LBO France, through its Small Caps Opportunities II fund, has acquired a majority stake in the French company Baobag, alongside BNP Paribas Développement, AfricInvest and the management team – the latter led by Fabrice Saffré, to increase the company’s position in its markets. Baobag originated from the merger of Sacherie
Jscrambler, a technology company specialising in cybersecurity products for web and mobile applications, has raised USD15 million in Series A financing. The round was led by Ace Capital Partners, with the participation of existing investors including Portugal Ventures. With previous investor Sonae IM and now Ace Capital Partners, Jscrambler is
Tech-focused investment bank ICON Corporate Finance has acted as the exclusive financial adviser to Cloud Direct, a UK-based Microsoft Azure Expert MSP, on its strategic investment from global IT company Crayon Group. The deal was announced on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Cloud Direct’s world-class Cloud Managed Services, combined with
HarbourVest Partners, a global private markets asset manager, has held the final close of the HarbourVest Direct Lending Fund (HDL) at over USD892 million in limited partner commitments, including the General Partner commitment. The Fund was oversubscribed and closed above the target size of USD600 million. This close follows the
The UK is the key European market for venture capital (VC) investments, as the UK-based startups raised the highest VC funding amount during January-August 2021. A total of 1,256 VC funding deals were announced in the UK during January-August 2021, while the disclosed funding value of these deals stood at
Ara Partners (Ara), a private equity firm specialising in industrial decarbonisation investments, has closed Ara Fund II (Fund II) with approximately USD1.1 billion in capital commitments. The Fund was significantly oversubscribed, exceeding its USD650 million initial target and increasing its hard cap. The Fund received commitments from a diverse
PRODA, a specialist in rent roll data processing and analysis, has secure an investment from ING Ventures ahead of gearing up for a Series A raise in 2022. The investment follows the successful signing of ING Bank as a customer earlier this year. Surplus Invest, an existing investor in PRODA,
Marblegate Asset Management (Marblegate), an alternative investment firm that invests in credit opportunities and special situations, has partnered with Investcorp’s Strategic Capital Group (ISCG). Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS), a private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare and technology industries, has acquired Argos Health, a provider of complex claims revenue cycle services to some of the country’s leading health systems.
Sherpa Capital, a private capital fund manager focused on investing in mid-sized Iberian companies with more than EUR500 million in assets under management, is to support BPXport, an operator of concession sports centres and sports services contracts with a national presence across Spain. Sherpa Capital’s investment has enabled the incorporation
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