European private equity deal-makers have put the brakes on their frenetic exit pace, with the EUR100 billion-plus generated in each of the last four years from divestments now falling to just EUR39.9 billion for the first six months of 2018, according to provisional H1 data from the CMBOR at Imperial
A Million Ads, a London-based start-up making digital audio advertising more relevant and context-aware, has raised GBP2.3 million in seed funding. 

 A Million Ads, which was founded by CEO Steve Dunlop, is a platform for producers and creatives to quickly and easily build millions of versions of an advertisement.
WillScot Corporation (Williams Scotsman), a provider of innovative modular space and portable storage solutions across North America, is to acquire Modular Space Holdings for an enterprise value of approximately USD1.1 billion. Williams Scotsman will indirectly acquire MS Holdings for a purchase price comprising USD1,063,750,000 of cash consideration, 6,458,500 shares of
Private equity firm OpenGate Capital has completed the sale of one of its legacy, pre-fund investments, NorPaper Group (NorPaper), to Gemayel Freres & Chaoui Industriel Group, a Lebanon-based business specialised in recycled corrugated cardboard and packaging products. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. OpenGate Capital acquired NorPaper
AnaCap Financial Partners’ (AnaCap) AnaCap Credit Opportunities III has acquired a portfolio of UK 2nd lien performing and non-performing mortgage consumer loans from Welcome Financial Services (Welcome). This transaction represents AnaCap’s third acquisition of assets from Welcome since August 2015, totalling over GBP250 million in aggregate. AnaCap’s reputation and
Foresight Autonomous Holdings, a specialist in automotive vision systems, has raised USD5.5 million through a private placement agreement with Harel Insurance, an Israeli institutional investor. Following the closing of the private placement, Harel Insurance will hold an aggregate of approximately 8.15 per cent of Foresight’s issued share capital. Foresight,
BGF has invested GBP3 million of growth capital into Cardiff-headquartered DevOpsGroup, a UK professional services company specialising in DevOps engineering consultancy and training. This deal represents BGF’s first investment in Wales since it announced the launch of its Cardiff office earlier this year. Founded in 2013 by chief executive
Twin Brook Capital Partners has served as sole lead arranger and administrative agent of USD17.5 million of financing to support Sterling Partners’ leveraged buyout of Academic Programs International (API). API will now look to expand its safe, high-quality education abroad programs and services to as many US students as possible.
KKR is to acquire a 49.99 per cent stake in new tower company, SFR TowerCo. The deal is subject to regulatory approvals in France and is expected to close in Q4 2018. SFR TowerCo will comprise of 10,198 sites across France currently operated by SFR. KKR’s financial and operational support
AdoRx Therapeutics, a UK based drug discovery company focused on the identification of new cancer therapeutics, has closed an initial USD10 million investment round financed by Epidarex Capital and CRT Pioneer Fund (CPF). AdoRx was founded in 2017 by leading healthcare investor Epidarex Capital and has assembled a group of
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