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Who did what? 🤔 Last week, 5 investments took place in the MENA region, 🇸🇦 Lean Technologies = $67.5 million (Series B funding) 🇦🇪 UnifyApps = $20 million (Series A funding) 🇦🇪 Epik Foods = $15.5 million  🇦🇪 Pemo = $7 million (pre-Series A funding) 🇪🇬 Efreshli = undisclosed (Seed funding) #MENAstartups #investments #startupecosystem #funding 

Kelpi Secures £4.35 Million Investment to Propel Seaweed-Based Packaging to Market In a significant milestone for Kelpi, the company has successfully secured £4.35 million in investment to bring its pioneering biomaterial technology to market. This funding round, announced today, marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for Kelpi, enabling the expansion of operations, team growth, and the execution of scale-up pilots essential for our pathway to launch. Led by Blackfinch Ventures, Kelpi's equity funding round attracted investment from Green Angel Ventures, Kadmos Capital Ltd, QantX, Evenlode Foundation , and the South West Investment Fund. Additionally, follow-on investment came from Bristol Private Equity Club (BPEC), One Planet Capital and private angel investors. Initially seeking £3 million in equity investment, raising £4.35 million (US $5.5 million) represents a remarkable achievement for Kelpi. https://lnkd.in/eEsbd9hq #Kelpi #Investment #SeaweedPackaging #EcoFriendly #SustainableFuture #GreenInnovation #StartupSuccess #ClimateAction #PackagingRevolution #InnovativeSolutions #EnvironmentallyFriendly #CircularEconomy

Private equity investee sold out of administration A private equity investee company that provides salad vegetables to major supermarket chains has been acquired out of administration by a rival business. Read more about this, and much more about private equity and venture capital, at: https://lnkd.in/gE-aPUTb #privateequity #venturecapital #vegetableproduction #mergersandacquisitions

Friday content alert, folks!📢📣 After breaking a hugely popular (and evolving) story of Water Direct, RollUpEurope is excited to bring a first-ever drilldown of a successful search fund exit. And not just any exit but Spain's pioneer search fund (Ariol Capital) led by Marc Bartomeus. Ariol Capital acquired Repli a packaging business and sold it to Berlin Packaging via a strategic exit. In the latest article, we cover: ➡️ What did they buy ➡️ For how much ➡️ How did the business perform ➡️ How much did everyone make on the exit, and why You know the drill: at RollUpEurope we don't cut corners 🤓 Read here: https://lnkd.in/g_5GGiJp

The private equity fund CVC Capital Partners has announced its entry into Grupo Monbake, one of the leaders in the frozen dough sector in Spain, to boost its growth. The fund, led by Javier de Jaime in Spain, thus acquires the entire stake of Grupo Monbake that Ardian and its co-investors in this project (Alantra, Artá, and Landon) held to date. The price of the operation has not been disclosed, although market sources place it close to 1 billion euros. The operation was financially advised by PJT Partners (Park Hill) for Ardian, while Banco Santander did the same for CVC. On the legal side, the law Pérez-Llorca with a team composed by partner Pablo González Mosqueira (pictured), Angel Martin Garcia, Joaquin Abril-Martorell García, Rita Royo Segarra and Jose Luis de la Fuente (all corporate). Linklaters also participated in the deal. Allen & Overy worked with CVC on obtaining financing. Read the full article >> https://lnkd.in/dMHJ4_Dd #IberianLawyer #legaladvisor #entry

As Hubtas ramps up its expansion of Premium Content, check out our first investment report into  Contractor+ and why our CMO Caleb Naysmith decided to invest. This unparalleled report dives into everything investors need to know about the company, including its growth story and some of the realities of the company. Check it out below: https://lnkd.in/e_6K5Ejx

Idea is for ideation and ideas abound, but success is all about execution. It's easy to dream, to create plans and envision the future, but what truly sets successful ventures apart is the ability to bring those dreams to life. Execution demands grit, resilience, and relentless focus—transforming abstract concepts into tangible results. To the entrepreneurs who take that idea and work endlessly to make things happen. Looking forward to Chiratae Spotlight 2024 - Portfolio Day. Below is a snapshot of Spotlight 2023.

What do all the terms Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A actually mean? There are lots of crashes and acronyms that get thrown about in investment - here Kiran Mehta from Mercia Ventures breaks down what the different stages of investment are and what they mean. If you want to learn more about Equity Investment or are currently looking to raise, join us at the next few fhunded events - link in the comments. #Lancashire #funding #equityinvestment

📰 Weekly European Industry transactions: GREENPEAK Partners closes its €350m inaugural Continuation Fund led by HarbourVest Partners. The fund was formed to invest into ACADEMIA Gruppe(🇩🇪) and CERTANIA (🇩🇪), constituting an attractive liquidity offering for Greenpeak Fund II LPs and Co-Investors. Academia and Certania have built up their combined EBITDA to nearly €70m, under Greenpeak’s ownership, while completing a total of over 30 acquisitions. Exyte (🇩🇪) acquires Kinetics (🇩🇪) from Quadriga Capital. Laird Thermal Systems (🇩🇪), majority owned by Bregal Unternehmerkapital AG, acquires Tark inc (🇺🇸). Mutares SE & Co. KGaA acquires Greenview (🇬🇧) from CORDOVAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED and its management. Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking - SGCIB advised and financed the founding director of Auto France Parts Group (🇫🇷) to regain control in a primary LBO. NVM Private Equity LLP supports the MBO of MRO+solutions ltd (🇬🇧) from Cairngorm Capital Partners LLP. SAMEDIA INT (🇫🇷), a subsidiary of JFC Group (🇮🇪), acquires Interdiam B.V. (🇳🇱). AmphiStar (🇧🇪) raises €6m from European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF), Qbic Fund | Venture Capital and VLAIO - Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship Flanders Future Tech Fund. 🤖 Tsylana AI is soon in production in our App to better search #privateequity #investments and millions of company profiles on Tsylana app for #investmentbanking #corporatefinance and #capitalinvestissement professionals.

#fundingalert 💼Company: Buyers Edge Platform  💰Funding: $425Million ⚡Round: Equity Funding 👥Investors: General Atlantic, Credit’s Atlantic Park fund, Blackstone Tactical Opportunities and Morgan Stanley Tactical Value. Buyers Edge Platform is a major software and analytics firm that offers data-driven insights and technology to the foodservice industry. We connect companies across the foodservice industry and enable them to manage their operations more efficiently by employing data and analytics. Buyers Edge Platform, led by Founder and CEO John Davie, is committed to providing efficiency and visibility to stakeholders within the foodservice ecosystem (operators, distributors, and manufacturers). Stacy Ward Joseph Corrigan Aaron Rissler Hans Schatz Sean Donahue   Read more - hhttps://lnkd.in/gyDjpHUj To share your startup story write us on - contact@startuprise.io #BuyersEdgePlatform #software #foodservice #technology #analysis #funding #startupnews #fundingnews #news #startuprise