Downing Ventures has completed a USD35 million Series B funding round in Ayar Labs as co-lead investor. Ayar Labs is a Deep Tech organisation that is solving semiconductor interconnect (I/O), bandwidth and power bottlenecks by moving data using light, with its TeraPHY monolithic in-package electronic/photonic chiplet-based solution. The result is
Pappas Capital’s portfolio company, VelosBio Inc (VelosBio), is to be acquired by a subsidiary of Merck for USD2.75 billion in cash, subject to customary adjustments. The exit is amongst Pappas Capital’s most successful in its 25-plus-year history. VelosBio is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to developing first-in-class cancer therapies targeting
Nordic Capital is to acquire BearingPoint’s Regulatory Technology business, RegTech, a provider of software solutions for regulatory reporting. BearingPoint will continue to serve as a strategic consulting partner and will retain a minority stake in the Company.Founded over 25 years ago, RegTech is today firmly established as a leading European
ClearCourse Partnership (ClearCourse) or “the Group”), a group of innovative technology companies providing useful, integrated software solutions, has acquired The Swan Group (Swan), a provider of retail management software. Swan becomes the 21st company to join ClearCourse, adding to the Group’s EPOS, CRM, and eCommerce capabilities. Founded in 2003, Swan
Galgus, a startup which specialises in research and development of wireless network technologies, has successfully completed a, investment round led by GED Capital (through its fund Conexo Ventures) and Mundi Ventures, with the additional participation of GoHub Ventures, Global Omnium’s corporate venturing arm, and Wayra, Telefónica’s open innovation hub.
IFM Investors’ new private equity Growth Fund has made its first transaction, taking a significant minority interest in Zuuse, a global provider of construction payment management Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions to the USD1 trillion global construction and building operations sector. Zuuse is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia and operates under
Mid Europa Partners (Mid Europa), a private equity investor in Central and Eastern Europe, is to acquire a majority stake in GWD Concept (Displate) from the founders, Credo Ventures and Miton Capital. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2020. Displate is an online metal prints marketplace that connects more
Coretelligent, a provider of managed IT, security and unified cloud management services, and a portfolio company of VSS Capital Partners (VSS), have acquired managed services IT firm Soundshore Technology Group. Financial terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed. Soundshore Technology Group (STG) brings over 22 years of experience supporting
Guardian Capital Partners (Guardian Capital) has invested in Upper Echelon Products (Upper Echelon). Guardian Capital partnered with Upper Echelon’s co-founders and executives, who will continue to operate the Company.Headquartered in Austin, TX, Upper Echelon is a data-driven consumer products company selling its own branded products through eCommerce marketplaces. Consumers are
Archean Capital Partners (Archean), a provider of strategic capital for emerging private equity firms, has announced a new USD75 million commitment to Invictus Growth Partners (Invictus), a growth equity and small buyout firm with a focus on automation-enabled enterprise cloud software, cybersecurity and fintech. This is the fourth strategic investment for
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