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Monomoy and Kingsmoor acquire Plains Cotton denim manufacturing division

Monomoy Capital Partners and Kingsmoor have teamed up to acquire the denim manufacturing operations of Plains Cotton Cooperative Association (PCCA) through American Textile Holdings (AmTex), a newly-created acquisition vehicle. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   AmTex is a designer and manufacturer of both denim fabric and denim

Big Data Partnership secures series A funding from Beringea

Big Data Partnership has completed a GBP1.25 million round of series A investment from Beringea, an international growth capital firm that manages the ProVen Venture Capital Trusts. Big Data Partnership provides vendor-agnostic big data consulting, training and support for diverse industries including web, financial services, telecoms, utilities, defence and media. 

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Jersey to host four day conference and seminar in partnership with the US SEC

Jersey is to host a high level conference organised jointly by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Jersey Financial Services Commission. The purpose of the conference is to encourage international co-operation between securities authorities in order to protect investors.    The Commission, which has successfully negotiated for

Syntaxis Capital finances Expert Petroleum’s growth

Syntaxis Capital has provided financing in support of the founders’ buyout and strategic development of Expert Petroleum, through its second mezzanine fund. Expert Petroleum, primarily based in Romania, is an oil and gas services business that partners with some of the largest owners and operators in the oil and gas

Arma Partners advises Francisco Partners on Masternaut sale

Arma Partners acted as exclusive financial adviser to private equity firm Francisco Partners on the sale of Masternaut Group Holdings to a new joint venture between Summit Partners and FleetCor Technologies. Masternaut is Europe’s largest provider of telematics solutions to commercial fleets. Founded in 1996 and with headquarters in the

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Beringea leads USD6m investment in Montage

Private equity firm Beringea has made a USD4 million investment in Montage, a provider of purpose-built video interviewing technology to the Global 5000. Beringea led the USD6 million Series C financing round, which also included existing investors Baird Capital, GCI and Calumet Venture Fund.   The capital will be used

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Time to start the catching-up process for equity crowdfunding for start-ups, says AVCAL

The Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL) has welcomed the release of the Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee’s (CAMAC) report into equity crowdfunding in Australia. AVCAL’s chief executive, Yasser El-Ansary, supports the key policy directions set out in the CAMAC report.   “Australia has been lagging behind

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WHEB invests in Mcor Technologies

WHEB Partners, the London and Munich based private equity fund manager, has invested EUR6.6m of growth capital in Mcor Technologies. Mcor provides full-colour and eco-friendly 3D printers. The company is based in Dunleer, Ireland.   “We are experiencing strong demand internationally for our products and this investment from WHEB will

Summit Partners and FleetCor Technologies acquire Masternaut

Growth equity investor Summit Partners has teamed up with FleetCor Technologies to acquire Masternaut Group, Europe’s largest provider of telematics solutions to commercial fleets, from Francisco Partners. Masternaut’s management team, led by chief executive Martin Hiscox, will continue to operate the business and remain shareholders in the company.   Founded

Loton adds Sandy Climan to advisory board

Media industry veteran Sandy Climan has joined the advisory board of Loton Corp. Climan is a seasoned media and motion picture industry executive, talent agent and producer, who currently serves as president of Entertainment Media Ventures, a media investment and strategic advisory company.   From 2007 to 2010, Climan served

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