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Sovereign backs MBO of Asset Control

Sovereign Capital Partners, a UK private equity buy & build specialist, has backed the management buy-out of Asset Control, a provider of financial data management software to banks and other financial institutions. The business is headquartered in London and has offices in the US, Singapore and the Netherlands.   The

Verdane invests SEK150m in Inovia

Verdane has invested SEK150 million in Inovia, one of Sweden’s leading providers of big data and AI solutions. Inovia has developed a strong set of AI tools and frameworks, including an AI based virtual assistants (AIVA) and the Voice to Text application for Swedish. With Verdane’s investment, Inovia plans to

Mayer Brown advises Francisco Partners on GBP221m ByBox acquisition

Mayer Brown’s Private Equity team has advised Francisco Partners on the acquisition of ByBox, an international software and supply chain management company, for a purchase price of approximately GBP221 million.     ByBox provides smart-locker technology and field service solutions that improve the efficiency of supply chains across a range of

Validus boosts SME lending

Singapore-based SME financing platform Validus Capital (Validus) has surpassed over USD120 million in funding for local SMEs and businesses through its platform. The company has financed more than 1,600 loans to date, each of which was approved almost instantly (under 24 hours). The average amount funded per request is USD70,000,

Pengana planning to launch global private equity listed investment trust

Pengana Capital Group Limited is working on plans for an ASX listed investment trust that will invest in global private equity next year. It is proposed that the Trust will provide investors with exposure to a diversified portfolio of private equity investments, including funds, secondaries, directs, co-investments and other opportunistic

Arma Partners advises Evaneos on USD80m growth investment

Arma Partners has acted as exclusive financial advisor to Evaneos SA in securing a USD80 million growth financing for the company. The transaction – which represents one of the largest private fundraisings in France in recent years – will see Partech Partners, Level Equity Management and Quadrille Capital join Evaneos’s existing

Ashmore Group acquires Latin America-based Avenida Capital

Ashmore Group has acquired a majority stake in Avenida Capital, a Latin America-based private equity real estate investment firm with USD300 million of assets under management. The acquisition aligns with Ashmore’s strategy to expand its alternative investment product offering in key emerging markets, and further strengthens its footprint in Latin

Silicon Line raises EUR8.2m in Series B funding round led by Capital-E

Silicon Line, a specialist in developing and providing innovative ultra-low-power optical link technology for consumer electronics as well as commercial and industrial markets, has raised EUR8.2 million (USD9.5 million) in a Series B financing round led by Capital-E. Additional investors in the Series B round include LRM, Munich Venture Partners and

Augmentum Fintech makes GBP2.5m investment in Unmortgage

Augmentum Fintech, a European fintech venture capital firm, has made an investment of GBP2.5 million in UK-based residential rent-to-own specialist Unmortgage, as part of a GBP10 million fundraising. Augmentum is participating in this fund raising alongside existing investor Exponential Ventures, and other investors.   Unmortgage will offer a unique part-own

LBank and DAEX Blockchain Group invest in SVPER

SVPER, a social, instant video-only app for forming new real-life relationships in real time, has secured strategic investments from LBank, a Superior and Specialized Digital Exchange, and DAEX Blockchain Group (DAEX), a distributed digital asset clearing ecosystem built using a blockchain-based multi-asset clearing and settlement protocol. SVPER remains in advanced

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