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RO Capital Partners makes first investment

RO Capital Partners, the RO Group’s investment arm, has co-led a GBP1.1 million funding round, together with the Cass Enterprise Fund, in Bamboo Auctions (Bamboo), a provider of online auction technology to estate agents and auction houses.  The round was supported by follow on capital from existing investors and new

Permira Funds makes EUR1.9bn strategic investment in Adevinta

Permira, a global private equity firm focused on growth at scale, has made a strategic investment in Adevinta ASA (Adevinta). Funds advised by Permira have agreed to acquire approximately 125 million shares in Adevinta from eBay Inc (eBay), representing a 10.2 per cent ownership. Upon closing of the transaction, Permira

Archangels leads on GBP12.4m of investment in Scottish innovators in H1 2021

The Edinburgh-based business investment group, Archangels, has led investment of GBP12.4 million in innovative Scottish tech and life sciences companies in the first half of 2021 (H1 2020: GBP9.5 million). Archangels’ H1 2021 deals data, released today (14th July 2021), reveals that Archangels itself invested GBP7.3 million during the first

Atlantic Bridge leads USD44m Series C funding into AttackIQ

AttackIQ, the independent vendor of Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) systems, has completed a USD44 million Series C funding round led by Atlantic Bridge. Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures (SAEV) and Gaingels also joined existing investors Index Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, and Telstra Ventures, bringing the total funding to approximately

OceanSound Partners-backed Netrix acquires Contegix managed IT services business unit

Netrix, a provider of managed and professional IT services, with a core focus on cloud, security, collaboration, information technology service management (ITSM) and application development solutions, has acquired the Managed IT Services business unit of Contegix, LLC.  The acquisition significantly expands Netrix’s market presence in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions,

Riverside’s Modern Campus platform acquires second add-on in one month

The Riverside Company, a global private investor focused on the smaller end of the middle market, has invested in Presence, a leading campus engagement and learning platform for higher education institutions. The investment is an add-on to Riverside’s Modern Campus, the leading modern learner engagement platform, also for higher education

Specright raises USD30m Series B

Specright, a specialist in specification Management software, which enables companies to manage and share supply chain data across suppliers, manufacturers, and retailers, has secured USD30 million in a Series B round of funding. Led by Sageview Capital, with participation from VMG Catalyst and previous investors Pritzker Venture Capital Group, Okapi

PGIM to acquire Montana Capital Partners

PGIM is to acquire Montana Capital Partners (MCP), a European-based private equity secondaries asset manager. The closing of the transaction is subject to receipt of all regulatory approvals.   Upon closing, expected in Q3 2021, MCP will join PGIM’s multi-manager structure under the oversight of Eric Adler, president and chief

Warburg Pincus leads Series D investment in UK tech business Quantexa

Quantexa, the data and analytics software company pioneering Contextual Decision Intelligence (CDI), has raised USD153 million in Series D funding from Warburg Pincus and a growing group of blue-chip investors.  This latest fundraise follows an impressive year of 108 per cent growth for Quantexa during 2020/21, boosted by significant growth

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