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ClubReady attracts PE investment

ClubReady, a business management software provider for the fitness and wellness industry, has closed a Series A investment from Level Equity.  Ben Levin, Founder and Partner of Level Equity, will join the company’s board of directors. ClubReady, already profitable, will use the funds to further accelerate its rapid growth by

CI Capital buys majority stake in Hero Digital

CI Capital Partners has acquired a majority interest in Hero Digital, a digital consulting firm based in San Francisco. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Hero’s management retains a significant equity stake in the company. CI Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, has acquired a majority

Bunker Hill Capital sells Smith & Wollensky

Boston-based private equity firm Bunker Hill Capital has sold its portfolio company, The Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group (SWRG) to Danu Partners, a private investment firm based in Ireland and a sub-licensee of SWRG which opened a restaurant in London in June, 2015.  David Jacquin, Founder and Managing Director of

Adarza BioSystems closes USD5m Series B round

Adarza BioSystems has closed a USD5 million Series B financing. Proceeds from the financing will be used to expand production capacity in its St Peters, MO manufacturing facility and launch its first immunoassay product consumable and instrument platform.   Proceeds will also be used to accelerate development of highly sensitive

Sverica Capital Management closes fourth private equity fund with USD275m

Sverica Capital Management has held the final close of its fourth private equity fund, Sverica Capital Partners Fund IV LP, which exceeded its original target, was oversubscribed and closed at its hard cap of USD275 million.  Sverica will use Fund IV to continue its strategy of investing in growing business

Spectral Edge closes GBP1.5m funding round

Spectral Edge has completed an oversubscribed GBP1.5 million second funding round. New lead investors IQ Capital and Parkwalk Advisors, along with angel investors from Cambridge Angels, Wren Capital, Cambridge Capital Group and Martlet, the Marshall of Cambridge Corporate Angel investment fund, join the Rainbow Seed Fund/Midven and Iceni in backing

Gimv invests EUR4 million in biopharma company Topas Therapeutics

Gimv today announces a EUR 4 million investment in Topas Therapeutics, a biopharma company developing a unique immunotherapy approach to treat autoimmune diseases.  This investment is part of a total Series A financing round of EUR 14 million from a consortium of specialised life sciences investors including Epidarex Capital, EMBL

NVM Private Equity appoints Charles Winward as Investment director

NVM Private Equity (NVM) has appointed Charles Winward to its investment team. Winward will be responsible for sourcing, transacting and managing VCT investments. Winward was previously a director at IP Group plc, where he was the Managing Director of its fund management and advisory subsidiary. Over seven years at IP

Old Hill Partners hires Shila Ray as Financial Officer

Private debt specialist Old Hill Partners has appointed former GE Capital executive Shila Ray as Financial Officer. Ray will be responsible for overall finance and fund accounting functions at the company and has been named to the firm's investment committee. Ray has over 20 years of experience in finance leadership

Asure Software acquires Mangrove Software

Asure Software has acquired Mangrove Employer Services, a Tampa, Florida-based cloud SaaS vendor in Human Capital Management (HCM) applications.  The company develops, and implements HR, Payroll, Benefits, and Talent Management software solutions. Mangrove’s HCM suite of solutions is designed to be easy-to-use, with fully integrated HR/payroll applications to help companies

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