eEquity invests in the Amazon aggregator Go North
Acquisition, Domestic deal, Private equity deal – Venture capital eEquity, a Nordic growth investor focused on digitally enabled businesses, has completed the tenth deal in its fourth fund through an investment in Go North. eEquity is the lead investor in the financing round encompassing almost EUR 8 million. Go North is a Gothenburg based Amazon aggregator with […]
Standout Capital invests in Refined
Refined, a globally leading site-building tool for Atlassian Confluence and Jira, is taking the next step in its growth journey by partnering with Standout Capital. Refined has over 4 000 customers globally and has experienced strong growth, not least in the core U.S. market. Standout Capital will become a significant shareholder in Refined, partnering with […]
KLAR have signed an agreement to invest as growth partner in NWT Group
Funds advised by KLAR Partners Limited (“KLAR Partners” or “KLAR”) have signed an agreement to invest as growth partner in NWT Group, one of Germany’s leading service providers for the solar industry. NWT Group was established to help accelerate Germany’s transition towards renewable energy. NWT Group provides best-in-class design and procurement services for a broad […]
Migros acquires the Swiss start-up bestsmile
Zurich, 31 March 2022 – The Federation of Migros Cooperatives (FMC) has acquired the Swiss dental start-up bestsmile on 31 March 2022. A producer of invisible dental braces for adults, bestsmile has been extraordinarily successful since its launch in 2018. It currently operates 36 practices across Switzerland. For Migros, the acquisition is an important element […]
Karnell Group AB acquires a majority in Drivex AB
Acquisition, Domestic deal, Private equity deal – Buyout Karnell has on 31 March 2022, acquired a majority of the shares in Drivex AB (www.drivex.se). Drivex develops and manufactures attachments primarily for wheel loaders and had sales of 136 MSEK in 2021 with EBITA of 15 MSEK. The company’s existing owners will continue as shareholders together with Drivex’s […]
TA Associates to acquire TouchTunes from funds advised by Searchlight
BOSTON & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TouchTunes, a leading in-venue, interactive music and entertainment platform, today announced that TA Associates, a leading global growth private equity firm, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the company from funds advised by Searchlight Capital Partners, L.P. (“Searchlight”) and Newlight Partners LP (“Newlight”). Partnering together, TouchTunes and TA aim to […]
Gimv sells innovative fire protection specialist Incendin
Gimv sells its majority shareholding in the specialist in active and passive fire protection chemistry to Straco. For Gimv, this is the end of an intense buy & build process, in which significant investments were made in modern production facilities and in developing sustainable and environmentally friendly products tailored to customers’ needs. Click here to […]
Elysian Capital supports Gravity Global to launch US operations with double acquisition
Elysian Capital is pleased to announce that Gravity Global, the world’s most awarded B2B and complex markets growth marketing consultancy, has acquired two businesses in the US; 9th Wonder B2B and Morsekode. These acquisitions will provide Gravity Global with US coast-to-coast geographical reach in five major US cities. Click here to read the press release
Sitevision to join forces with IK Partners
IK Partners (“IK”) is pleased to announce that the IK Small Cap III Fund has reached an agreement to invest in Sitevision AB (“Sitevision” or “the Company”), a leading Swedish content management system (“CMS”) and intranet solution provider. IK is investing from its dedicated pool of Development Capital and is acquiring its stake from the […]
Klar raises EUR 2.3m
Acquisition, Domestic deal, Private equity deal – Seed Creating a business intelligence platform dedicated to SME ecommerce brands, Klar has today announced a €2.3 million seed funding round and officially launches. The funding for the Munich-based startup was led by Cherry Ventures and is backed by notable entrepreneurs and angel investors such as Benedikt Sauter (Xentral), Moritz Weisbrodt (Alaiko), […]