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Coupa Software raises USD22m in Series E funding round

Coupa Software, a provider of spend optimisation software, has completed a USD22 million Series E financing round led by new investor Crosslink Capital. Venture capital firms Battery Ventures, BlueRun Ventures, El Dorado Ventures and Mohr Davidow Ventures continued their commitment to Coupa by also participating in the round. The latest

CIPEF closes USD3.0bn global emerging markets fund

Capital International Private Equity Funds (CIPEF) has held the final close of the Capital International Private Equity Fund VI (CIPEF VI). According to the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA), CIPEF VI, which exceeded its target of USD2.5 billion and met its hard cap of USD3.0 billion, is the largest

EXOSUN raises EUR12m from Omnes Capital

EXOSUN has raised EUR12 million from a second funding round led by Omnes Capital (formerly Crédit Agricole Private Equity) alongside new partners ADEME, Grand Sud-Ouest Capital and Expansion Aquitaine, both subsidiaries of the banking group Crédit Agricole.   Founded in 2007, EXOSUN designs, develops and realises solar power plants equipped

AXA PE to acquire EUR330 million stake in Enovos

AXA Private Equity, the leading European diversified private equity firm, is to acquire a 23.48% stake in Enovos from ArcelorMittal for EUR330 million through its latest Infrastructure fund.    Headquartered in Luxembourg, Enovos is an integrated utility company focused on electricity and gas transmission and supply as well as power

Maven appoints Ben Bolt as investment director

Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has appointed Ben Bolt as investment director. Bolt will work alongside Andrew Ferguson in Maven’s Midlands and Southern England team, and will be based out of the Birmingham and London offices. Bolt will focus on sourcing and executing new investment opportunities in UK companies requiring GBP2m-GBP10m

Cleantech Fonds by eCAPITAL invests in Smart Hydro Power GmbH

German venture capital company eCAPITAL entrepreneurial Partners AG has participated in the second round of funding of Smart Hydro Power GmbH with its Cleantech Fond. In this round, the company, which develops, manufactures, sells and markets micro-hydro power plants, will receive further capital to the amount of EUR2.7 million. The

Riverside promotes Barnechea to MD

The Riverside Company has promoted Juan Barnechea, the leader of its Origination team in Europe, to Managing Director. Barnechea leads the deal sourcing efforts for Riverside, which was recently recognised as the world’s most active private equity firm. The work of the firm’s global Origination team is the driving force

Strand Hanson launches Strand Ventures

Strand Hanson, the independent advisory-led, merchant bank, has appointed Lek van Cruyningen and Naiem Hussain to lead a new division, Strand Ventures. Strand Ventures specialises in advising and investing in early stage companies and larger private companies, primarily in the natural resources, agriculture, energy, technology, healthcare, and chemical sectors. Strand

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