MarketLive and Shopatron, providers of software solutions for the global retail industry, are to be acquired simultaneously by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. “This is a unique opportunity to unite two complementary market leaders to advance the way that retailers and branded manufacturers connect with consumers in a world
Entertainment Benefits Group (EBG), one of the largest privately-held travel and entertainment providers in the US, has acquired Boston-based Working Advantage, an employee deals portal that provides shopping discounts at more than 10,000 organisations to more than ten million employees. EBG’s Corporate Program Division, which provides perks and reward solutions
OneRoof Energy, a residential solar services provider, has signed a USD20 million loan agreement with North Sky Capital's Alliance Fund II. The loan agreement was arranged by GoldenSet Capital, a sub-advisor to Alliance Fund II. "GoldenSet Capital and North Sky Capital are great partners," says David Field, president and chief
Fenox Venture Capital has invested in Jibo – the World’s First Social Robot. With this investment, Jibo plans to expand its global reach and further develop Jibo’s skills. Fenox VC’s strategic investment will help Jibo bring its “social robot” to more households across the globe. Through Fenox VC, Jibo has
A new investment company has been formed in the UK to provide businesses with an alternative form of growth capital. Draper Oakwood Royalty Capital is to make investments in growth companies, in exchange for a share in future revenues. Draper Oakwood calls their investment an ‘R Round’ (Royalty Round). Royalty-based
Baird is to acquire Chautauqua Capital Management, a global investment manager based in Boulder, Colorado. The deal will enable Chautauqua Capital to focus on the performance of the firm’s global and international investment strategies while Baird provides the back office services and support for Chautauqua Capital clients. The transaction is
In this extract from November’s Preqin Hedge Fund Spotlight, Alastair Hannah takes a detailed look at CTA launches, different trading methodologies, strategies and markets traded, as well as providing an outlook for the rest of the year. CTA launches Fifty CTAs have launched in the first nine months of 2015
Sport-Tiedje is to acquire Powerhouse Fitness,the trading name of Laidir Leisure Ltd, for an undisclosed sum. Upon completion of the acquisition, the combined company is estimated to be valued around GBP63m and will offer the biggest online range of products to the UK market with over 6,000 fitness related products.
Europe-focused infrastructure funds have continued their strong fundraising in 2015, with 12 funds reaching a final close raising an aggregate EUR9.4 billion in investor commitments. This total follows the EUR9.6 billion raised in 2014, and approaches the EUR10.5 billion raised by funds closed in 2013. This level of fundraising compares
The number of ‘high risk companies’ in the UK has shrunk massively. The new Graydon Risk Barometer shows that in 2007, just before the financial crisis, 16.23 per cent of the 1.7 million active UK companies were so unhealthy financially that they caused a serious business risk. Now, in 2015,
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