Bitcoin infrastructure firm Blockstream has raised USD210 million as part of a Series B financing on a valuation of USD3.2 billion. Investors include Baillie Gifford and iFinex. The new funding comes alongside the acquisition of Spondoolies’ intellectual property, and the core team joining Blockstream to build Blockstream’s ASIC arm. Spondoolies
Axcel Management (Axcel), an investor in the Nordic market, has closed Axcel VI at its hard cap of EUR800 million, an increase of more than 30 per cent compared to its predecessor fund. Axcel is equally pleased with the continued strong support it received from existing investors representing approximately 65
Private investment firm Auxo Investment Partners has acquired Altus Industries Inc, a Grand Rapids, MI-based designer, manufacturer, assembler and marketer of medical, point-of-care workstations used across the healthcare industry. As part of the deal, Spectrum Health Ventures, one of Altus’s larger customers, will join as a strategic partner in the
Strong demand for full fibre broadband and high levels of customer satisfaction have seen rapidly-growing independent Internet Service Provider (ISP) Trooli secure a GBP67.5 million senior debt facility with the support of the Connecting Europe Broadband Fund (CEBF) team – with attractive terms from a consortium of commercial lenders, with
Souter Investments, a private equity-focussed family investment office, has continued its deal making during 2021 with the announcement of the sale of Pet Network International plus the completion of three new investments. The new investments span a variety of sectors and geographies ranging from sustainably sourced fashion to climate finance
PDQ.com (PDQ), a provider of IT asset management software for small and medium-sized businesses, has secured a growth investment from private equity firm TA Associates (TA). TA, together with PDQ’s founders and executive management team, plan to accelerate PDQ’s growth as the company aims to expand its portfolio of easy-to-use
Azurity Pharmaceuticals (Azurity) is to acquire Arbor Pharmaceuticals (Arbor) from the company’s existing investors including JW Asset Management and KKR. Following the completion of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approvals, Azurity and Arbor will merge, creating a leading company offering innovative, high-value products to meet the unique needs
Lakemore Partner, a credit investment firm primarily investing in control CLO equity, has successfully closed Aquatine IV at USD400 million as a result of strong investor demand. Aquatine IV is Lakemore’s fourth CLO fund within the Aquatine platform, which invests in control equity positions in US CLOs, and is currently
Arlington Capital Partners (Arlington Capital), a Washington DC-area private equity firm, is to acquire MCR (MCR), a provider of cost analysis and engineering and software development expertise to customers in defence, intelligence and critical civilian governmental agencies in the US as well as customers internationally. MCR’s senior management team has
Tioga Capital, a leading European venture capital fund focusing on blockchain technology, has tripled its assets under management to EUR42 million. Buoyed by commitments from multiple sovereign wealth funds and Europe’s largest endowment, Tioga Capital’s growth clearly highlights how institutional investors are moving into blockchain. Recent months have also seen
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