Futr, a live chat and customer service chatbots specialist, has secured new funding from Blackfinch Ventures, a technology venture capital firm, and existing investors to continue its mission of using artificial intelligence to disrupt the delivery of customer service. The investment, worth a total of £2.1 million, sees Blackfinch Ventures,
O2 Investment Partners has appointed William Laffrey as the firm’s newest Associate.
Funds managed by affiliates of Apollo have acquired Tony’s Fresh Market (Tony’s), a Chicago-based grocery retailer. Established in 1979, Tony’s is a specialty grocer that offers high-quality, affordable groceries with an inclusive assortment aimed at the diverse communities it serves. A large selection of fresh produce, extensive multicultural offerings and
VG, one of Jersey’s largest independent providers of trust, corporate and fund solutions, has reshaped its senior funds team with Trevor Norman announcing his retirement from his role as director of VG, with effect from 30 April 2022, after 33 years with the company. Norman joined VG in 1988 and
valantic Financial Services Automation (FSA), a leading provider of cross-asset electronic trading and automation solutions, has completed a strategic investment in Velox Financial Technology.
Motorola Solutions has acquired Calipsa, a technology leader in cloud-native advanced video analytics based in London, UK. Calipsa’s scalable platform enables businesses to optimise security with AI-powered analytics that verify alarms, enable content-based searches, detect tampering, and assess the health of cameras in real time. The solution is relied upon
Software investor Main Capital Partners (Main) has acquired a majority stake in VideoVisit, a provider of software services for virtual healthcare and online consultations. VideoVisit represents the first platform investment for Main in the Finnish market. VideoVisit is a market leader in Finland with over 200 municipalities as customers, including
BaltCap Infrastructure Fund, AJ Power group and AJP Capital’s Solar Core Plus Fund have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture to develop solar energy generation in Latvia with 30 MW of solar farms to be built over the next three years. The plan also foresees expansion across the
Foresight Group (Foresight), a listed infrastructure and SME investment manager, has made a £2.15m investment into HomeLink Healthcare Limited from Foresight VCT and Foresight Enterprise VCT. Existing shareholders also invested £500,000 to further support HomeLink’s growth. Formed in 2015, HomeLink has provided “hospital-at-home” services since 2018. The new funding will
Alantra, an independent global mid-market investment banking and asset management firm, has added to its Private Debt team with the appointments of Alberto Pierotti (managing director), Jean-Philippe Lantrade (managing director), Alfonso Sousa (director), and Carlos Pulido (associate). The new appointments will support the growth plans of the private debt team
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