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WiseWorks AI lands $1.2m in funding round led by Veridian Ventures

WiseWorks AI, a communications intelligence platform, has secured a $1.2 million investment to build a one-stop solution for financial institutions to analyse surging virtual communications for compliance and to automate everyday tasks. The heavily oversubscribed round was led by Veridian Ventures, with investment from funds including Silicon Valley-based R42, SyndicateRoom’s

Maven makes £1m ORCHA investment

Maven Capital Partners’ (Maven) Maven VCTs have invested £1 million in ORCHA Health Limited (ORCHA). Cheshire based ORCHA is a global leader in assessing and distributing digital health, enabling private, local, and national health systems to adopt digital solutions, supporting healthcare professionals to prescribe digital health apps to patients. The

Pemberton supports Inflexion’s re-investment in K2 Partnering Solutions

Pemberton, a leading alternative credit specialist, has provided financing to support Inflexion’s re-investment in global technology staffing and consulting specialist, K2 Partnering Solutions (K2). To support Inflexion’s re-investment, Pemberton is using an innovative cross-fund financing structure through its Senior Loan and Mid-Market Debt strategies. K2 is a specialist in the

Konvoy launches $150m gaming fund

Konvoy, an early-stage investment firm that invests at the ‘frontier’ of gaming, has launched a new $150 million fund. With the new fund, Konvoy will have $270 million under management.  Konvoy Fund III will focus on pre-seed, seed, and Series A gaming companies within a number of different gaming verticals

Eurazeo completes €633m sale of Reden Solar stake

Eurazeo has closed the sale of its entire stake in Reden Solar to a consortium led by Macquarie Asset Management and also comprising British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) and MEAG. This sale was completed on the basis of an enterprise value of €2.5 billion and generated cash proceeds of

Andera Partners adds partner to Life Sciences team

Andera Partners has appointed Jan Van den Bossche as a partner within Andera Life Sciences, its team specialised in innovative therapeutics and medical devices. Van den Bossche (44 – KU Leuven) started his career at Petercam, where he was a biotech analyst for over 12 years. He was involved in

Buoyant M&A market continues despite economic instability

Reports of global merger and acquisition (M&A) activity entering a dry spell appear premature with dealmakers recording the third highest number of completed deals in an opening six months since M&A deal research by WTW began in 2008. According to analysis based on WTW’s Quarterly Deal Performance Monitor (QDPM), the

Temasek acquires Element Materials

Temasek, a global investor headquartered in Singapore, has completed its acquisition of Element Materials Technology (Element), a specialist in testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) services. Temasek has been a minority shareholder in Element since 2019. Temasek acquired Element from Bridgepoint, whose ownership has been an important part of a more

North Sky Capital adds MD to Business Development Team

North Sky Capital (North Sky), a specialist in impact investing, has appointed Erika Gucfa as a managing director. Gucfa will lead North Sky’s business development efforts for both its flagship strategies: impact private equity (secondaries strategy) and sustainable infrastructure (direct strategy). She will be based in the firm’s Boston office.

Two Kester Capital portfolio companies complete strategic acquisitions

Two of primary buyout specialists Kester Capital’s portfolio companies, Rephine and Jollyes, have completed strategic acquisitions. In addition, Kester has provided follow-on funding to another portfolio company, Optibrium, to accelerate development and expansion.  This investment activity comes on the back of the recent sale of Avania, which delivered in excess

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