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Thoma Bravo to acquire Medallia for USD6.4bn

Software investment firm Thoma Bravo is to acquire customer and employee experience specialist Medallia in a USD6.4 billion all-cash transaction. Medallia will become a private company with additional resources and greater flexibility to build on its innovation leadership and expand its customer impact. Additionally, the transaction will allow Medallia to

Foresight completes sale of Poppy & Jacks Nursery Group

Foresight Group (Foresight), an infrastructure and regional private equity investment manager listed on the London Stock Exchange, has sold Poppy & Jacks Limited (Poppy & Jacks), a children’s nursery chain in North West England.  Poppy & Jacks was sold to Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited (Kids Planet), a national nursery

TA Associates makes strategic growth investment in Elos Medtech

Private equity firm TA Associates has completed a majority growth investment in Elos Medtech AB (NASDAQ STOCKHOLM: ELOS B), an innovative full-service contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) in the global medical device market. Founded in 1923, Elos Medtech is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden with operations being conducted at facilities

Squire Patton Boggs advises Rendesco on JV with Last Mile Infrastructure

Squire Patton Boggs has acted for heat pump specialist Rendesco on its agreement with Last Mile Infrastructure (Last Mile), one of the UK’s largest Independent Network Owners, to form a ground source and water source heat pump infrastructure joint venture, Last Mile Heat Networks (LMHN). Together they will provide housebuilders

Peppy raises GBP6.6m in Series A funding round

Peppy, a B2B digital health platform, has raised GBP6.6 million (USD10 million) in a Series A funding round.  Peppy provides tailored, expert-led support to individuals before they need to see a doctor, bridging the gap between online searches and hard-to-access clinical care. The investment was led by Felix Capital with

North Haven Capital acquires Interstate Fire Protection

North Haven Capital (NHC), a private investment firm based in Portland, Maine has acquired New England-based Interstate Fire Protection (IFP).  NHC teamed up with BankProv, a future-ready commercial bank that offers adaptive and technology-first banking solutions to emerging markets. Interstate Fire Protection is a leading provider of fire protection services

New Mountain Capital to acquire Flexan

An affiliate of New Mountain Capital (New Mountain) is to acquire Flexan, a medical device contract design and manufacturing organisation that specialises in silicone, thermoplastic, and specialty rubber components and devices.  Flexan will be acquired by ILC Dover, a New Mountain Capital portfolio company. The transaction is expected to close

Mad Rabbit closes USD2m seed funding round led by Acronym Venture Capital

Mad Rabbit, a California-based tattoo aftercare brand, has raised USD2 million in a seed funding round led by Acronym Venture Capital with participation from Mark Cuban and Stefon Diggs.  The brand is committed to reinventing the tattoo skincare industry with its high-quality, all natural products. With this funding, Mad Rabbit

Kraken Resources II receives USD400m equity commitment

Kraken Resources II (Kraken II) has received an equity commitment in excess of USD400 million from funds managed by Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors (Kayne Anderson), including Kayne Anderson Energy Fund VIII (KAEF VIII) and Kayne Private Energy Income Fund II (KPEIF II), along with Kraken II’s management team. Headquartered in

Kili Technology raises USD25m in Series A funding round

Six months after raising USD7 million in seed funding, Paris-based data-centric AI training platform Kili Technology has raised USD25 million in Series A financing from London-based venture capital fund Balderton Capital and further commitment from initial investors, Serena Capital and Headline.  “Managing and transforming unstructured data into training-ready data involves

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