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LBO France acquires a majority stake in Prenax

LBO France, through its Small Caps Opportunities II fund, has acquired a majority stake in the French company Prenax. This move relates to the acquisition of the subscription management operations of LM Information (LM), based in Finland, and the takeover of one of its US subsidiaries (LM Inc). This deal with

OnSite Waste Technologies secures USD3.5m in Series A funding

OnSite Waste Technologies, a specialist in the immediate sterilisation of medical waste, has closed an oversubscribed USD3.5 million Series A funding round. OnSite has now raised a total of USD8.5 million in capital, which has helped contribute to a 500 per cent, quarter-over-quarter growth rate.The latest round of funding was

RealBlocks secures USD7m in Series A financing

RealBlocks, a technology platform that enables access to alternative investments, has secured a USD7 million in a Series A financing round, bringing its total investment amount to USD10.7 million. The round was oversubscribed and led by new investor Crosslink Capital, a prominent venture investor based in Palo Alto that manages over

Key Capital Partners exits Hallam Medical

Key Capital Partners (KCP) has exited Hallam Medical though a management buy-out backed by ABN Amro, delivering a healthy return for investors.Sheffield-based Hallam Medical is a healthcare staffing business which deploys highly qualified nurses, largely Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Community Care Specialists and Telephone Triage Clinical Advisors. KCP backed Hallam in

Tech investment

Accel-KKR closes fifth fund since beginning of 2019

Technology-focused private equity firm Accel-KKR has closed its latest fund, Accel-KKR Emerging Buyout Partners LP at USD640 million, bringing Accel-KKR’s total assets under management to over USD10 billion. “Despite the less-than-ideal conditions imposed by the pandemic, we completed a very efficient, successful fundraise almost completely during the lockdown,” Rob Palumbo,

Ives van Hoorne and Bas Buursma, CodeSandbox

EQT Ventures’ AI platform Motherbrain backs CodeSandbox

EQT Ventures has led a USD 12.7 million Series A round into Amsterdam-based development startup CodeSandbox, which is used by the likes of Stripe and Shopify, from its AI platform Motherbrain. Other participants in the round include existing investors Kleiner Perkins, Arches Capital, as well as angel investor Guillermo Rauch.

Arlington Capital Partners combines AEgis Technologies, Applied Technology Associates, and Brilligent Solutions to form BlueHalo

Arlington Capital Partners (Arlington) has formed BlueHalo a provider of advanced engineering solutions and technology to the national security community through the combination of AEgis Technologies, including its previously integrated acquisitions Excivity and EMRC Heli (“AEgis”), an Arlington portfolio company, and its recently announced acquisitions of Applied Technology Associates (ATA),

ARQIS advises Liberta Partners on the acquisition of Kienzle Automotive

ARQIS has supported the Munich-based multi-family holding Liberta Partners in the acquisition of Kienzle Automotive. The transaction was carried out via Liberta Partners Fund II in the course of a succession partnership. The transaction is expected to be completed in early November.   Kienzle is the leading German provider of sales

Keyrock raises EUR4.3m to build a universal liquidity solution for digital assets markets

Keyrock, a digital asset market maker building scalable, self-adaptive technologies to support efficient markets, has raised EUR4.3 million to accelerate its growth. The Brussels based business secured investment from SIX Fintech Ventures and MiddleGame Ventures. Existing investors Volta Ventures, Seeder Fund and TNN Patrimony are also taking part in the

LDC exits Ellis Whittam to Marlowe plc

 Mid-market private equity firm LDC has exited its investment in Cheshire-based employment specialist Ellis Whittam (EW) to Marlowe plc. The exit follows a successful four-year partnership that saw EW accelerate organic growth and expand its position as a leader in high quality subscription-based compliance services.   Founded in 2004 by solicitor

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