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Olsam acquires MarketFleet

Olsam Group (Olsam), a company that acquires and scales category leading e-commerce businesses, has completed the acquisition of MarketFleet, a US-based incubator and aggregator of e-commerce brands. This is the second “aggregation of aggregators” by Olsam – the first being Flywheel Commerce in November 2021.  MarketFleet was founded in 2015,

Squire Patton Boggs expands PE practice in Paris

Squire Patton Boggs has continued the expansion of its global private equity practice in Europe with the addition of two new partners in France. Private equity lawyer Anthony Guillaume has been appointed a Corporate partner and acquisition leverage finance lawyer Benjamin Marché has been appointed partner in the Financial Services

Drawbridge launches new branding

Drawbridge, a provider of cybersecurity software and solutions to the alternative investment industry, has unveiled its new corporate brand identity reflecting the company’s evolution into a modern technology partner for more than 800 alternative investment funds and their portfolio companies. The rebrand caps a period of continued hyper growth and

Astorg backed IQ-EQ completes acquisition of Davy Global Fund Management

Investor services provider IQ-EQ has competed the acquisition of Irish fund management business Davy Global Fund Management (DGFM) following regulatory approval from the Central Bank of Ireland. Effective immediately the legacy DGFM business will operate as IQ-EQ Fund Management (Ireland) Limited a fund management company that helps global asset managers

Willkie adds PE partner in LA

Willkie Farr & Gallagher has appointed Caleb Vesey as a partner in the firm’s Los Angeles office, where he is part of Willkie’s Private Equity Practice Group. Vesey’s arrival follows the addition of private equity partners Patrick Sandor, Ray LaSoya and Joe Kaczorowski, who joined Willkie in California this year.

Swander Pace Capital completes sale of T-Bev to Florida Food Products

Swander Pace Capital (SPC), a private equity firm specialising in consumer product companies, has sold T-Bev, a manufacturer and distributor of tea extracts, instant tea, natural and organic caffeine and other botanical extracts catering to the functional beverage and dietary supplement markets, to Florida Food Products (FFP). Since being acquired

SK Capital acquires Florachem

Funds advised by SK Capital Partners (SK Capital), a private investment firm focused on the specialty materials, specialty chemicals, and pharmaceuticals sectors, has acquired Florachem Holdings (Florachem) from an affiliate of Carmelina Capital, LLC. Florachem is a leading manufacturer and supplier of natural plant-based ingredients including citrus, pine, and specialty

Ownwell closes $5.75m seed funding round led by First Round Capital

Ownwell, an online solution to help commercial and residential property owners save money on property taxes, has raised $5.75 million in a seed funding round led by First Round Capital. Additional investors in the round include Wonder Ventures, Founder Collective, Long Journey Ventures and former PayPal board member Scott Banister.

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