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Foresight Williams makes GBP1.45m investment in collaborative robotics developer Inovo

Foresight Group (Foresight), an independent infrastructure and private equity investment manager, and Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE), have announced  a GBP1.45 million follow-on investment from the Foresight Williams Technology EIS Fund into Inovo Robotics (Inovo).This investment will allow the Company to grow sales internationally and brings the total invested by the

BlueOrchard holds final closing of USD80m IIF Private Equity Sub-Fund

Swiss impact investment manager BlueOrchard Finance Ltd (BlueOrchard) has held the final close of the InsuResilience Investment Fund (IIF) Private Equity Sub-Fund, an initiative to improve access to climate insurance across the developing world. The fund has already made six investments across emerging markets, helping to protect more than 20 million

Riverside finances investment in automated video interviewing tech provider Sonru

The Riverside Company has financed Modern Hire’s acquisition of Sonru, an Ireland-based provider of automated video interviewing technology. The investment is an add on to Riverside’s portfolio company Modern Hire, the all-in-one enterprise hiring platform that enables organisations to continuously improve hiring experiences and outcomes with trusted science and technology. The

TA Associates and Francisco Partners make significant growth investment in Edifecs

TA Associates, a global growth private equity firm, and Francisco Partners, a global technology-focused private equity firm, have a made a significant growth investment in Edifecs, a global health information technology solutions company. Financial terms of the transaction, which is expected to close in the third quarter of 2020, have not

Laybuy secures GBP80m debt facility from Victory Park Capital

Laybuy, a spcialist ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ (BNPL) technology, has secured a GBP80 million debt facility from Victory Park Capital (VPC), a global alternative investment firm. With plans for continued international expansion, the funding from VPC will fuel Laybuy’s growth in the UK.   “Laybuy has grown exponentially since we launched

Warburg Pincus and DTCP acquire controlling stake in Community Fibre

Funds advised by private equity firm Warburg Pincus, and DTCP, an investment management group specialised in technology growth equity and digital infrastructure, are to acquire a majority stake in Community Fibre Limited, London’s fastest and most competitively priced 100 per cent full-fibre broadband provider, alongside its existing investors Amber Infrastructure

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The Untitled Ventures raises EUR50 million for second CEE fund

The Untitled Ventures, a seed and pre-seed stage VC investor that focuses on breakthrough technologies from Eastern Europe, is raising a new fund which will invest in early growth stage tech companies in the CEE region. The firm has offices in London, Moscow and Riga, acting as a venture capital

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French aviation fund Ace Aero Partenaires closes on EUR630m

Pan-European asset manager Tikehau Capital’s subsidiary Ace Management has held a EUR630 million first close of Ace Aero Partenaires, a fund focused on helping companies in the aviation industry that have been severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The initiative was first announced last June by Bruno Le Maire, Minister

Gallant Capital Partners closes inaugural fund

Los Angeles-based private equity firm Gallant Capital Partners (Gallant Capital), has held the final closing of its inaugural fund, Gallant Capital Partners I, with USD378 million in total commitments. Fund I reached its hard-cap and was substantially oversubscribed, exceeding its target of USD300 million. Investors include public and corporate pension funds,

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