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Riverside sells rewards solutions provider WorkStride

The Riverside Company, a global private investor focused on the smaller end of the middle market, has sold its investment in WorkStride, an enterprise rewards solutions business, to Prepaid Technologies, a leading provider of prepaid payment technology solutions based in Alabama. WorkStride offers a feature-rich SaaS platform that incorporates industry-leading

Madison Dearborn Partners to acquire majority stake in Unison from Carlyle

Unison, a provider of procurement, supply chain, and contract management software to US federal government agencies and government contractors, has secured a strategic majority investment from funds affiliated with Madison Dearborn Partners (MDP), a private equity investment firm based in Chicago. As part of the transaction, funds managed by global

Quadrata secures $7.5m in seed round led by Dragonfly Capital

Quadrata, a passport network bringing identity, reputation and compliance to blockchain applications, has announced a $7.5 million seed funding round, led by blockchain-focused venture capital firm, Dragonfly Capital. The raise also saw participation from institutional investors such as Franklin Templeton, Abra, GSR Ventures, Orange DAO, Fellows Fund, GreatPoint Ventures and

Zinklar raises €5.5m in Series A led by Caixa Capital Risc

Insight automation platform Zinklar has raised €5.5 million ($5.7 million) in a Series A funding round led by Caixa Capital Risc. New investors including UK-based Beacon Capital, as well as EASO Ventures, Full Global Investments and CDTI Innvierte, also participated in the rind. As part of the deal, a representative

Bregal Sagemount makes strategic growth investment in Optima Partners

Bregal Sagemount (Sagemount), a growth-focused private equity firm, has made a strategic growth investment in Optima Partners Holdings (Optima), a provider of specialised compliance advisory services to the investment management industry in the United States, United Kingdom, and Hong Kong. Headquartered in New York City, Optima provides clients with a

Blue Sage Capital invests in Baker Manufacturing Company

Blue Sage Capital has completed an investment in Baker Manufacturing Company (Baker) a manufacturer of residential, industrial, municipal, and environmental water well equipment and accessories, as well as specialised rotary gear pumps and ductile and grey iron castings. Baker is well positioned in several niche markets and has established a

Aduro Advisors acquires VMS Fund Administration

Aduro Advisors (Aduro), a fund administration provider for venture capital and private equity firms, has acquired VMS Fund Administration (VMS), a venture capital and private equity fund administrator based in Princeton, New Jersey.

OMERS Private Equity to acquire Network Plus

OMERS Private Equity has entered into an agreement with management shareholders and Livingbridge to acquire Network Plus, a utility and infrastructure repair and maintenance service provider in the UK. OMERS Private Equity invests on behalf of OMERS, the defined benefit pension plan for municipal employees in the Province of Ontario,

Clearhaven Partners invests $100m for a controlling interest in SundaySky

Private equity firm Clearhaven partners has invested more than $100 million to acquire a controlling interest in SundaySky, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for efficient video creation and personalisation. This investment provides capital for growth and liquidity for existing shareholders.  With this new investment partnership, SundaySky is positioned for its next

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