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

Matr, an online teaching platform, has closed a GBP4.75 million Series A investment round led by the UCL Technology Fund and Downing Ventures, with follow on investment from Ananda and innovation charity Nesta, and Sherry Coutu joining as an angel investor. The company has now raised GBP8.25 million in funding.

Silexica, developer of the SLX programming tools, has completed a USD18 million Series B round of financing, led by The EQT Ventures Fund (EQT Ventures), plus existing investors Merus Capital, Paua Ventures, Seed Fonds Aachen and DSA Invest.  The complexity of software design is evolving rapidly, with embedded supercomputers required

SmartAsset has raised USD28 million in Series C funding. The new investment, which comes from Focus Financial Partners (backed by Stone Point Capital and KKR), Javelin Venture Partners, TTV Capital, IA Capital and Citi Ventures, among others, increases the company’s total funding to more than USD51 million. SmartAsset plans to

TPG Capital (TPG), the private equity platform of global alternative asset firm TPG, is to make a strategic minority investment in beauty company Anastasia Beverly Hills. TPG is partnering with Anastasia Beverly Hills to help enhance its operations and growth, with a focus on e-commerce and international expansion. Terms of

Quantifeed, Asia’s leading B2B robo-advice provider, has closed USD10 million (AUD13.5 million) in a Series B funding round led by Cathay Financial Holdings, with participation from Legg Mason. The Series B round will enable Quantifeed to fuel its growth in Australia and Asia-Pacific. The investment will also accelerate research and

Tiller, a French specialist in cash registers and connected management, has closed a EUR12 million Series B funding round, with the option of deploying up to a further EUR8 million in the next 18 months to fund external growth. The funding round was led by Ring Capital and Cambon Partners