BlueMountain Capital Management (BlueMountain), a private diversified alternative asset management firm, has appointed Ameya Agge and Matt Jameson as senior investing professionals to source, evaluate, and execute healthcare-related private investments. Both are newly-created positions reporting to Jim Pieri, Head of Private Healthcare.   “Just as the financial services industry went through

Volta Charging, a category groundbreaker in mobility infrastructure, today announced the closing of a USD35 million Series C Funding Round. The round, designed to accelerate the rapid expansion of Volta’s Electric Vehicle (EV) charging and media network, is led by the Invenergy Future Fund, with both the Invenergy Future Fund

Mission Mars, the North West England-based operator behind hospitality concepts including Albert’s Schloss and Rudy’s Neapolitan Pizza, has received GBP10 million from BGF to continue with its ambitious growth plans. With combined annual sales of nearly GBP30 million across its ten sites, Mission Mars is led by Roy Ellis and

Giant Oak, a specialist in applying artificial intelligence, machine learning, and big data analytics for the security needs of government and industry, has secured a USD10 million investment from growth equity investor Edison Partners. Proceeds will be used to fuel Giant Oak’s continued growth through expanding sales and marketing, software

Gridiron Capital has acquired a controlling interest in The Service Companies, a provider of managed services, food & beverage staffing, and specialty cleaning services for the hospitality and gaming industries. The Service Companies’ management team will remain significant investors in the company as part of the transaction and will continue

Kenzie Academy, an apprenticeship program that develops modern tech workers, has closed a USD4.2 million seed stage investment, led by ReThink Education, which will enable the company to accelerate its ambitious plans to grow tech education and employment opportunities in Middle America. The announcement was made by Chok Leang Ooi,

UK Fintech firm PayBreak has secured an additional GBP15 million of funding with specialist banking group Paragon as part of its growth plans. PayBreak, based in Altrincham, specialises in innovative digital point of sale finance through online retailers, allowing customers to spread the cost of payments on purchases through its

The Wierzbowski Eversheds Sutherland Private Equity team in Warsaw has acted on the sell side on Abris Capital Partners’ acquisition of shares in the leading fillers and cosmeceutical manufacturer ITP, well-known on the local market for soft tissues fillers for its Neauvia brand. ITP, based in Warsaw, has five subsidiaries

FRVR, a Malta-based HTML5 games publisher for both chat and post-app store platforms such as Facebook Messenger, has secured USD3 million in a seed investment led by Accel. Makers Fund and angel investors, including games industry luminaries Paul Heydon and David Helgason, also participated in the round.   The way

BGF has backed tech-focused Click Travel, a business travel management company, with a multi-million pound investment. This follows a sustained period of technological advances and new client wins. Headquartered in Birmingham, the business was founded in 1999 by brothers Simon McLean, CTO and James McLean, CFO. Click Travel’s proprietary technology