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Foresight Group (Foresight), an independent infrastructure and private equity investment manager, is pleased to announce a GBP500,000 growth capital investment into Novel Technologies Holding Limited (NTH), developers of antimicrobial technology SILVERbac. This is the third investment made by the GBP20 million Foresight Scottish Growth Fund which is financed by the Scottish Growth Scheme through a combination of Scottish Government funds and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), and is part of a wider GBP2.1 million funding round for NTH.
Glasgow-based NTH was established in 2017 by inventor Zahir Ahmed and David Evans, a successful life sciences entrepreneur with a wealth
Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone) is to acquire Accès Industrie from Parquest Capital, the company’s majority shareholder, along with its management team, Crédit Mutuel Equity and Irdi Soridec Gestion.With this agreement, Equistone will become the majority shareholder of Accès Industrie, alongside its management, with the aim of enabling the existing team, led by Eric Lacombe and Pascal Meynard, to accelerate its growth strategy. This agreement will also provide an opportunity to further open the company’s capital to its employees, following a first initial capital partnership with Parquest Capital. In 2017, Accès Industrie underwent a management buyout and delisting led by Parquest
Align Capital Partners (ACP) has completed the majority recapitalisation of Marco Rubber & Plastics (Marco), a technology-enabled, speciality distributor of elastomer components, including O-rings, gaskets, and other high-performance seals and products.Headquartered in Seabrook, NH, Marco delivers high value performance sealing solutions to thousands of customers annually across a broad array of end markets, including aerospace, medical, semiconductor, chemical, and many other diverse markets. Marco’s experienced team developed the Company’s proprietary technology platform to link a global supply network, representing more than 3,000 material formulations, more than a million SKUs, and custom products to provide fast and cost-effective service to customers
Venture capital firm Vala Capital has opened a new tranche for its enterprise investment scheme (EIS) following the successful launch of its first EIS Portfolio in early 2019.The EIS Portfolio’s innovative performance fee structure means investors won’t pay any fees unless profits are made and their entire investment is eligible for EIS tax relief. There are no upfront charges or ongoing fees to pay, with all administration costs paid for by the companies that Vala Portfolio invests in through a one-off charge on deployment of cash. The only fee payable is a 20 per cent performance fee on profitable exits.
FXI has successfully completed its previously announced merger with Innocor, creating a leading provider of comfort technology solutions. The breadth of the combined company’s capabilities enables it to offer a complete array of end-to-end solutions across the broadest range of end markets – including bedding, furniture, healthcare, filtration, transportation, and acoustics. The combined company will operate under the FXI name.
The combined company possesses a wide range of relationships and capabilities, built through the heritage of two complementary industry pioneers, to deliver solutions that enhance everyday life. Consumers can find FXI’s products in a multitude of applications and experience the
European venture capital fund Speedinvest has raised EUR190 million for its third fund, increasing Speedinvest’s total AUM to more than EUR400 million.
Small World Financial Services, a UK-head headquartered money transfer provider backed by Equistone Partners Europe, has agreed to acquire French international payments company MoneyGlobe.
The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) has published an online Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Roadmap for the global private equity (PE) industry. The Roadmap is comprised of best practices that both general and limited partners can adopt to advance D&I at their own organisations and throughout the PE ecosystem. Each best practice is accompanied by a list of resources that supports the practice’s implementation. As the Roadmap is intended to be an ongoing source of up-to-date, actionable information, outside submissions of additional best practices and resources are encouraged.
“Over the last several years, we have seen many organisations take substantive steps to improve
O’Melveny advised venture capital firm Autotech Ventures as it led the latest round of financing for Digital Motors, an automotive retail and financial technology company.In this round, Digital Motors raised an undisclosed amount of funding from multiple investors including Autotech Ventures as well as Jaguar, Land Rover’s London-based InMotion Ventures, OpenRoad Auto Group, Maryann Keller, and Ryan Kerrigan, Managing Director of Kerrigan Advisors investors. The funds will be used to finance Digital Motors growth strategy.
Autotech Ventures manages over USD200 million focused on the $3 trillion ground transportation sector. It provides startups with capital, ground transportation market intelligence, and access
Dow Schofield Watts is to launch a new debt advisory arm DSW Debt Advisory led by Phil Tarimo, which is aimed at medium-sized companies seeking debt funding of GBP20 million or above. It will initially operate from the firm’s Northern offices but the aim is to roll it out nationally.Tarimo, who was the North of England Regional Managing Director for Corporate & Structured Finance at Royal Bank of Scotland, also helped to found Deloitte’s debt advisory business in 2005 which was the first of its type outside London. He went on to Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank where he became UK
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