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OnePulse app secures USD1 million in funding

London based Real-time consumer engagement app OnePulse has closed a USD1.07m seed investment round, led by AngelLab, D5 Capital and the London Co-Investment Fund along with a number of senior brand and technology executives. With over 300 clients (including businesses like Aviva, CGA Strategy, Coca-Cola, Bartle Bogle Hegarty & LBi

Blockade Medical closes equity financing round

Blockade Medical, a privately held company focused on the development of catheter based therapeutic devices for the treatment of cerebral aneurysms and ischemic stroke, has closed a round of equity financing.  Existing investors participated along with new investment from TitanMed Capital and GP Healthcare Capital, venture capital and private equity

Private equity firm SGP closes Stone-Goff Partners Fund II

Stone-Goff Partners (SGP) has held the closing of Stone-Goff Partners Fund II, a private equity fund focused on investments in businesses within the consumer and services verticals.  Fund II will continue its predecessor’s successful lower middle market private equity investment strategy, generally investing between $6 million and $20 million in

MUFG Fund Services selects Markit for private equity valuations

MUFG Fund Services has selected Markit’s private equity services to provide valuations for illiquid debt and unlisted equity positions.  MUFG Fund Services is part of MUFG Investor Services, the global asset servicing group of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and provides administration services for more than 1,100 alternative funds worldwide.

Baring Asia completes deal to acquire majority stake in Vistra Group

Baring Private Equity has secured regulatory approvals to complete its previously announced acquisition of a majority stake in Vistra Group from IK Investment Partners.  Vistra Group’s management team continue to hold a significant shareholding in the company.   Martin Crawford, CEO of Vistra Group, says: “Our partnership with Baring Asia

Audax Private Equity forms specialty coatings platform through acquisition of CPC

Audax Private Equity has formed a platform in the specialty coatings and adhesives markets through the acquisition of California Products Corporation (CPC), together with its existing investment in Nicoat, a formulator of specialty packaging and printing coatings.  CPC expands the platform into the architectural, sports surfaces, and specialty construction coatings

CFT Rob Woods

New CFT qualification aims to bridge gap between technology and financial services

A new qualification, the Certificate in Finance and Technology (CFT), has launched as the first and only global qualification designed specifically for technologists in financial institutions. The CFT is unique in giving technology professionals in financial services organisations a genuine understanding of the business context in which they operate. By

Jeffrey Sprecher, ICE

ICE to acquire IDC from Silver Lake and Warburg Pincus in USD5.2bn deal

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is to acquire Interactive Data Corporation (IDC), a provider of financial market data, analytics and related trading solutions, from Silver Lake and Warburg Pincus.  The acquisition is valued at approximately USD5.2 billion, including USD3.65 billion in cash and USD1.55 billion in ICE common stock, and adds technology

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