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Permira funds lead USD92m Series F funding round for Seismic

A company backed by Permira funds has led a Series F round of USD92million in Seismic, a sales enablement and marketing orchestration platform provider.  In addition to its capital investment, the Permira funds have also made a secondary investment, becoming Seismic’s largest shareholder. This round brings the total raised by

Aspire Technology raises USD2.4m for secure digital asset creation blockchain platform

Aspire Technology, the developer of the Aspire digital asset creation platform, has closed both a USD1.175 million equity round, and a USD1.23 million private token presale for a total of more than USD2.4 million of new capital, according to Aspire technology chairman, Michael Terpin,  Terpin led the company’s pre-seed USD260,000

Connection Capital offers chance to invest in later stage UK “deeptech” companies

Connection Capital, a specialist private client investment business, has offered its high net worth (HNW) private investor client base the chance to invest in the later stage funding rounds of UK “deeptech” businesses with the potential to disrupt global markets – and demand has been high. Connection Capital clients committed

James Morris, TMF Group

Finding value in the GP/LP relationship

Private equity investing has always been rooted in forging trusted relationships between managers and investors. Relationship building has been central to its success, but the impact of Covid-19 and the move to remote working has arguably put a strain on the GP/LP dynamic this year. As such, maintaining strong ties

Tel Aviv

GP interest in Israel’s PE space grows, says PitchBook

The nature of Israel’s legal system, the availability of local financing, and expanding numbers of tech-based targets helped the country post its best first-half deal figures in over a decade, according to Pitchbook’s 2020 Israel Private Capital Breakdown report.  The report, which was released today and covers both private equity

Scales

Truths and misconceptions surrounding private equity, dry powder and recovery

By Michael Gull, Executive Director, Business Development, MUFG Investor Services – As the Coronavirus pandemic continues to cut through our lives, the urgency of robust public assistance for businesses remains a matter of vital economic importance. And yet, since the earliest days of the crisis, certain critics have taken exception

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