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Oakley Capital Buying Stake In Horizons Optical Through Deal With Sherpa Capital

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2024

Leading pan-European mid-market private equity investor Oakley Capital announced that Oakley Capital Origin Fund I is investing in Horizons Optical. Horizons Optical provides medical software for making premium spectacle lenses.

Trinity Hunt Partners Launches Healthcare Advisory Platform Through Majority Investment In Coker

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2024

Trinity Hunt Partners, a growth-oriented private equity firm, announced a majority investment in Atlanta-based Coker Group, a leading healthcare advisory firm that serves hospitals, private and health system-affiliated physician groups, PE-backed platforms, and ancillary healthcare entities. Coker represents a foundational investment in Trinity Hunt’s healthcare advisory services platform.

Redwood Trust And CPP Investments Sign $750 Million Strategic Partnership

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2024

Redwood Trust (a leader in expanding access to housing for homebuyers and renters) and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) - through subsidiaries of CPPIB Credit Investments - announced a $750 million strategic capital partnership. This partnership features a newly formed $500 million Asset Joint Venture (JV) and a $250 million corporate secured financing facility that CPP Investments provides to Redwood.

Comvest Partners: Sixth Flagship Private Equity Fund Closed At $881 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2024

Comvest Partners (a leading middle-market private equity and credit investment firm) announced the final closing of its sixth flagship private equity fund, Comvest Investment Partners VI, L.P. (CIP VI), with total capital commitments of $881 million.

Caprock Brings In $2.2 Billion Grey Street Capital Team

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2024

Caprock - a leading multi-family office Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) serving ultra-high-net-worth clients - announced the acquisition of Grey Street Capital. Grey Street Capital is a Chicago-based boutique advisory firm with $2.2 billion in client assets.

Wynnchurch Capital To Sell LPW Group To Oaktree

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2024

Wynnchurch Capital (a leading middle market private equity firm) announced the sale of Houston-based LPW Group Holdings to funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management. LPW Group is a leading designer and manufacturer of specialty valves, actuators, fittings, flanges, and flow control products that serve mission-critical applications across chemical, petrochemical, LNG, refining, renewable, naval, pulp and paper, and other industrial markets.

NeuReality: AI Inference And Data Center Infrastructure Company Raises $20 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2024

NeuReality - an AI Inference and data center infrastructure company - announced that it has raised $20 million in a new funding round from the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund, Varana Capital, Cleveland Avenue, XT Hi-Tech and OurCrowd, with participation from Cardumen Capital, Glory Ventures and Alumni Venture Group. Including this funding round, NeuReality has raised a total of $70 million.

Portal Biotechnologies: Cell Engineering Platform Company Raises $5 Million

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2024

Cell engineering platform company Portal Biotechnologies announced a $5 million pre-seed round led by Pear VC, with participation from Conscience VC and 10x Capital. Armon Sharei, Ph.D., the founder and former CEO of SQZ Biotechnologies, founded Portal Biotechnologies.

Moove: Mobility Fintech Company Raises $100 Million At $750 Million Valuation

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2024

Moove - a global mobility fintech company that democratizes access to vehicle ownership for mobility entrepreneurs - announced that it had raised $100 million in a Series B funding round. This funding round values the company at $750 million. Uber invested in this round alongside Mubadala, which led Moove’s previous funding round last year. Other investors participating in the round also included The Latest Ventures, Africinvest, Palm Drive Capital, Triatlum Advisors AG, and Future Africa.

Oceans Equity: Seasoned Investor Josh Bilmes Launches New PE Firm

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2024

Oceans Equity is a new Miami-based private equity firm that is committed to transforming potential into progress. With an emphasis on service businesses and niche product companies, Oceans Equity will accelerate sustainable growth through genuine collaboration.

xCures: Empowering Healthcare Researchers To Deeply Understand Each Patient’s Medical Journey

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2024

xCures is a healthcare data management company focusing on data completeness and real-time data access. Pulse 2.0 interviewed xCures CEO Mika Newton to learn more about the company.

Owl’s Brew: How This Tea Cocktail Company Grew About 1,000% In Three Years

By Amit Chowdhry ● Mar 20, 2024

Owl’s Brew is a company that produces tea crafted for cocktails. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Owl’s Brew co-founder and COO Maria Littlefield to learn more.