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SatSense secures GBP1.5m investment from NPIF Mercia Equity Finance

SatSense, a company whose technology can detect subsidence from satellite data has secured GBP1.5 million from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, and the Government’s Future Fund.   The latest funding round comes as Leeds-based SatSense is about

Rainier Partners acquires Calpine Containers

Rainier Partners has acquired Calpine Containers, Inc, and its subsidiaries (Calpine) in partnership with members of the company’s management team. Headquartered in Clovis, CA, Calpine is one of the largest West Coast packaging distributors serving the agriculture industry. Rainier’s investment will accelerate Calpine’s growth while maintaining its focus on quality,

LiquidityBook secures minority investment from Primus Capital

Primus Capital, a growth-oriented private equity firm, has made a minority investment in LiquidityBook, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based provider of buy- and sell-side trading solutions.  The capital will enable LiquidityBook to further scale its business and serve a broader array of fund managers and financial institutions through its industry-leading portfolio, order

Lafayette Square appoints Chief Financial Officer of Credit

Lafayette Square, an impact-driven, minority-owned investment platform, has appointed Seren Tahiroglu as Chief Financial Officer of the firm’s credit strategy. Tahiroglu, who joins from Ernst & Young LLP, will oversee the accounting and financial reporting functions for the firm’s credit platform. Tahiroglu will hold an important role as the company

Crosspoint Capital Partners raises USD1.3bn for debut private equity fund focused on cybersecurity, privacy and infrastructure software

Crosspoint Capital Partners (Crosspoint) has closed Crosspoint Capital Fund I (Fund I), a private equity investment fund focused on the cybersecurity, privacy and infrastructure software sectors.  Fund I closed at USD1.3 billion, exceeding its target of USD1 billion and making it one of the largest first-time, technology-focused private equity funds

CenterOak Partners Closes USD690m Fund II at Hard Cap

CenterOak Partners LLC (CenterOak), a Dallas-based private equity firm, today announced the closing of CenterOak Equity Fund II (Fund II) with total equity commitments of USD690 million. Fund II was oversubscribed, exceeding its USD575 million target and closed at its hard cap.  Fund II will continue the firm’s strategy of

ARQIS advises BME on the acquisition of Mahler Group

ARQIS has advised BME Group on the acquisition of the Mahler Group – a general building materials and tiles distributor in Bavaria. The sale of shares is still subject to approval by the relevant competition authorities and is expected to be completed in the course of 2021.  BME is one

Arma Partners advises Talentsoft on proposed sale to Cegid

Arma Partners has acted as exclusive financial advisor to Talentsoft on its proposed sale to Cegid, a Silver Lake portfolio company.  The transaction is subject to approval by the relevant regulatory authorities and customary works council consultations.   Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Paris, Talentsoft is a cloud-native European

Mark Yakuso, Morgan Creek

Morgan Creek’s Mark Yusko on SPACs, VC & retail

In this week’s podcast, Mark Yusko – founder, chief investment officer and managing director of Morgan Creek Capital Management – discusses why, in his view, SPACs are now replacing the traditional Series C, D and E rounds, how retail investors could tap into previously ‘hard to access’ late-stage growth PE

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