LinkSquares, the company behind an AI-powered contract management platform, has raised USD100 million in a Series C financing lround ed by G Squared. New investor G2 Venture Partners as well as existing investors also participated in the round which brings the company’s total funding to USD161.5 million, at a current

Franklin Resources, a global investment management organisation operating as Franklin Templeton, has completed its acquisition of Lexington Partners (Lexington), a global manager of secondary private equity and co-investment funds. With this closing, Franklin Templeton has significantly expanded the breadth and scale of its alternative asset strategies with over USD200 billion

BGF has exited its investment in Virtual1, a London-based cloud and connectivity service provider, which it backed in 2017 with a GBP10 million investment, via a sale to TalkTalk Group. TalkTalk Group provides fibre, broadband, TV and landline services to over four million UK customers, and operates Britain’s biggest unbundled

European blockchain start-up Nous Systems has launched a seven-figure seed fund raise based on a EUR30 million valuation as it develops the world’s first decentralised investment platform, which will be launched later this year, allowing investors access to automated asset management services. Despite the proliferation in products and services offering

Spirant Group has secured GBP9.5 million in funding from the alternative lender BOOST&Co to support the business in its international expansion and ongoing growth. The investment will be used to develop the firm’s outsourcing strategy and legal-tech offering and is anticipated to provide a single funding solution across the entire

CVC Capital Partners VIII (CVC Fund VIII), has invested in Radwell International (Radwell), a global distributor of new and surplus industrial automation components. CVC Fund VIII is acquiring an interest in the company from founder & CEO Brian Radwell and Greenbriar Equity Group (Greenbriar), both of whom will remain significant

OrthoBethesda, a physician-led and majority physician-owned provider of orthopaedic services to the greater Washington, DC region and a portfolio company of Atlantic Street Capital, has formed a strategic partnership with Shady Grove Orthopaedics (Shady Grove), its 2nd announced transaction of 2022. In January, OrthoBethesda partnered with Washington Orthopaedics and Sports

GovExec, an information and intent-based marketing platform for government leaders and contractors, has acquired Power Almanac, an actionable business intelligence application housing data and insights on US local government decision-makers. The deal was completed with financial support from mid-market private equity firm Growth Catalyst Partners (GCP). GovExec initially made a

Pixelle Specialty Solutions Holding (Pixelle), a provider of fibre-based specialty solutions in North America and portfolio company of Lindsay Goldberg, is to be acquired by an affiliate of alternative investment firm HIG Capital (HIG). Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   Pixelle was formed in 2018 by Lindsay

Kellermeyer Bergensons Services (KBS), a partner to operations and facility managers across North America, has acquired Kimco Holdings  and Kimco Facility Services (Kimco). KBS is a portfolio company of alternative investment firm Cerberus Capital Management.   Founded in 1970 and headquartered in Atlanta, Kimco is a national provider of customised