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MasterClass raises USD225m in Series F funding round

MasterClass, a streaming platform that makes it possible for anyone to ‘learn from the best’, has raised USD225 million in a Series F funding round, led by Fidelity Management & Research Company and with participation from new investors including Baillie Gifford, Balyasny Asset Management and Eldridge together with existing investors

Handshake secures another USD80 million

Handshake, an early career network, has secured USD80 million in a venture financing round and is set to invest a tranche of the funding in the UK, supporting early careers recovery post-Covid. The new funding round increases Handshake’s investment total to USD235.5 million and the company’s valuation to more than

Gelmetix closes GBP5m capital raise

Medtech start-up Gelmetix, the developer of a first-in-class polymer treatment for chronic lower back pain, has closed a successful GBP5 million Series C equity financing round. 

SageTech Medical completes GBP2.9m pre-series A investment led by EMV Capital

SageTech Medical Equipment Ltd (SageTech) has completed a GBP2.9 million pre-series A investment, including a GBP1.6 million investment introduced by specialist venture capitalist EMV Capital.   As part of restructuring the company’s arrangements for the commercialisation of the business, EMV Capital’s parent company NetScientific PLC purchased GBP200,000 of shares, in line

HIG Capital completes growth investment in Homewerks Worldwide

HIG Capital (HIG), a global alternative investment firm with USD44 billion of equity capital under management, has completed a growth investment in Homewerks Worldwide, LLC (Homewerks), an innovator in the kitchen, bathroom, and plumbing home improvement categories.  Founded in 2006 by Peter Berkman and based outside Chicago, Illinois, Homewerks develops, sources,

Diaverum acquires booknowmed.com

Diaverum, a global renal care service provider, announces today the acquisition of booknowmed.com, the world’s leading booking engine in renal care that enables patients to browse over 400 dialysis clinics across 54 countries and book their dialysis treatment in real-time, with no booking or cancellation fees.  With its ‘patient-centric’ approach,

BV Investment Partners sells CivicPlus

BV Investment Partners (BV), a middle-market private equity firm focused on the tech-enabled business services, software and IT services sectors, has sold CivicPlus, a provider of integrated software solutions for local governments, to Insight Partners.  CivicPlus is an innovator in the new field of Civic Experience, which enables local governments

Apax Funds invest in Nulo

Funds advised by Apax (the “Apax Funds”) have reached an agreement with high-growth pet food brand Nulo to buy out its existing investor group – which includes CAVU Venture Partners and Main Post Partners. The transaction is expected to complete in early June 2021. Financial terms of the transaction have

Apex launches outsourced SPAC COO solution

Apex Group has launched an Outsourced Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) Chief Operating Officer Solution via subsidiary Throgmorton US.  Daniel Strauss, CEO of GlassBridge Enterprises, a holding company focused on asset management opportunities, will be joining Apex in an advisory capacity to help guide and deliver the Outsourced SPAC COO Solution.

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