Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has acquired PowerPlan, a provider of accounting, tax and capital budgeting optimisation solutions for capital asset-intensive businesses, from current investors JMI Equity and TPG Growth. Financial details of the deal have not been disclosed. “PowerPlan has addressed the information gaps that develop between finance and
Shore Capital Partners has completed the acquisition of Summit Medical a medical device manufacturer that has been designing, engineering and manufacturing microsurgery products for over 30 years. In addition to its Instru-Safe instrument protection line for infection control and sterilisation in the critical care market, Summit Medical manufactures ear, nose,
Blackstone Group’s Equity Healthcare has selected ConSova Corporation as the preferred dependent eligibility partner for its 40+ affiliated companies. Through this agreement, ConSova joins forces with Equity Healthcare to offer a full range of health care cost containment solutions to the companies within the Blackstone Group’s global asset management portfolio
DMS Offshore Investment Services Ltd and White Oak Global Advisors have launched of an Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) hosted on the DMS Irish platform. White Oak has engaged the DMS AIF platform, which is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland as an AIFM in Ireland, and by the CSSF
Hamburg-based shipping company Hamburg Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft is to buy the container line operations of Chilean shipping line Compañía Chilena de Navegación Interoceánica (CCNI), Valparaiso. The relevant contracts were signed last weekend. As part of the transaction, Hamburg Süd is also acquiring the agency business of Chilean firm Agunsa Agencias Universales
2014 was one of business angel syndicate Archangels’ most active years for investment in Scottish-based early stage and established technology and life sciences businesses and provided strong levels of returns for investors. Archangels arranged funding of GBP12.2m for 14 companies, comprising GBP7.5m of investment from Archangels’ investors, with a further
DriverUp, the first online marketplace for automotive financing, has launched giving accredited investors an opportunity to directly enter the USD379 billion auto lending industry. DriverUp is the exclusive brand of Sierra Auto Finance, an auto finance company launched with USD50 million Series A financing, led by Emerald Development Managers and
Property Innovation Labs (Pi Labs), Europe's first property-focused accelerator, has announced its inaugural intake of start-up companies and the launch of a crowdfunding campaign. Pi Labs was created in October 2014 through a strategic partnership between global real estate adviser Cushman & Wakefield and venture capitalists Spire Ventures. Entrepreneur Faisal
ContaAzul, a provider of SaaS accounting and invoicing solutions to SMBs in Brazil has raised a Series C round of financing led by existing investor venture capital firm Ribbit Capital. Tiger Global Management also participated along with existing investors 500 Startups, Monashees Capital and Valar Ventures. ContaAzul will use the
Automated investing service Betterment has closed a USD60 million round of growth funding led by private equity firm Francisco Partners. Previous investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, and Northwestern Mutual Capital alos particpated. “Our growth has continued to accelerate,” says Jon Stein, Betterment Founder and CEO. “More people are becoming
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