individuals also followed on. The raise will enable the company to complete development work
Technology-led fulfilment services provider Mosaic Fulfilment Solutions (Mosaic) has acquired logistics, warehousing and fulfilment firm Thorn 3PL Services Ltd.
The deal will support Mosaic, which is backed by leading mid-market private equity firm LDC, to increase its capacity, further enhance its technology-led services and expand its footprint across the North.
Yorkshire-headquartered Mosaic helps its customers operate more efficiently by providing end-to-end outsourced business services including e-fulfilment and payment processing. It also provides its clients with a cloud-based software services so that they can easily manage and review their income and customer relationships. The business serves a broad range of customers
KKR has agreed to acquire a majority interest in Therapy Brands, a practice management and electronic health record (EHR) software platform for mental, behavioural, substance use recovery, applied behaviour analysis (ABA) and physical rehabilitation healthcare providers, from its existing shareholders – investment funds affiliated with Lightyear Capital LLC, Oak HC/FT and Greater Sum Ventures.
Existing investor PSG will participate in the transaction alongside KKR and continue to be a minority shareholder in Therapy Brands. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 2013, Therapy Brands provides end-to-end, purpose-built software solutions to streamline the full clinical, administrative and reimbursement
Future Planet Capital (FPC) has acquired one of Britain’s oldest venture capital firms, Midven Ltd.
The deal will enable Future Planet to grow its extensive global innovation network, which includes Berkeley, Cambridge, Harvard, MIT and Oxford, by combining them with Midven’s access to top-ranked UK Government funded scientific research. FPC is already a leader in this sector and was one of the first to bring sovereign wealth fund investors to British university venture.
Future Planet Capital is unique in its impact led approach, built to invest in growth companies from the world’s top universities. The firm has built a track
Commonfund Capital, the private markets subsidiary of Commonfund, has appointed Mark Radville as Managing Director in the firm’s business development team.
Based in Los Angeles, Radville will oversee the building and expanding of Commonfund Capital’s relationships across pension plans, nonprofits, single and multi-family offices, insurance companies and RIAs.
Radville joins the Commonfund Capital team after spending five years leading the Western region sales efforts at HarbourVest Partners, where he gained significant exposure and experience operating in the private capital markets and driving institutional investment sales. Prior to HarbourVest, Radville spent nearly ten years in senior sales roles at Guggenheim
Buckeye Partners (Buckeye) and Nala Renewables will together acquire majority ownership of leading North American clean energy development and investment platform Swift Current Energy (Swift Current).
The transaction will enable Swift Current to accelerate its growth plans and allow Buckeye and Nala Renewables to invest in a renewable energy platform that aligns with their business priorities while further participating in the energy transition. Swift Current’s experienced management team will retain a minority ownership in the company through their holding company, Lookout Ridge Energy Partners, and remain in place as the company’s management.
“This strategic partnership offers an exciting opportunity
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