International web hosting business Miss Group, a portfolio company of European private equity company Perwyn, has completed its latest acquisition – Web4U – located in the Czech Republic. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Prague, the business is one of the leading providers of web hosting, domain registrations, mail and

Quartr, the app that gives anyone, regardless of their investment expertise and network, access to critical company information and earnings calls, has raised a $2.6 million extended seed round, taking its total seed round to $7.1 million.

Bregal Sagemount (Sagemount), a growth-focused private equity firm, has made a strategic growth investment in BuildingLink, a provider of operations and resident engagement software for luxury residential properties worldwide. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Headquartered in New York City, BuildingLink provides property managers with the tools

Knox Lane-backed Fingerpaint Marketing has acquired Emcay, a full-service agency designed to provide a balance of pharmaceutical knowledge and multicultural insight, to create Fingerpaint Multicultural, a specialty offering that will focus solely on Pharmacultural marketing. In December 2020, Fingerpaint partnered with San Francisco–based PE firm Knox Lane to accelerate its

Pico, a provider of mission critical technology services, software, data and analytics for the financial markets community, has signed an agreement for a $200 million strategic investment from private equity firm Golden Gate Capital. The capital will be used to pursue strategic M&A opportunities that further enhance Pico’s comprehensive global

Distributed Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm specialising in insurtech, healthtech and fintech investments, has led a $6 million seed series investment in Posterity Health, a digital male fertility centre. Numerous preeminent digital healthcare executives also participated in the round, including Gerry McCarthy, CEO of Merative, Laurie McGraw, former SVP

Groundworks, a foundation and water management solutions company backed by private equity firm Cortec Group’s Cortec Group Fund VII, has acquired Basement Systems of West Virginia. The company will now operate as Basement Authority of West Virginia (BAWV) and will significantly expand and bolster the Groundworks service area throughout the

New York-based investment firm Bessemer Investors (Bessemer) has made a strategic investment in RotoCo, the largest franchisee of the Roto-Rooter Plumbing and Drain Service in the US and Canada. Bessemer is partnering with RotoCo’s existing management team, including Founder and CEO, Jim Holcomb, and President, Brian McCann, who will both

Astorg is to acquire IPCOM, a pan-European B2B specialty distributor of technical and building insulation products, from Alpha Private Equity. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Melle (Belgium), IPCOM today employs 1,100 people across 15 countries in 64 outlets and 15 conversion sites. The company has a well-diversified customer base,

Vitruvian Partners has acquired a majority ownership position in Outpost24, a specialist in identifying and managing cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities.