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Januar raises EUR6m in seed round led by Element Ventures

Januar ApS (januar.com) has closed the largest seed round in Danish history, a €6 million fund-raising led by Element Ventures. Angular Ventures, Outward VC, and early pre-seed backers byFounders also participated in the round which also includes well-renowned angel investors including Nicolas Julia, co-founder and CEO of Sorare, Charlie Songhurst,

ICV Partners appoints vice president

ICV Partners, an investment firm focused on lower middle market companies in business services, consumer goods & services, food & beverage, and healthcare, has appointed Fernanda Llera as vice president. Prior to joining ICV, Llera was a Senior Associate at Investar Capital, a Dallas-based middle market private equity firm. Previously,

HIG Capital portfolio company The Bluebird Group acquires 479 Sales & Marketing

HIG Capital (HIG) portfolio company, The Bluebird Group (Bluebird), has acquired 479 Sales & Marketing, LLC (479), a full-service retail services consulting firm. With almost two decades of experience, 479 provides leading brands with the strategic planning, operations consulting, account management, digital optimization, and data analytics services necessary to succeed

AE Industrial Partners portfolio company Altus Fire and Life acquires Fire Systems

Platform Continues Growth Trajectory into Southern New England with its 6th Acquisition. FSI’s founders Charles and Cheryl Barrett and Gary Lanowy will maintain a minority stake in the Company.  Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   Altus has partnered with key industry executives, including Board Chair Kelly Romano,

Muzinich & Co expands multi-asset credit solutions with new fund

Muzinich & Co (Muzinich) has launched the Muzinich Dynamic Credit Income Fund (DCI), which is designed for investors seeking outperformance in rising credit markets without taking excessive risks. DCI targets a high level of portfolio income throughout the credit cycle while searching for opportunities presented by dislocated markets. The DCI

Tribe Capital leads LinearB’s $50m Series B round

Tribe Capital has led a $50 million Series B funding round in LinearB, the developer of an engineering efficiency platform, according to a report by CTech. New investor Salesforce Ventures, as well as existing investors Battery Ventures and 83North, also participated in the round. This lates round brings total funding

Shore Capital partners with OC Flavors

Shore Capital Partners (Shore) has formed a growth partnership with OC Flavors (OC), a custom flavour developer and manufacturer based in Chino, California. OC Flavors was founded in 2007 by Leah McCuen and Monica Ahuero to offer a full range of natural and organic flavours and flavouring solutions across a

Australia’s private capital markets shrug off pandemic

Despite stringent lockdowns and pandemic-related challenges, Australia’s private capital industry continued to grow last year, according to research by Preqin. Australia-focused private capital assets under management (AUM) stood at a record high of AUD90 billion as of June 2021, up 11% on December 2020’s AUD81 billion. Private debt was by

Nine Engineering raises €1.1m

Access and identity control SaaS- and hardware start-up Nine Engineering is raising €1.1 million to increase access security, site safety and privacy compliancy. Nine Engineering offers easy-to-use solutions that increase access security, site safety and privacy compliancy. The start-up’s offerings include both a privacy-compliant SaaS platform for documentation that centralises

Mirabaud Asset Management closes Grand Paris strategy after raising €150m

Mirabaud Asset Management has closed its Mirabaud Grand Paris strategy at €150 million. Assets were raised from large institutional and family office clients across Europe. Mirabaud Grand Paris is a unique private equity strategy investing with tier one real estate developers in France to capture opportunities from the current largest

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