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Working capital fintech Demica closes USD30m financing round

Demica, a working capital fintechs, has successfully closed a USD30 million Series C financing round led by Simcah Management LLC.Over the past five years, Demica has built a rapidly growing Software as a Service (SaaS) platform to manage working capital for over 500 large corporate multinationals financed by 50 global

Evallon Global Investment provides qualified investors with access to alternative platform

Evallon Global Investment, a New York and Hong Kong-based asset manager and alternative investment solutions provider, is making its alternative investment offering available for qualified investors from January 2020 onwards. Initially reserved for institutional investors, Evallon’s alternative platform is focused on a number of strategies ranging from secondary market transactions to

Gear cogs

GP equity deals still a key gear driving the private markets engine

The trend for dedicated funds targeting GP equity stakes is likely to remain strong as investors seek out opportunities in early stage and middle-market PE groups. Just as private equity provides strategic capital investment to help global businesses grow, likewise PE groups need growth capital to expand and evolve. And

Home raises EUR11m in Series A funding

Home, a Berlin-based company dedicated to creating a better housing experience, has raised an EUR11million Series A round from Capnamic, the EQT Ventures fund (EQT Ventures), FJ Labs and Redalpine. The latest round of investment will be used to increase product innovation, particularly on the tenant side, as well as drive

Brand Velocity Partners acquires Original Footwear

Brand Velocity Partners (BVP), a private equity (PE) firm focused on acquiring lower-middle market consumer businesses in search of marketing muscle, has purchased Original Footwear Inc. Original Footwear, with its Altama and Original SWAT brands, is globally known for its military and law enforcement footwear and, to be announced tomorrow, an

Albion Capital VCT top up offers raise GBP34m after strong performance

Albion Capital has closed its 2019/2020 VCT top up offers earlier than scheduled after existing and new shareholder support resulted in full subscriptions totalling GBP34 million. Five trusts in Albion’s VCT range announced their fundraising offers in October.

The fundraising targeted varying amounts for each trust as a result of different levels

Feedstock secures GBP2.5m VC injection

FeedStock, an AI-driven SaaS business that leverages the latest natural language processing technologies to enable financial services companies to meet both their compliance requirements and commercial goals, has secured a GBP2.5 million investment in a funding round led by Praetura Ventures.

CDC Group to invest GBP2 billion in African businesses over the next two years

CDC Group, the UK’s publicly owned impact investor, is to commit a further GBP2 billion into African businesses over the next two years, as it looks to double the size of its portfolio on the continent.The company, the world’s largest bilateral development investor in Africa, today unveiled at the UK-Africa

Social and Sustainable Capital invests GBP2.5m in Coventry-based charity, Valley House

Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC), the award-winning UK fund manager and social enterprise, has invested GBP2.5 million from its Social and Sustainable Housing (SASH) fund into Valley House, a charity that supports vulnerable young parents and victims of domestic abuse in and around Coventry.This is SASC’s 4th investment from its

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