Polaris is to acquire a majority shareholding in ProData Consult, a Danish independent IT consultancy focused on business and IT consultants. Over 15 years, ProData Consult has generated an average annual growth in excess of 20 per cent, and the Group has activities in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Poland, Germany and
European venture capital investment reached its highest amount in a decade with EUR6.4 billion in 2017, according to Invest Europe. Venture capital funds in Europe increased investments into companies of all stages and sizes last year. Seed and early stage investments grew almost 50 per cent year-on-year, reaching EUR649 million
Grey Rock Energy Partners (Grey Rock) has held its first and only close of Grey Rock Energy Fund III (Fund III) which was oversubscribed with USD232.5 million in capital commitments. The entirety of Fund III was raised through institutional investors; the majority are repeat investors who participated in prior Grey
Artivest, a financial technology firm based in New York, and Altegris, an alternative investment manager based in San Diego, have successfully closed their previously announced merger. The merged company, named Artivest, is headquartered in New York and California. Artivest serves over 10,000 clients worldwide, with approximately USD3 billion of asset
Verscend Technologies, a portfolio company of private equity firm Veritas Capital and a specialist in data-driven healthcare solutions, is to acquire Cotiviti Holdings, a provider of payment accuracy and analytics-driven solutions for the healthcare industry, for USD4.9 billion in cash. Under the terms of the agreement, Cotiviti shareholders will receive USD44.75 in
Oak Hill Advisors (OHA) and Värde Partners (Värde) are to acquire a USD1 billion portfolio of shipping loans from Deutsche Bank. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2018 pending regulatory approvals. This represents the second sale of shipping loan portfolios from European banks that
Glatfelter, a supplier of specialty papers and engineered materials, has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Georgia-Pacific’s European nonwovens business (the “Business”) for USD185 million, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. The proposed transaction includes Georgia-Pacific’s operations located in Steinfurt, Germany, along with sales offices located in France and Italy.
Elastic Path, a specialist in enterprise headless commerce solutions, has closed a USD43 million Series B growth investment, led by Sageview Capital and with participation from current investors, Yaletown Partners and BDC Venture Capital. The company has now raised a total of over USD63 million. “Sageview provides highly
A Hull healthtech start-up which has developed an award-winning device to enhance mental wellbeing has secured a GBP200,000 investment from NPIF-Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia Fund Managers and is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund. Moodbeam’s wearable device allows users to log their mood and monitor
Private capital has been vital in working alongside governments and other investors to help close the Africa’s infrastructure gap, according to the third edition of the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association’s (AVCA) Sector Snapshot: Infrastructure. The report states that 97 PE infrastructure deals worth USD12.1bn were reported between
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