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PSI Services parters with PE company WCP

Professional testing services provider PSI Services has partnered with Waud Capital Partners (WCP), a middle-market private equity firm. PSI provides various solutions through its multiple business channels including talent assessments (of job-seeking candidates as well as employee development programs), licensure testing and license management services (for government regulatory agencies) and

Mitel to acquire Mavenir

Mitel is to acquire Mavenir Systems, a provider of software-based networking solutions for mobile carriers in a cash and stock deal valued at approximately USD560 million.  Under the terms of the merger agreement, Mitel will commence an exchange offer pursuant to which Mavenir stockholders will be entitled to elect to

LBO France in exclusive negotiations with Equistone for the sale of Averys

LBO France is in exclusive negotiations with Equistone Partners for the sale of Averys, a European producer of storage systems, racks and metallic furniture.  The transaction remains subject to necessary consultations and approvals and could be finalised in the coming months.   In 2013, under the impulsion of LBO France,

AXA launches VC fund to foster entrepreneurial discovery in insurance and financial services

AXA has launched AXA Strategic Ventures, a EUR200 million venture capital fund dedicated to emerging strategic innovations in insurance, asset management, financial technology and healthcare services.  AXA Strategic Ventures will have on-the-ground coverage of investment opportunities worldwide. In the US, AXA Strategic Ventures will have offices in San Francisco and

Monroe Capital provides USD27m credit facility to The Sandbox Group

Monroe Capital has acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a USD27 million senior credit facility to provide growth capital to The Sandbox Group (Sandbox). Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, The Sandbox Group, has embarked upon building an international agency group to meet an identified gap

Hedge fund industry trend forecast for 2015

At the end of 2014, Preqin conducted surveys with hedge fund managers, investors and alternatives investment consultants around the world to ascertain their views on the hedge fund industry over the past year and their outlook for the year ahead. Selina Sy looks at the upcoming trends and developments these

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Pereg Ventures launches Pereg Ventures Fund I

Pereg Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm that operates in the United States and Israel, has completed initial fund raising for Pereg Ventures Fund I.  The firm primarily provides Series A and B financing to ventures delivering innovative market intelligence and analytics solutions for consumer-driven corporations. "We are delighted to

Eccrine Systems raises USD1.5m in seed funding

Eccrine Systems has raised USD1.5 million in seed funding. Investors include CincyTech Fund III, management, and other sources within the CincyTech local, regional and national investor co millionunity.  Formed in late 2013, the advanced sweat sensor company is developing disposable electronic patch systems based on innovative research and intellectual property

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