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Cyrus closes second precision engineering EIS fund

Cyrus Investment Management (CIM), the specialist engineering turnaround EIS investment adviser, has closed fundraising for the Cyrus Precision Engineering EIS Fund 2, having successfully raised GBP10.5 million in new funds. This follows on the impressive results of CIM’s first fund, Cyrus Precision Engineering EIS 1, which within 12 months was

Celonis raises USD27.5m in Series A round led by Accel Partners and 83North

Celonis, a provider of a new category of big data analytics technology dubbed Process Mining, has secured a USD27.5 million Series A investment led by Accel and 83North (formerly Greylock IL). Celonis will use the funds to accelerate the global adoption of its solution, which aims to help organisations of

Bernhard Capital Partners closes inaugural energy services fund

Bernhard Capital Partners Management (BCP), an energy services focused private equity firm, has closed its debut private equity fund, BCP Energy Services Fund.   Launched in 2014, BCP has raised over USD750 million in capital commitments to the Fund and managed co-investments from investors, including public and corporate pension funds,

Accel adds new Venture Partner to focus on Israel

Venture capital firm Accel has appointed Nir Blumberger as a venture partner based in Tel Aviv, Israel. Accel opened its first international office in London in 2000 to partner with extraordinary founders and teams across Europe and Israel. In that period, Accel has invested in over 30 companies in Israel

Juggernaut Capital Partners raises USD380m investment fund

Juggernaut Capital Partners (JCP), a consumer and business services-focused private equity investor in the lower middle market, has held the final closing of Juggernaut Capital Partners III (JCP III), a USD380 million investment fund.  Similar to its two predecessor funds, JCP III will focus on investing in lower middle market

SMS Assist secures USD150m Series D Investment from Goldman Sachs Investment Partners

SMS Assist, a mobile and cloud-based multisite property management company, has raised USD150 million in Series D funding from Goldman Sachs Investment Partners. Prior investors in SMS Assist include Insight Venture Partners and Pritzker Group Venture Capital. SMS Assist offers property owners a cloud-based technology platform and a network of

Berenberg appoints James Ramp as Head of ECM in New York office

Berenberg has further expanded its US presence by hiring James J Ramp as Head of Equity Capital Markets (ECM), to be based out of New York.  Ramp has over 20 years’ experience in ECM and Investment Banking, with prior experience as a Managing Director at BNY Convergex, Managing Director at

Aurelius acquires Calumet Photographic and Bowens Lighting

Aurelius has acquired Calumet International Ltd, a holding company comprising both pan-European multi-channel photography retailer Calumet Photographic (Calumet) and professional lighting producer Bowens Lighting (Bowens).  The company was bought from Calumet Holdings for an undisclosed sum.   Calumet Photographic is a multi-channel retailer of branded and own-label photography equipment and

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