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Accenture to acquire King James Group

Accenture is to acquire King James Group, a creative agency with deep expertise in brand strategy, creativity and digital marketing services.  The move will strengthen Accenture Interactive’s focus on putting creativity at the center of experience-led transformation to drive relevance and growth for its clients. “To succeed today, our clients

Musical instrument retailer GAK plans expansion following Risk Capital-backed MBO

The management team at musical instrument retailer GAK has completed a management buyout (MBO) following investment from Risk Capital Partners, with the support of specialist business advisory firm FRP. Brighton-based GAK was founded in 1992 by CEO Gary Marshall, and is a leading musical instrument retailer, supplying a wide range

Paul Hastings advises ICG on financing for investment in Iver Holding AB

Global law firm Paul Hastings has advised Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) on a comprehensive financing package to support its investment in Iver Holding AB alongside management and other shareholders.  Headquartered in Stockholm, the Iver group specialises in IT outsourcing and multi-cloud solutions.    The European leveraged finance team at Paul

Elvie extends its Series C funding to GBP70m

Elvie, a global health and lifestyle brand developing products for women, has extended its Series C funding with a further GBP12.7 million (USD17.5 million) investment. This investment – an extension to the initial Series C funding announced in July 2021 – takes Elvie’s total Series C to GBP70 million (USD97

Ogier advises on USD1.9 billion Kismet–Nexters merger  

Ogier has acted as British Virgin Islands counsel on NASDAQ-listed Kismet Acquisition One Corp’s merger with Cyprus-based Nexters Global Limited, in a SPAC business combination valuing Nexters at an enterprise value of USD1.9 billion. The deal, initially signed at the end of January this year, closed on 27 August following

Mill Point Capital partners with E&M Logistics

E&M Logistics (E&M), a US-based direct store delivery (DSD) distributors of ice cream, frozen and fresh foods, and beverages, has partnered with Mill Point Capital (Mill Point Capital), a middle-market private equity firm focused on control-oriented investments in the business services, industrials, and IT services sectors in North America. The

ILC Therapeutics completes GBP3.5m funding round

ILC Therapeutics, a UK-based biotechnology company and pioneer in the discovery and development of a ground-breaking new class of interferon drugs, has completed a GBP3.5 million pre-IPO funding round. Investors include Los Angeles-based lawyer and investor, Robert Kopple; St Andrews-based Eos Angel Investment Syndicate; Scottish Enterprise; ILCT management. Chairman Peter

contextflow secures EUR6.7m in Series A investment

contextflow, a provider of artificial intelligence for medical image analysis, has raised EUR6.7 million in a Series A funding round. A second closing included an additional EUR2 million from new co-investor Peak Pride Management GmbH, HPH (Hans Peter Haselsteiner) Start-up Unit and current investor APEX Ventures with its “APEX Best

Carey Olsen supports Capvis on continuation vehicle for third fund

Lawyers from Carey Olsen’s investment funds team in Jersey have advised European mid-market private equity firm Capvis on the disposal of the remaining portfolio of Capvis Equity III to a new Capvis-managed continuation structure. The transaction was co-led by Committed Advisors SAS and Eurazeo IM, with the continuation vehicle providing

Aurelia raises USD3 million in seed funding from Blossom Capital

Aurelia, the startup dubbed “IFTTT for financial admin” because it helps businesses automate tasks across third-party financial apps and services on a single platform – has raised USD3 million in seed funding from Blossom Capital and angel investors including Guillaume Pousaz through his Zinal Growth investment vehicle and Erez Mathan

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