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Squire Patton Boggs adds senior PE partner in Paris

Squire Patton Boggs has appointed private equity lawyer Maxime Dequesne as a partner in its Corporate Practice in Paris. Dequesne was formerly a partner at French private equity boutique, Lamartine Conseil and previous to that worked at De Pardieu and SJ Berwin/KWM. The appointment follows in quick succession the hires

Venture capital investor Redalpine adds to management team

Venture capital specialist Redalpine has expanded its management team with the addition of Oliver Pabst as General Partner as of 1 May. Pabst, who holds a doctorate in economics, has many years of experience as an entrepreneur, manager and investor. After studying at the HSG and starting his professional career

Mondu secures $43m in Series A round led by Valar Ventures

Mondu has secured $43 million in a Series A funding round led by US-based venture capital fund Valar Ventures. The funding will enable Mondu to scale its BNPL for B2B solution for merchants and marketplaces by investing in its product and customer acquisition. Mondu plans to expand into more European

Leucadia Asset Management to invest in Illuminate Financial

Leucadia Asset Management, the asset management division of Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (NYSE: JEF), has formed a strategic relationship with Illuminate Financial Management, a venture capital firm that invests in companies and technologies at the forefront of the financial services industry. In connection with the transaction, Leucadia Asset Management will

Checkstep secures $5m in seed round led by Dawn Capital

Checkstep, a UK startup providing Artificial Intelligence (AI) products for contextual content moderation to social media and enterprise platforms, has closed a $5m seed round, following a $1.8m pre-seed round less than a year ago. The round was co-led by Dawn Capital, Europe’s largest B2B technology investor, and Form Ventures,

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice and TPG to acquire Covetrus in $4bn deal

Funds affiliated with Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), a global private investment firm, and TPG Capital, the private equity platform of global alternative asset management firm TPG (TPG), are to acquire Covetrus, a specialist in animal-health technology and services, for $21.00 per share in cash, representing an enterprise value of

Bain Capital invests in House of HR

Bain Capital Private Equity has acquired a 55% stake in House of HR. House of HR Management, Naxicap and founder Conny Vandendriessche will hold the remaining equity. The new strategic partnership will maintain the Company’s entrepreneurial spirit, help House of HR scale its unique platform into new markets and increase

MFA wants SEC to exclude private funds from new ‘dealer’ proposals

The Managed Funds Association (MFA), the trade association for the alternative asset management investment industry, today submitted a comment letter to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in response to its proposed rule to redefine and expand the definitions of “dealer” and “government securities dealer.”

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