The boom in venture capital activity in Asia reached new heights in Q2 2017: with a record USD47 billion in deals announced during the quarter, including the USD5.5 billion financing of Didi Chuxing, which became the largest venture capital deal ever. In 2017 so far, Asia represents almost half of
Artificial intelligence company Appier has secured Series C investment of USD33 million from SoftBank Group Corp, LINE Corporation, NAVER Corporation, Singapore-based EDBI and Hong Kong-based AMTD Group. This fundraising round brings the total amount of investment in the company so far to over USD82 million. Appier believes AI can
Private equity firm May River Capital has completed its acquisition of BJM Pumps. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. BJM Pumps represents the first acquisition that will form a new Industrial Pump Platform build out by May River. Brad Sterner, a member of May River’s Executive Resource Group,
Palatine Private Equity has invested in Trade Skills 4U, a market leader in electrical training courses in the UK. This marks the first deal from Palatine’s Impact Fund, an investment vehicle targeting profitable growth companies that can deliver a private equity return, and a positive social or environmental impact.
Sapience Analytics has secured a majority investment from Credit Suisse Asset Management’s NEXT Investors. The NEXT investment will be primarily used to accelerate Sapience Analytics’ expansion into the US market. Founded in 2009 with the vision to transform people, processes and productivity, Sapience Analytics is a market leader in People
Vulog has raised USD20 million in Series B funding with the participation of Frog Capital (UK), Inven Capital (Czech Republic), as well as historic investors Bpifrance (France) and ETF Partners (UK). These funds will be used to strengthen the company’s leadership in the mobility space, both to grow its sales
Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has been appointed to manage two separate fund entities as part of the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) initiative, with GBP50 million in the West Midlands and GBP40 million in the East & South East Midlands. Maven has a long established record of working with advisers
BDC Capital, the investment arm of BDC, has completed a USD10 million minority equity investment in Rx Drug Mart (RxDM), alongside Persistence Capital Partners (PCP) and RxDM’s other existing shareholders. The investment was made in support of RxDM’s growth strategy and in part enables the company to continue to look
Private equity firm Blackford Capital has exited its ownership of Westlake Village, California-based personal injury lien funding company Key Health. Key Health is the national leader in providing personal injury lien funding and acts as a liaison between medical providers and personal injury victims’ attorneys to ensure access to necessary
Blue Point Capital Partners, in partnership with management, has acquired its eighth Blue Point III platform investment, SASE Company, a manufacturer and supplier of equipment and consumables used in the concrete polishing industry. SASE provides a comprehensive portfolio of high-quality products including grinding machines, vacuums, diamond tooling, abrasives and related
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