B Riley Financial, a provider of financial and business advisory services, has signed a definitive agreement and plan of merger to acquire United Online, a provider of consumer services and products over the Internet, for USD11.00 per share, or approximately USD170 million. The consideration represents approximately USD48 million in cash
Australian investment manager, QIC has signed an agreement to acquire an 80 per cent interest in the North Australian Pastoral Company (NAP), one of Australia’s oldest and largest agricultural enterprises. NAP covers 5.8 million hectares across Queensland and the Northern Territory and approximately 178,000 head of cattle. At the
Via, an on-demand transit company, is raising USD100 million in Series C funding, having closed USD70 million, with USD30 million in strategic investment to close in the coming weeks. The funding was led by Pitango Growth, who were joined by leading venture capital firms, family offices, and strategic investors from
NVM Private Equity (NVM) has led the recent fundraising round for Manchester based software company MPD Group. NVM has invested GBP2.5 million which will enable the business to continue to develop and deploy their new, disruptive Electio SaaS product. Electio is a delivery management platform enabling retailers to rapidly increase
Silicon wafer manufacturer 1366 Technologies (1366) has received a USD10 million investment from Korean private equity/venture capital firm Hanwha Investment Corporation. The funds will be used toward the construction of 1366’s first large-scale commercial factory, scheduled to be online in 2017. “Our Direct Wafer technology represents one of the most
Law firm Howard Kennedy has advised Cenkos Securities on the GBP3.2 million fund raising by the AIM traded company, MedaPhor Group plc. This secondary fund raising was effected via a share placing, with Cenkos acting as Nomad and Broker to MedaPhor Group plc. MedaPhor Group plc is a global provider
UK-based private equity house Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has completed a GBP2.5 million investment in The GP Service (UK) Limited (GPS), a provider of online services for general medical consultations and prescriptions. The investment will enable GPS to accelerate the roll-out of its service across new geographical locations, and develop
Funds advised by CVC Capital Partners have completed the sale of Education International Corporation (EIC) to a consortium led by NLD Investment (NLD), a Chinese private equity fund, in partnership with the management and the founder of EIC. Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed. EIC is
YieldStreet has launched the world’s first tech enabled specialty finance and alternative lending platform connecting accredited investors to asset based investments. YieldStreet is designed to offer opportunities that are backed by collateral, have low market correlation, and generate strong yield, such as loans secured by real estate portfolios, litigation finance
BlackRock has completed the final close of its third direct co-investment private equity fund – BlackRock Private Opportunities Fund III (POF III) – with over USD630 million in total commitments. Investors include public and private pension funds, insurers and foundations in North America and Europe. The fund close comes at
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