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SamsonVT secures USD5.1m in seed funding round led by Par Equity and Blumberg Capital

Manchester-based technology start-up, SamsonVT, has secured USD5.1 million in a seed funding round led by Par Equity, with participation from US-based Blumberg Capital. SamsonVT has developed Industry 4.0 solutions that are transforming product maintenance and after sales, a USD400 billion market.  The funding will be used to support SamsonVT’s aggressive

Riverstone Holdings leads Series C funding round in T-REX

T-REX Group (T-REX), a SaaS provider supporting the asset-backed financing industry, has raised USD40 million in a Series C funding round led by Riverstone Holdings and Riverstone affiliates (Riverstone). Existing shareholders Citi, ClearSky, Westly Group, Viola FinTech, and the Partnership Fund for New York City also particpated.  T-REX, with its

Polly raises USD37m in Series B round led by Menlo Ventures

Polly, a SaaS technology company focussed on the mortgage capital markets, has raised USD37 million in Series B funding, bringing Polly’s total funding to over USD50 million. The round was led by Menlo Ventures with participation by new investors including Movement Mortgage, First American Financial, and FinVC. Existing investors 8VC,

Harbour Point Capital completes investment in Midwest Medical Transport

Harbour Point Capital (HPC), a private equity investment firm specialising in the healthcare services field, has completed  a new investment in Midwest Medical Transport (MMT), a provider of ambulance transportation services. HPC and healthcare industry veteran Kevin Ketzel, former president of Agiliti Health (NASDAQ: AGTI), partnered on the transaction. Panorama

DigitalOwl raises USD20m in Series A led by Insight Partners

DigitalOwl, a Natural Language Processing (NLP) technology for analysing and summarising medical records, has raised USD20 million in a Series A round led by New York-based global private equity and venture capital firm Insight Partners, with participation from existing investors Ibex and Fusion VC. This latest round of fundraising will

BGF invests close to GBP60m in Scotland in 2021

BGF invested close to GBP60 million within the Scottish growth economy in 2021 – more than double the previous year’s figures. BGF is a long-term patient investor, making initial investments between GBP1 million to GBP15 million for a minority equity stake. Deals completed in 2021 by BGF’s Scotland team have

Francisco Partners makes majority investment in GAINSystems

GAINSystems, a provider of cloud-based supply chain planning solutions, has secured a majority investment from Francisco Partners, a global investment firm that specialises in partnering with technology businesses. The investment follows an initial strategic growth investment from Francisco Partners in July 2020. With the investment, Francisco Partners will become the

Ames Watson raises USD250m for acquisitions and investments

Private equity holding company, Ames Watson (Ames) has raised USD250 million in a new round of funding via a Term B private loan issued by Ames affiliate, Lids. Ames Watson expects to use this capital for add-on acquisitions and investments for Lids and for separate stand-alone control and passive investments.

Northleaf appoints Senior Advisor to VC and growth equity programme

Global private investments firm Northleaf Capital Partners (Northleaf) has appointed Michael Hyatt as a Senior Advisor supporting its venture capital and growth equity investment programme. Hyatt will work alongside the Northleaf private equity and venture capital team to source and evaluate investment opportunities.  Hyatt is the co-founder of BlueCat (in

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