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CAIS appoints Head of Data

Alternative investment platform CAIS has appointed George Davies, PhD, as its new Head of Data. Based in the Company’s New York office, Davies will report to Shane Williams, Chief Technology Officer. “We are delighted to welcome George to this newly created position,” says Williams. “George’s track record working with data

Cboe Global Markets to acquire NEO

Cboe Global Markets, a provider of global market infrastructure and tradable products, is to acquire Aequitas Innovations, more commonly known as NEO, a fintech organisation that comprises of a fully registered Tier-1 Canadian securities exchange with a diverse product and services set ranging from corporate listings to cash equity trading.

Untap chosen for Newchip’s seed-stage global accelerator programme

Untap, a next generation portfolio management solution for private capital markets to manage investments, strategies, ESG and Value Creation, has been accepted into Newchip’s renowned global accelerator programme.  Designed to provide all the skills and tools seed-stage founders need to rapidly fund, build and scale their companies, past accelerator cohorts

Robert Bosch Venture Capital joins Variantyx’s USD26m Series C funding round

Robert Bosch Venture Capital, the corporate venture capital company of the Bosch Group, has completed an investment in Variantyx Inc.  Variantyx and Robert-Bosch Hospital join forces to improve personalised oncology treatment with plans to incorporate the Variantyx solution into the oncology treatment process. Variantyx provides clinicians with advanced diagnostics and

Contract research firm set to double in size following GBP700k investment

Gentronix, the UK-based contract research organisation (CRO) in the field of genetic toxicology, has raised GBP700,000 in a funding round led by existing investor Mercia to support its continued growth. The latest round, which includes a number of private investors, follows Gentronix’s recent acquisition of the Big Blue® transgenic mutation

PE-backed Ferreira de Sá acquires luxury carpet company, Desistart

Ferreira de Sá, a company backed by private equity firm Sherpa Capital, has acquired 100 per cent of the shares of Desistart, a Portuguese company dedicated to the production and marketing of carpets for the luxury segment, from its founders. Founded by Henrique Ferreira and Rosa de Lurdes de Sousa

Graphite Capital acquires recruitment business Opus Talent Solutions

Graphite Capital, a UK mid-market private equity specialist, has acquired Opus Talent Solutions, a global recruitment business specialising in the technology and renewable energy markets, backing a management buy-out from the company’s founder. Headquartered in Bristol, Opus has more than 1,000 clients in over 50 countries. It employs 300 staff

WSO2 secures USD90m in growth capital from Goldman Sachs Asset Management

WSO2, a specialist in digital transformation technology, has closed USD90 million in financing from client vehicles advised by Goldman Sachs Asset Management Private Credit (Goldman Sachs).  The flexible capital solution will be used to accelerate WSO2’s worldwide business expansion, drive growth of the company’s global partner network, and support rollout

Wheatsheaf to become Grosvenor Food & AgTech

Grosvenor’s Wheatsheaf Group, an international investor in Food & AgTech, is introducing a new partnership model to lead the organisation through its next phase of growth and development – this will also see Wheatsheaf being renamed as Grosvenor Food & AgTech from January 2022. Current Executive Directors Anthony James, Katrin

MCF Corporate Finance adds Partner to lead London tech practice

MCF Corporate Finance, a corporate finance advisory firm, has appointed Atul Monga, CFA, as Partner in their technology practice in London. MCF specialises in cross-border and domestic M&A transactions and capitalraisings in Europe, across five core verticals: Business Services, Industrials, Consumer, Materials and Technology. The firm’s c60 professionals operate across

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