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Fortis Solutions Group (Fortis), a provider of high impact printed packaging solutions and a portfolio company of funds managed by Harvest Partners, has acquired Digital Dogma Corp.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Digital Dogma is a digital manufacturer of pressure sensitive labels, shrink sleeves and flexible packaging serving the food and beverage, wine and spirits, nutraceutical, health and beauty, and industrial end markets from its locations in Santa Fe Springs and Paso Robles, California.
Employing over 1,300 employees across twenty-two manufacturing sites, Fortis intends to continue its pursuit of attractive acquisitions to further the breadth of
Gridiron Capital (Gridiron Capital), an investment firm focused on partnering with founders, entrepreneurs, and management teams, has invested in Magneto & Diesel Holdings (M&D), a value-added distributor and remanufacturer of mission-critical aftermarket parts for diesel engines from Warren Equity Partners.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
M&D serves as a one-stop solutions provider for every type of diesel application, with a focus on heavy duty and high horsepower vehicles used in the trucking, infrastructure, agriculture, marine, and transportation markets.
Since 1943, M&D has supported its aftermarket customers in maintaining, repairing, and replacing diesel engine parts
Growth Capital Ventures (GCV) and its private investor network have exited Intelligence Fusion through a sale of the threat intelligence technology company to Sigma7, providing a profitable return for all investors.
GCV, which provides co-investment opportunities across venture capital, private equity, and property to an experienced investor network, has exited from Intelligence Fusion after the threat intelligence technology company was acquired by Sigma7, providing a profitable return for all investors.
GCV, based in North East England, has supported the Intelligence Fusion team, headquartered in Durham, since inception in 2015 on both an investment and technology basis.
Sigma7, a
Liefergrün, a sustainable last mile shipping platform, has secured €12 million in Series A funding to expand its platform and presence in Europe. eCAPITAL led the round with existing investors Speedinvest and Norrsken VC also involved.
Liefergrün, which is currently present across Germany, uses a fleet of cargo bikes and electric vehicles based at scores of regional hubs to enable emission-free delivery of goods bought online to consumers.
The Series A will enable Liefergrün to expand its platform and delivery network, enhance its technical product and grow its team.
The investment comes just six months after Liefergrün’s €3 million Seed
CenterOak Partners (CenterOak), a Dallas-based private equity firm, has appointed Mark Langer as a managing director.
Langer brings twenty years of middle market transaction experience to CenterOak and joins a team of now 24 professionals.
CenterOak currently manages more than $1.1 billion of equity across two Funds and has completed more than 100 transactions.
At CenterOak,Langer will provide senior support for all aspects of the firm’s investment process, including deal origination, execution, and portfolio company value enhancement strategies. Prior to joining CenterOak, he spent ten years as a Managing Director at Heartwood Partners, a lower middle market control
Private equity benchmark returns have begun a descent from their post-pandemic high as a new macroeconomic reality of geopolitical tension, interest rate rises and recession bites.
ICG has appointed Andrea Serra as Head of Europe for ICG Strategic Equity (ICGSE), reporting to Ricardo Lombardi, the team’s global head.
Serra joins ICG from Blackstone, where he spent 15 years, most recently as a Managing Director in the Tactical Opportunities group in New York, and prior to that, in the Private Equity division in London and New York. He will be based in ICG’s London office and be part of the senior leadership group executing ICGSE’s investment strategy. Serra will also join ICGSE’s Investment Committee.
ICG Strategic Equity specialises in GP-led secondary transactions, and has invested over
Verdane, a European specialist growth equity investor, through its impact fund Idun, has invested in Qbtech, a maker of objective ADHD tests and Topro, a market leading company that produces mobility aids.
Verdane’s investment will support these companies, leveraging its expertise in software and healthcare, to execute expansion and market growth.
Verdane’s impact fund Idun makes investments focused on driving impact in three clusters: energy transition; sustainable consumption; and resilient communities. Qbtech and Topro are driving impact through providing valuable contributions to resilient communities or through improving quality of life.
Qbtech is the market leader in objective measurement of
Wreno, a proptech platform that trains and connects workers and trade partners with institutional real estate companies, that raised $5 million in a seed funding round led by Lerer Hippeau with participation from Fifth Wall, Owl Ventures, NFX, among others.
The round’s angel participation also includes senior management from top single-family home institutions, as well as founders such as Vikas Choudhary from Porter and Alexey Dubov and Sam Ruben from Mighty Buildings. The company has raised a total of $6.1 million to date.
This investment will allow the company to continue to scale into new markets across the US, leverage
Thalamos, a platform digitising the Mental Health Act has raised a $1 million (£900k) seed round, backed by Ascension’s Conduit Impact EIS Fund, angels including Syndicate Room, and a private Seedrs crowdfund.
Thalamos gives people who are sectioned under the Mental Health Act quicker and safer access to vital treatment by enabling their care to be organised digitally. It replaces the outdated system of paper forms that is currently used to arrange care. Instead, Thalamos offers a streamlined digital system which significantly lowers the risk of errors and eliminates unnecessary delays. This allows the most vulnerable patients to access life-saving
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