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Forter raises USD125m in Series E funding round

Forter, a specialist in e-commerce fraud prevention, has raised USD125 million in a Series E funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, Felix Capital and Itai Tsiddon, with participation from Sequoia Capital, NewView Capital, Scale Venture Partners, March Capital Partners and Commerce Ventures.The round propels Forter’s valuation to over USD1.3

Retail Ecommerce Ventures (REV) acquires RadioShack brands

Retail Ecommerce Ventures (REV) has acquired certain iconic RadioShack brands and related assets. “The RadioShack brands have resonated with consumers for nearly 100 years, and we are confident RadioShack’s relaunch as a cutting-edge ecommerce company will amplify the awareness of this iconic brand internationally,” says Alex Mehr, CEO of REV.  Tai

BGF-backed Moulded Foams acquires new Scottish manufacturing site

Moulded Foams, one of the UK’s largest independent producers of moulded foam products, has expanded its manufacturing presence across Scotland by adding Stornoway to its portfolio of sites.   Following an investment from BGF last year, the company, which has existing manufacturing sites in Cumbernauld and Peterhead as well as Lincolnshire

Birmingham sustainable energy provider receives GBP800,000 boost from MEIF

Hams Hall Sustainable Energy Ltd (HHSE) has secured an GBP800,000 loan from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) Debt Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners (Maven). The company is set to use the funding to support the delivery of new contracts, including purchasing and installing a sustainable energy system for a

Eurazeo to acquire Altaïr Group

Eurazeo PME, a subsidiary of Eurazeo that specialises in investing in medium-sized companies, is to acquire Altaïr group. The deal involves Eurazeo PME investing around EUR115 million in the Group. Eurazeo PME would hold a majority stake alongside Altaïr management and key executives.   Altaïr was founded in 1946 by the

Hg invests in The Septeo Group

Hg has made an investment in The Septeo Group (Septeo), a European specialist in LegalTech. Hg will invest alongside founders Philippe Rivière, Jean-Luc Boixel, Hugues Galambrun and the management team, which will continue to be led by Hugues Galambrun.The terms of the transaction are not disclosed and closing of the

Livingbridge sells Giacom

Mid-market private equity investor Livingbridge has agreed the sale of Giacom, a specialist cloud services marketplace which provides cloud services to SMEs via the Information Technology Consultants (ITCs) community. The investment was originally made from the Livingbridge six fund. The business has been acquired by Digital Wholesale Solutions.   The deal

SynOx Therapeutics raises EUR37m in Series A financing

SynOx Therapeutics Ltd (SynOx), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, has closed a EUR37 million Series A financing co-led by HealthCap and Medicxi and joined by investors Forbion and Gimv.  SynOx, a spin out of Celleron Therapeutics Ltd (Celleron), secured exclusive world-wide rights for the clinical development, manufacturing and commercialisation of emactuzumab

Paradigm leads USD30m Series B funding round in Fireblocks

Fireblocks has raised USD30 million in Series B funding, bringing its cumulative fundraising to USD46 million. This round was led by Paradigm with participation from existing investors, Cyberstarts, Tenaya Capital, Swisscom, Galaxy Digital, Digital Currency Group (DCG), and Cedar Hill Capital. Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…

BGF backs DefiniGEN in GBP3.25m funding round

DefiniGEN – a provider of human cell products and services – has closed a GBP3.25 million funding round to accelerate its next phase of growth. This includes GBP2 million from BGF, the UK’s most active investor, alongside its existing consortium of investors led by 24Haymarket.DefiniGEN is a spin-out from the

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