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Stash secures USD3m in seed funding

Stash, a fast-growing investment app for millennials, has raised USD3 million in seed funding to continue the company’s growth. The round was led by Silicon Valley-based Goodwater Capital, which specialises in early-stage consumer technology companies. Two leading fintech investors also participated in the round: New York-based Valar Ventures, and London-based

Fountain Quail Water Management secures private equity commitment

Fountain Quail Water Management has secured a private equity commitment of up to USD40 million to expand its North American operations. Established in 1996, Fountain Quail specialises in treating and recycling produced and flowback water generated in oil and gas plays. Fountain Quail’s two proprietary systems, ROVER and NOMAD, cut

Agathos backs Vikoma in management buy-out

Agathos Management LLP has backed the senior management of Vikoma International Limited in a management buyout. Based on the Isle of Wight and founded by BP in 1967 after a major oil spill, Vikoma International is a specialist in the design and manufacture of oil recovery and environment solutions. The

Private equity-backed Questback continues global expansion

Questback, a specialist in enterprise feedback management which is 70 per cent owned by private equity firm Reiten & Co, increased enterprise revenues by 40 per cent in 2015. Greater sales were driven by the growing importance of feedback to business competitiveness, the strength of Questback’s powerful, cloud-based platform, and

US alt manager buybacks could affect liquidity, leverage, says Fitch

A recent spate of stock buyback programs in the alternative investment management (AIM) sector could have modest impacts on liquidity and leverage, according to Fitch Ratings.  Three firms have recently implemented share repurchase programs in an effort to improve their public stock valuations. Repurchase activity has been rare in the

GLEIF launches new data quality management program

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF), the body responsible for ensuring the operational integrity of the Global Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) System, has launched its data quality management program. Based on a set of clearly defined criteria, the program allows the quality of the LEI data pool (the publicly

Ambienta acquires a majority stake in SF-Filter AG

Ambienta, a European private equity fund specialised in environmental businesses, has acquired a majority stake in SF-Filter AG, Zurich, a successful specialist for filter solutions with sales of about CHF80 million. SF-Filter is the leading partner for the distribution of mobile and industrial filters for a variety of applications. The product

Xignite closes USD20m series C funding round led by QUICK Corp

Xignite, a provider of market data cloud solutions for financial institutions and financial technology companies, has raised USD20.5 million in a Series C funding round led by Tokyo-based QUICK Corporation, part of the Nikkei Group and Japan’s largest financial information provider. StarVest Partners, Altos Ventures, and Startup Capital Ventures, Xignite’s current

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