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CAST raises USD34.5m for growth acceleration after a strong year

CAST, a specialist in Software Intelligence, has completed an additional USD12.5 million round of capital funding. This comes on the heels of a USD22 million investment in technology innovation over a three-year period, which focused on CAST Highlight, CAST’s SaaS-based application portfolio analysis solution that has seen 100 per cent

Carey Olsen advises Inflexion on double fundraise of GBP2.25 billion

Carey Olsen’s corporate team in Guernsey has advised Inflexion Private Equity Partners (Inflexion) on the establishment of two new funds, Inflexion Buyout Fund V and Inflexion Partnership Capital Fund II, securing commitments of GBP1.25 billion and GBP1 billion respectively. Both funds were oversubscribed and reached their respective hard caps within

Arma Partners advises Symphony on sale of Maincare to Montagu

Arma Partners has acted as exclusive financial advisor to Symphony Technology Group on the contemplated sale – subject to customary approvals – of its portfolio company Maincare Solutions to Montagu Private Equity. Specialising in electronic patient records and hospital administration software, Maincare Solutions is the leading software and digital solutions

Artis Exploration secures investment from Warburg Pincus

Artis Exploration Ltd, a Calgary-based exploration and production (E&P) company, has closed a CAD180 million growth equity investment from private equity firm Warburg Pincus. The common share private placement will be used to fund the company’s accelerated development program.    Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Artis is a

KKR to acquire BMC Software

Alternative investment firm KKR is to acquire BMC Software, a specialist in software solutions for digital enterprise. The company is being acquired from a private investor group led by Bain Capital Private Equity and Golden Gate Capital together with GIC, Insight Venture Partners and Elliott Management.   Founded in 1980,

Tosca Private Investments buys minority stake in Plurimi wealth manager

Toscafund Asset Management LLP, with USD4 billion in assets, is to acquire what it calls a ‘significant minority stake’ in London-based independent wealth manager Plurimi Wealth, through Tosca Private Investments Fund. This is the first transaction from TPIF which is a new specialist vehicle that will target small/mid-market private equity

Pender Technology Inflection Fund makes first investment

The Pender Technology Inflection Fund I Limited Partnership, managed by PenderFund Capital Management (Pender) announces that it has made its first investment leading a CAD6.3 million financing of Clarius Mobile Health, with participation from Export Development Canada (EDC) and other investors. The company will use the capital to fund overall

NorthEdge backs MBO of engineering specialist

NorthEdge Capital (NorthEdge) has supported the MBO of engineering tooling supplier Cutwel Limited, backing the existing management team led by Adam Gillard, Graham Short and Shaunie Mangham. Operating from its purpose-built, 24,000 sq ft distribution facility in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, Cutwel specialises in supplying precision cutting tools and machine accessories

Creolus launches fund focused on bioplastics sector

Creolus has launched the Creolus fund, which is focused on bioplastics innovation. Creolus says it will be world’s first fund with a specific focus on investing in materials and processes to repurpose, redesign and recycle fossil-fuel-derived plastics and across the entire bioplastics value-chain.  The team aims to deploy EUR60 million (GBP50m)

Banyan Capital changes name to Gaorong Capital

China based venture capital firm Banyan Capital announces it is changing its English name from Banyan Capital to Gaorong Capital to establish a more consistent brand recognition among its domestic startups, investors and media. Gaorong Capital currently manages four USD funds and four RMB funds, with a total commitment of USD1.7 billion approximately. Investors

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