Thoma Bravo, a private equity firm focused on the software and technology-enabled services sectors, has completed fundraising for three funds totalling more than USD22.8 billion in capital commitments – Thoma Bravo Fund XIV (USD17.8 billion), Thoma Bravo Discover Fund III (USD3.9 billion), and Thoma Bravo Explore Fund (USD1.1 billion). Each
Theta Lake, the specialist in modern collaboration security and compliance solutions for Cisco Webex, Microsoft Teams, RingCentral, Zoom and more, has raised USD12.7 million in Series A funding, bringing the company’s total funding to USD20 million. Lightspeed Venture Partners led the round with participation by Cisco Investments, notable angel investors from
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By Pooya Hemami, Healthcare Analyst at Edison Group – Blindess is perhaps not the most obvious opportunity for investors to spot. Even in a world where other pharma investments are being rehabilitated by Covid-19, sight loss remains a relatively small and expert-only corner of the market.
Pagemill Partners, the technology division of Duff & Phelps, has published data revealing a sharp bounce-back in software deal activity in Q3 2020, with 466 transactions recorded between July and September 2020. As boardroom focus shifted away from bracing-for-impact, a combination of strong operating performance and more readily available financing resulted
OnSite Waste Technologies, a specialist in immediate sterilisation of medical waste, has closed an oversubscribed USD3.5 million Series A funding round.
Palatine Private Equity has completed the sixth investment from its Impact Fund, with the acquisition of a stake in a fast-growing training company which helps individuals return to employment and develop new skills.Palatine’s returns-focused GBP100 million Impact Fund, which invests in profitable businesses making a positive impact on the environment
CenterGate Capital’s portfolio company Mid-State Industrial Maintenance (Mid-State) has expanded its service capabilities in the power generation and pulp and paper industries with the acquisition of AZZ SMS (SMS) from AZZ Inc (AZZ).
Private equity firm Grafton Capital has invested GBP7 million into Third Financial, a fast growing, investment platform and software provider. Grafton Capital’s investment takes it to majority ownership of the business, with GBP1.5 million of fresh capital being injected onto the balance sheet. The deal follows previous investment rounds in 2015
Atwater Capital (Atwater), a private equity firm that focuses exclusively on the media and entertainment sectors, is to acquire a minority stake in Freepik Company (Freepik), a global freemium provider of digital visual content. Vania Schlogel, Managing Partner & Founder of Atwater, has also been appointed to the Board of Freepik.
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