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Fly Now Pay Later secures GBP35m in Series A round

British fintech alternative payment provider start-up Fly Now Pay Later has raised GBP35 million in Series A equity and debt funding round, which will offer a new way to finance travel once restrictions ease. Jasper Dykes, co-founder and CEO of the startup, will offer flights from 0 per cent APR.

Maven completes further funding round in Boiler Plan

Maven Capital Partners (Maven), one of the UK’s most active private equity houses, has completed a GBP1 million investment in Boiler Plan (UK) Ltd (Boiler Plan), an online platform that sells, installs and services central heating boilers across the UK.The transaction includes a GBP600,000 investment from the Maven VCTs and

Deal-making

Iron Pillar tops up first fund with USD45 million

Iron Pillar has closed its USD45 million Top Up Fund, which will top-up the Iron Pillar Fund I that held its final close in 2018 with capital commitments of USD90 million.  With this new infusion of funds, Iron Pillar has added three global institutions including alternatives investor 57 Stars and

LitCapital successfully exits NNL LT

LitCapital, a dedicated private equity growth investor in the Baltics, has made its sixth successful exit in a row selling its holding in NNL LT, a logistics service provider focused on temperature-controlled goods, operating in Lithuania and Latvia. LitCapital sold its stake to the Founders of the Company.  This investment has

Melbourne

TA Associates backs Melbourne-based Honan Insurance Group

Global growth private equity firm TA Associates has agreed to make a strategic growth investment in Honan Insurance Group, a Melbourne-based commercial insurance broker. The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2020. Honan’s Group CEO and executive director Damien Honan, CEO Andrew Fluitsma and COO Laurence

Anyfin secures USD30 million in Series B led by EQT Ventures

Anyfin – a Stockholm-based startup that enables consumers to refinance their existing loans, avoid high credit costs and improve their financial health – has secured USD30 million Series B round, led by EQT Ventures.Other participants in the round include existing investors; Accel, Northzone and Global Founders Capital (GFC).  Dedicated to

European private equity activity hits highs in 2019

Private equity and venture capital fundraising hit EUR109 billion, up 6 per cent, in 2019, and the highest total over a decade, according to new data from Invest Europe.In parallel, the total equity amount invested in European companies increased 10 per cent year-on-year to EUR94 billion in 2019, the highest level

Ninety One sells portion of private equity investment in Kamoso Africa to BDC

Alongside Rand Merchant Bank Ventures (RMBV) and other shareholders, Ninety One, via its Africa Private Equity Fund 2 (91APEF2), has sold a portion of its equity investment in Kamoso Africa (Kamoso) to the Botswana Development Corporation (BDC). Founded in 2015, Kamoso has established itself as one of Botswana’s leading diversified fast-moving

Parabellum Investments partners with The Acacia Group to acquire The Column Group

Parabellum Investments, an international investment firm specialising in the mid-market, has teamed with operational investors The Acacia Group to acquire The Column Group a privately-owned technology consulting, systems and services provider. Working in partnership with the Column management team, Parabellum and Acacia plan to accelerate the company’s growth with new investment

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