Macfarlanes has advised founder, Mark Locke, and the management team on the sale of Genius Sports Group to Apax. Genius Sports Group, which was founded in 2000, is a global leader in sports data technology. The company’s software is used by over 300 sporting bodies around the world to collect
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 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’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
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 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 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 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, 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, 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
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