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RTB House to acquire WhitePress

RTB House, a global advertising technology firm has acquired 100 per cent of the shares in WhitePress, a content marketing platform, from its founders, Dirlango, a technology-focused investment firm and Innova Capital, a CEE mid-market private equity firm.  WhitePress’s management, including founders Paweł Strykowski and Tomasz Kwaśny, will continue in

Peterson Private Equity closes USD225m Fund IX

Peterson Private Equity has held the closing of a USD225 million fund focused on investing USD10-25 million behind entrepreneurs and management teams in profitable and growth-oriented businesses.  “We are passionate about helping great people build great businesses,” says Clint Peterson, Managing Partner of Peterson Partners. “We are thrilled to raise

Haniel acquires BauWatch from Nordian Capital

Franz Haniel & Cie (Haniel) has acquired 100 per cent of the shares of the European market leader for temporary outdoor security solutions BauWatch from Nordian Capital.  BauWatch, headquartered in Apeldoorn (The Netherlands), will be an independent business unit within Haniel’s “People” pillar, which bundles activities in the fields of

Downing Ventures leads USD10m Series B funding round in StorageOS

StorageOS, a leader in cloud native storage management, has completed a USD10 million Series B funding, led by Downing Ventures. eExisting investors Bain Capital Ventures, Uncorrelated Ventures and MMC Ventures also participated in the round alongside new investor, Chestnut Street Ventures.  This brings the total funding raised to date by

Bowmark Capital backs buy-out of IWSR

Bowmark Capital, a mid-market private equity firm, has backed the buy-out of IWSR, the world’s leading source of data and intelligence for the USD1.5 trillion alcoholic beverage market. IWSR’s database tracks consumption trends across 30,000 brands and 157 countries.  The company has over 200 blue chip customers representing all the

Novo Holdings to acquire Altasciences

Novo Holdings A/S, a life science investor with a focus on long-term, sustainable value creation, is to acquire Altasciences from Audax Private Equity.  Founded in 1992, Altasciences is a fully-integrated, early drug development services platform, providing the pharma and biotech industries with a trusted partner for drug development, from preclinical

Creatio raises USD68m in round led by Volition Capital

Creatio, a global software company that provides a low-code platform for process management and CRM, has completed a USD68 million capital raise led by Volition Capital, a US-based growth equity firm investing in high growth companies, with participation from Horizon Capital, a private equity firm investing in Europe.  The funding

TA-backed Backstage acquires StarNow and Mandy Network

Backstage, a freelance marketplace connecting talent and content creators, has acquired StarNow, a New Zealand-based talent platform for actors, models, influencers and musicians; and The Mandy Network, a UK-based talent platform for cast, crew, production services and creative professionals.  The acquisitions are supported by a significant strategic investment from TA

Poland’s PFR Ventures invests EUR75m in four PE funds

PFR Ventures has announced its newest commitment into private equity funds with four investment vehicles receiving EUR75 million in funding from the Polish LP Investor.  These funds are either global or pan-European and invest worldwide, in the region and locally. With the recent additions, PFR Ventures has committed to seven

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