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JRJ Group sells ETX Capital to Guru Capital

JRJ Group, an international private equity investment firm focused on the financial services sector and growth situations, is to sell ETX Capital, a providers of multi-asset CFDs and spread betting products, to a fund associated with Guru Capital, a Switzerland-based private equity firm with specific experience in the CFD space.Terms

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Horizon Capital’s EEGF III backs MAKEUP Group

US private equity firm Horizon Capital’s USD200 million Emerging Europe Growth Fund III has acquired a minority stake in European e-commerce beauty company MAKEUP, thereby becoming its main financial investor.

Poplar raises USD2.1m in funding round led by Fuel Ventures

Poplar has closed a USD2.1million investment, led by Fuel Ventures, to push its ambition to become the world’s leading augmented reality (AR) creative platform. This seed round, which sees Haatch Ventures, Ascension Ventures and Super Ventures also invest, will help Poplar deliver on-demand creation of premium AR and 3D experiences to

Proskauer launches Private Credit Default Index

International law firm Proskauer has launched the Proskauer Private Credit Default Index which tracks, on a quarterly basis, the default rates of senior secured and unitranche loans.“Traditionally, the private credit market has been viewed as being opaque with few sources of information on default rates. Our new Default Index provides

C5 Capital leads USD52m Synack investment round

C5 Capital USA (C5 Capital), a specialist investment firm investing in the secure data ecosystem, has led a Series D funding round for Synack, a provider of continuous application security and penetration testing services using AI and skilled ethical hackers.C5 Capital led the Series D round investment of USD52 million

Basis Vectors launches USD50m private equity and tech fund

Basis Vectors, a Berkshire Hathaway-style alternative investment and technology firm, has launched with plans to acquire, transform and accelerate vertically-focused B2B Software as a Service (SaaS) companies.Basis Vectors transforms high-potential yet undervalued SaaS companies that demonstrate potential for long-term growth and robust balance sheets, and is uniquely positioned to help

Wasabi closes USD30m funding round led by Forestay Capital

Wasabi Technologies, a hot cloud storage company, has closed a USD30 million financing round led by Forestay Capital, the technology innovation arm of Waypoint Capital, with participation from Wasabi’s previous investors. 

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Aquiline Capital Partners closes fourth fund on USD2 billion

Aquiline Capital Partners, a private equity firm that specialises in financial services and technology, has held a final close of its fourth fund, the Aquiline Financial Services Fund IV.  Founded in 2005, Aquiline Capital Partners is a private investment firm specialising in financial services and technology, which is based in New York

Shelter from a storm

Covid-19 crisis prompts uptick in W&I insurance

Warranty & Indemnity (W&I) insurance is likely to become more sought after in the coming months as a result of Covid-19, according to Lockton, one of the world’s largest privately held independent insurance brokers. Take up of W&I insurance in M&A deals is up from 6 per cent to over

insitro raises USD143m in Series B financing

insitro, a machine-learning driven drug discovery and development company, has raised USD143 million in an oversubscribed Series B financing. The financing was led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from new investors Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) and funds and accounts advised by T Rowe Price Associates, Inc. as well

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