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Endless portfolio company Amscan International acquires Ginger Ray

A portfolio company of Leeds-based private equity investor Endless has acquired GBP20 million turnover party brand Ginger Ray which is based in Weybridge, Surrey. Amscan International, which has a turnover of GBP200 million and employs more than 300 people in the UK and 2,500 worldwide, has made the acquisition as

Vanguard acquires Just Invest

Vanguard has completed the acquisition of Just Invest, a provider of tax-managed, tailored wealth management technology.  Just Invest’s offerings, including direct indexing platform Kaleidoscopeâ„¢, provide financial advisors with technology solutions that cater to their clients’ unique financial needs. The acquisition adds direct indexing, or personalised indexing, capabilities to bolster Vanguard’s

The Luxury Bank raises USD10m from Dubai’s ICICB Group

The Luxury Bank has raised USD10 million from Dubai’s ICICB Group, an investment management company that fosters and funds luxury projects in banking, cryptocurrency trading, commercial real estate, and other related industries worldwide. The funds will be leveraged across The Luxury Ecosystem’s various projects, including The Luxury Bank, The Luxury

Kally Sleep acquires Woven

OJ Brands’ sleep brand, Kally Sleep has acquired the fast-growing online home textiles marketplace, Woven, in a bid to capitalise on the UK’s burgeoning homewares market.  Led by CEO Ori Leslau aims to expand OJ Brands group into a leading European brand house. Today, the firm generates revenue in excess

Kindred Group acquires Relax Gaming

Kindred Group has completed the previously announced acquisition of the remaining outstanding shares in Relax Gaming, a growing B2B iGaming supplier. Kindred Group announced on 2 July 2021 that it had entered into an agreement to acquire the remaining 66.6 per cent of the outstanding shares in Relax Gaming. Relax

Free B2B payment processor Crezco announces GBP3m seed fundraise

London-based Fintech Crezco, a UK open banking payment solution designed to make B2B invoice payments as convenient as B2C card payments without the costs collected by companies like Visa and MasterCard, has raised GBP3 million in a seed funding round. Founded in 2020 by Ralph Rogge and Igor Pikovsky of

ClearCourse acquires e-commerce software provider EKM

ClearCourse Partnership (ClearCourse), a group of technology companies providing useful, integrated software solutions, is to acquire EKM, a leading provider of e-commerce and online retail software.  The acquisition strengthens ClearCourse’s e-commerce and online retail capabilities and sees the Company join the Group’s Business Services division.   Founded in 2002, EKM

AnaCap completes two performing loan investments in Spain with a face value of EUR200m

AnaCap Financial Partners (AnaCap), a specialist mid-market investor, has closed two performing loan transactions in Spain from of its fourth Credit Opportunities fund.  The first investment is a portfolio of ~55,000 point-of-sale originated consumer loans, with a significant portion originating from the health and dental sector. The second investment is

Transfer of ETF Express and Wealth Adviser

Global Fund Media Ltd is pleased to announce the editorial buy out of ETF Express and Wealth Adviser.  As of 1 October 2021, Beverly Chandler and her team will be responsible for the continued evolution of the two titles. The respected ETF Express ETF awards in the US and Europe will

KKR to acquire Probe CX

KKR is to acquire a majority stake in Probe CX alongside existing management from Quadrant Private Equity, Five V Capital, Rodney Kagan and other shareholders of the company. The investment will be used to further fuel Probe’s robust growth and strengthen its digital capabilities to enhance its service offering to

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