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RealBlocks secures USD7m in Series A financing

RealBlocks, a technology platform that enables access to alternative investments, has secured a USD7 million in a Series A financing round, bringing its total investment amount to USD10.7 million. The round was oversubscribed and led by new investor Crosslink Capital, a prominent venture investor based in Palo Alto that manages over

Key Capital Partners exits Hallam Medical

Key Capital Partners (KCP) has exited Hallam Medical though a management buy-out backed by ABN Amro, delivering a healthy return for investors.Sheffield-based Hallam Medical is a healthcare staffing business which deploys highly qualified nurses, largely Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Community Care Specialists and Telephone Triage Clinical Advisors. KCP backed Hallam in

Ives van Hoorne and Bas Buursma, CodeSandbox

EQT Ventures’ AI platform Motherbrain backs CodeSandbox

EQT Ventures has led a USD 12.7 million Series A round into Amsterdam-based development startup CodeSandbox, which is used by the likes of Stripe and Shopify, from its AI platform Motherbrain. Other participants in the round include existing investors Kleiner Perkins, Arches Capital, as well as angel investor Guillermo Rauch.

Arlington Capital Partners combines AEgis Technologies, Applied Technology Associates, and Brilligent Solutions to form BlueHalo

Arlington Capital Partners (Arlington) has formed BlueHalo a provider of advanced engineering solutions and technology to the national security community through the combination of AEgis Technologies, including its previously integrated acquisitions Excivity and EMRC Heli (“AEgis”), an Arlington portfolio company, and its recently announced acquisitions of Applied Technology Associates (ATA),

ARQIS advises Liberta Partners on the acquisition of Kienzle Automotive

ARQIS has supported the Munich-based multi-family holding Liberta Partners in the acquisition of Kienzle Automotive. The transaction was carried out via Liberta Partners Fund II in the course of a succession partnership. The transaction is expected to be completed in early November.   Kienzle is the leading German provider of sales

Keyrock raises EUR4.3m to build a universal liquidity solution for digital assets markets

Keyrock, a digital asset market maker building scalable, self-adaptive technologies to support efficient markets, has raised EUR4.3 million to accelerate its growth. The Brussels based business secured investment from SIX Fintech Ventures and MiddleGame Ventures. Existing investors Volta Ventures, Seeder Fund and TNN Patrimony are also taking part in the

LDC exits Ellis Whittam to Marlowe plc

 Mid-market private equity firm LDC has exited its investment in Cheshire-based employment specialist Ellis Whittam (EW) to Marlowe plc. The exit follows a successful four-year partnership that saw EW accelerate organic growth and expand its position as a leader in high quality subscription-based compliance services.   Founded in 2004 by solicitor

Ironwood Capital makes subordinated debt and equity investment in Micro Precision

Ironwood Capital has made a subordinated debt and equity investment in Micro Precision LLC (MPI) to support the acquisition of PRL Inc (PRL).  Headquartered in South Windham, Connecticut, MPI is a tier-one, Level 1/SUBSAFE supplier of critical components and assemblies for the United States Navy’s Virginia and Columbia class submarines, as

European Direct lending fell by 29 per cent in H1 2020

Non-bank or direct lending saw a total of 140 European deals in the first half of 2020, compared to 197 for the same period last year, a decrease of 29 per cent. The latest Alternative Lender Deal Tracker from Deloitte showed deal count dramatically slowing as the Covid-19 pandemic impacted the

Maven VCTs invests GBP2m in digital archiving platform MirrorWeb

UK private equity manager Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has invested GBP2 million in MirrorWeb, a tech firm that enables organisations to capture, archive and monitor web-based content for digital oversight and regulatory compliance. The transaction has been funded by Maven’s managed VCTs and represents Maven’s tenth VCT investment in 2020. Manchester-based

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