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Backbase, creator of the Engagement Banking Platform, has raised €120 million in growth equity funding from Motive Partners.
Having grown organically to over €200 million in revenue, Backbase is now partnering with a Fintech specialist private equity firm, to further strengthen its claim on the Engagement Banking category.
This growth investment values Backbase at €2.5 billion.
Agilitas Energy, a developer, builder, owner and operator of distributed energy storage and solar PV systems in the northeastern US, has raised $350 million of equity in a two-tiered investment from funds managed by CarVal Investors.
The investment will fund a national footprint build-out of Agilitas Energy’s large pipeline of renewable energy and battery storage systems.
The investment amount may be further upsized to $650 million upon the completion of certain projects. Funds managed by CarVal have assumed a minority position in Agilitas Energy and the companies have established a joint venture to own and operate the energy assets.
Gluskin Sheff + Associates, the wealth management platform of Onex Corporation (Onex) has launched the Onex Partners Private Equity Solution 2022, a private equity strategy that seeks to generate compelling returns for Canadian high-net-worth investors, with an emphasis on capital preservation.
For the first time, Canadian accredited investors can access Onex’ private equity platform through Gluskin Sheff to uncover an investment opportunity previously unavailable to the retail accredited investor market. The Fund’s structure represents a unique offering for eligible investors who seek to benefit from:
The Fund aims to provide enduring capital appreciation primarily through targeting opportunities in four industry
Elite German football body Deutsche Fussball is again exploring the possible involvement of private equity investors in media rights, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The move comes just over a year after similar plans were dropped.
The report says that a working party comprising Deutsche Fussball Liga’s Chief Executive Officer Donata Hopfen and senior figures from clubs including FC Bayern Munich and Eintracht Frankfurt is looking at whether the Budesliga would benefit from external PE investment.
RBS International has revealed the results of new research which looks to better understand the extent to which Alternative investment funds (AIFs) are implementing science-based targets (SBTs), and the barriers to doing so.
Between February 2022 and March 2022, the institutional banking provider surveyed 125 key influencers on decisions relating to investment strategy in AIFs and interviewed six industry experts across a range of sectors.
The sample covered funds domiciled across five jurisdictions (UK, Jersey, Luxembourg, Guernsey, other Western Europe) and five sectors (real estate, private equity, infrastructure, renewables, private debt).
The Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) was launched in
Partners Group has appointed Ben Brier as a partner and head of its US private equity health and life team.
Breier will be responsible for all aspects of the US Health & Life franchise, including executing new investments, driving portfolio value creation, and attracting additional operating talent to the global Health & Life team.
Breier was previously the CEO of Kindred Healthcare, one of the largest providers of healthcare services in the US with over $7bn in revenue and 115,000 employees.
LoopingOne, a flexible KYC and payments platform for marketplaces and platforms, has raised £800,000 in a seed funding round led by Ebury.
The investment aims to further develop the LoopingOne product and start the Electronic Money Instiitution (EMI) application process at the Dutch Central Bank (DNB). An integration with Ebury will also give LoopingOne the capability to offer multi-currency services to its marketplace customers from the get-go.
LiquidX, a global fintech platform for digitisation, monetisation, and risk mitigation for working capital, trade finance, and insurance asset, has secured a strategic investment from Citi, one of the largest trade finance banks in the world.
The funding round was led by Broadridge, LiquidX’s largest strategic investor.
The investments underscore LiquidX’s position as the industry’s leading innovator in supply chain digitisation and automation, which will deliver transformative efficiencies and value to all commercial users of the platform. LiquidX technology solutions, led by its pioneering InBlock technology platform, revolutionise the way that trade assets are managed across their entire life
Wickham Micro, a portfolio company of Limerston Capital has completed the acquisition of Medical Engineering Technologies (MET), a medical device testing laboratory based in Dover, Kent.
Founded 25 years ago, MET provides design validation testing and comprehensive medical and combination device batch release testing. The business is recognised as a world leading Contract Research Organisation for Needle Injection Systems and pre-filled syringe testing and works with medical device and pharmaceutical companies in over 20 countries across Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe and the USA.
As part of the acquisition, investment will be directed to supporting the existing team and expanding capabilities
Rainier Partners, a Seattle-based, lower-middle-market private equity firm, has invested in Pet Food Express (PFE), a fast-growing, omnichannel pet retailer that sells healthy pet foods, goods, and services from over 60 retail locations throughout California.
Rainier’s investment will support PFE in expanding its reach to help pets and their owners live happier, healthier lives together.
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