Warburg Pincus, has agreed to invest $250 million in Montana Renewables (MRL), a renewable fuels business and subsidiary of Calumet Specialty Products Partners (Calumet) in the form of a participating preferred equity security. The investment values MRL at a pre-commissioning enterprise value of $2.25 billion.  The preferred equity investment is not interest-bearing and carries certain minimum return thresholds. In connection with the investment, Warburg Pincus will have a representative on MRL’s four-member board of managers.  Calumet also announced that Stonebriar Commercial Finance (Stonebriar) has invested an additional $350 million through a pair of sale and leaseback contracts on top of its

OMERS Private Equity is to acquire Pueblo Mechanical & Controls (Pueblo), a mechanical services provider, from Huron Capital Partners. Financial details have not been disclosed. Founded in 2001, Pueblo provides HVAC and plumbing installation, retrofit and repair services to customers in education, municipal, and healthcare end markets. OMERS Private Equity will provide resources and expertise to further accelerate the Company’s growth and support its strategic expansion through M&A. Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP acted as legal counsel for OMERS Private Equity and Solomon Partners served as financial advisor.

Fortes Partners Limited, a multi-disciplinary staffing group backed by Omni Partners, a London based alternative investment management firm, has acquired legal and secretarial staffing specialist DMJ Recruitment. Founded in 2007, DMJ Recruitment is one of the largest London-based independent staffing businesses placing legal professionals and company secretaries in private practice and in-house roles. Through Omni’s ownership, the business will operate as a brand within Fortes and extend its focus into other adjacent professional services areas, such as technology, accountancy and finance. The move aims to strengthen the portfolio of companies within Fortes whilst supporting the business’ expansion and growth. Operating

Spanish private equity firm Queka Real Partners has acquired Valencian company Factory Colchón, a retailer specialised in mattresses and rest products. Founded in 2004, Factory Colchón is a leading Spanish company in the design and distribution of sleep products. The Company sells through its shops and its own e-commerce channels. Factory markets its own brands, including Viscolchón, Viscoair, Viscolchón Salud, Viscosoja, GelMax and Cool Fresh. Queka is a Spanish private equity firm that combines more than 50 years of experience investing in private capital, partnering with entrepreneurs and management teams in order to implement a solid development and sustainable growth

Xpansiv, a market-infrastructure platform for environmental commodities, is to acquire Evolution Markets, a brokerage firm in global carbon, renewable, and energy markets.

Raven360, a specialist in customer journey acceleration solutions, has closed an $8 million Series B funding round led by new investors Technology Venture Partners and Allos Ventures. Existing investors Nauta Capital and NXT Ventures also participated in the round. Raven360 accelerates the customer decision-making process for enterprises by helping marketers develop and deploy buyer journey content within Digital Academies, which leads to faster purchasing decisions.  Raven360 will use this latest round of funding to expand its sales and marketing resources and make strategic go-to-market investments. Additionally, the company will enhance the platform’s UX/UI, and integrate machine-learning and AI capabilities to

Fintech ZSuite Technologies (ZSuite Tech) has completed an $11 million Series A funding round led by S3 Ventures with additional participation from multiple private banks and JAM FINTOP. This investment accelerates the ability of ZSuite Tech to scale its platform, grow the organisation, expand into new markets and support the increasing demand for modern, digital commercial banking tools and solutions. Founded in 2019, ZSuite Tech is a bank-born advocate for the technological and financial growth of banks, providing SaaS solutions as a unique, value-add service. Its suite of all-digital product offerings enables financial institutions to increase low-cost, core deposits, improve