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Gimv invests EUR4 million in biopharma company Topas Therapeutics

Gimv today announces a EUR 4 million investment in Topas Therapeutics, a biopharma company developing a unique immunotherapy approach to treat autoimmune diseases.  This investment is part of a total Series A financing round of EUR 14 million from a consortium of specialised life sciences investors including Epidarex Capital, EMBL

Asure Software acquires Mangrove Software

Asure Software has acquired Mangrove Employer Services, a Tampa, Florida-based cloud SaaS vendor in Human Capital Management (HCM) applications.  The company develops, and implements HR, Payroll, Benefits, and Talent Management software solutions. Mangrove’s HCM suite of solutions is designed to be easy-to-use, with fully integrated HR/payroll applications to help companies

AITV Invests in LiveAction’s USD36m series B financing

AITV, a US-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage and medium-growth software companies, has made a follow-on investment in LiveAction's recent USD36 million Series B financing, alongside Insight Venture Partners and Cisco Investments.  As part of the investment, founding general partner, Bill Malloy, joins the LiveAction board as an

William Blair and Allier Capital form strategic alliance

William Blair, a global investment banking and asset management firm, has formed a strategic alliance with Allier Capital, an Australia-based independent financial advisory firm. As part of the strategic cooperation, William Blair and Allier Capital will offer clients in Australia access to a range of investment banking services in global

Teralys Capital closes oversubscribed USD375m VC fund of funds

Teralys Capital has held the final closing of the significantly oversubscribed USD375 million Teralys Capital Innovation Fund (the fund).  Teralys' most recent fund of funds was created under the Government of Canada's Venture Capital Action Plan (VCAP) in collaboration with the Government of Québec as well as leading Canadian and

CMS Germany advises Coherent on acquisition of Rofin-Sinar

Coherent is to acquire Rofin for USD32.50 per share in cash, in a transaction valued at approximately USD942 million.  The transaction is expected to close within six to nine months, subject to approval by Rofin stockholders, regulatory approvals in the US and other countries as well as other customary closing

Black Swan secures major GBP3 million investment led by Mitsui

Black Swan has secures a strategic investment of GBP3 million (JPY500 million) led by Mitsui, that will help support the UK-headquartered advanced analytics and prediction business to continue on its rapid growth trajectory.  The investment allows Black Swan to accelerate development of its NEST platform and geographic expansion into the

VennPartners launches mortgage lender Venn Hypotheken

Venn Partners, an operator and manager of real estate debt and secured consumer lending businesses, has launched Venn Hypotheken, a new Dutch residential mortgage lender based in the Netherlands. Venn Hypotheken plans to offer competitive pricing across the mortgage product spectrum, passing on to customers the benefits of its lower

Blockchain intelligence firm Elliptic raises USD5 million Series A

Blockchain intelligence firm Elliptic has closed a USD5 million Series A funding round led by Paladin Capital Group, with participation from Santander InnoVentures, KRW Schindler, Digital Currency Group, and existing investor, Octopus Ventures.  Christopher Steed (pictured), Managing Director of Paladin Capital Group, will join Elliptic’s board of directors alongside Octopus

Arsenal Capital makes majority investment in Pacific Urethanes

New York-based private equity firm Arsenal Capital Partners has made a majority investment in Pacific Urethanes (Pacific Urethanes), a leading developer and producer of specialty polyurethane foam materials. Headquartered in Ontario, California, Pacific Urethanes, develops and commercialises proprietary foam products that service its customers’ needs, with a focus on novel

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