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O’Melveny advises DigiLens in Series D funding

O’Melveny has represented DigiLens Inc, an specialist in head-worn holographic display and waveguide technology, in its Series D funding round led by Samsung Electronics, a transaction valuing DigiLens at over USD500 million. The transaction was announced on 2 November. Additional industry leaders joining the funding round include Samsung Electro-Mechanics, Diamond

Litera secures further investment from Hg

Hg, a software and services investor and supporter of the expansion of legal technology solutions specialist Litera since 2019, is leading a further investment in the business. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   Based in Chicago, New York and London, Litera software empowers users across the

GeoWealth secures USD19m in Series B round

GeoWealth, a modern turnkey asset management program (TAMP) built for advisers, has raised USD19 million in a Series B funding round led by Kayne Partners Fund, the growth private equity group of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, with a follow-on investment from JP Morgan Asset Management, a strategic investor in GeoWealth

Avantax acquires Warner Finance

Avantax, a specialist in tax-focused financial planning, has acquired Pennsylvania-based Warner Finance, with approximately USD258 million in total client assets as of 11 October, 2021.  The transaction expands the presence of Avantax’s employee-based RIA (registered investment advisor) while enabling the Warner team to focus on new growth opportunities as they

Aruwa Capital invests in Pngme

Aruwa Capital Management (Aruwa), an early-stage growth equity and gender lens fund investing in Nigeria and Ghana, has invested in Pngme, a financial technology company with a focus on driving financial inclusion by providing mission critical data infrastructure and machine learning models to financial institutions. According to the Central Bank

Agronomics makes USD8m investment in The EVERY Company

Agronomics, a listed company focused on the field of cellular agriculture, is making a USD8 million investment in The EVERY Company (EVERY, formerly Clara Foods Co), for an equity stake on a fully diluted basis of 1.39 per cent.  This equates to an estimated portfolio weighting based on the Company’s

Abacus Group acquires Echo Technologies IT services business

Abacus Group, a global provider of IT services for alternative investment firms, today announced it has completed acquisition of the IT services business unit of Echo Technology Solutions. Founded in 2002, Echo is a technology and digital transformation consulting firm headquartered in San Francisco, with two key business units –

Winch & Co acquires Eclipse Distribution

Winch & Co, the Leeds-based boutique private equity firm have recently acquired GBP4 million haulage and logistics company Eclipse Distribution. The firm plans to continue its acquisition trail aimed at logistics and distribution businesses based in the UK that compliments its platform.  Shaun Swinburn, Operations Director at Winch & Co,

Main Capital Partners enters PropTech market with Zig acquisition

Main Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Zig Websoftware, a developer of solutions for housing corporations, student accommodation, commercial property management, and housing allocation. Today, over 160 real estate organisations and 1.8 million tenants and housing market entrants use Zig’s software. Zig has been active in the real

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