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Auth0 secures USD55m in Series D funding

Auth0, a specialist in Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS), has secured USD55 million in Series D funding, bringing the company’s total financing-to-date to more than USD110 million. This round is led by Sapphire Ventures, and includes investment from World Innovation Lab, as well as from existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Trinity Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners,

Warburg Pincus sells ipan

Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm focused on growth investing, has sold ipan Group, a providers of IP management services and software, to Castik Capital. Since its acquisition by Warburg Pincus in 2014, ipan has added over 100 new customers and more than tripled its revenues. This strong growth

Arma Partners advises GMT on the sale of MeetingZone to LoopUp

Arma Partners has acted as exclusive financial advisor to MeetingZone Limited on its sale by GMT Communications Partners and its management to LoopUp Group PLC. MeetingZone is a UK-headquartered conferencing and UC services provider with approximately 6,000 customers worldwide and international operations in Germany, Sweden and North America. MeetingZone provides

Manna Development Group Completes acquisition of 38 Panera Bread cafés

Manna Development Group (Manna) has acquired 38 Panera Bread cafés in Colorado, expanding its operating footprint to over 130 Panera Bread outlets across seven states. CapitalSpring, a leading private investment firm focused exclusively on the branded restaurant industry, structured and led the acquisition financing and recapitalisation, while Owl Rock Capital

Sivantos and Widex to merge

EQT funds, owners of Sivantos, and the Tøpholm and Westermann families, owners of Widex, have agreed terms to merge the two companies. The ‘strategic merger of equals’ will create a major player in the global hearing aid market generating combined revenues of approximately EUR1.6 billion and employing more than 10,000

Noerr coordinates sale of South Asian Daraz Group to Alibaba

The European law firm Noerr has provided comprehensive advice on the sale of the eCommerce platform Daraz, a market leader in countries including Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Nepal, to Alibaba. The investors selling Daraz include Asia Pacific Internet Group (APACIG), a joint venture between the listed company Rocket

Palladium Equity Partners sells Jordan Health Services

Affiliates of Palladium Equity Partners have completed the sale of the parent of home care provider Jordan Health Services (Jordan), to Kelso & Company and Blue Wolf Capital Partners. Jordan is being combined with Great Lakes Caring and National Home Health Care to create one of the largest US home-based

The Disruption House closes significant funding round

The Disruption House (TDH), a financial technology benchmarking and data analytics business, has closed a significant funding round and created an executive advisory board.   The funding was raised from a small group of private investors and will enable the firm to complete production of their unique benchmarking and performance

AnaCap-owned Barclays France rebranded as Milleis

AnaCap Financial Partners (AnaCap), a European financial services private equity firm, is rebranding its Barclays France business as Milleis Banque (Milleis) with immediate effect. This follows the successful completion of the acquisition of Barclays’ French retail, wealth and investment management operations (including subsequent regulatory approval) in September 2017.   The

Progressio sells Industrie Chimiche Forestali to EPS Equita

Progressio has completed the sale of Industrie Chimiche Forestali SpA (ICF) to EPS Equita PEP SPAC (EPS).  ICF is a prominent player in adhesives for the footwear, automotive and flexible packaging sectors, with approximately EUR80 million in turnover and a commercial presence in over 70 countries. Founded in 1918, the company turns 100 this

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