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Kirkland advises Alpine Investors on acquisition of Sendible

Kirkland & Ellis has advised Alpine Investors, a San Francisco based private equity fund and its portfolio company Alpine Software Group, on the acquisition of Sendible, a UK social media management and data analytics provider.   The transaction is Alpine’s first European acquisition.   The team was led by transactional

Kempen European Private Equity Fund acquires interest in GSRI

The Kempen European Private Equity Fund, the private equity investment fund of Kempen Capital Management (Kempen), has acquired a direct interest in GSRI. GSRI, originally a French company founded in 1997, offers inspection, diagnostic, and advisory solutions to optimise the management and maintenance of existing infrastructure projects during their entire

Flatfile raises USD35m in Series A Funding Led by Scale Venture Partners

Flatfile, a data onboarding software company, has secured USD35 million in Series A funding round led by Scale Venture Partners, with participation from Workday Ventures, plus previous investors including Afore Capital, Google’s AI-focused venture fund, Gradient Ventures, and Two Sigma Ventures.  Among a list of powerful angels investing in this

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B Kinson Lo, CEO & founder of Dot Investing – Volatility has been the watchword in public markets since the turn of the year. The bull market on tech stocks continued in January before a slight correction as market dynamics shifted in response to the vaccine roll out in the US

Sovereign backs Wealth Management business Skerritts

Sovereign Capital Partners, a UK private equity Buy & Build specialist, has backed Skerritts, a successful Independent Financial Advisory (IFA) and Wealth Management business, in a deal worth GBP55 million.  Sovereign is partnering the management team led by founder Richard Skerritt, to develop the business through a strategy of organic

Rubicon Partners invests in Bamboo Distribution

Rubicon Partners, an investment partnership focused on the acquisition of industrial businesses in Europe and North America, has acquired a majority share Bamboo Distribution. Rubicon Partners is a hands-on investment partnership focused on the acquisition of industrial businesses in Europe and North America.   Juney Mistiki, Managing Director of Bamboo

Edtech Marketplace Preply raises USD35m in funding

Edtech marketplace, Preply, has secured an additional USD35 million of funding, a sum that exceeds the platform’s cumulative fundraising efforts since 2013.  The round was co-led by Owl Ventures and Full In Partners, with participation from previous investors Point Nine Capital, Hoxton Ventures, as well as EduCapital, All Iron, Diligent

One Rock Capital Partners closes Fund III at USD2bn hard cap

One Rock Capital Partners (One Rock) has successfully closed its third flagship private equity fund at its hard cap, with total capital commitments of USD2.0 billion.  One Rock Capital Partners III marks One Rock’s largest fund to date, having surpassed its target of USD1.5 billion.   Formed in 2010 by

LDC exits Lucid Group to ICG

Mid-market private equity firm LDC has exited its investment in Lucid Group, the international multi-capability healthcare communications group, to alternative asset manager ICG, following a significant period of growth. London-headquartered Lucid Group provides medical education and communication, strategic consultancy and digital services to its clients through an integrated group of

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