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Sir Kensington's picks up $8.5 mln Series AAll-natural condiment producer Sir Kensington's has closed $8.5 million in Series A funding. Verlinvest led the round. In addition to the funding, Chris Burggraeve, former Global CMO of AB InBev, has been added to Sir Kensington's board.
- Ares Capital leads funding round for Brandtone
Dublin, Ireland-based mobile marketing company Brandtone has secured 18.5 million euros in funding. Ares Capital Corp led the round with participation from return backers Unilever, Syngenta, Verlinvest and Vision Private Equity.
- Global Fashion Group hires ex-Amazon.com exec as CEO-Reuters
Global Fashion Group (GFG), formed out of five Kinnevik- and Rocket Internet- backed online fashion start-ups active across dozens of emerging markets, has hired the former head of Amazon France as its new chief executive, Reuters reported.
- ClearVue Partners raises $262 million for initial fund
ClearVue Partners said Tuesday that it has closed $262 million for its debut fund. The target was $200 million. The pool's LP base includes Fidelity, Emerald Hill, Harbourvest, AUDA, JP Morgan, Verlinvest and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Based in Shanghai, ClearVue Partners focuses on investments in China's consumer market.
- Brandtone closes third funding round
Brandtone has closed its third round of funding from Syngenta Ventures and further investment from Unilever Ventures and Verlinvest. Brandtone is a micro-multinational company headquartered in Dublin that delivers mobile marketing campaigns for global brands in the developing and emerging markets.
- Families Edging Out Private Equity in Consumer Deals
From ketchup to hot drinks, family-run investment firms are shaking up the consumer deals market, squeezing out private equity players and forcing them to change strategy, Reuters reports.
- Verlinvest Backs Sambazon
Sambazon, a San Clemente, Calif.-based provider of acai beverages, has raised an undisclosed amount of VC funding led by Belgium-based Verlinvest.
- PE Week Wire: Thursday, December 4, 2008
Random Ramblings
- PE Week Wire: Thursday, December 4, 2008
Random Ramblings