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Verdane is most active financial buyer of Nordic software companies 2016-2020

Verdane, a Northern European specialist growth investor, has been the most active financial buyer of Nordic software companies in the period 2016-2020, according to a Q2 PWC Corporate Finance report on software M&A trends and valuation perspectives. Verdane has invested in a total of 19 software businesses based out of the

Investcorp launches China healthcare investment platform

Investcorp, a provider and manager of alternative investment products, has launched a new platform dedicated to investing in Chinese healthcare companies. As part of this initiative, Investcorp has acquired minority equity stakes in Lu Daopei Medical Group and WeDoctor. Terms of the transactions were not disclosed. The new platform advances Investcorp’s

BGF backs 35 Response

BGF has invested GBP3 million into 365 Response – a Wakefield-based technology business which provides mission critical transport management and eProcurement software to NHS and local government organisations, as well as private transport providers supporting the delivery of community based mobility and wellbeing services.  Led by founder/CEO Sarah Fatchett, former Operations

BV Investment Partners sells Franco Signor

BV Investment Partners (BV), a middle-market private equity firm focused on the tech-enabled business services, software and IT services sectors, has sold Franco Signor, a provider of Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) compliance solutions for self-insured companies, insurers, and third party administrators, to data analytics provider Verisk.Franco Signor will become part

Dentons advises on EUR1.32bn sale of Idealista to EQT

Global law firm Dentons has advised the management of Idealista on the EUR1.32 billion sale of the company to EQT, a Swedish-based global investment company. Headquartered in Madrid, Idealista is the leading online real estate classifieds platform in Southern Europe, and operates in Spain, Portugal and Italy.   The sellers were Apax

Gridiron Capital’s Colibri Group acquires HomeCEU

Gridiron Capital portfolio company Colibri Group (Colibri), an education company with brands that provide learning solutions to licensed professionals, has acquired HomeCEU, a specialist in continuing education for healthcare professionals with a focus in therapy professions.“We are committed to helping healthcare professionals manage and advance their careers by providing high-quality

Lafayette acquires Jurchen Technology

Lafayette Mittelstand Capital has acquired 100 per cemt of Jurchen Technology in a Carve-Out Transaction from BELECTRIC Solar & Battery.Jurchen Technology is the only company on the market to offer both mechanical components of the substructure and the matching electrical DC cabling from one source. The company specialises in large-scale

Guernsey funds attracting increasing PE investment from US

Investment flows between Guernsey and the United States are growing, according to new research commissioned by the island’s government.Guernsey-domiciled funds saw a capital flow of GBP43 billion into the US in mid-2019, with a third of that figure originating in that country. More than two-thirds of that figure was invested

Siepe closes Series A funding round to accelerate growth

Siepe, a provider of technology, data and analytics, has closed a Series A funding round led by a group of high net worth individuals.  Siepe will use the proceeds to expand its cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) and IT infrastructure service offerings, grow its executive team and increase sales

1818 Venture Capital makes investment in Willo

Willo, a Scottish tech start-up that allows users to easily interview people on video at scale, has raised a GBP250,000 seed round from Guernsey-based VC 1818 Venture Capital and board members.The significant funding will allow the Glasgow-based video interviewing software company, which has grown at least 80 per cent each

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