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Jump Capital adds two to team

Jump Capital, Chicago-based VC for data-driven tech companies,  has made two new appointments – Trisha Degg, VP of talent platform, and Ola Jewusiak, director of marketing.

Frontline Ventures leads additional £1.7m investment in Appital

Appital, the Equity Capital Marketplace, today announced it has secured an additional £1.7 million investment from Frontline Ventures and various angel investors. The investment follows last year’s £2.5 million round led by Frontline Ventures and additional funding from angel investors, bringing the total investment raised to date to £4.85 million.

Bridge Investment Group expands into prop tech and hires new CIO

Bridge Investment Group Holdings has launched its newest strategy, Bridge Ventures, which will focus on proptech investments, and appointed Jeremy Ford as its chief investment officer. Bridge Ventures will focus on both early- and later-stage proptech companies and expects to pursue investments in industry-leading proptech funds. Ford joins Bridge Investment

Actis appoints director, Americas in Investor Development Group

Actis, a global investor in sustainable infrastructure, has appointed Lynnette Mays as director, Americas within its Investor Development Group. Mays joins the Actis IDG Americas team bolstering Actis’ presence in the region. Her appointment follows that of Neda Vakilian, Managing Director of Global Relationships and Charles Daulon du Laurens, Head

White & Case advises GRIDSERVE on £200m investment from Infracapital

White & Case LLP, a global law firm, has advised GRIDSERVE on a £200 million initial investment from Infracapital, the infrastructure equity investment arm of M&G Plc. Mitsubishi HC Capital UK Plc and TPG Rise – TPG’s global impact investing platform, have also increased their shareholding in the company as

StepStone closes fifth co-investment fund at $2.36bn

StepStone Group Inc, a global private markets investment firm, has made the final closing of StepStone Capital Partners Fund V (SCP V), its fifth dedicated co-investment fund, raising $2.36 billion of commitments. Through SCP V, StepStone seeks to build a diversified portfolio of co-investments alongside leading private equity firms, in

Perwyn and Verlinvest lead $22m Series A KatKin funding round

Perwyn has co-led, together with Verlinvest, a $22 million Series A funding round in the direct-to-consumer health and fresh cat food brand KatKin. KatKin has grown significantly in recent years in line with growing demand for its industry-first fresh-cooked cat food. Perwyn and Verlinvest join Octopus Ventures and angels as

Clearlake Capital-backed FloWorks acquires Flotech

FloWorks International (FloWorks), a specialty flow control distribution platform backed by Clearlake Capital Group, has acquired Flotech, a value-added distributor and servicer of industrial valves. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   Founded in 1961, Flotech is a distributor and servicer of industrial valves and automation solution.

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