SFW Capital Partners has invested in Essen BioScience. Essen BioScience is based in Ann Arbor, MI and is a provider of analytical instrumentation, software, reagents and services used in cell-based life science research.
3 min read · 15 May 2014
American Industrial Partners has acquired SG Holdings I from Wexford Capital. Founded in 1991, SERVA is a designer and manufacturer of fracking equipment, coiled tubing equipment, and well intervention and workover equipment.
2 min read · 15 May 2014
UK-based start-up Satago has secured $1 million in second round funding from private investors. Most of the investment came via AngelList, a US website that connects angel investors to startups. Satago is a platform that automates companies’ accounts receivable.
2 min read · 15 May 2014
Sinch has launched its communications platform with $12 million in funding. Investors include Index Ventures and Balderton Capital.
3 min read · 15 May 2014
Arsenal Capital Partners' portfolio company Source Refrigeration & HVAC has acquired Service Refrigeration. Based in Houston, Service Refrigeration is a provider of Refrigeration and HVAC service solutions to grocery, commercial, and industrial clients throughout the state.
3 min read · 15 May 2014
PeopleDoc has secured $17.5 million in Series B funding from Accel Partners. PeopleDoc is a provider of global HR governance solutions. Previous PeopleDoc investors, including Alven Capital and Kernel Investissements also participated in the round.
3 min read · 15 May 2014
Kämp Group and Hotel Klaus K have merged. The combined entity is a luxury and lifestyle hotel chain based in the Helsinki region. Kämp Group is a CapMan portfolio company.
3 min read · 15 May 2014
European private equity returns were positive across all time horizons for the period to year end 2013. This was driven by buyout fund returns, according to the Thomson Reuters European Private Equity Performance Index.
1 min read · 15 May 2014
Robert Claassen has joined Kaye Scholer as a partner in its corporate department in Palo Alto. He joins from Paul Hastings where he served as chair of that firm’s Silicon Valley corporate practice.
3 min read · 15 May 2014
This morning read all about Oregon's investigation into private equity fees, NVCA's new chairman and LPs' interest in emerging markets.
1 min read · 15 May 2014
