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Stroock Advises Instinet in purchase of BlockCross ATS from State Street

Law firm Stroock’s FinTech group, led by partner Ian DiBernardo and special counsel Jeffrey Mann, has advised Instinet Holdings Incorporated in its acquisition of State Street’s BlockCross ATS, an alternative trading system (ATS).  The Stroock team also included associates Binni Shah and Adam Sapper.  The transaction, which closed on August

Solid Solutions Management acquires New Technology CADCAM

Solid Solutions Management has acquired New Technology CADCAM to support its continued growth and enhance its ability to deliver more sophisticated SolidWorks-based CAD solutions.  Having acquired New Technology CADCAM, and following the acquisition of Cadtek Systems Ltd in 2016, Solid Solutions now supports a customer community of more than 12,500

Dragos raises USD10m in Series A venture capital

Dragos Inc, an industrial control system (ICS) cybersecurity company made up of industry experts with the vision of securing global industrial infrastructure, has secured USD10 million in Series A venture capital funding from co-lead investors Energy Impact Partners (EIP) and Allegis Capital, with additional support from DataTribe, a cybersecurity startup

TPG Capital to acquire Transplace

TPG Capital, the global private equity platform of alternative asset firm TPG, is to acquire Transplace, a provider of transportation management and other third-party logistics services. TPG is partnering with company management to purchase Transplace from Greenbriar Equity Group (Greenbriar). The transaction is expected to close in September and is

Harkness Capital invests in Southwest Foodservice Excellence

Southwest Foodservice Excellence (SFE), a provider of outsourced foodservices to K-12 public schools, has secured an investment led by Harkness Capital, a private equity firm focused on investments in leading service-oriented companies. SFE was founded in 2005 by two industry veterans, Don Gala and Luis Benavides. The Company is a

Noerr advises US electronics manufacturer AVX on strategic takeover

Noerr has advised the US-based AVX Corporation on the takeover of a business division from the UK electronics manufacturer TT Electronics. AVX is acquiring the firm’s automotive segment, the Transportation Sensing and Control (TS&C) division, for around USD155 million. The strategic takeover will strengthen the manufacturer of electronics components listed

Ropes & Gray advises new client Pulsant on acquisition of LayerV

Law firm Ropes & Gray has advised Pulsant on its acquisition of LayerV, a specialist public cloud solution integration company, with a strong focus on compliance, security and cloud automation. The acquisition gives Pulsant, a UK provider of hybrid cloud solutions, exclusive intellectual property around regulatory and cloud insight, strengthening its

MPOWER Financing launches USD100m debt funding round

MPOWER Financing, a fintech company and provider of educational loans to high-potential, international students, has launched a USD100 million debt financing round to meet its growing pipeline of loan applications. According to Manu Smadja, MPOWER Financing CEO and co-founder: “We are seeing tremendous demand for our unique lending product which

Access Technology Ventures leads USD300m investment round for Essential Products

O’Melveny has advised Access Technology Ventures as lead investor in the USD300 million funding of smartphone maker Essential Products Inc. The funding brings Essential’s total capital raised to USD330 million. Other investors in the round included Redpoint Ventures, Tencent Holdings Ltd., Altimeter Capital, Vy Capital, and Amazon Inc.’s Alexa Fund.

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