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ClauseMatch raises USD5m in Series A round led by Index ventures

ClauseMatch, a RegTech startup that aims to automate the entire regulatory lifecycle to help companies ensure compliance, has announced a Series A investment of USD5 million led by Index Ventures joined by Talis Capital and with participation from previous investors, including SpeedInvest. The round also involves investment from high-profile angels

LDC makes GBP13m investment in gifting specialist Paladone

Paladone, a designer and supplier of gifting products, has secured a GBP13 million minority investment from mid-market private equity investor LDC, to accelerate its international growth. Headquartered in Brighton, Paladone specialises in the design, development and wholesale supply of licensed and own brand gifting products. Paladone has established strategic license

Noerr supports Mutares in planned IPO of STS Group subsidiary

Noerr has advised Mutares AG as Corporate Counsel with regard to the stock exchange and capital markets law on the planned IPO of its subsidiary STS Group AG and is also supporting the preparatory corporate actions at the level of STS Group AG. Mutares was advised by a team led

NorthEdge backs Prohire MBO

NorthEdge Capital (NorthEdge) has supported the MBO of Prohire, a specialist provider of commercial fleet management solutions, backing the existing management team led by Managing Director Dave Barlow.  Headquartered in Stoke-on-Trent with an additional office in Tunbridge Wells, Prohire delivers fully outsourced solutions to commercial operators incorporating vehicle specification, procurement,

BuildingConnected secures USD15m from Brookfield Asset Management’s new venture fund

BuildingConnected, a provider of software for real estate owners and general contractors to facilitate selecting contractors for construction projects, has secured USD15 million in new funding from Brookfield Ventures, Brookfield Asset Management’s new venture fund. This investment brings the company’s total funding to USD53 million.   “It is rare to

Kirkland & Ellis advises Toys’R’Us on sale of DACH stores

Kirkland & Ellis is advising Toys’R’Us on the sale of its stores in the DACH region to Irish-British toy retailer Smyths. The transaction volume was not disclosed. In September 2017, the US toy retail chain Toys’R’Us filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. In March 2018, the company announced it

Nordea to sell shares in UC AB

The Finnish credit information company Asiakastieto Group (Asiakastieto) listed on NASDAQ Helsinki, is to acquire UC AB (UC) in a deal worth EUR340 million. Nordea owns 26.1 per cent of the shares in UC and will receive 2,303,315 shares in Asiakastieto, equivalent to 9.6 per cent of the shares in

Three Hills Capital supports MAG’s acquisition of Blair-HSM

Magnaghi Aerospace Group (MAG), a provider of landing gear systems and composite aerostructure components to helicopter and medium-sized aircraft platforms, has completed the acquisition of US-based Blair-HSM (Blair) with the support of Three Hills Capital Partners (THCP). MAG was founded in 1936 as a provider of landing gears to the

Vista Equity Partners invests in Allocate

Vista Equity Partners, an investment firm focused on software, data and technology-enabled businesses, has invested in Allocate Software (Allocate), a provider of healthcare workforce management software. The investment will support the company’s next phase of development product innovation and global expansion.   With over 800 customers and one million staff rostered daily, Allocate serves

Warren Equity acquires Meridian Waste

Warren Equity Partners, a lower middle market private equity fund, closed its acquisition of the solid waste subsidiaries of Meridian Waste Solutions (MRDN).  The acquired entities which comprise MRDN’s integrated, non-hazardous solid waste services business, primarily operating in Missouri and Virginia, will maintain and operate under the name Meridian Waste

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