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Bridges partners with Matrix Telematics

Bridges Fund Management (Bridges), the specialist sustainable and impact investor, has partnered with Matrix Telematics (Matrix), a fleet telematics and software provider that helps to improve driver safety, prevent accidents and reduce emissions. The investment values the business at over GBP60 million.  Bridges is backing the existing management team led

Gulf Capital invests USD30m to expand ART Fertility Clinics into India

Gulf Capital, a leading growth markets alternative investment firm, has announced its two-year growth plans for ART Fertility Clinics, a fast growing provider of fertility treatment services in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states. With increased awareness coupled with the technological advancements in the field, the fertility sector in India

Lonsdale acquires significant stake in Horseware Ireland

Lonsdale Capital Partners (Lonsdale), the private equity firm focused on the smaller end of the mid-market, has made a significant investment in Horseware Ireland (Horseware), a global specialist in the manufacture and sale of equine products. The company is headquartered in Ireland and will continue to be led by Mark

Bluu Biosciences closes seed funding round at EUR7m

Berlin-based biotech Bluu Biosciences has closed its seed funding round at 7 million euros less than 10 months after its foundation. Bluu Biosciences is the first company in Europe to specialise in the development and production of cell-based fish. There is currently only a handful of other companies active in

Babble strengthens cyber capabilities with acquisition of 81G Blue

Unified Comms, Contact Centre and Cyber Solutions provider, Babble, has acquired 81G Blue. The deal is the third completed in three months and the seventh since the start of 2020.  The deal continues Babble’s rapid buy and build strategy, which has been complemented by robust organic growth over the last

Nordic Capital sells MFEX to Euroclear

Nordic Capital has signed an agreement to sell MFEX, a global independent fund distributor, to Euroclear. During Nordic Capital’s ownership, MFEX has successfully repositioned itself from a Nordic player to a pan-European leader with an emerging global presence.  The new owner Euroclear is a provider of financial market infrastructure services

Tech startup Zobi raises USD1.5m

Zobi, the developer of domestic cybercrime solution Hedgehog, has secured USD1.5 million of funding to bring Hedgehog to life and create Zobi Home Intelligence, the brains designed to help users manage and keep their online identity safe through digital guardians. The investment was led by Worth Capital with Loyal VC

Hornetsecurity acquires Zerospam

Hornetsecurity Group, a cloud email security provider, has made its second acquisition this year – email protection specialist Zerospam, which comes hot on the heels of its acquisition of worldwide backup solution provider Altaro in January. Zerospam is a fast-growing business that serves more than 4,000 small, midsized and enterprise

Linktree raises USD45m

Linking platform Linktree has raised USD45 million in a Series B funding round co-led by Index Ventures, an investor in Patreon and Discord, and Coatue, an investor in TikTok, with participation from returning investors AirTree Ventures and Insight Partners.  Coatue Chairman Dan Rose will join Linktree’s Board of Directors, bringing

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