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ClearCourse acquires mobile marketing services provider Cymba

ClearCourse Partnership (ClearCourse), a group of innovative technology companies providing useful, integrated software solutions, is to acquire Cymba, a provider of mobile marketing solutions to businesses and charities.  The acquisition strengthens ClearCourse’s not-for-profit and online payments offering and sees the Company joining the Group’s Business Services division.   Founded in

Accenture to acquire BRIDGEi2i

Accenture is to acquire BRIDGEi2i, an artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics firm headquartered in Bangalore, India, with additional offices in the US and Australia.  The acquisition will add more than 800 professionals to Accenture’s Applied Intelligence practice, strengthening and scaling up its global capabilities in data science, machine learning and

Zouk Capital backs initial GBP30m investment in EV charging company Zest

Zouk Capital has committed an initial GBP30 million investment to launch a new public EV charging company called Zest, supported by the Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund (CIIF). Zest intends to democratise EV ownership by rapidly filling the gaps in the UK’s maturing EV infrastructure.  Today’s EV infrastructure has evolved to

CSG acquires DGIT Systems

CSG has acquired DGIT Systems, a provider of configure, price and quote (CPQ) and order management solutions for the telecoms industry.  The acquisition brings together solutions specifically designed to streamline the complexities of commercialising the next era of multi-party digital offerings that will drive business growth for communications service providers

BGF leads GBP3.7m investment in Travcorp

Online travel operator, Travcorp Holdings Ltd has raised GBP3.7 million in equity funding, led by growth capital investor BGF.  The Chester-headquartered company specialises in packaged holidays and hotels via its consumer brands – Destination2.co.uk and HolidayGems.co.uk.   The two brands service a diverse holiday market, from premium, long-haul holidays to

Prestige Funds backs landmark UK green gas project

Privilege Finance, one of the dedicated, specialist Finance Arrangers to Prestige Funds, is leading a GBP17 million project in Attleborough, Norfolk, UK which will see the town become one of the first to be supplied mainly with green gas. The landmark green energy infrastructure project will see 100,000 tonnes of

Ocorian completes acquisition of Nordic Trustee

Ocorian, a financial services group and provider of fund, corporate, capital markets and private client services has completed the acquisition of Nordic Trustee, a provider of trustee and agency services for bonds and direct lending in the Nordic region.   This transaction reflects Ocorian’s strategy to further build its capital

Pharmacy M&A deals jump 26 per cent as sector thrives during pandemic

The number of UK pharmacy M&A transactions has jumped 26 per cent to 408 in the last year, up from 325 the year before, says UHY Hacker Young, the national accountancy group. Pharmacies were one of few sectors to benefit from a surge in customer demand during the pandemic. As

SkyCell raises USD35m in Series C funding

SkyCell â€“ a Swiss pharma-tech company manufacturing smart containers enabling the safe, secure, and sustainable transportation of pharmaceutical products – has secured USD34.8 million (CHF 32 million) in Series C funding.  The round â€“ a combination of equity and debt financing – included DisruptAD (the venture capital arm of Abu Dhabi-based sovereign wealth fund

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