Providence Equity Partners has closed its first fund with USD315 million of equity commitments. The fund was oversubscribed, exceeded its target of USD250 million, and hit its hard cap. The fund received commitments from many existing and new Providence investors, including corporate pensions, family offices and high net worth individuals.
Rakuten has acquired a 100 per cent stake in fit preference specialist Fits.me. Rakuten expects the tech startup to further strengthen its e-commerce offerings and marketing solutions by providing a greater personalisation of the retail experience for shoppers while driving operational insights and efficiencies for retailers. Fits.me will operate as
It was once again a decisive week for the EU with market participants granting an ever rising probability of Grexit. European assets experienced sizeable pressure during the period under review, though there has been a respite towards the end of the week following the conciliatory tone of the Greek government.
The former team of Plymouth Exploration has formed Triumph Energy Partners with a USD100 million equity commitment from Kayne Anderson Energy Funds and members of the management team. Triumph is a private exploration and production company formed to pursue the acquisition and development of oil and natural gas assets with
Exceptional Innovation has completed the acquisition of Quadriga Worldwide Limited and its subsidiaries (Quadriga), an international provider of managed guest services for the hospitality industry and The SmarTV Company (SmarTV), an developer of interactive entertainment solutions for commercial and consumer markets. The combined companies will form a global technology service
Crowd analytics specialist Crowd Vision has completed a combined funding round which brings on-board significant US investment, providing a partial exit for the business’ early stage angel investors, including the Angel CoFund. This partial exit will allow the Angel CoFund to re-invest the funds back into more high-growth British businesses.
Partners Group is to acquire Knowledge Universe's US early-childhood education business, KUE LLC, on behalf of its clients. KUE LLC is the largest for-profit provider of early childhood education in the US and the parent company of KinderCare Learning Centers, as well as the brands Children’s Creative Learning Centers (CCLC)
Century Park Capital Partners has completed its acquisition of Mikaway, a 105-year-old producer of Japanese pastries and specialty frozen desserts. Mikawaya is credited as being the creator of mochi ice cream, a handheld and portion-controlled ball of premium ice cream enrobed in a soft and chewy, sweet rice cake. Mikawaya
BitFury Group, the Bitcoin Blockchain infrastructure provider and transaction processing company, has secured USD20 million in funding. Investors participating in the round include DRW Venture Capital, iTech Capital and the Georgian Co-Investment Fund. Don Wilson, Founder of DRW Venture Capital, says: “DRW's investment in BitFury is an acknowledgment of the
Brookdale Care, a UK authority on autism, has been acquired by Tracscare, a provider of care and support for adults with challenging and complex needs. Livingstone’s Healthcare sector team advised entrepreneur Michael McInerney, who founded Brookdale in 2002. Established in 1983, Tracscare provides support and care for adults with complex
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