OWYN (Only What You Need), a brand in plant-based protein beverages and other functional nutrition products, has closed a growth investment round led by Purchase Capital with participation from Hammock Park Capital and existing investor PowerPlant Ventures. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. The news follows the acquisition of a majority ownership stake in OWYN last year by United Nutritional Brands, an affiliate of Purchase Capital—an investment firm led by Nicholas J Singer that provides patient capital for private and public companies. Proceeds of this latest funding round will be deployed to drive national expansion, increase distribution across

Palatine-backed Anthesis, a group of dedicated sustainability experts, has acquired UK-based energy specialists, Padd Energy. This deal marks the third M&A transaction for Anthesis in six months following the acquisition of Canadian agri-food sustainability consultancy Provision Coalition Inc, and Climate Neutral Group, a Net Zero authority based in the Netherlands, Belgium, and South Africa. Established in Yorkshire in 2013, Padd Energy is a specialist energy engineering consultancy passionate about creating power and energy from renewable and sustainable sources whilst reducing emissions from fossil fuels. Padd Energy works with some of the world’s largest corporations to identify, agree and meet net-zero

Oaktree has completed the acquisition of 17Capital, a provider of non-dilutive capital to high-quality private equity management companies, funds and institutional investors that are seeking to finance value creation and portfolio management initiatives. Oaktree is a specialist among global investment managers fosued on alternative investments, including credit, private equity, real assets and listed equities. This strategic partnership will give 17Capital access to Oaktree’s deep global network and add to Oaktree’s extensive suite of private capital solutions. 17Capital, which is headquartered in London, will continue to operate as an independent business, with its own product offerings and investment, marketing, and support

Insurance industry veteran, Alex Tuff, has partnered with Integrum Holdings (Integrum), an innovative investment firm focused on investing in technology-enabled services companies, to launch Evertree Insurance (Evertree), an omni-channel personal lines insurance distribution platform. The build-out and growth of the business will be financed through a substantial equity commitment from funds affiliated with Integrum. Integrum’s investment will support the continued growth of the emerging insurance agency through the acquisition of top tier agencies, development of a new technology platform, recruitment of best-in-class personal lines agents and expanding the executive leadership team.   The investment in Evertree is the third investment

HCI Equity Partners, a lower middle-market private equity firm, has sold SouthernAg Carriers, Inc, a transportation and logistics service provider for agricultural and related processed food manufacturers, specialising in peanuts, cotton, pecans and other agricultural products to large consumer packaged goods customers including Mars, P&G and ConAgra. SouthernAg has five facilities in Georgia, North Carolina and Texas. Republic Partners served as the financial advisor and Vedder Price served as legal counsel to SouthernAg.

Munch’s Supply, the HVAC division of Marcone, has acquired Wholesale Sheet Metal (WSM) and Pile Protection Tops (PPT). The acquisition expands Munch’s geographic footprint to 71 locations serving 17 US states and one Canadian province.   Munch’s Supply is a Marcone company that has been operating in the Chicagoland area for more than 65 years and is consistently ranked as a top 10 HVAC distributor in the United States. Marcone, a leading distributor of home appliance, HVAC and plumbing repair parts and equipment across North America acquired Munch’s Supply in 2021. Together, the companies operate with a singular goal—to become

Fidelity Payment Services, a provider of fully-integrated omni-channel payment processing technology, secured a strategic growth investment from PSG, a leading growth equity firm partnering with software and technology-enabled services companies to help accelerate their growth. Existing investor HIG Growth Partners also participated in the round. Financial terms were of the deal have not been disclosed.   Fidelity Payment Services’ differentiated payments system is powered by its proprietary technology platform and payment gateway, Cardknox.  With this new funding, Fidelity Payment Services plans to continue to innovate its Cardknox technology platform, enhance its go-to-market strategy and expand into new markets with an

Connection Capital has made a £5.1 million growth capital investment in Brompton Technology, a London manufacturer of leading-edge processing technology for LED video walls used in live events, TV and film production. Brompton Technology’s products are used on global music tours of artists like Taylor Swift and U2, and in the filming of High end TV and film productions such as Disney+ series The Mandalorian.  The investment will enable Brompton Technology to capitalise on significant growth opportunities ahead. Demand for its products is extremely high with growing markets globally.  As part of Connection Capital’s investment a highly experienced non-executive chairman,