Edison Ventures has made a USD5.5m investment in a USD7m total financing round in Ontario, Canada based eSentire. Existing investor VentureLink joined Edison in the round. The proceeds will be used to increase sales and marketing, expand product development to address markets beyond financial services eSentire combines behaviour-based
NBGI Private Equity (NBGIPE), the lower mid-market buyout firm, has sold its majority stake in Ochre House to US-based Pinstripe backed by Accel-KKR, which delivers a 4x return on NBGIPE’s original investment. The sale will result in the combined business becoming the largest independent provider of global recruitment process
AnaCap Financial Partners and the management of Simply Business have completed the management buyout of the small business insurance provider. Under the terms of the agreement, funds advised by AnaCap and Simply Business’s management will acquire 100 per cent of Simply Business. Established in 2005 by parent company
Germany’s largest online optician Mister Spex, a portfolio company of private equity firm DN Capital, has acquired two Swedish online eyewear operations, Lensstore and Loveyewear. “With this step we demonstrate our leading position in Europe and accelerate our international expansion,” says Dirk Graber, founder and chief executive of Mister
Livingstone Partners’ debt advisory team has concluded a debt refinancing in support of Dunedin’s recently announced GBP43m buy-out of York-based Trustmarque Solutions. Livingstone arranged a GBP19.5m debt package with HSBC Bank, with additional capacity for acquisitions. Trustmarque is a provider of technology services and solutions to private and
Main Street Capital has closed a new portfolio investment totalling USD7m of invested capital in Garreco. Main Street’s investment in Garreco consists of USD5.8m in first lien, senior secured term debt and a USD1.2m direct equity investment. Garreco is headquartered in Heber Springs, Arkansas and is a manufacturer
Private equity firm Insight Venture Partners is to make a significant investment in Anaqua, a provider of intellectual asset management (IAM) services and SaaS software. The terms of the agreement, which include the buyout of Anaqua’s existing investors, have not been disclosed. As part of the transaction, Jeff
Middle market private equity firm GI Partners has acquired One Wilshire, a downtown Los Angeles network facility and data centre. In addition, the firm acquired three fully leased corporate office properties in El Segundo, California. The acquisition was made through TechCore, a USD1bn discretionary core real estate fund managed by GI
Water Street Healthcare Partners, a private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry, has completed an investment in RTI Biologics. Headquartered in Alachua, Florida, RTI specialises in orthopaedic and other biologic implants. Water Street has invested a USD50m private placement of convertible preferred equity to support RTI
Ayasdi has raised USD30.6m in series B venture funding, led by IVP with participation from Citi Ventures, GE Ventures, and existing investors Khosla Ventures and Floodgate. In conjunction with the financing, Steve Harrick from IVP will join Ayasdi’s board of directors. Six months after the company’s initial launch,
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