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VC partner joins Fladgate

Howard Watt, a venture capital lawyer with over 15 years’ experience in providing corporate and commercial advice to funds, investors, entrepreneurs, start-ups and high growth companies, has joined Fladgate.  Watt advises both funds and investee companies with deal experience that ranges from early/seed stage investments and spanning the full life

Piglet raises USD8.5m in funding round led by Active Partner

Piglet, a British direct-to-consumer homeware brand behind a successful range of high-quality and low-maintenance linen products and other “soft home” goods, has raised USD8.5 million (GBP6 million) in a funding round led by Active Partners, a consumer-focused investment firm.  The fresh funds, which are Piglet’s first outside capital, will be

Moonfare targets EUR100m with second vintage of Buyout Portfolio

Moonfare, a digital investment platform for top-tier private markets funds, is launching a second vintage of its flagship Buyout Portfolio to build on the success of the portfolio franchise it launched in 2020.  Moonfare Buyout Portfolio I, a core part of Moonfare’s efforts to put top private equity funds within

JP Morgan Asset Management launches Growth Equity Platform

JP Morgan Asset Management has launched JP Morgan Private Capital, which includes a new growth equity investment arm and an existing private debt business, committed to providing customised solutions for early and growth stage companies across the capital structure.  The group will be focused on institutional and high-net-worth clients and

Green Angel Syndicate appoints CFO

Green Angel Syndicate, one of the largest active angel syndicates in the UK and the only one specialising in the fight against climate change, has promoted Christine Chisholm from Finance Manager to Chief Financial Officer (CFO).  Chisholm will remain on the company’s executive committee responsible for the day to day

Foresight Group portfolio company Fertility Focus launches OvuFirst skin-worn sensor

Fertility Focus, manufacturers of the OvuCore and OvuSense Pro family of fertility monitoring solutions, with class II medical device classification and 510(k)FDA clearance – has launched OvuFirst, a completely unique patented sensor designed to measure skin temperature, providing women with an understanding of when to try and conceive naturally, and

Cerea Mezzanine IV holds first closing at 85 per cent of target size

Cerea Partners completed the first closing of its fourth Mezzanine fund at the end of April. The Fund has reached more than 85 per cent of its target size, with an investment capacity of approximately EUR215 million exceeding the size of the third fund. Cerea relied on the loyalty of

Food app

Food tech start-up Curb secures EUR20 million funding

Curb, a Nordic dark kitchen startup which uses technology and data in order to improve customer experience, has secured EUR20 million in funding by Point72 Ventures, with participation from its existing investor EQT Ventures. 

Trulioo raises USD394m Series D Funding led by TCV at USD1.75bn valuation

Trulioo, a specialist in global identity verification, has secured USD394 million in funding at a USD1.75 billion valuation. The Series D round was led by TCV, one of the largest growth equity firms, with participation from existing investors Citi Ventures, Blumberg Capital, Mouro Capital and American Express Ventures. TCV General

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