Funds managed by CapVest Partners (CapVest), an international private equity investor, are to acquire Natra, a European producer and distributor of chocolates and cocoa products, from Investindustrial. Established in 1943, Natra is a leader in the production of chocolate bars, pralines, tablets and spreads which it sells in more than 90 countries worldwide. Its ingredients division also supplies a wide range of cocoa-based ingredients such as cocoa mass, powder, butter, fillings and coatings to the international food industry.  With a turnover in excess of €410 million in 2021, 1,000 employees and six production plants in Spain, Belgium, France and Canada,

Astorg has completed the acquisition of OPEN Health, a provider of scientific communications and market access services to the pharmaceutical industry, from Amulet Capital Partners (Amulet). Established in 2011 and with more than 1,000 employees in 15 locations and six countries, OPEN Health leverages its extensive scientific knowledge and relentless focus on quality to deliver best-in-class scientific communications, health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) and market access services for more than 170 life sciences customers.  OPEN Health’s existing management team will continue to lead the organisation, building on a strong track-record of organic growth and strategic acquisitions.

Euromoney Institutional Investor, a financial news and information business has agreed to be acquired by private equity consortium in a deal worth around £1.6 billion, according to a report by Bloomberg. The deal will see Euromoney shareholders receive £14.61 per share from Luxembourg-based private equity manager Astorg Asset Management and British firm Epiris, a 34% premium to Euromoney’s share price on 17 June, the day before the discussions were disclosed.  On completion the business will be split into two separate entities with Fastmarkets becoming a stand-alone unit will be owned by Astorg, while Epiris will retain the remaining Euromoney businesses. 

5ire, a fifth generation level 1 blockchain network and the world’s first and only sustainable blockchain, has raised $100 million in Series A funding from UK-based conglomerate SRAM & MRAM. This investment makes 5ire the fastest growing blockchain unicorn in India and the only sustainable blockchain unicorn in the world, valued at $1.5 billion.  5ire was founded by Indian-origin entrepreneurs, Pratik Gauri and Prateek Dwivedi, along with web3 financier Vilma Mattila, in August 2021.  5ire raised a funding of $21 million in its seed round at a valuation of $110 million with participation from both private and institutional investors like

Onramp Invest, a turnkey digital asset platform for financial professionals, has completed its Series A funding round with a total of $7 million raised from lead investors JAM FINTOP and EJF Capital (EJF), which participated through its affiliate, the EJF Silvergate Ventures Fund. Since its inception, Onramp Invest’s mission has been to break down barriers to digital asset investment and help financial professionals smartly and safely provide crypto investment services to their clients. In turn, the financial services community has been paramount in informing Onramp’s development and feature roadmap. Onramp Invest offers an suite of tools and services on an

Crash Champions a US-based independent collision repair service provider, has secured a growth investment from Clearlake Capital Group, and will simultaneously execute a strategic acquisition of Service King Collision. Crash Champions’ management team and operating partners, alongside Clearlake, will lead the combined Company going forward. Following closing and integration, the Company will operate over 550 total locations across 35 states and the District of Columbia under the Crash Champions name and banner.  Terms of the transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions including regulatory clearances, have not been disclosed.   Following the closing of this deal, the combined Company’s

RIDE Capital has raised €3 million in a funding round led by angel investors and entrepreneurs Lea-Sophie Cramer and Verena Pausder, and angel investor and professional football player Mario Götze. The new funding will fuel the Berlin-based FinTech’s plans to become a digital private bank. Together with other business angels, RIDE Capital has raised a total of €8 million since its foundation.    RIDE Capital founders Christine Kiefer and Felix Schulte are developing special services for a target group below the level of classic private banking.  The company has served more than 1,200 customers with a total of €250 million

Allied Power Holdings (Allied), a full-service provider of power plant services, has acquired Radiation Safety & Control Services (RSCS), a provider of project management, technical and laboratory services to the nuclear power industry. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   Allied provides a diversified range of services – from routine maintenance to outage services and management, capital construction and specialised support – for power plants across the asset life cycle throughout the US. In November 2020, the Company was acquired by Bernhard Capital Partners, a services and infrastructure-focused private equity management firm investing in middle market businesses