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CES Power, a global provider of mobile power generation, distribution and temperature control equipment backed by industrial-focused private equity firm Allied Industrial Partners (AIP), has acquired Brickworks. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Brickworks is a provider of smart mapping software, Geographic Information System (GIS) services and zero-emissions infrastructure to the entertainment industry.
Founded in 2017 by Sam Simmons and Peter Winer, Brickworks has developed site plans and design services for over 150 music festivals, live events, and related projects. Brickworks’ proprietary software turns CAD site plans into online and interactive smart maps, enabling telemetry and real-time location
Sphera, a global provider of ESG performance and risk management software, data and consulting services, and a portfolio company of Blackstone, is to acquire riskmethods, a Munich, Germany-based, software company specialising in supply chain risk management (SCRM).
Waterfall Asset Management has promoted Leo Wong and Keerthi Raghavan to partner from managing director. Both are based in New York office and join the six current partners at the firm. Raghavan and Wong have been instrumental in developing Waterfalls’ high yield ABS trading and residential loan strategies, respectively.
TeraWatt Infrastructure (TeraWatt), provider of a network of charging centres for electrified vehicle fleets, has now secured more than $1 billion of institutional capital following an investment by funds managed by Vision Ridge Partners.
Existing investors Keyframe Capital and Cyrus Capital, both of which have increased their commitments to the Company, also particpated.
The Company expects to use the funding to accelerate its next phase of development and expansion, which is focused on the buildout of a growing portfolio of charging centres and adding talent to the team to support this work.
Launched out of stealth in May 2021,
SWEN Capital Partners, a specialist in responsible private equity investments, has held the final close for the third vintage of its Innovative Territories fund range, dedicated to supporting growing French SME and mid-market firms.
Boasting €150 million of investment capacity, this vehicle is consistent with prior vintages and will focus on financing in regional France, on innovation and on innovative management (impact investing, sector-focus funds and funds dedicated to the energy transition).
In line with previous vintages, Territoires Innovants 3 (TI 3) plans to invest in French SMEs across all sectors, with a focus on the environment, diversity,
Patra Corporation, a technology-enabled services company for the insurance industry, has secured a $146 million growth investment as part of a recapitalisation from FTV Capital, a sector-focused growth equity firm with nearly 25 years of experience investing in technology-enabled services.
With this investment, Brad Bernstein, managing partner at FTV Capital, and Mike Vostrizansky, principal at FTV Capital, will join Patra’s board of directors.
This funding will drive additional growth through market expansion and accelerate the deployment of technologies that drive automation and digitisation of policy and administrative services Patra delivers to its clients.
Patra’s solutions have been designed to
Mirova, a subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers specialising in sustainable investment, is to expand access for retail investors to its impact private equity fund.
Launched in 2021, the Mirova Environment Acceleration Capital fund qualifies as an ELTIF (European Long-Term Investment Fund) which means it is accessible to a larger number of investors, including retail investors. The fund invests in companies providing sustainable innovative solutions and technologies that contribute to the environmental and energy transition.
To pursue its development in France and Europe and meet the new expectations of private retail clients, Mirova is opening up direct access to
Granite Creek Capital Partners, a private investment firm based in Chicago, has made an investment in Odyssey Aviation US, a Fixed Based Operator (FBO) that provides fuel, hangar rental, aircraft de-icing, and other services to private aviation customers and air cargo operators at the Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) in Florida and the Willow Run Airport in Michigan.
Granite Creek’s investment supports a broader recapitalisation of Odyssey with Equivu Capital, LLC, the investment arm of Odyssey’s CEO Salvatore Calvino, becoming majority shareholder of the company.
In conjunction with Granite Creek’s investment in Odyssey, Granite Creek partners Mark Radzik and Jim
Avance Investment Management (Avance), a private equity firm that invests in founder-owned, middle market businesses in the Services, Technology and Consumer sectors, has held the final closing of its inaugural fund, Avance Investment Partners, and affiliated vehicles, with aggregate capital commitments of approximately $1.1 billion, significantly above the original target of $500 million.
The fund received strong support from a diverse range of high-quality institutional investors, including pension plans, insurance companies, foundations and fund of funds, as well as industry executives and the general partner.
Founded in 2020, Avance utilises a disciplined approach to partnering with exceptional management teams
Climate tech company Patch has raised $55 million in a series B funding round, led by Energize Ventures. New and existing investors including Coatue Management and Andreessen Horowitz also participated in the round which brings total funding raised to date to $80 million.
With Patch’s platform, businesses of any size, with any budget, can purchase carbon credits as a means of taking climate action. The transparent infrastructure is transforming a traditionally complex and opaque system for purchasing carbon credits. Patch also provides those developing the climate solutions with the infrastructure they need to grow and scale their businesses, facilitating impactful
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