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Sky9 Capital leads USD5m Series A+ round in China social e-commerce platform Home Inc

Home Inc, a social e-commerce platform for the home furnishing industry, has completed a USD5 million Series A+ round of financing led by Sky9 Capital with participation from existing investor Capital Today. Home Inc is a social e-commerce platform for furniture and home furnishings in China. The Hangzhou-based company provides

Actua to sell three majority-owned businesses for USD549m in cash

Actua Corporation has entered into separate agreements to sell its three majority-owned businesses – VelocityEHS, Bolt Solutions and FolioDynamix – for an aggregate of USD549 million in cash. The sales are the result of the Board’s comprehensive review of a range of strategic options to maximise stockholder value, which was

Pala Investments makes USD4m investment in RNC Minerals

RNC Minerals (RNC) has entered into a USD4 million 18-month Convertible Term Debt Facility with Pala Investments Limited (Pala). Mark Selby, President and CEO, says: “I am pleased to have this investment by Pala, one of the world’s leading mining private equity groups and an investment leader in the battery

Carey Olsen advises on USD122 million acquisition of African gold mining company

M&A specialists from Carey Olsen’s Guernsey corporate team have advised long-standing client and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX)-listed Avnel Gold Mining Limited (Avnel) on its successful acquisition by TSX-listed Endeavour Mining Corporation (Endeavour) by way of a Guernsey scheme of arrangement. Endeavour, a premier intermediate gold producer focussed on assets in

Maven launches VCT offers to raise GBP30 million for established VCTs

Maven Capital Partners has announced VCT offers to raise up to GBP30 million (with an over-allotment facility for up to a further GBP10 million). Maven is launching the offers to take advantage of the strong pipeline of new transactions which is in evidence across the Maven regional office network.  

Maven VCTs lead investment in ADC Biotechnology

Maven Capital Partners (Maven), one of the UK’s most active private equity houses, is leading an investment in ADC Biotechnology (ADC Bio) to support the construction of a dedicated pharmaceutical manufacturing facility at a site in Deeside, North Wales, creating 50 new scientific jobs. The facility will cost GBP8 million

Littlejohn sells C&K Holdings

Littlejohn & Co, a private investment firm based in Greenwich, Connecticut, has sold C&K Holdings, a provider of function-critical, highly engineered electromechanical switch and interface technology solutions, to Sun European Partners, an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, Inc. Financials have not been disclosed.   Founded in 1928, C&K is one

Perusa invests in MBN-PROLED

Perusa Partners Fund 2 has acquired a majority 51 per cent stake in MBN (MBN-PROLED) a specialist in the development, production and distribution of LED lighting. Under the brand names PROLED and MBNLED, MBN-PROLED offers high-quality LED lighting, controllers and components worldwide. The partnership’s goal is to achieve a leading

Prosper secures USD50m Series G investment

Prosper, a marketplace lending platform for consumer loans, has secured a USD50 million investment from an investment fund co-managed by FinEX Asia. The Series G investment, which brings Prosper’s total equity raised to USD410 million to date, will be used to make strategic investments in the company’s platform and products.

Providence Equity Partners completes DoubleVerify investment

Private equity firm Providence Equity has complete an investment in DoubleVerify (DV), a provider of digital media measurement software and analytics. As previously disclosed, digital marketing and advertising executive and former CEO of Starcom MediaVest Group Laura Desmond has been appointed Lead Director of the DoubleVerify Board of Directors. The

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