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Receipt Bank raises USD50m Series B funding from Insight Venture Partners

Receipt Bank, a bookkeeping automation platform, has raised USD50 million in Series B funding from Insight Venture Partners. The investment will be used to accelerate the growth of the company and to further develop its products. The group passed USD10 million ARR (Annual Recurring Revenue) in 2016 and continues to

Apposite Capital acquires Swanton Care & Community Limited

Apposite Capital, the private equity firm with an exclusive focus on healthcare, has acquired Swanton Care & Community Ltd (Swanton), a provider of residential and supported living care for adults with complex learning disabilities, mental health disorders and acquired brain injuries. Apposite plans to further grow and develop the business

Abacus Group secures minority growth investment from WestView Capital Partners

Abacus Group, a provider of managed IT solutions and infrastructure to the financial services industry, has secured a minority growth investment from WestView Capital Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm focused on middle market growth companies. Abacus will continue to be majority-owned and operated by the Company’s senior management team.

Boyne Capital Partners acquires AmeriBest Home Care

Boyne Capital Partners has partnered with management to acquire AmeriBest Home Care, a homecare company serving the senior and disabled communities throughout Pennsylvania. Omar Khanataev, CEO, will continue to lead the Company’s daily operations. The AmeriBest transaction represents the most recent platform investment in BCM Fund I. Boyne Capital is

Cleary Gottlieb advises Alpha Private Equity on Caffitaly stake sale

Cleary Gottlieb is assisting Alpha Private Equity in the disposal of a significant shareholding in Caffitaly, a company active in the manufacturing and marketing of coffee capsules and coffee machines, to Compagnie Nationale à Portefeuille (CNP), at the end of an auction procedure. The transaction, which was announced on 14

Finstar to invest USD150m in Fintech

Finstar Financial Group will invest USD150 million into new financial technology startups over the next five years, Oleg Boyko, the Chairman of Finstar, has confirmed. The money will also be used for research and development (R&D) within the Group’s portfolio companies. Global investment in financial technology startups increased to USD12.7

Hotels & More to merge with Irish Welcome Tours

Hotels & More, a Inbound Tour Operator for group tours and individual travellers to the United Kingdom and Ireland, is pleased to announce a merger with Irish Welcome Tours, one of Ireland’s leading Inbound Tour Operators. The agreement brings together two highly complementary businesses to create a market leading operator

BGF makes GBP6.6m investment in Entier

BGF (Business Growth Fund) has invested GBP6.5 million in private-owned, Scottish catering company Entier. The Westhill-based company in the North East of Scotland plans to expand its overseas operations, building on its existing work at 38 remote locations in 23 countries. The business already has a presence in Australia, Canada,

Gamut Capital Management to acquire JPW Industries

Funds managed by Gamut Capital Management, a New York-based middle market private equity firm, are to acquire JPW Industries and its global affiliates (JPW), a manufacturer, designer and distributor of a wide range of machinery and equipment under the JET, Powermatic, Wilton, Edwards and Promac brands, from Tenex Capital Management.

Amicus Commercial Finance provides finance to The Taunton Cider Company

Amicus Commercial Finance has provided a confidential invoice discounting facility to The Taunton Cider Company Ltd, one of the most famous British cider brands. The financing is set to help the century-old cider company make a return to the shelves. Confidential invoice discounting is invoice financing that can be organised

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