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Concord Health Partners and AHA launch new health innovation strategic fund

The American Hospital Association (AHA) has held the final closing of the AHA Innovation Development Fund (AHA Fund), a USD50 million venture capital fund formed to help hospitals and health systems continue to transform health care and deliver cutting-edge care. The AHA Fund is sponsored and managed by Concord Health

SheerID raises USD64m from CVC Growth Partners

SheerID, a specialist in the identity marketing space, has closed a USD64 million equity round led by CVC Growth Partners (CVC Growth). CVC Growth will join SheerID’s board alongside Centana Growth Partners and Voyager Capital, which led SheerID’s earlier financing rounds in 2017 and 2015, respectively.   The new funding

Mirova finalises EUR857 million fundraiser for Eurofideme 4

Mirova has held the final close  of Mirova-Eurofideme 4, its fourth equity investment fund dedicated to clean energy projects, as EUR857 million. This significant fundraising can be considered a reward for 17 years of investment in renewable energy and brings the total amount of unlisted assets of Mirova’s energy transition

CVC Capital Partners closes second Growth Fund with commitments of USD1.6 billion

CVC Capital Partners (CVC) has closed the CVC Growth Partners Fund II (Fund II) with capital commitments of USD1.6 billion, including a sidecar co-investment vehicle. Fund II will continue the same investment strategy as its predecessor fund, investing in high-growth, mid-market companies in the software and technology-enabled business services sectors.

Ironwood Capital sells Numet Machining Techniques

Ironwood Capital has exited its investment in Numet Machining Techniques (Numet), which has been sold to Bromford Industries. Numet, headquartered in Orange, Connecticut, is a manufacturer of precision machined components requiring complex geometries and exotic alloys. Numet supplies many of the key leading aerospace engine platforms. Its customers include Pratt

Dyal Capital makes strategic minority investment in Owl Rock Capital Group

Alternative asset management firm Owl Rock Capital Group has sold a passive, non-voting minority stake to Dyal Capital Partners (Dyal), a division of Neuberger Berman. Terms of the investment have not been disclosed. Dyal’s investment provides Owl Rock with additional permanent capital to continue providing highly customised direct lending solutions

Start-up that helps convenience stores to sell online raises seven-figure sum

A Scottish tech firm with an online platform that helps convenience stores and corner shops cash in on the growth in online grocery sales has raised a seven-figure sum to fund its expansion throughout the UK. Snappy Shopper has raised the seed capital from Kelvin Capital, Mercia, the Scottish Investment Bank and the company’s existing management team. The investment will support the company’s ambition to become

Sera Prognostics raises USD36m Series D financing led by Blue Ox

Sera Prognostics (Sera), a health diagnostics company dedicated to improving the lives of women and babies through individualised prenatal care, has raised USD36 million in a Series D financing round led by Blue Ox Healthcare Partners (Blue Ox), alongside two strategic healthcare companies. Proceeds from the Series D financing will

Cloudsmith raises GBP2.1m in seed funding

Belfast-based tech firm Cloudsmith has closed an equity investment round of GBP2.1 million led by Frontline Ventures and co-investors MMC Ventures, with local involvement by Techstart Ventures through its Invest NI fund, Techstart. Cloudsmith’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offers an advanced logistics platform for software developers, operators and vendors, who need to

Aliter Capital acquires Sponge in second digital learning deal

Aliter Capital has completed a transaction which will see Sponge UK (Sponge), a custom digital learning solutions specialist, coming together with Glasgow-based Bolt Learning (Bolt) to create a new player in the learning technology sector. Sponge designs and develops bespoke digital learning solutions, including eLearning, learning games, motion graphics, interactive

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