Forto raises USD 250m in Series D funding
Forto, a Berlin, Germany-based provider of digitized freight forwarding and supply chain solutions, raised $250M in Series D funding. The round, which placed the company valuation at $2.1 billion, was led by Disruptive with participation from existing investors Softbank Vision Fund 2, G Squared, Northzone, Unbound, and A.P. Moeller Holding. Click here to read the press release
Natsu Foods sells its stake in Marco Polo Foods
Frankfurt am Main, 04 March 2022. ACXIT Capital Partners acted as financial advisor to Natsu Foods GmbH & Co. KG (“Natsu Foods”), one of Europe’s leading providers of fresh convenience food, on the divestment of its 49.5% stake in Marco Polo Foods SAS (“Marco Polo Foods”), France’s largest industrial manufacturer of fresh and frozen sushi products, […]
Magenta Partners portfolio company TNAG has successfully acquired Carter Vintage Guitars
TNAG, a portfolio company of scale-up growth investor Magenta Partners, has successfully acquired CVG, one of the world’s leading vintage guitar specialists. Established in 2012 by Walter and Christie Carter, CVG has achieved strong growth since its inception to become an iconic and market-leading vintage guitar dealer. CVG operates as a hybrid retailer with a […]
Mutares to acquire Vallourec Bearing Tubes from Vallourec
Munich, 3 March 2022 – Mutares SE & Co. KGaA (ISIN: DE000A2NB650) has signed a put option to acquire Vallourec Bearing Tubes (“VBT”) from Vallourec. The company will strengthen the Engineering & Technology segment as a new platform investment. The closing of the transaction is expected in the second quarter of 2022 after consultation of the […]
Voi aims for listing
Voi tar ytterligare steg mot börsen. Det svenska elsparkscykel-bolaget har nu utsett vilka banker som får äran (och en hel del pengar) att hjälpa till vid en notering. Click here to read the press release
Visma to acquire Bokio
Visma stärker sitt erbjudande av molnbaserade tjänster till små och microföretag genom förvärvet av mjukvaru- och fintechbolaget Bokio Click here to read the press release
Ovo raises EUR 34m
Leiden, 1 March 2022 – Dutch AgTech scale-up In Ovo closes 34M fund raise to accelerate its international growth and scale up plans. The new funding is provided by impact investor ECBF and ABN AMRO and includes follow-on investments from existing shareholders Evonik and VisVires New Protein, as well as an additional investment from technology partner […]
AURELIUS announces the sale of AKAD University to Galileo Global Education
Munich/Grünwald, March 1, 2022 – AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA (ISIN: DE000A0JK2A8, “AURELIUS”) announces the sale of the distance learning university AKAD University (“AKAD”) to the strategic buyer Galileo Global Education (“Galileo”) for a sales price of more than EUR 45m. The purchase price is thus significantly above the most recently calculated net […]
Jellyfish Pictures set to grow with investment from Key Capital Partners
Private Equity house, Key Capital Partners (KCP), has completed a minority investment into Jellyfish Pictures. Jellyfish provides high-quality animation, visual effects (VFX) and art department services to media corporations around the world. Clients include Disney+, Netflix, DreamWorks, Apple TV, HBO, Sky, BBC and Amazon. Jellyfish Pictures has worked on a slate of well-known productions such […]
Storskogen acquires Nitro Consult AB
Storskogen has entered into an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the shares in Nitro Consult AB (“Nitro Consult”) from Orica Sweden AB. Nitro Consult is a market-leading supplier and developer of consulting services for blasting technology, environmental monitoring, and support software in Sweden. The company reported sales of SEK c. 143 million during the […]
