nSure.ai, a predictive AI fraud protection company, focusing on the unique needs of digital goods retailers, has completed a successful seed fundraising round of USD6.8 million, led by DisruptiveAI, Phoenix Insurance, Kamet – an AXA backed venture builder, Moneta Seeds and private investors. These funds will go towards further
The North East Development Capital Fund (NEDCF), supported by the European Regional Development Fund and managed by Maven Capital Partners (Maven), one of the UK’s most active SME finance providers, has in the last 12 months, invested over GBP3.6 million in eight dynamic growth businesses across the North East, driving
OCR Labs has announced a EUR12.5 million Series A round led by Turkish investors the Oyak Group, to expand its services and team to the UK and Turkish markets. The Australian founded company is viewed as a world leader in the digital ID verification space, solving major challenges including identity
Industry Services Co (ISC), a provider of industrial maintenance services and a portfolio company of Osceola Capital, has acquired three additional refractory and industrial maintenance services companies: Oak Mountain Industries, Bisco Refractories, and Glasrock. Oak Mountain Industries (OMI), headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, is a refractory solutions provider specializing in
Private investor clients of Connection Capital, the specialist private client investment business, have invested GBP6.75 million in MatOrtho, to support its international growth and product development. Founded in 2010, MatOrtho designs, manufactures and commercialises performance leading, orthopaedic implant devices. It is one of the UK’s most innovative orthopaedic device designers.
Tikehau Capital, a global alternative asset management group, has completed the acquisition of a qualified minority stake in Ecopol, a fast-growing manufacturer of water-soluble and biodegradable films for household single-dose detergents. Carbone, Ecopol CEO will retain the control of the Company and benefit from Tikehau Capital support to further accelerate
LGT Capital Partners has held final close of Crown Global Secondaries V (CGS V), its fifth private equity investment programme investing globally in secondaries, at the hard cap of USD4.5 billion. The programmes’s investor base consists of more than 100 institutions, including pension funds, endowments, insurers, sovereign wealth funds, family
Hertility Health, a new women’s health start-up revolutionising the world of hormone and reproductive health, has closed a GBP4.2 million seed funding round led by LocalGlobe, Venrex, and some key angel investors including former CEO of Bupa, Evelyn Bourke, and CEO of Nested and the unicorn company GoCardless, Matt Robinson.
Novo Holdings A/S, a global life sciences investor, has acquired BBI Group (BBI), a supplier of products and services to the global diagnostics and life sciences industries, from Exponent for an enterprise value of over GBP400 million. Novo Holdings will be the majority shareholder of the company. Founded in
Clessidra Private Equity SGR, a management company in the Italian private equity market, has held the first successful closing of Clessidra Capital Partners 4 fund, closed-type alternative investment fund. The placement reached about EUR270 million and has registered a significant participation of subscribers from previous funds. Amongst the investors, some
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