Keensight Capital, one of the leading private equity managers dedicated to pan-European Growth Buyout investments, has entered into an agreement to sell its stake in Demetra Holding S.p.A. to Astorg.

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Fast-growing financial super app Curve has appointed Renata Sumskaite as CEO and Head of Curve Lithuania, in a move that cements its growth strategy from an EU-licensed base. The Lithuanian office represents a gateway to frictionless trade for Curve and its customers across the European Union. Renata will be focusing on innovation and product development Curve. 

Leading digital marketing agency Brainlabs has acquired Canadian programmatic agency MediaNet. The acquisition signals further North American expansion for the group following the appointment of ex-iProspect leader Jeremy Cornfeldt as CEO, North America earlier this year. Brainlabs’ global portfolio of clients includes the likes of Adidas, Mars, and Bed, Bath & Beyond.

Partnerships looking to address climate change and social issues, or improve the UK economy with bleeding edge R&D and innovation, will be celebrated once again at the KTP Best of the Best Awards, held online on 23^rd September 2021.

Green Angel Syndicate has welcomed Qualis Flow to its portfolio of companies that are fighting Climate Change.  The UK-based company Qualis Flow closed their latest investment of $2.4M in July 2021, bringing their total raised to $3.5M. The female-founded technology company provides construction teams with the data they need to be more sustainable. 

A consortium led by Sunderland-based North East Business and Innovation Centre (BIC), has secured up to an additional £2m from Innovate UK to further encourage Business Angels to bring investment and expertise to pioneering innovative small and medium companies across the North.

The Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) West Midlands Debt Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners, and backed by the Coronavirus Business Interruption Scheme Loan (CBILS), has provided ACL Limited with £500,000 worth of funding. This recent capital boost will enable the business to push forward plans with product development.

A company that  converts old videos and tapes into digital format has secured a £250,000 investment from NPIF – Mercia Debt Finance, which is managed by Mercia and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF).  The funding will enable Digital Converters to continue its rapid growth and launch a new cloud-based platform where families can store their memories securely.  Digital Converters can convert almost all types of outdated media including videotapes, photos and cine film to digital formats such as memory sticks, DVD and cloud.

Simon Harryman, Senior Business Development Director at Ingenious argues that performance matters more now than ever in preserving the ‘real’ value of capital while stressing the importance of accessibility and liquidity of investments as a pre-requisite to manage the increasing cost of care.

Gresham House Ventures - a growth equity investor specialising in software and digitally driven businesses in the consumer, healthcare and service sectors - has made a £3.3m investment in Patchworks, a software company helping e-commerce businesses automate and manage data flows across backend systems.

Praetura Group, the Northwest-based debt and equity capital provider to SMEs, is expanding with the launch of a new financial division designed to unlock flexible finance for SMEs.