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Fintech firm PayBreak secures GBP15m funding from Paragon

UK Fintech firm PayBreak has secured an additional GBP15 million of funding with specialist banking group Paragon as part of its growth plans. PayBreak, based in Altrincham, specialises in innovative digital point of sale finance through online retailers, allowing customers to spread the cost of payments on purchases through its

BC Partners to acquire NAVEX Global

NAVEX Global, a provider of governance, risk management and compliance software, has agreed a majority recapitalisation by investment firm BC Partners. Existing investor Vista Equity Partners (Vista) initially acquired NAVEX Global in October of 2014 and will retain a minority stake in the company.   NAVEX Global was formed in

FRVR raises USD3 million in seed investment round led by Accel

FRVR, a Malta-based HTML5 games publisher for both chat and post-app store platforms such as Facebook Messenger, has secured USD3 million in a seed investment led by Accel. Makers Fund and angel investors, including games industry luminaries Paul Heydon and David Helgason, also participated in the round.   The way

Abry Partners II sells Basefarm holding to Orange

Law firm Paul Hastings has represented Abry Partners II, a media, communications, business and information services focused private equity investment firm, on its disposal of Basefarm Holding AS to the Orange Group, for a total consideration of USD350 million. This is Paul Hastings’ second deal this month for Abry, following

BGF makes Click Travel investment

BGF has backed tech-focused Click Travel, a business travel management company, with a multi-million pound investment. This follows a sustained period of technological advances and new client wins. Headquartered in Birmingham, the business was founded in 1999 by brothers Simon McLean, CTO and James McLean, CFO. Click Travel’s proprietary technology

Salveo Capital invests in PathogenDx

Salveo Capital, an alternative investment firm specialising in the legalised cannabis space, has acquired a minority equity interest in PathogenDx, a provider of DNA-based pathogen testing kits for the cannabis, botanical, food and agriculture industries. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   Founded in 2014, PathogenDx’s mission

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Pecunio VC fund to invest EUR2m in IT Ventures’ Bytemine token

Stockholm IT Ventures, a Swedish technology company specialising in energy crypto currency mining, has secured a EUR2 million investment in its Bytemine token (BYTM) from Pecunio’s VC Fund. Pecunio, a fintech company in the United Arab Emirates, has also offered to purchase the remaining allocation of Bytemine tokens (up to

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Avedon Capital Partners sells Robidus to Aegon

Avedon Capital Partners has sold Robidus, a provider of social security services and software in the Netherlands, to Aegon, a life insurance, pensions and asset management company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands. Closing is subject to regulatory and workers’ council approvals.   Both the Robidus Management and Avedon are pleased

Trowers & Hamlins advises on the sale of Fourpure to Lion Pty

Law firm Trowers & Hamlins has advised founders Daniel and Thomas Lowe, on the sale of Fourpure, a Bermondsey based craft brewer brand, to the UK subsidiary of Lion Pty, a large international FMCG company based in Australia.  Set up by brothers Daniel and Thomas Lowe in 2013, Fourpure supplies brands including

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