NovaQuest Private Equity (NovaQuest) has made a strategic growth equity investment in Pro-ficiency, a provider of tech-enabled training and compliance solutions for clinical trial investigators and site staff. Based in Durham, NC, Pro-ficiency provides innovative, virtual simulation training and HR compliance solutions for clinical trials, supported by original content creation
Arma Partners has acted as financial advisor to Ardian on its acquisition of a majority stake in Jakala, in partnership with company founder Matteo de Brabant. Jakala offers an integrated set of solutions that empower enterprises to better utilise technology and data to meet modern marketing and sales requirements across
RTB House, a global advertising technology firm has acquired 100 per cent of the shares in WhitePress, a content marketing platform, from its founders, Dirlango, a technology-focused investment firm and Innova Capital, a CEE mid-market private equity firm. WhitePress’s management, including founders Paweł Strykowski and Tomasz Kwaśny, will continue in
Franz Haniel & Cie (Haniel) has acquired 100 per cent of the shares of the European market leader for temporary outdoor security solutions BauWatch from Nordian Capital. BauWatch, headquartered in Apeldoorn (The Netherlands), will be an independent business unit within Haniel’s “People” pillar, which bundles activities in the fields of
Soccer Manager – a UK-based online soccer management game – has secured a further GBP3 million to support its continued growth in a funding round led by its existing investor Mercia.
StorageOS, a leader in cloud native storage management, has completed a USD10 million Series B funding, led by Downing Ventures. eExisting investors Bain Capital Ventures, Uncorrelated Ventures and MMC Ventures also participated in the round alongside new investor, Chestnut Street Ventures. This brings the total funding raised to date by
Bowmark Capital, a mid-market private equity firm, has backed the buy-out of IWSR, the world’s leading source of data and intelligence for the USD1.5 trillion alcoholic beverage market. IWSR’s database tracks consumption trends across 30,000 brands and 157 countries. The company has over 200 blue chip customers representing all the
Novo Holdings A/S, a life science investor with a focus on long-term, sustainable value creation, is to acquire Altasciences from Audax Private Equity. Founded in 1992, Altasciences is a fully-integrated, early drug development services platform, providing the pharma and biotech industries with a trusted partner for drug development, from preclinical
Creatio, a global software company that provides a low-code platform for process management and CRM, has completed a USD68 million capital raise led by Volition Capital, a US-based growth equity firm investing in high growth companies, with participation from Horizon Capital, a private equity firm investing in Europe. The funding
Backstage, a freelance marketplace connecting talent and content creators, has acquired StarNow, a New Zealand-based talent platform for actors, models, influencers and musicians; and The Mandy Network, a UK-based talent platform for cast, crew, production services and creative professionals. The acquisitions are supported by a significant strategic investment from TA
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