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RLG Capital & Trinity Private Equity Group lead USD38m investment in eLearning Brothers

RLG Capital & Trinity Private Equity Group has made a USD38 million investment in learning solutions company eLearning Brothers, enabling its simultaneous acquisition of industry innovators Trivantis and Edulence. Co-investors include HCAP Partners and Eagle Marsh Holdings with a senior debt facility provided by KeyBank N.A. This investment launches eLearning Brothers

Novo Holdings makes minority investment in NREP

Nordic real estate investor NREP has secured a minority investment from Novo Holdings. NREP, which is controlled by its senior partners, will now be able to invest more into its own funds while accelerating ventures into technology, sustainability and understanding customers.  NREP has developed a series of innovative real estate products

Fitz Gate Ventures raises second VC fund

Fitz Gate Ventures has completed the fundraising for its second venture capital fund. Founded in July 2015 by Jim Cohen and Mark Poag, Fitz Gate Ventures invests a majority of its capital in startups from the Princeton University ecosystem, with a minority of its capital available to be invested more broadly.

Ashburton Investments partners with JTC

Ashburton Investments, the Jersey-based asset management business of FirstRand Group, has signed an agreement with JTC to administer fund shareholder accounts following full regulatory approval. The partnership will see JTC provide fund administration and fund accounting services to Ashburton Investments investors. The agreement will provide clients in Ashburton’s Jersey domiciled funds

Technology

“IT sector will lead the recovery,” says ex BlackRock tech manager

The world of private capital has witnessed a solid number of tech fund closures and tech related deals since the coronavirus crisis began. But despite the sharp rally that started in March and continued through April though, William De Gale, co-portfolio manager of BlueBox Global Technology, is cautioning against thinking

Allegrow raises GBP400k from NEVF for sales automation software

A Newcastle tech start-up whose software helps sales staff to find and close new leads has raised GBP400,000 to further develop its product and expand its team.Allegrow has secured funding from the North East Venture Fund (NEVF), which is supported by the European Regional Development Fund and managed by Mercia,

Chemical tech company secures GBP2.25m investment to accelerate growth

A Liverpool-based chemical technology company helping in the fight against dementia, cancer and respiratory illnesses, has secured GBP2.25 million in a funding round led by the VC firms Deepbridge Capital and Praetura Ventures.Liverpool ChiroChem (LCC), the developer and manufacturer of chemical components that are critical to the research and development

Coventry electric taxi manufacturer adds 50 employees following GBP1.25m loan

A Coventry-based manufacturer responsible for producing all-electric, black taxis – ‘Hackney Carriages’ – approved by Transport for London (TfL) has secured a GBP1.25 million loan.The funding, which was provided by the Midlands Engine Investment Fund and Maven Capital Partners, will enable Dynamo to recruit and train 50 new employees. The

Alumni Ventures Group launches post-Covid-19 fund

Venture capital firm Alumni Ventures Group (AVG), has opened a new fund focused on investing in entrepreneurial companies working to shape and accelerate the world’s recovery from the Covid-19 crisis. The Post-Covid Fund will invest in ventures that either directly or indirectly address the multiple impacts of the virus and that

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