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HLD Group acquires Thurston Group

Private industrial investment company HLD Group has acquired Thurston Group – a specialist in modular building solutions for the education, commercial and healthcare sectors.  This major acquisition, which will ensure the ongoing operation and growth of Thurston Group, was facilitated by Independent Growth Finance, through a GBP16 million asset-based lending

Future Planet Capital acquires two VC firms

Future Planet Capital, a global university, impact and innovation investment group, has completed the acquisition of two venture capital firms: Milltrust Agricultural Investments and RT Capital.

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Ericsson to acquire Vonage for USD6.2bn

Ericsson is to acquire Vonage Holdings Corp (NASDAQ: VG) for USD21 per share. This represents a total acquisition price of approximately USD6.2 billion (Enterprise Value).  

Eatron raises USD11m in Series-A funding

Eatron, a fast-growing scale-up with its unique ‘intelligent automotive software’ platform for the edge and the cloud, has raised USD11 million in a Series-A round led by MMC Ventures with participation from Aster Capital and Vinfast.   Eatron has a long-standing collaboration in different projects with Vinfast to explore and

Arete leads GBP3m investment in global customer analytics platform

North west-based multi-family investment office, Arete, has announced it has led a GBP3 million investment into experience analytics platform, Uncrowd.  Created by retail and systems experts Richard Hammond and Rocky Howard, Uncrowd is a cutting-edge platform that allows global retailers and brands to measure customer experience through innovative methods of

Advent International acquires Caldic from Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Global privateer equity investor Advent International (Advent) is to to acquire Caldic BV (Caldic), a global premium provider of value-added life sciences and specialty chemicals solutions, from Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Caldic will then merge with Advent portfolio company Grupo Transmerquim SA (GTM), one of the leading chemical distributors in

Kleinberg Kaplan marks 50th anniversary as private investment funds law firm

Boutique law firm Kleinberg Kaplan, described as “Wall Street’s best-kept secret”, is celebrating its 50th anniversary as a legal adviser to investment funds and entrepreneurs, including many pioneers in the funds industry. Founded by Fred Kleinberg, Myron Kaplan and Norris Wolff in November 1971, with Jim Cohen joining a few

Yukon Partners holds final close of Fund IV at USD626m

Yukon Partners has held the successful final closing of Yukon Capital Partners IV and its associated parallel funds (collectively Fund IV) at USD625,945,000. Fund IV will provide mezzanine capital to middle market businesses and is a continuation of the strategy from prior funds, most recently Yukon Capital Partners III, a

WSO2 secures USD90m in growth capital from GSAM

WSO2, a specialist in digital transformation technology, has closed USD90 million in financing from client vehicles advised by Goldman Sachs Asset Management Private Credit (Goldman Sachs).  The flexible capital solution will be used to accelerate WSO2’s worldwide business expansion, drive growth of the company’s global partner network, and support rollout

OTA Insight raises USD80m in Series B Funding From Spectrum Equity

OTA Insight, a specialist in cloud-based hospitality business intelligence, has raised USD80 million from Spectrum Equity, a growth equity firm focused on internet-enabled software and transformational data companies.  Spectrum Equity joins existing OTA Insight investors Eight Roads, F-Prime Capital and Highgate Technology Ventures. This latest investment will support the company

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