ArchOver, a peer-to-peer (P2P) business lending platform, has become a member of UK Finance, the newly created trade body for financial organisations in the UK. Following its acceptance into the Asset-Based Finance Association (ABFA) last month, ArchOver will represent the interests of peer-to-peer lenders in the new group. UK
An investment partnership advised by Permira is to acquire a strategic equity stake in Klarna Bank AB which currently serves 60 million consumers and 70,000 merchants. Permira is a global investment firm which advises funds and accounts with a total committed capital of circa EUR32 billion. Permira focuses on identifying
Luke McDougall, Leveraged Finance Partner at Paul Hastings comments on the news that leveraged finance issued so far this year in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) has already surpassed last year’s total, reaching a record USD143 billion in the first half of 2017, which is nearly 8 per
Machine intelligence company, Graphcore, has secured USD30 million in a Series B funding round led by Atomico. The new funding comes as the company prepares to ship its first Intelligence Processing Unit (IPU) hardware to customers later this year, with scale-up production for enterprise datacentres and cloud environments in 2018.
Dah Chong Hong Holdings Limited (DCH) is to acquire 80 per cent of Zhejiang Ciji, 100 per cent of Yuyao Ciji, 100 per cent of Ciji Xinghang and 80 per cent of Cixi Chiao. These are acquisitions of luxury brand dealerships in the Zhejiang province and include two existing Mercedes-Benz
An affiliate of Sun Capital Partners has completed the sale of Creekstone Farms Premium Beef, a supplier of USDA-certified beef and pork products. Terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed. The choice of food lovers across the world, Creekstone Farms supplies many of the nation’s top grocers and
Mid-market private equity firm Graphite Capital has acquired Random42, one of the largest global medical animation producers, from Vespa Capital. Medical animation provides a graphic representation of disease mechanisms and the ways in which medical and pharmaceutical products interact with the human body. Random42 provides high-quality medical animation and
FinTech Studios, a cloud platform of AI-based financial information, FinTech apps and big-data analytic products operated in partnership with top FinTech startups, financial institutions, data providers and strategic partners, has raised USD1 million in Series Seed funding, led by KEC Ventures. Jeff Parkinson, Managing Partner of KEC Ventures, will
Littlejohn & Co is to acquire Cornerstone Chemical Company, a global manufacturer of key intermediate chemicals for high-value industrial and consumer applications, from an affiliate of HIG Capital. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Headquartered in Waggaman, LA, with a 65-year heritage, Cornerstone is a producer of a wide-range
Middle-market private equity firm One Equity Partners is to sell East Balt Bakeries (East Balt), a global supplier of premium buns and artisanal rolls to major restaurant chains, to Grupo Bimbo for USD650 million. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2017, subject to customary closing
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