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Bolt raises EUR600m from investors including Sequoia

Bolt, the first European super-app, has closed a EUR600 million funding round, increasing the company’s valuation to more than EUR4 billion. Bolt will use the funds to boost its new 15-minute grocery delivery service, Bolt Market, and to accelerate the expansion of its existing mobility and delivery products. The funds

Andera Partners’ portfolio company T-knife raises USD110m in Series B funding

T-Knife Therapeutics, a portfolio company of European investment management firm Andrea Partners, has completed a USD110 million Series B financing.  The financing was led by Fidelity Management & Research Company, with participation from other new investors including LSP, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), Casdin Capital, Sixty Degree Capital, and CaaS Capital,

HIG Capital to acquire Quick Restaurants

An affiliate of global alternative investment firm HIG Capital (HIG) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Quick Restaurants (Quick) from Burger King France. 

EmergeVest invests in neobank Lucy

EmergeVest, a Hong Kong-based growth-oriented private equity investment group, has invested in Lucy, a neobank focused on women entrepreneurs, through seed funding. In addition, Dr Jessica Bruser of EmergeVest has joined Lucy’s board of directors.  Lucy will use the proceeds of this funding round to invest in its tech platform,

Snoop attracts GBP15m Series A funding

Open banking platform Snoop has secured GBP15 million in Series A funding from leading American investment management firm Paulson & Co Inc (Paulson), giving the business a post-money valuation of GBP47 million.  The money management app helps people spend, save and live smarter through personalised money-saving insights, and aims to save

Mayfair Equity Partners backs management buy-out of Tangle Teezer

Mayfair Equity Partners (Mayfair), a tech and consumer growth investor, has completed an investment in British haircare brand Tangle Teezer. Mayfair will hold a majority stake in the business. Additional deal terms have not been disclosed. Founded in 2007 by Shaun Pulfrey, Tangle Teezer produces a range of innovative detangling,

Legend Capital invests in Series A funding round of BioMap

Legend Capital has participated a biological computing platform enterprise BioMap’s USD100 million Series A funding round. The funds will be used to for R&D and talent recruitment. BioMap is positioned as an innovative medicine R&D platform driven by biological computing engine. It was co-founded by Robin Li in November 2020

Surrey-based logistics specialist secures GBP2.5m investment

Surrey-based fulfilment and national delivery business Diamond Logistics has secured a GBP2.5 million investment from BOOST&Co. The funding will be used to continue developing the firm’s ‘one-stop’ logistics platform Despatchlab, accelerate the growth of its network and build on the demand created by the UK lockdowns.   Established in 1992

Aliter to sell North

Aliter Capital (Aliter), a private equity buy and build specialist in the support services sector, is pleased to announce that it has agreed the sale of its shareholding in North Group SP (North) to Livingbridge. The management team will continue to work in North and will reinvest part of their

Twenty20 Capital to transfer ownership of PMP Recruitment to Challenge-trg Group

Private equity firm Twenty20 Capital has signed a deal to transfer ownership of its high volume recruitment asset, PMP Recruitment to Challenge-trg Group. The deal reinforces Twenty20 Capital’s focus on creating value for shareholders whilst remaining well-positioned to support Cordant’s sub-brands: Cordant People, Premiere People and Staffgroup – building momentum

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