A fund managed bybEuropean-Asian private equity firm AGIC Capital has invested an undisclosed amount in Eulitha AG, a specialised technology provider of non-contact nano-UV-lithography equipment and services. Founded in 2006 in Switzerland, Eulitha offers unique and cost-efficient non-contact, high-resolution photolithography systems and customised patterning services for a wide range of applications, including DFB/DBR Lasers, AR/VR, Telecommunications, Optical Components and Bio Sensors/Chips. Eulitha’s proprietary PHABLE technology is considered to be a preferable option to traditional nanoimprint technology due to lower costs, higher throughput, better consistency, longer mask lifetime and compatibility with non-flat substrates. AGIC Capital was attracted to Eulitha’s strong positioning

New Fortress Energy (NFE) and Apollo have entered into a definitive Equity Purchase and Contribution Agreement to sell 11 LNG infrastructure vessels owned by NFE to a newly formed joint venture (JV) between funds managed by Apollo and NFE in a transaction valued at approximately $2 billion. The JV will be owned approximately 80% by Apollo funds and 20% by NFE.   This transaction will create a global marine infrastructure platform underpinned by long-term contracts, benefitting from NFE’s LNG downstream operations and development activities, as well as Apollo’s leading investment and maritime experience. The Platform provides critical infrastructure for the

SymTerra, a communications platform for the construction project supply chain, has closed its first seed round at $1.7m, led by Samaipata, with participation from Nemetschek, Pi Labs and Accel. The ‘Slack for construction’ platform is designed to eliminate construction uncertainty through its communication, collaboration and visibility tool. Over 30% of construction costs are directly related to re-work and delays, as a result of miscommunication on site – this contributes to the sector’s $280 billion re-work issue.

Zeed, an investment platform that uses short-form video to empower Gen-Z investors in Europe, has secured £205,000 in pre-seed funding led by SFC Capital. The London-based FinTech startup makes investing more accessible to Gen-Z by pairing in-house finance content with trade execution. The funding will be used to continue building the Zeed product, expanding the team, and producing exclusive content. Co-founders Salman Hussain and Rohan Regmi, Imperial College London and UCL graduates respectively, both worked within financial services themselves in commodities trading and private equity. During their time at university they built Finance-Focused, a 5,000-plus member community for early careers

Verdane has led a $21 million growth equity investment in Danish IoT network Onomondo. The round also included participation from existing investors Maersk Growth, People Ventures and The Danish Growth Fund. The new funding will be used to scale Onomondo’s team and internationalise by accelerating growth in Europe. The company is aiming to triple Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) in 2022 and 2023.    Devices connected to Onomondo contain an interoperable SIM card, meaning assets can seamlessly move across national borders without the inherent complexity of roaming. Data is transferred directly across the Onomondo virtual network to one of the firm’s

Integral Venture Partners (Integral) has made an investment in Econic One, a technology company focused on the design and manufacturing of smart electric bicycles. Integral’s investment is structured to come in two phases: in the first phase (already executed in the second quarter of 2022), Integral is leading an investment round in the company which includes also other local institutional and private investors; and in the second phase (expected in the next twelve to eighteen months), Integral has the option to anchor a further bigger investment round expected to attract new investors with international profile. Over these two phases, Integral

Dunas Capital, an independent real estate and asset management platform, has invested 100% of the €104 million raised by its Dunas Aviation I FCR and Dunas Capital Aviation SCR vehicles, with which it has created a diversified portfolio of 12 commercial aircraft with a value of approximately USD400 million. This is the first fund focused on this type of asset class that has been ever marketed in Spain. Dunas Capital launched these private capital vehicles in January 2020, before the Covid-19 crisis, with the objective of investing in commercial aircraft on long-term lease to first tier airlines. The fund’s investor

Konsileo, a commercial insurance broker and risk management adviser, has completed a £4.7 million Series A funding round led by growth tech VC Committed Capital. Committed Capital first invested in Konsileo in 2018, and provided £3.23m of the current funding round. New investors include a £900,000 investment from ACF Investors, a UK venture capital fund and angel investors. Konsileo has developed a proprietary broking platform with built-in compliance checks, and policy administration that frees brokers from unnecessary repetitive tasks and facilitates exceptional risk capture and insight and cross-firm collaboration.