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Factorial closes Series B funding round with USD80m

Factorial, a Barcelona-based HR software company that streamlines people management, has closed an USD80 million Series B funding round led by Tiger Global Management, with participation from previous investors CRV, Creandum, Point Nine, K Fund, and Columbia Lake Partners bringing the total funding amount to USD100 million. This is not

Culture Shift raises GBP1.5m

Manchester-based technology business Culture Shift has secured GBP1.5 million in a funding round led by Praetura Ventures and Blackfinch Ventures.

Compass Group Equity Partners sells Beacon EmbeddedWorks to discoverIE Group

Compass Group Equity Partners (Compass Group) has sold Beacon EmbeddedWorks (Beacon) to discoverIE Group, a publicly traded FTSE 250 company listed on the London Stock Exchange. Beacon was an add-on acquisition and subsidiary of Compass Electronics Solutions, a current Compass Group portfolio company. Founded in 2001, Beacon designs, manufactures, and

Citizens advises Ridgemont Equity Partners on acquisition of Sparus Holdings

Citizens M&A Advisory has served as the financial adviser to Ridgemont Equity Partners on its acquisition of Sparus Holdings (Sparus), a provider of critical outsourced field and professional services for utility and industrial customers. Citizens also served as Administrative Agent for the senior debt financing that supported the transaction, which

The Duchossois Group agrees to sell The Chamberlain Group to Blackstone in USD5bn deal

The Duchossois Group, has agreed to sell The Chamberlain Group, a specialist in smart access solutions, to private equity funds managed by Blackstone (Blackstone) in a deal with a USD5 billion valuation. Blackstone is investing in Chamberlain Group through its core private equity strategy, which invests in high-quality, market-leading companies

APG takes 16.7 per cent stake in SiFi

APG Group – acting on behalf of its Dutch pension fund clients – has signed an agreement to strengthen its existing partnership with SiFi Networks America Limited (SiFi) by acquiring a 16.7 per cent direct stake in the Company and establishing a joint venture (Fibre JV) to rollout open-access fibre-to-the-home

Thompson Street Capital Partners acquires Vector Laboratories

Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP), a private equity firm based in St Louis, has acquired Vector Laboratories, the Protein Detection business unit of Maravai (NASDAQ: MRVI).  Vector Laboratories is a manufacturer of labelling and visual detection reagents for life science researchers doing tissue-based protein detection and characterisation. The acquisition of

GoKwik raises USD5.5m in pre-Series A round

GoKwik, an e-commerce enablement aiming to democratise the shopping experience and increase GMV realisation for e-commerce businesses, has raised a USD5.5 million Pre-Series A round led by Matrix Partners, which also saw the participation of global investor RTP Global.  Marquee Angels including Jiten Gupta (Jupiter Money), Nitin Gupta (UniClub), Utsav

EnteroBiotix raises over USD21m in Series A financing

EnteroBiotix, a biopharmaceutical company developing high-diversity microbial therapeutics that enhance the gut microbiome and target multiple indications, has held the final closing of its oversubscribed USD21.5 million (GBP15.5 million) Series A financing.  The proceeds will be used to further advance the company’s microbiome drug pipeline and underpin its product development

Centre Partners-backed Bradford Health Services acquires Cornerstone of Recovery

Bradford Health Services, a US provider of addiction treatment programs, has acquired Cornerstone of Recovery, a Tennessee-based substance use disorder treatment provider. Bradford Health Services is backed by Centre Partners, a middle-market private equity firm focused on the consumer and healthcare sectors.

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