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Earth Capital Limited (ECL), a leading UK growth equity impact investor, has appointed Avent Bezuidenhoudt, formerly Head of Investment, to the role of CEO. She is joined by Elise Hockley in the role of COO and Head of Investor Relations, formerly Head of Communications, to lead ECL through its next stage of growth as firm co-founder Gordon Power moves into the role of Chairman, as part of the firm’s succession plan.
Avent, an ex-Senior Fund Manager with the FSE Group, and Elise, ex-KKR, will lead the team moving forwards and continue to lead the firm’s investment activities, working in conjunction
Eagle Merchant Partners, a private equity firm focused on lower middle market businesses, has invested in Puget Collision, which has 19 collision repair shops operating in the CARSTAR and Fix Auto franchise systems.
DPE Deutsche Private Equity (DPE), a growth investor in the DACH region, has closed the DPE Continuation Fund I (DPE CF I) at cEUR 708 million. DPE CF I was formed to invest in Eraneos Group (Eraneos) and valantic Group (valantic) – two investments acquired by funds managed by DPE (DPE Fund III) in 2017 and 2019, respectively – and to provide additional capital and time to continue their highly successful growth strategies that have been implemented since DPE’s initial investments in both companies.
DPE CF I has been capitalised by a consortium of leading global secondary investors, led by
Brandon Capital, an Australasian life science venture capital firm, has co-led a $68 million series A financing of Pheon Therapeutics (Pheon).
Other leading life sciences investors Forbion and Atlas Venture co-led the round, with participation from seed investor Research Corporation Technologies (RCT).
Jonathan Tobin, Partner and head of Brandon Capital’s London office, takes on the role of Chairman of Pheon’s board of directors.
This new investment, Brandon’s largest into a European based company to date, will enable Pheon to advance its lead Antibody-Drug Conjugate (ADC) programme to clinical proof-of-concept and establish a pipeline of novel ADCs.
Robotics company Avidbots has raised $70 million in a Series C funding round led by Jeneration Capital, with strong participation from existing investors True Ventures, Next 47, SOSV, GGV Capital, BDC Capital, Golden Ventures, and Kensington Capital Partners.
New investors – BMO Capital Partners, Golden Vision Capital and Nicola Wealth – also joined in the latest funding round.
With this financing, Avidbots has raised more than $107 million to date.
In addition to expanding its fleet of commercial cleaning robots and add-ons, along with enhancing its autonomy software, Avidbots will use the funding to grow its sales and marketing efforts
Anzu Partners, an investment firm that focuses on early stage industrial and life science technology companies, has appointed Donald (Don) J Rosenberg as a venture partner.
In this role, Rosenberg will work with portfolio companies as they develop their intellectual property strategies and more broadly support the next generation of transformative technology companies.
Rosenberg has extensive leadership experience at today’s most innovative technology companies. He recently retired as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Qualcomm where he was responsible for overseeing its worldwide legal matters, its global government affairs organisation, and the corporate compliance function. During his
Independent provider of fund and corporate services, the Aztec Group, has launched a streamlined due diligence and verification platform for its clients and their investors.
Aztec Verify brings together market-leading technology into one service, automating the due diligence process for a faster and more efficient experience while ensuring full regulatory compliance. As a result, Aztec Verify will make the onboarding process as seamless as possible for clients and investors.
The key benefits include: fast and efficient client due diligence approvals; access to data and documents on demand, available 24/7 through a secure portal; real-time updates for clients and investors on
Private Equity Wire has announced the winners of the Private Equity Wire ESG AAA European Awards, which recognise excellence among private equity fund managers across a wide range of categories.
The majority (87%) of global insurers are looking to increase their allocation to private markets in the next 24 months, BlackRock’s latest Annual Global Insurance Report shows.
Pet Honesty, a specialist in premium pet health products and a portfolio company of private equity firm Vestar Capital Partners, has appointed Steve Chopp as Chief Financial Officer.
Chopp brings more than 20 years of experience in leadership roles at high-growth, health and nutrition companies. Most recently, he served as CFO and COO for Bragg Live Food Products, the number one brand of apple cider vinegar, where he oversaw the finance, supply chain, and technology functions.
Additionally, Chopp spent more than 15 years working in the rapid growth supplements industry, including eight years at Pharmavite, the makers of Nature Made
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