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STP Investment Services secures growth investment from Lovell Minnick Partners

STP Investment Services (STP), an end-to-end, technology-enabled investment operations service provider that supports more than USD340 billion in total assets, has received a significant growth investment from Lovell Minnick Partners (LMP), a private equity firm focused on investments in financial services, financial technology and related business services.  This investment will

TELEO Capital appoints Operating Partner

TELEO Capital has appointed Kevin Hatch as an Operating Partner. Hatch brings over 20 years of financial, operational, and executive leadership experience, including a decade of work with private equity portfolio companies.  He has led multiple strategic growth initiatives, restructurings, and carve-outs across software, technology, business services, and industrial companies.

SmithRx raises USD20m in Series B led by Venrock

SmithRx, a next-generation pharmacy benefits management company, has closed a USD20 million series B financing round, following a year of record growth in which the company surpassed 1,100 employer clients.  Venrock led the oversubscribed round and was joined by existing investors, including Founders Fund.  The proceeds will support Smith’s plans

VCs and hedge funds bet on Polkadot

Polkadot was the most popular alt coin with venture capital and hedge funds in the final quarter of 2021, according to a report by Forkast. Twenty four of 57 funds investing in the space held Polkadot – the 11th latest cryptocurrency in the world with a market cap of USD18.7

SEC considers ban on PE client charges for legal costs

Private equity firms could be prevented from passing on legal costs to investors under new rules being considered by the US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The move is aimed partly at addressing investor concerns that they could end up paying

Nexa Equity’s Leap acquires JobProgress

Leap, a leading provider of home contractor sales enablement software, has acquired JobProgress, a workflow and CRM product for home contractors.  Together, Leap, a portfolio company of private equity firm Next Equity, and JobProgress will serve more than 2,400 home contractors in North America.   JobProgress’ product suite offers CRM,

SEC charges VC fund adviser and CEO over misleading statements and management fees

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against venture capital fund adviser Alumni Ventures Group (AVG) and its CEO Michael Collins, according to a report by AltenativesWatch. The SEC complaint alleges that the firm made misleading statements about its management fees and engaged in interfund transactions that

YABA secures USD85m in Series A round led by Crossbeam and Tikehau Capital

YABA, a leading Amazon brand aggregator in Southern Europe, founded in 2020 by Alejandro Fresneda, David Baratech, Rubén Ferreiro, Sergi de Pablos, and Patxi Archanco, has closed an USD85 million equity and debt financing round. The deal was led by international funds such as US venture capital firm Crossbeam Venture

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