Yamaha Motor Ventures, the strategic business development and investment arm of Yamaha Motor Co, has led a $7.5 million Series A funding round for Verge, developers of the world’s first AI-powered interactive software that enables farmers to plan, simulate, and validate the movement of equipment in the field and execute
SwanCap has held the final close of its latest private equity opportunities Fund (Swan V), which was oversubscribed with aggregated commitments in excess of €400 million. The Fund received strong support from a large number of existing investors as well as a wide range of new investors internationally. The LP
Pay2Day Solutions (Authvia) has closed a $7 million Series A financing led by Red Door Capital Partners (Red Door), an independent private equity firm.
Omaha National Group, a tech-enabled provider of workers’ compensation insurance, has secured a $20 million unsecured senior debt financing facilitated by Cohen & Co, a financial services company specialising in fixed income markets. The notes carry a fixed rate of 6.8% with a 10-year term. This latest funding follows
ModusBox, an infrastructure and integration technology company for financial services, has closed a $7.5 million Series A funding round led by Patamar Capital, a social impact fintech venture fund. Choice Bank co-led the round while BankTech Ventures and American Capital Partners also participated. ModusBox will use the new funds to
MidOcean Partners (MidOcean) has added Bradley Belt to its private equity Executive Board as an Operating Partner. In his role on the Executive Board, Belt will work closely with the firm’s leadership and portfolio companies on corporate strategy and growth initiatives. Belt has over three decades of experience leading and
Global investment firm KKR is to make a tender offer for the common shares of Hitachi Transport System Ltd (HTS) through HTSK Co, Ltd, an entity owned by the investment funds managed by KKR. Hitachi Transport System is a specialist in the third-party logistics business (3PL) in Japan. The Company
Cinven, a UK buyout firm, has hired ex-Blackstone executive, Julia Kahr, as partner and head of North America. Kahr previously worked as senior managing director at Blackstone for just under 20 years. She holds degrees from both Yale and Harvard Business School.
Actis, a global investor in sustainable infrastructure, has agreed to sell Solenergi Power Private Limited, the flagship company for its Sprng Energy platforms (Sprng), one of India’s largest renewable energy companies, to Shell Overseas Investments (Shell) for $1.55 billion. Sprng Energy supplies solar and wind power to electricity distribution companies
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (Freshfields) has appointed Rebecca Ward, a private equity specialist, as a partner in the firm’s Financial Sponsors group. Ward will further strengthen Freshfields’ world-class Financial Sponsor offering, which is one of the firm’s core growth areas and experiencing growing client demand. She brings significant experience advising some
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