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Finance & Insurance

Astorg backed IQ-EQ to acquire Davy Global Fund Management

IQ-EQ has acquired Davy Global Fund Management (DGFM), part of Davy Group, one of Ireland’s largest domestic financial services businesses servicing a domestic and international client base from its offices in Dublin, London and Luxembourg.  The strategic combination of IQ-EQ and DGFM creates an established full service funds business in

Percent closes USD5m venture round led by Morpheus

Percent, the fintech innovator with the mission to put good into everyday financial transactions, has closed a USD5 million venture round led by Morpheus Ventures. This strategic investment is being used to expand Percent’s Purpose-as-a-Service offering to commerce, big-tech and fintech markets in the US, building on its existing presence

Palatine agrees sale of Wren Sterling

Palatine Private Equity has exchanged contracts for the sale of national independent financial adviser Wren Sterling to the management team supported by investment funds affiliated with Lightyear Capital LLC (Lightyear), which is making a majority investment in the firm. Wren Sterling was created in 2015 through the Palatine-backed management buyout

Yapily raises USD51m in Series B funding, Finance & Insurance

Yapily, an open banking infrastructure provider, has held the first closing of its USD51m Series B funding round (second closing subject to regulatory approvals), taking its total investment to date to USD69 million.  The company will use the funding to expand across Europe, extending open banking to cover 95 per

Vestwell raises USD70m in Series C funding

Vestwell, a specialist in workplace savings and investing programmes, has raised USD70 million in a Series C financing round led by Wells Fargo Strategic Capital and Fin Venture Capital. A host of other financial services and fintech leaders also participated, including Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Manulife, Point72, Nationwide Ventures, Allianz

Santander to acquire Amherst Pierpont

Santander Holdings USA, Banco Santander’s US holding company, is to acquire Amherst Pierpont Securities, an independent fixed-income broker dealer, through the acquisition of its parent holding company, Pierpont Capital Holdings, for a total consideration of approximately USD600 million (cEUR500 million).  Amherst Pierpont will become part of Santander Corporate & Investment

Cairngorm Capital acquires Munnypot and Whitefoord to launch Verso Wealth Management

Cairngorm Capital Partners has acquired Munnypot Limited and Whitefoord LLP, to launch Verso Wealth Management (Verso), a wealth management group providing financial advice and investment management, powered by a digital platform.  The acquisitions are expected to complete shortly, subject to FCA approval, and mark Cairngorm Capital’s entry into the financial

Long Ridge announces Carson Group investment exit

Long Ridge Equity Partners has announced that its portfolio company, Carson Group, an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and services to financial advisors and clients, has received a strategic investment from Bain Capital, valuing the business at over USD1 billion and providing a full exit for Long Ridge’s Fund

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