FV Bank secures USD8m Series A investment
FV Bank, a dual licensed challenger bank and digital asset custodian, has announced the successful closing of its Series A funding round worth USD8 million.
FV Bank, a dual licensed challenger bank and digital asset custodian, has announced the successful closing of its Series A funding round worth USD8 million.
EQT Private Equity, through the EQT Mid Market US fund, has agreed to sell Zemax (the Company) to Ansys. Founded in 1990, Zemax helps the world’s leading brands and institutions design optical systems for a broad range of applications by streamlining the workflow and communication among optical, mechanical and manufacturing
Cowgills business finance team has brokered a GBP5 million funding deal with Investec Capital Solutions for Wirral-based specialist technical recruitment company Russell Taylor Group. Founded in 2005, the Group owns four businesses: Russell Taylor Group, Recruit Right, NMS Recruit and Perpetual Engineering Partnerships, providing technical temporary and permanent recruitment solutions
Alpaca, a commission-free stock brokerage platform that offers APIs for fintech apps to connect and trade in US stocks, has closed a USD50 million Series B on the heels of driving 1500 per vcent year to date growth in brokerage accounts and expanding partnerships across Europe, Southeast Asia, Africa, North
ZEDRA has appointed Murjel Breedveld Jagesser as Client Director in Luxembourg’s Corporate Services and Global Expansion team alongside Charles-Alexandre Houillon as Director of Fund Management Services.

KKR and Salesforce Ventures have invested USD62 million in a Series B round for Copenhagen-based, no-code software test automation platform Leapwork, to accelerate its global expansion.
VMG Partners, a private equity firm specialising in building iconic consumer brands, has appointed Brianna Rizzo as the company’s newest Talent Partner. Among her many responsibilities, Rizzo will lead the Talent strategy for VMG Catalyst, a fund that launched in 2019 and seeks to invest in tech businesses, including digital
Shore Capital portfolio company EyeSouth Partners has added Dr James H Guildford, MD based in West Palm Beach, Florida. Guildford will join Retina Care Specialists in providing first-class treatment of retinal, macular, and vitreous diseases. He has served the West Palm Beach, Stuart, and Port St Lucie communities for decades,
KKR is to acquire Ritchies Transport (Ritchies), a transportation operator in New Zealand with an 86-year heritage. The investment – which marks KKR’s first infrastructure investment in New Zealand – will be used to advance the Company’s mission to better connect local communities, support the country’s expanding public transport network
Picsart has raised USD130 million in a Series C funding round led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 with participation from new investors G Squared and Tribe Capital, as well as existing investors Sequoia, DCM, Graph Ventures, and Siguler Guf & Company. With over USD100 million in annual revenue run rate,
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