Online money transfer service WorldRemit has raised USD100m in a Series B funding round led by Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV), with participation from existing investor Accel Partners. WorldRemit is a global leader in smartphone and web-based money transfers – providing a convenient, low-cost alternative to expensive brick-and-mortar agents. The company
Shopa (www.shopa.com), the social shopping site where customers can discover, share and buy products they love, has completed a USD11 million series A funding round. UK venture capital firms Octopus Investments (which backed Zoopla, YPlan and SwiftKey) and Notion Capital (which funded Shutl and Duedil) led the fund raising. Shopa
Paul Hastings has recently advised the portfolio companies of US private equity firms Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Company and Pfingsten Partners on three separate significant cross border acquisitions. The firm represented Paragon Medical, a portfolio company of Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Company, in its acquisition of the medical device business
Standard Life Investments, the Global Asset Manager, has made two new appointments to its Infrastructure Debt team. Alex Campbell joins as Investment Director for Infrastructure Debt and will be responsible for the sourcing, negotiation, preparation and review of infrastructure debt funding proposals. Based at St Mary Axe, London, Alex is
Sidley Austin has further expanded its energy and M&A practices with the addition of partners Karen A Dewis, Kenneth W Irvin and Daryl L Rice in Washington, DC. Irvin’s and Rice’s practices involve a broad cross-section of energy and commodities transactions, including energy trading and marketing, hedging and derivatives transactions,
A group of investors led by Lakewood Capital and including existing management has acquired Vacuum Systems International, Inc. through a newly formed entity, VSI International (VSI). Founded in 1994, VSI is a unique value added provider of cost saving and sustainable equipment remanufacturing and fleet rotational programs utilised by
Private equity firm Solis Capital Partners (Solis) has partnered with venture capital firm Innovate Partners to acquire an equity interest in Lindora, a provider of medically supervised weight loss and weight management programs. Founded by Dr Marshall Stamper in 1971, Lindora has more than 40 years of success providing comprehensive
Abacus Group, a provider of hosted IT solutions for hedge funds and private equity funds, has been named as an Elite Services Provider (ESP) on 2015 CRN Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list. This annual list distinguishes the top technology providers and consultants in North America whose leading approach to
SS&C Technologies Holdings has completed completion of Annex IV filing for over 50 Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMs) and 300 Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs). SS&C GlobeOp filed with multiple Nationally Competent Authorities (NCAs) across Europe, including the key jurisdictions of Luxembourg, Ireland and the United Kingdom. “We use extensive
Clearlake Capital Group has completed the sale of PrimeSport Holdings Inc to The Carlyle Group (Carlyle), Moorad Sports Partners and RSE Ventures. As part of the transaction, Clearlake and management rolled over a significant equity stake in the company. Sam Soni, PrimeSport’s founder, remains CEO and continues to lead the
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