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Akur8 raises USD30m in Series B funding

Akur8, an insurtech automating insurance pricing with its proprietary Transparent AI, has closed a Series B funding round of USD30 million, bringing its total funding to USD42 million.  The investment round closed less than two years after the P&C and health insurance pricing SaaS solution provider first commercialised its platform,

Inflexion completes acquisition of Oslo-listed Infront and appoints Chair

Inflexion has completed the acquisition of Infront ASA, a European provider of financial market data and software solutions currently listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.  The founders of Infront, CEO Kristian Nesbak and CIO Morten Lindeman, are reinvesting a portion of their proceeds alongside Inflexion. The investment is being made

Mid Europa invests in Baltics e-commerce platform

Mid Europa Partners (Mid Europa) has completed the simultaneous acquisitions of UAB Pigu (Pigu) and Hobby Hall Group OÜ (HHG), becoming the majority shareholder in the combined group, which represents the leading e-commerce and online marketplace platform operating across Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, with a growing presence in Finland. With

Gemcorp Group completes management buyout

Gemcorp Group, an emerging markets investment, commodities and energy group, has completed a management buyout from its seed investor.  The Gemcorp management team, led by founder and CEO, Atanas Bostandjiev, now owns 100 per cent of the business. The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   The buyout

HQ Capital closes second co-investment fund at USD210m

HQ Capital has held the final closing of its co-investment program Auda Co-Investment Fund II (ACF II), with USD210 million of commitments, surpassing its original target of USD150 million.  The limited partners in ACF II consist of high net worth and institutional investors including insurance companies, pension funds and family

EQT Private Equity invests in Parcel2Go

EQT Private Equity (EQT) has acquired a stake in Parcel2Go, a UK largest parcel delivery marketplace and e-commerce shipping platform, from Mayfair Equity Partners (Mayfair), management and certain selling shareholders.

WestCap leads strategic investment round in Templum

Templum, a provider of next-generation capital markets infrastructure for alternatives and private securities, has closed a strategic financing round led by WestCap.  The partnership enables Templum to expand on marketplace services for its growing list of global clientele and enhance liquidity for institutional and retail investors across the ecosystem. Templum

GP Bullhound invests Lingokids as part of USD40m funding round

GP Bullhound has made a new investment in Lingokids, an educational platform for children, as part of a Series C funding round of USD40 million led by an undisclosed investor, with participation from existing investors HV Capital, and Ravensburger among others. Launched in 2016, Lingokids is the playlearning app for

carwow acquires Wizzle

Car buying comparison specialist, carwow has acquired used car buying platform, Wizzle. carwow, which investment backers include Vitruvian Partners, Balderton Capital, Accel, Episode 1 and Daimler, connects more online car buyers with more dealers and OEMs than any other online marketplace and is the brand of choice for more than

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