Wonder Robotics, a technology company specialising in the autonomous flight and landing of commercial drones, has closed a $4 million fundraising round led by Elron Ventures, in conjunction with Besadno Investment Group. The funds will be used to scale up operation and marketing efforts, while developing technology for additional applications.
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System has freed up cash for new investments by offloading about $6 billion in private equity stakes in secondary transactions, according to a report by Pensions & Investments. The move comes after the $441.7 billion public pension fund appointed Jefferies Financial to rationalise its portfolio,
Asset Class, a financial technology (fintech) company headquartered in Dublin with offices in New York and London, has completed a $11.6 million Series A funding round, led by fintech-focused venture capital firm Canapi Ventures. New and existing investors, including Live Oak Ventures, Plexus Capital and Total Technology Ventures also participated
Private equity firm Apollo Global Management and the credit arm of Blackstone Group are looking to sell Canada-based oil and gas producer Ridgeback Resources for CAD1 billion, according to a report by Reuters. The two private equity investors have reportedly appointed two unnamed investment banks to mange the sale which
Apollo Global Management has secured an investment allocation of $1.5 billion from Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings to a range of funds covering private equity and real estate to infrastructure, according to a report by Private Equity Insights. The allocation is part of total third-party capital investment of more than
MidOcean Partners, a premier middle market private equity firm focused on the business services and consumer sectors, has acquired Pragmatic Institute (Pragmatic) from Renovus Capital Partners and other investors. Founded in 1993, Pragmatic has become one of the world’s largest and most-respected product management training companies. Over the past 30
HIG Capital (HIG), a global alternative investment firm with $50 billion of capital under management, has appointed Alejandra Arguello managing director in the firm’s Capital Formation Group in New York City. Arguello will be responsible for business development and capital raising across HIG’s global credit platform. With over 22 years
Kadmos, an end-to-end salary payments platform for cross-border employers, has raised €29 million in a Series A funding round led by Blossom Capital. The investment round, which follows an €8.3 million seed round in December, also included existing investors Addition and Atlantic Labs. This new financing will be used for
Leeds-based independent games studio and virtual reality (VR) developer XR Games has secured £5.9 million ($7m) investment, in a round led by existing investors act media ventures, Praetura Ventures and Maven. This investment will support XR Games’ expansion as it moves to a brand-new studio in the centre of Leeds
Pexapark, a specialist in software and advisory services for renewable energy sales, has raised an additional €8 million in second round of Series B funding. This round began in late 2021, and brings Pexapark’s total Series B funding to €14 million, and its total equity investment to €19 million, accelerating
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