Alpaca, a commission-free stock brokerage platform that offers APIs for fintech apps to connect and trade in US stocks, has closed a USD50 million Series B on the heels of driving 1500 per vcent year to date growth in brokerage accounts and expanding partnerships across Europe, Southeast Asia, Africa, North
KKR and Salesforce Ventures have invested USD62 million in a Series B round for Copenhagen-based, no-code software test automation platform Leapwork, to accelerate its global expansion.
KKR is to acquire Ritchies Transport (Ritchies), a transportation operator in New Zealand with an 86-year heritage. The investment – which marks KKR’s first infrastructure investment in New Zealand – will be used to advance the Company’s mission to better connect local communities, support the country’s expanding public transport network
Picsart has raised USD130 million in a Series C funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 with participation from new investors G Squared and Tribe Capital, as well as existing investors Sequoia, DCM, Graph Ventures, and Siguler Guf & Company. With over USD100 million in annual revenue run rate,
Stewart Information Services Corporation (NYSE-STC) is to acquire Informative Research (IR), a specialist in providing credit, consumer, and real estate data and technology services. IR serves more than 3,000 customers across the United States and offers a wide range of mission critical solutions through its proprietary platform to streamline the
BGF, the UK & Ireland’s most active investor, has invested more than GBP316 million across nearly 80 businesses in the first six months of 2021. Exit activity reached record levels during the same period, with 15 exits generating an average money multiple of 2.5x. Successful exits in H1 include Alnwick-based
Serrala, a global financial automation and B2B payments software company, has secured a majority investment from Hg, a leading global software and services investor. Following the transaction, Serrala’s CEO Sven Lindemann and existing investor, Waterland, will continue to support the business and remain as significant minority shareholders in the business.
Livingbridge, a UK mid-market private equity investor, has invested in RealVNC, a vendor of remote access and remote support software.
Beringea, a transatlantic venture capital firm, has led a GBP2 million investment in LITTA, a rapidly growing online platform for rubbish removals and waste collection. LITTA was founded in London in 2017 by Aaron Georgiou, later being joined by Alexie Crassas, and Chris Yiannopoulos. LITTA provides a digital, cost-effective,
North west based multi-family investment office, Arete, has led a private investment into business solutions group, Leonard Curtis, in a deal which values the business at GBP40 million. The deal, which saw a GBP15 million investment into the professional services firm, was a venture led by Arete in partnership with
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