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LendUp raises USD150m

LendUp has raised USD150 million in a combination of Series B round financing and an expanded credit facility. The round will allow for the expansion of LendUp's team and platform. Led by Susa Ventures and Data Collective, the round included participation from almost all of the company's major investors including

Fluid Delivery Solutions acquires Water Transfer

Fluid Delivery Solutions (FDS), a provider of oilfield water management services in the Permian, Eagle Ford, Marcellus and Utica basins, has acquired Water Transfer, a water transfer and equipment rental business focused on the Permian Basin. Based in Midland, Texas, Water Transfer works with top tier operators to deliver cost

Emerging Markets Property Group closes USD20 million (GBP14.1m GBP) investment round

Emerging Markets Property Group (EMPG), formerly Zamzama Property Group, which controls two international property portals – Pakistan’s Zameen.com and the UAE’s Bayut.com – has closed its Series C funding round with a USD20 million investment from one of its current investors, a fund which focuses on frontier and emerging markets

Cartagena Capital merges with Bryan, Garnier & Co

Investment bank Bryan, Garnier & Co is merging with Cartagena Capital, a technology advisory boutique headquartered in Munich, Germany. Cartagena Capital will be renamed Bryan, Garnier & Co GmbH, and the combined entity will feature one of the largest Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) investment banking teams in Europe.  

Maitland obtains EU PERE licence

Maitland is now able to act as an alternative investment fund manager (AIFM) for private equity and real estate (PERE) alternative investment funds, following approval for the extension of Luxembourg-based subsidiary MS Management Services’ existing AIFM licence. Maitland clients using this service can now market and distribute PERE products, namely

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Cognolink relaunches as Third Bridge in the UK and globally

Cognolink, a research partner for hedge funds and private equity funds, has announced a new name and brand identity for the company, becoming ‘Third Bridge’ both in the UK and globally. This move is designed to align the firm’s naming and identity with its strategy and future growth plans under

Grant H Beard to lead Wynnchurch Industries

Private equity firm Wynnchurch Capital has launched Wynnchurch Industries, a new platform company which has been established to invest in industrial materials companies. The new platform will be led by Chairman & CEO, Grant H Beard, who previously served as CEO of Wolverine Advanced Materials, a subsidiary of Wolverine Automotive

Brentwood Associates acquires Boston Proper

Consumer-focused private equity firm Brentwood Associates has acquired, through its affiliates, the Boston Proper direct-to-consumer business from Chico’s FAS, Inc. Terms of the agreement have not been disclosed. Boston Proper is a Boca Raton, Florida-based multi-channel retailer of women’s apparel and accessories, offering distinctive products with a focus on quality

Cyrus launches fundraising for second precision engineering fund

Cyrus Investment Management (CIM), a specialist engineering turnaround EIS investment adviser, has launched fundraising for Cyrus Precision Engineering EIS Fund 2. The Fund will identify undercapitalised and undervalued Precision Engineering businesses in the UK that are suitable candidates for “growth investment”: the introduction of new capital, management, products and markets

Aquiline Capital Partners makes majority investment in Wellington Insurance Group

New York-based private equity firm Aquiline Capital Partners is to become the majority investor in Wellington Insurance Group, a Texas-based risk distribution business specialising in the delivery and administration of residential property insurance. Principal operating subsidiaries include Wellington Risk Insurance Agency, a managing general agency, Wellington Claim Service, and Wellington

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