Brightpearl has raised USD10 million in a funding round led by new investor MMC Ventures, alongside participation from Quayle Munro and existing investors Eden Ventures and Notion Capital. “We believe Brightpearl addresses a significant unmet need in a large and growing market. The team have developed an elegant cloud solution, which
Laser radar remote sensors (LIDAR) specialist Leosphere has finalised the second tranche of a EUR20 million equity transaction. The second tranche was closed with Electranova Capital, the venture capital fund managed by Idinvest Partners and sponsored by EDF, the world’s second largest utility company. The first tranche of EUR10.5
Venture capital investor Albion Ventures has assisted Mi-Pay, the outsourced payment services provider for global mobile operators, to join the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange. It follows completion of its reverse takeover of Aimshell Acquisitions plc (now called Mi-Pay plc). Together with an investment round led
Arma Partners has acted as financial adviser to HgCapital on its reinvestment in Visma Group, valuing the business at a total enterprise value of NOK21 billion (GBP2.1 billion, USD3.5 billion). As part of this transaction, KKR is selling part of its majority holding in Visma and Cinven is committing capital
Actis, the pan-emerging markets investor, is taking a significant minority stake in Jiashili Food Group, one of the largest Chinese biscuit brands. Jiashili is a market leader in the production of plain biscuits and crackers, and holds the second biggest share of the plain biscuit market in China. Actis
Funds advised by Magenta Partners, the entrepreneurial growth investor, have sold their stake in iprism Underwriting Agency Limited to Bowmark Capital. iprism is an insurance intermediary that sells policies to brokers and direct customers on behalf of groups such as AXA, Aviva and LV. Its online platform generates quotes and
Naylor, a portfolio company of RLJ Equity Partners, has acquired Boxwood Technology, a provider of online career centres and career-related services to more than 1,000 major associations throughout the US. Founded in 1998 by current chairman and CEO John Bell, Boxwood's technology platform includes career centres, career development, online learning, online and
Therapeutic companion software specialist Voluntis has closed a Series D financing co-led by Bpifrance and Innovation Capital, plus Vesalius Biocapital, Qualcomm and existing investors. With a total of EUR20.75 million (USD29 million), this fund raising is one of the largest rounds of investment in the m-health sector this year.
Private equity firm Arle Capital is to acquire the Innovia Group from the Candover 2001 Fund, which Arle has managed since 2009, for an enterprise value of EUR498 million. Innovia, headquartered in Wigton, Cumbria, is an international manufacturer of speciality films for its key markets of labels, overwrap, packaging and
GITP Ventures, an international private equity firm led by serial entrepreneur and investor Michael Puscar, has invested in MYTIC SAS. MYTIC's software product, Finaxion, reduces the barrier to obtaining a loan by connecting consumers with multiple lenders quickly and easily. "The existing paradigm fails the consumer," says Adrien Battistolo,
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