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Future Fertility closes Series A round led by M Ventures

Future Fertility, a fertility technology company developing AI-enabled and non-invasive fertility solutions to optimise clinical decision making in fertility care and in vitro fertilisation (IVF), has closed a Series A financing round led by M Ventures (the corporate venture capital arm of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a global fertility leader).

General Atlantic leads EUR245m PayFit Series E funding round

PayFit, a payroll and HR management solution for SMEs, has raised EUR254 million in a Series E funding round led by growth equity firm General Atlantic. Existing investors Eurazeo, Bpifrance and Accel Ventures also participated.  PayFit plans to use the funds to recruit additional top talent, accelerate the development of

CryptoSlam raises USD9m in strategy seed funding round led by Animoca Brands

CryptoSlam, a provider of data and transparency for the NFT industry, has closed an oversubscribed USD9 million seed capital round. The round was led by Animoca Brands, the company driving digital property rights via NFTs and gaming to build the open metaverse, with participation from CryptoSlam pre-seed investors Mark Cuban

Clearlake makes new strategic investment in symplr

Symplr, a specialist in enterprise healthcare operations including governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions, backed by Clearlake Capital Group, and Charlesbank Capital Partners has raised new capital via a Clearlake-managed dedicated fund, Icon Partners V (Icon V). In addition to broadening symplr’s investor base, the transaction provides

THL invests in Smile Doctors

Smile Doctors, a US-based, orthodontics-focused dental support organization (OSO), has secured a strategic investment from Thomas H Lee Partners (THL), a private equity firm investing in growth companies. THL is investing alongside existing financial sponsor Linden Capital Partners (Linden) in an equal partnership, while affiliated orthodontists will retain a significant

Banyan Capital Partners invests in Innovative Surface Solutions

Banyan Capital Partners (Banyan), a Canadian middle market private equity firm, has invested in Innovative Surface Solutions (Innovative), a distributor of liquid surface solutions in North America. Innovative marks the inaugural investment through Banyan Committed Capital LP, an evergreen investment vehicle that has recently closed its first USD216 million tranche

Castlight Health and DC&R’s Vera Whole Health to combine

Castlight Health, a healthcare data and navigation company, and Vera Whole Health (Vera), a specialist in advanced primary caremajority owned by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), are to merge. The transaction, which has been unanimously approved by Castlight’s Board of Directors, is valued at an equity value of approximately USD370

Atlantic Street Capital-backed Advancing Eyecare acquires Santinelli International

Advancing Eyecare, a provider of ophthalmic instruments and a portfolio company of Atlantic Street Capital (ASC), has acquired Santinelli International, a provider of optical finishing equipment. Advancing Eyecare is currently comprised of Lombart Instrument, Marco Ophthalmic, INNOVA Medical, S4Optik, Santinelli International and other leading brands. Founded in 1973, Santinelli International

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