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Target Global leads Justhome €3.3m pre-seed funding round

Justhome, a next generation home financing startup, has raised €3.3 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Target Global. APX, the Berlin-based early-stage fund backed by Europe’s leading digital publisher Axel Springer and Porsche also participated in the round, alongside a number of industry-leading angel investors.    Launched this

Stafford Capital Partners holds final close of fourth infrastructure secondaries fund

Stafford Capital Partners (Stafford) has held the final close of Stafford Infrastructure Secondaries Fund IV (SISF IV) with the €731 million in commitments from 33 investors across 13 countries, making it the firm’s largest fund to date. Alongside these commitments, Stafford raised an additional £100 milion managed account for geographically

Madrona appoints managing director

Madrona Venture Group has added Karan Mehandru to the firm’s investment team as a managing director. With fifteen years of experience as a venture investor and board member for rapidly scaling private businesses, Mehandru brings a wealth of experience working closely with founders, their teams, and partners to build lasting

Kain Capital invests in MY DR NOW

Kain Capital, a private equity firm focused on the technology enablement of healthcare services companies, has completed a growth equity investment in MY DR NOW, a provider of primary and specialty care with locations in Arizona. Financial terms of the investment, which marks the first time MY DR NOW has

Genesis Capital and Integral Venture Partners acquire BORCAD

Genesis Private Equity Fund IV (GPEF IV), the newest private equity fund of Genesis Capital, and Evolving Europe Principal Investments I (EEPI I), a private equity and growth capital fund advised by Integral Venture Partners, have partnered to acquire 100% of BORCAD cz, a producer of train seats and interior

Building Industry Partners appoints operating partner

Building Industry Partners (BIP), a private equity investment firm focused on the US building industry, has appointed Steve Shaffer as an operating partner. Shaffer will help support BIP and Endeavor Fire Protection (Endeavor), BIP’s new fire and life safety platform. Shaffer brings nearly four decades of fire protection industry experience.

Vista Equity Partners expands internship programme

Vista Equity Partners (Vista), a global investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses, has expanded its internship programme to provide new opportunities for rising college sophomores. The new program, built in partnership with the Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP), a network of college-preparatory public charter schools,

Palatine exits CTS Group with 5.8x return

Palatine has successfully exited its investment in CTS Group, a provider of testing, inspection and geo-engineering consulting services to the construction and infrastructure sectors, through a sale to pan-European private equity investorOakley Capital. Palatine made a partial exit from the business in 2021, with the sale of its insurance claims

Oakley invests in Phenna Group and CTS Group

Oakley Capital’s (Oakley), a pan-European private equity investor, has invested in testing, inspection, certification, and compliance (TICC) platform, Phenna Group (Phenna), in partnership with co-founders Paul Barry (CEO) and David Harrison (CFO) who are reinvesting into the business.

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