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Eurazeo leads GitGuardian USD44m Series B funding round

Eurazeo, with support from Sapphire, has led a USD44 million Series B growth funding round in secret detection platform specialist GitGuardian. Existing investors including Balderton, BPI and Fly Ventures also participated.

Theodorus leads EUR5.4m Series A funding round in HypnoVR

HypnoVR, a market leader in the field of digital therapies to manage pain and stress, today announces that it has raised EUR4.5 million (USD5.1 million) in a Series A funding round.  This fundraising involved several newcomers, including lead investor Theodorus (Belgium), the Banque des Territoires (France) operating for the French

Onex Partners to acquire Tes Global from Providence Equity Partners

Onex Corporation’s USD7.2 billion Onex Partners V fund is to acquire to acquire Tes Global (Tes), an education technology services provider, from Providence Equity Partners (Providence), a premier private equity firm that specialises in growth-oriented investments in media, communications, education and technology.   Financial terms of the deal, which will

Advent France Biotechnology becomes AdBio partners

Advent France Biotechnology (AFB), an AMF-regulated investment company dedicated to life sciences, is changing its company name to AdBio partners.  The name change reflects the company’s expansion beyond France  with UK-based partner Advent Life Sciences.   AdBio Partners held the first close of its second fund at EUR86 million (USD102

Active Partners invests GBP10m in Facetheory Series A round

Active Partners has invested GBP10 million in a Series A funding round for Facetheory, a direct-to-consumer clean skincare brand based in South Yorkshire.  The investment will be used to fuel growth in key markets, recruit best-in-class talent, and invest in product research and development. The investment team at Active Partners

MasterCard and Marqueta participate in SPG’s USD34m Series A funding round

UK based FinTech group, SPG, the owner and operator of Shieldpay and Paycast, has raised USD34 million (GBP25 million pounds) in a Series A round that includes strategic funding from Mastercard and Marqeta.  Other significant Investors in SPG include Elliott Management, CreditEase and Techstars.   To date SPG has processed

Red Arts Capital sells RAC MME Holdings to Knight-Swift Transportation for USD150m

Red Arts Capital (Red Arts), a middle-market, sector-focused private equity investment firm, has sold RAC MME Holdings, LLC to Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc for USD150 million in cash.  Red Arts Capital partnered with Prudential Capital Partners, Brightwood Capital Advisors, LLC and several family offices in 2019 to acquire MME, Inc

Molten Ventures leads USD10.8m seed round in Gardin

Molten Ventures has led a USD10.8 million seed funding round in agtech startup Gardin. The investment follows a USD1.2 million pre-seed round in January 2021.  Formerly Draper Esprit, Molten Ventures was first introduced to Gardin through its Fund of Funds seed programme. Also participating in the round is LDV Capital,

Lightyear Capital leads recapitalisation of PracticeTek

Funds affiliated with Lightyear Capital (Lightyear), a New York-based private equity firm focused on financial services, have led a recapitalisation of PracticeTek, a provider of vertical software and payments solutions to the retail healthcare market.  Lightyear joins Greater Sum Ventures (GSV), an entrepreneurial family office, in the investment. Terms of

Lightrock and DG Capital affiliates lead USD100m Series C funding round in Liqid

Lightrock and affiliates of DH Capital have co-led a USD100 million Series C funding round in software company Liqid, a specialist in composable software and solutions aimed at providing cloud-like speed, flexibility, and higher efficiency from data centre.  Current investors Panorama Point Partners and Iron Gate Capital also participated.

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