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Stirling Square Capital Partners’ fourth fund teams with TA Associates to invest in Docu Nordic

Stirling Square Capital Partners (Stirling Square), a pan-European mid-market private equity firm, has made an additional investment in portfolio company DOCU Nordic Group Holdings AB (DOCU Nordic) in partnership with TA Associates. TA Associates will acquire a significant minority stake in the Company from Stirling Square’s Third Fund alongside Stirling Square’s

GCV secures GBP1m in growth capital

Fintech company, Growth Capital Ventures (GCV), has secured GBP1 million of growth capital from institutional investors to continue its expansion and fast-track the growth of Britain’s burgeoning tech sector. GCV has now opened up the investment round to new private investors via its online investment platform – growthfunders.com Investment from the

Stemson Therapeutics Secures GBP6m in seed financing

Stemson Therapeutics announced today £6 million seed financing from impact investor Fortunis Capital and Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie Company, to advance development of Stemson’s therapeutic solution to cure hair loss. Stemson aims to restore human hair growth with a novel approach using the patient’s own cells to generate new hair follicles.

Blackstone invests alongside Fairfax in USD500m Ki launch

Ki, a fully digital and algorithmically-driven Lloyd’s syndicate, has raised USD500 million of committed capital from two backers, funds managed by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities (Blackstone) and Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited. The capital commitment will fund Ki’s expansion as it launches in Q4 2020, enabling the business to grow rapidly to significant

Kbox Global secures GBP12m from Balderton Capital

Kbox Global has raised GBP12 million in a funding round led by Balderton Capital, to continue its mission to revolutionise the food delivery market through its unique host kitchen technology. The Kbox model revisits the traditional economics of food delivery by utilising capacity in existing commercial kitchens. Kbox’s technology and menu

Praetura Ventures invests GBP1m in digital performance and security platform RapidSpike

Praetura Ventures, a VC fund that targets high-value sectors in the north of England, is investing GBP1 million in a tech company that helps businesses defend themselves against customer-focused cyberattacks and improve the digital experience their websites offer to consumers.The funding secured by Leeds-based RapidSpike will allow it to enhance

HappySignals closes EUR4.7 million series A funding round led by Nauta Capital

Helsinki-based HappySignals, an Employee Experience Management Platform provider, has announced the successful closure of a EUR4.7 million series A funding round led by Nauta Capital with Vendep Capital also in participation. HappySignals will further its mission of helping enterprise IT leaders identify what needs to change so they can build happy,

Addleshaw Goddard advises ClearStar on GBP14.7m take-private deal

Addleshaw Goddard has advised background verification company ClearStar on its GBP14.7 million takeover by private equity investor Hanover.The AG team was led by partners Simon Wood and Charles Penney supported by Louise Pritchard and Mike O’Keeffe. AG has had a relationship with ClearStar since 2014, when the team advised on

GI Partners to acquire Sectigo

Sectigo, a provider of automated digital identity management and web security solutions, is to be acquired by private investment firm GI Partners.Bill Holtz, Chief Executive Officer of Sectigo, says: “It has been a pleasure partnering with the Francisco Partners team over the past few years and we look forward to

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