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Wandercraft closes USD45m Series C financing led by Quadrant Management

Wandercraft, a healthtech company in dynamic robotics and exoskeleton technology, has raised USD45 million in a series C round led by the US fund Quadrant Management plus existing investors Bpifrance and new participants MACSF, Malakoff Humanis, AG2R La Mondiale, Mutuelles Impact and Sofiouest. Other existing investors Xange, Eurazeo, LBO France

Permira funds to partner with Marucci family

Funds advised by local private equity firm Permira, supported a co-investor, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), have entered into a partnership with Kedrion’s existing shareholders (the Marcucci family and FSI) to jointly acquire and combine Kedrion and BPL. The combination will create a global player

Funds advised by Permira Credit support Five Arrows Growth Capital’s acquisition of KidsKonnect

Funds advised by Permira Credit, a European alternative credit provider, are acting as sole senior secured lender to Five Arrows Growth Capital’s acquisition of KidsKonnect. The support highlights Permira Credit’s focus on high-quality, growing tech-enabled businesses.   KidsKonnect is a childcare software provider offering fully integrated software solutions for daycare

BGF and Parkwalk lead GBP8.5m investment in Pathfinder Medical

Pathfinder Medical – a medical device company improving outcomes for vascular procedures – has secured an GBP8.5 million funding round led by investors BGF and Parkwalk, along with a number of industry insiders, and with support from existing investor Deepbridge Capital. Pathfinder was co-founded in 2014 by Robert Dickinson and

Osceola Capital-backed PayrHealth acquires SilverCreek RCM

Osceola Capital-backed PayrHealth has acquired SilverCreek RCM, a full-service revenue cycle management (RCM) company serving healthcare providers across the US. PayrHealth can now offer its proven RCM solution with 15-plus years’ experience delivering operational excellence and outcomes to its clients.    The integration of the two businesses is on track

Octopus Ventures leads USD3.4m funding round in crypto asset index provider Vinter

Vinter, Europe’s fastest-growing index provider specialised in crypto assets, has raised a further USD3.4m as it continues to expand its range of crypto asset indexes for ETP and ETF issuers. The round was led by Octopus Ventures, with participation from the Ricketts family office, D4 Ventures, Pfeffer Capital and notable

Mention Me secures USD25m in Series B funding round led by Octopus Ventures

Mention Me, a customer advocacy platform, has secured USD25 million in a Series B round, led by Octopus Ventures. Lead investor from the prior round Eight Roads Ventures also participated.   The London-based scale-up, which helps businesses turn referrals into a strategic channel for acquiring high-quality customers, while gathering valuable

NPX Capital makes additional USD43m investment in Copin Communications

Global investment firm NPX Capital, through its private equity arm, NPX Private Equity, has invested USD43 million into digital content developer Copin Communications. Founded in 2017, Copin Communications is a digital content developer with specialties in character design, emoji, webtoon and animation productions.  In September 2021, NPX Capital made its

MidEuropa-backed intive completes three bolt-on acquisitions

MidEuropa portfolio company intive has completed three acquisitions to expand its global footprint and accelerate its scale-up. The digital design and engineering services specialist operates an outsourced digital product development model which combines local onshore presence with nearshoring delivery capability in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Latin America. intive’s

Maven invests GBP10m in North East businesses in 2021

Maven Capital Partners (Maven) invested a total of GBP10 million in 18 dynamic, high growth businesses in the North East region in 2021. This significant level of investment has been achieved through Maven’s management of regional funds in the North East, alongside its suite of private equity funds. Local companies

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