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Airwallex closes Series B fundraising with USD80m

International payments company Airwallex has completed its Series B fundraising. The company has now secured USUSD80 million in outside investment, taking their total fundraising to USD102 million. In this round, returning Series A investors Tencent and Sequoia China were joined by fellow China based Hillhouse, Sir Ka-Shing Li’s Horizons Ventures

Agilitas-backed Recover Nordic makes four strategic acquisitions

Recover Nordic, a provider of damage control, emergency response and environmental services, and portfolio company for private equity firm Agilitas, has made four further strategic add-on acquisitions, bringing the total number of add-ons to fourteen since Agilitas acquired the group in 2013. The combined revenues from the acquisitions increase Recover

Funds managed by Abry Partners II acquire Link Mobility Group ASA

Law firm Paul Hastings has represented new client Abry Partners II, a media, communications, business and information services focused private equity investment firm, on its recommended voluntary cash offer to acquire all shares in LINK Mobility Group ASA at an offer price that values Link Mobility Group ASA at NOK3,396

BDO appoints new M&A Partner

Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP has appointed a new partner to join its M&A advisory team in London. Gurpal Ahluwalia will lead on commercial due diligence in the healthcare and life sciences sectors, as well as focusing on growth strategy projects. He joins BDO following four years at

SaleCycle receives GBP11.5m BGF investment

SaleCycle, a high-growth behavioural marketing business whose clients include Tommy Hilfiger and Nike, has received a GBP11.5 million investment from BGF to further scale its operations. The business, headquartered at Rainton Bridge in the North East of England, will use the funding to open two new international offices, in Japan

Warburg Pincus exits Blue Yonder with sale to JDA Software

Warburg Pincus has exited its investment in Blue Yonder, a specialist in AI solutions for the retail sector, through the sale of the company to JDA Software. This acquisition reflects the increasing importance of connecting intelligent data and insights to enable more profitable, Autonomous Supply ChainTM decisions and optimised customer

White & Case adds partner to M&A practice in London

Law firm White & Case has expanded its Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and Global Private Equity Industry Group with the addition of Emmie Jones as a partner in London. “London is the world’s second largest legal market and, as White & Case continues to grow in line with our

James Williams, Hedgeweek

Energy infrastructure will create natural gas and renewable opportunities, says BlackRock report

Renewables and natural gas replacing coal and nuclear to power industry, transportation and homes is arguably one of the most important structural transformations in global energy infrastructure. This is being driven by government policies and increased awareness among institutional investors for sustainable and environmentally friendly investments. Within the infrastructure space,

Bill Kelly, CAIA

Investment education is key says CAIA head

Founded in 2002, the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association (CAIA) has gone from strength to strength in the alternative investment education arena. William Kelly (pictured), CAIA CEO, joined in 2014 and declares that, while it’s been an interesting run, the value proposition of alternatives is alive and well.   Kelly

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