Johan Blomquist has been elected as a new Board member at Nordstjernan AB. Blomquist, born 1978, holds an MBA from the Stockholm School of Economics. He has previously worked at Altor Equity Partners (2005-2018) and Goldman Sachs (2004-2005). He is currently a private investor with experience in technology-related companies such
Omnio, a Banking-as-a-Service specialist, has closed a EUR30 million funding round led by pan-European venture fund GrayBella Capital. Omniom a high-growth pre-IPO banking infrastructure leader based in London, will pursue its organic Pan-European growth strategy including selected acquisitions in its core markets. Omnio offers a white-label, highly scalable service and
Private equity firm SFW Capital Partners (SFW) has completed a majority recapitalisation of Granite River Labs (GRL), a specialist in test and certification services and automated test solutions for digital connectivity and charging technologies. Co-founders Johnson Tan and Quintin Anderson will continue to lead the business and remain significant shareholders. Terms
Perceptive Advisors, an investment management firm focused on the life sciences sector, has held the first and final closing of Perceptive Xontogeny Venture Fund II (PXV Fund II) with USD515 million in capital commitments. The close of PXV Fund II more than triples the firm’s assets under management to USD725
Velocity Capital Advisors, a leading UK EIS/SEIS investment fund focussed on consumer technology, has launched a new growth capital product – Juice Ventures – to cater for the specific financing needs of early-stage companies primed for exponential growth through cost effective user acquisition. Juice Ventures www.juice.ventures is born from Velocity
By Purva Aggarwal – Warburg Pincus has invested USD110 million into a Series C round for New York-based healthcare tech company Aetion. This round is the latest in a string of similar investments within the health tech space for Warburg Pincus. The global growth equity PE group has poured in
Global early-stage venture capital firm Antler has closed its first Nordic fund, which was oversubscribed at USD36 million. Participants include Draper Esprit, Kistefos, the Danish state fund Vækstfonden, and the Norwegian state fund Investinor. The Antler Nordic fund will continue to invest in innovative startups in Sweden, Norway and Denmark,
Azentio Software (Azentio), a Singapore-headquartered software products business owned by Funds advised by Apax, has appointed Tony Kinnear to the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately.
Money Alive, a regulatory technology business based in Bedford, is set for further growth following a GBP749,000 financial investment from Foresight Group (Foresight) using equity finance from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) as part of a GBP1 million funding round together with a number of private investors. Founded by
BGF – the UK & Ireland’s most active investor – has promoted Andy Gregory, current Head of Investments, UK & Ireland, to Chief Investment Officer (CIO). Gregory has been with BGF since 2011, joining as regional director for the North of England. In his new role, he will oversee investment
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