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SmartAsset raises USD28m in Series C funding

SmartAsset has raised USD28 million in Series C funding. The new investment, which comes from Focus Financial Partners (backed by Stone Point Capital and KKR), Javelin Venture Partners, TTV Capital, IA Capital and Citi Ventures, among others, increases the company’s total funding to more than USD51 million. SmartAsset plans to

TPG Capital partners with Anastasia Beverly Hills

TPG Capital (TPG), the private equity platform of global alternative asset firm TPG, is to make a strategic minority investment in beauty company Anastasia Beverly Hills. TPG is partnering with Anastasia Beverly Hills to help enhance its operations and growth, with a focus on e-commerce and international expansion. Terms of

Noerr advises Rocket Internet on home24’s IPO in Frankfurt

Noerr has advised Rocket Internet on the successful IPO of home24 SE. The company’s shares are now trading on the regulated market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The shares of the leading European online home & living e-commerce platform were offered in a public offering in Germany and

Tiller raises EUR12m in Series B funding

Tiller, a French specialist in cash registers and connected management, has closed a EUR12 million Series B funding round, with the option of deploying up to a further EUR8 million in the next 18 months to fund external growth. The funding round was led by Ring Capital and Cambon Partners

Polaris invests in IT consultancy ProData Consult

Polaris is to acquire a majority shareholding in ProData Consult, a Danish independent IT consultancy focused on business and IT consultants. Over 15 years, ProData Consult has generated an average annual growth in excess of 20 per cent, and the Group has activities in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Poland, Germany and

European venture capital investment hits ten-year high of EUR6.4 billion

European venture capital investment reached its highest amount in a decade with EUR6.4 billion in 2017, according to Invest Europe. Venture capital funds in Europe increased investments into companies of all stages and sizes last year. Seed and early stage investments grew almost 50 per cent year-on-year, reaching EUR649 million

Grey Rock Energy Partners closes Fund III with USD232.5m in capital commitments

Grey Rock Energy Partners (Grey Rock) has held its first and only close of Grey Rock Energy Fund III (Fund III) which was oversubscribed with USD232.5 million in capital commitments. The entirety of Fund III was raised through institutional investors; the majority are repeat investors who participated in prior Grey

James Waldinger, Artivest

Artivest and Altegris complete merger

Artivest, a financial technology firm based in New York, and Altegris, an alternative investment manager based in San Diego, have successfully closed their previously announced merger. The merged company, named Artivest, is headquartered in New York and California. Artivest serves over 10,000 clients worldwide, with approximately USD3 billion of asset

Veritas-backed Verscend to acquire Cotiviti for USD4.9bn

Verscend Technologies, a portfolio company of private equity firm Veritas Capital and a specialist in data-driven healthcare solutions, is to acquire Cotiviti Holdings, a provider of payment accuracy and analytics-driven solutions for the healthcare industry, for USD4.9 billion in cash. Under the terms of the agreement, Cotiviti shareholders will receive USD44.75 in

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