CAPZA participates in refinancing of Sterimed Group’s debt
CAPZA, an established European private investment platform focused on small and mid-cap companies, has participated in the refinancing of Sterimed Group’s debt, a specialist in the medical sterilisation packaging industry, and is supporting the acquisition of the European hospital packaging division of the listed group Amcor. Founded in 1911, Sterimed is one of the world’s […]
Lindsay Goldberg to acquire ARYZTA AG’s North American bakery business
Affiliates of Lindsay Goldberg, a private investment firm that focuses on partnering with families, founders, and management teams, is to acquire ARYZTA North America (ANA), one of the largest B2B providers of frozen baked goods in the US and Canada, from ARYZTA AG (ARYZTA). “ANA is one of the leading suppliers of high-quality baked goods […]
China’s JD.com in talks to purchase stake in brokerage worth $1.5 billion
JD.com Inc is in talks to buy part or all of a stake in brokerage Sinolink Securities worth at least $1.5 billion, as the e-commerce major aims to bolster its financial services operations. A deal to buy the stake from Sinolink’s largest shareholder, Yongjin Group, would be the biggest bet in acquisition value terms by […]
Exabel closes USD9m seed round
Exabel, an analytics and data platform for investment teams, has closed a fourth seed investment round from investor AWC (formerly Awilhelmsen Capital Holdings), bringing its total capital raised to over USD21 million The company also announced today the launch of the new “Exabel Insights Platform” product for alternative data vendors. “We’re delighted to support Exabel’s […]
Edtech Marketplace Preply raises USD35m in funding
Edtech marketplace, Preply, has secured an additional USD35 million of funding, a sum that exceeds the platform’s cumulative fundraising efforts since 2013 The round was co-led by Owl Ventures and Full In Partners, with participation from previous investors Point Nine Capital, Hoxton Ventures, as well as EduCapital, All Iron, Diligent Capital and Evli Growth Partners. […]
Rubicon Partners invests in Bamboo Distribution
Rubicon Partners, an investment partnership focused on the acquisition of industrial businesses in Europe and North America, has acquired a majority share Bamboo Distribution Rubicon Partners is a hands-on investment partnership focused on the acquisition of industrial businesses in Europe and North America. Juney Mistiki, Managing Director of Bamboo Distribution, says: “Rubicon’s decision to invest […]
Sovereign backs Wealth Management business Skerritts
Sovereign Capital Partners, a UK private equity Buy & Build specialist, has backed Skerritts, a successful Independent Financial Advisory (IFA) and Wealth Management business, in a deal worth GBP55 million Sovereign is partnering the management team led by founder Richard Skerritt, to develop the business through a strategy of organic and acquisitive growth. Founded in […]
Fetch.ai attracts institutional attention with new funding from GDA Group
Fetch.ai, a Cambridge-based artificial intelligence lab building an open-access decentralised machine learning network for smart infrastructure, has secured a GBP5 million investment from GDA Group and affiliates In conjunction with the newest injection of funds, FET, Fetch.ai’s native token, will also be added to Fireblocks’ secure wallet and infrastructure platform for institutional investments. Fetch.ai provides a […]
Inflexion completes minority investment in Systal
Inflexion has completed a minority investment in Systal Technology Solutions (Systal), a managed network services provider. Systal offers a high-quality, mission-critical managed network service from its 24/7 network operations centre, to service clients’ IT networks globally. The firm counts Coca-Cola European Partners, WPP and Jones Lang LaSalle among its clients. Neil Nicolson, CEO of Systal, […]
Flatfile raises USD35m in Series A Funding Led by Scale Venture Partners
Flatfile, a data onboarding software company, has secured USD35 million in Series A funding round led by Scale Venture Partners, with participation from Workday Ventures, plus previous investors including Afore Capital, Google’s AI-focused venture fund, Gradient Ventures, and Two Sigma Ventures Among a list of powerful angels investing in this round you’ll find founders of […]
