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SPINS secures growth investment from Warburg Pincus

SPINS, a wellness-focused data, analytics and technology provider in the US, has secured a significant investment from Warburg Pincus, General Atlantic and Georgian.  The investment will support future strategic initiatives, including sales and marketing expansion, retail partner value expansion, new product development, and new vertical expansion. Terms of the transaction

proSapient raises USD10m in Series A round led by Smedvig Capital

proSapient has closed a USD10m Series A investment round led by Smedvig Capital, with Guy Hands and existing investors 24 Haymarket also participating in the round. This brings the total raised by  proSapient to date to USD18 million.  The new funding will accelerate proSapient’s international expansion as well as support

OpenGate Capital to sell Bois & Matériaux to Chausson Matériaux

Private equity firm OpenGate Capital is to sell Bois & Matériaux (B&M), a French building products distributor, to Chausson Matériaux, a major building materials distribution company.  Terms of the agreement have not been disclosed, and the final sale is subject to closing conditions and works council consultation. OpenGate Capital acquired

Odyssey Investment Partners acquires Applied Technical Services

A fund managed by Odyssey Investment Partners (Odyssey) has acquired Applied Technical Services (ATS), a provider of high-quality testing, inspection, and calibration services, in partnership with Jim J Hills, the Company’s President, and the existing ATS management team.  Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. ATS, headquartered in

Livingbridge sells Broadstone

UK mid-market private equity investor Livingbridge has agreed the sale of Broadstone, an independent provider of specialist pensions, trustee, and employee benefits solutions, to ICG.  Livingbridge’s investment was originally made from the Livingbridge 5 fund.   Founded within BDO Stoy Hayward in 1989, Broadstone offers coordinated, end-to-end pensions, trustee, and

Low Carbon Innovation Fund 2 invests in SKOOT

Turquoise, a UK merchant bank specialising in energy, environment and efficiency, has announced its seventh deal for the Low Carbon Innovation Fund 2 (LCIF2), a GBP330,000 investment in mobility app company SKOOT RIDE.COM Ltd (SKOOT). SKOOT was founded in 2019 to promote and facilitate lift sharing amongst friends and colleagues.

UK retains crown as Europe’s capital for FinTech investment

Innovate Finance, an industry body representing UK FinTech, has released investment figures for the global FinTech sector in 2020 that reinforce the UK’s position as a global and European leader. The UK FinTech sector has retained its role as the top-ranking investment destination in Europe, with USD4.1 billion venture capital

Greenspring leads Israeli continuation fund transaction

Greenspring Associates, has successfully completed a continuation fund transaction for Giza V, a 2008 vintage venture-capital fund, managed by Giza Venture Capital (Giza). The continuation fund, with around USD100 million in commitments, provides Giza with the opportunity to increase the value of the portfolio companies by providing additional time and

BV Investment Partners invests in PixelMEDIA

BV Investment Partners (BV), a middle-market private equity firm focused on the tech-enabled business services, software and IT services sectors, has invested in PixelMEDIA (Pixel), a digital commerce services firm dedicated to helping brands launch, manage, and grow their ecommerce business on Salesforce. Co-founders Erik Dodier, Chief Executive Officer, and

British startup BlackCurve secures GBP1m of new funding in over-subscribed round

BlackCurve, a pricing optimisation company, has closed a GBP1 million funding round, led by Chairman, Martin Fincham, with participation from Nauta Capital, The Cambridge Angels Network and other prominent Angels, members of the ScaleUp Group and then bolstered by a matching contribution from the UK Government’s Future Fund.  Founded in

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