Hogan Lovells has advised Monzo, a UK digital, mobile-only bank, on its biggest ever crowdfunding round. Monzo has just published a prospectus in connection with a GBP20 million raise from its existing customers. This follows the close of GBP85 million of funding in October this year from General Catalyst, Accel
Private investment firm Atar Capital has completed the acquisition of Microcel Corporation, a distributor of technology products in Canada, partnering with Rick Henry, Founder of Microcel. Henry will remain a shareholder and will continue as Microcel’s President and CEO. The transaction was officially closed on Monday 19 November 2018.
Lotus Clinical Research (Lotus) of Pasadena, California, has entered into a private equity partnership with DFW Capital Partners and has added Jeffrey Kinell and Kurt Brykman to its board of directors in conjunction with the investment. Kinell was previously the CEO of Bracket Global, a leader in the clinical trials technology space,
Palatine Private Equity has completed the secondary buyout of CET UK, a specialist provider of infrastructure and property assurance services. Palatine has taken a majority stake in the company, which employs over 470 staff and was established in 1989 in Castle Donington. The deal was supported by debt and working
SteelEye, a compliance technology and data analytics firm, has completed a GBP2.9 million fundraise extension led by capital markets venture capital firm, Illuminate Financial, bringing the total seed funds raised to GBP5.7 million. The funding will help drive the expansion of SteelEye’s products and services and its ability to
Private equity investor EmergeVest has consolidated ownership of six of the UK’s leading logistics companies to create EV Cargo, one of the UK’s largest providers of transport, logistics and freight-forwarding services and logistics technology, and a global supply chain company operating in more than 120 countries. With GBP850 million
Livingstone has advised the management team of Feefo and London-based private equity house Vespa Capital on the management buy-out of the reviews and customer insights technology provider. The transaction will see the acquisition of the shareholdings of the two co-founders CEO Andrew Mabbutt and CSO Matt Eames, along with that
Mayer Brown’s Private Equity team has advised The Halifax Group and Management on the sale of Pirtek Europe, an on-site provider of hydraulic hose replacement and associated services across Europe, to PNC Riverarch Capital, a US-based private equity firm. Transaction terms have not been disclosed. Founded in 1988, Pirtek
The Romanian office of the regional law firm Wolf Theiss has assisted Search Corporation, a Romanian engineering company providing planning, design, consulting and management of road and air transport infrastructure services, in the sale of its part in Plaza Development SRL, the owner of Crystal Tower, the first Romanian office
Monroe Capital (Monroe) has closed a USD455.75 million term debt securitisation known as Monroe Capital MML CLO VII, LTD. The term financing was Monroe’s third CLO completed in the last 13 months and is secured by a portfolio of middle market senior secured loans. Monroe sold securities rated from AAA
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