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JRJ Group sells ETX Capital to Guru Capital

JRJ Group, an international private equity investment firm focused on the financial services sector and growth situations, is to sell ETX Capital, a providers of multi-asset CFDs and spread betting products, to a fund associated with Guru Capital, a Switzerland-based private equity firm with specific experience in the CFD space.Terms

Makeup

Horizon Capital’s EEGF III backs MAKEUP Group

US private equity firm Horizon Capital’s USD200 million Emerging Europe Growth Fund III has acquired a minority stake in European e-commerce beauty company MAKEUP, thereby becoming its main financial investor.

Poplar raises USD2.1m in funding round led by Fuel Ventures

Poplar has closed a USD2.1million investment, led by Fuel Ventures, to push its ambition to become the world’s leading augmented reality (AR) creative platform. This seed round, which sees Haatch Ventures, Ascension Ventures and Super Ventures also invest, will help Poplar deliver on-demand creation of premium AR and 3D experiences to

C5 Capital leads USD52m Synack investment round

C5 Capital USA (C5 Capital), a specialist investment firm investing in the secure data ecosystem, has led a Series D funding round for Synack, a provider of continuous application security and penetration testing services using AI and skilled ethical hackers.C5 Capital led the Series D round investment of USD52 million

Wasabi closes USD30m funding round led by Forestay Capital

Wasabi Technologies, a hot cloud storage company, has closed a USD30 million financing round led by Forestay Capital, the technology innovation arm of Waypoint Capital, with participation from Wasabi’s previous investors. 

Shelter from a storm

Covid-19 crisis prompts uptick in W&I insurance

Warranty & Indemnity (W&I) insurance is likely to become more sought after in the coming months as a result of Covid-19, according to Lockton, one of the world’s largest privately held independent insurance brokers. Take up of W&I insurance in M&A deals is up from 6 per cent to over

insitro raises USD143m in Series B financing

insitro, a machine-learning driven drug discovery and development company, has raised USD143 million in an oversubscribed Series B financing. The financing was led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from new investors Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and funds and accounts advised by T Rowe Price Associates, Inc. as well

Babylon invests in Higi

Babylon, a technology company aimed at putting digital-first care into the hands of every person on Earth, had made an investment in consumer health engagement company Higi. Higi – through its 10,000-plus FDA-cleared self-service Smart Health Stations – provides access points that can help people learn about health conditions, assess their

Data

KKR invests USD1 billion in European data centre platform

KKR and data centre entrepreneur Franek Sodzawiczny are forming Global Technical Realty, a new build-to-suit and roll-up acquisition data centre platform, to develop and operate data centres for large tech companies across Europe as the PE group sees continued demand for data. KKR will make a USD1 billion equity commitment

Learning Labs secures GBP500k investment

Birmingham-based language technology firm, Learning Labs Limited, has secured a GBP500,000 investment to ramp up product development and establish itself in new markets. The investment round includes finance from some existing investors and GBP250,000 from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) Equity Finance Fund, managed by venture capital firm Midven.  Established in 2013 by Veejay Lingiah

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