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AppLearn secures USD25m commitment from K1 Investment Management

AppLearn, a specialist in Digital Adoption Solutions, has secured a significant investment led by California-based K1 Investment Management (K1), a leading investment firm focusing on high-growth enterprise software companies. K1’s investment provides AppLearn with significant experience and resources to rapidly expand its global presence and further develop its innovative product

Anacapa Partners invests in Dooblo

Anacapa Partners, a private equity firm focused on acquisitions in the lower middle market, has completed a growth investment in Israel-based Dooblo, a specialist in mobile survey software, data collection and analysis solutions. Trail Mark Partners participated in the investment alongside Anacapa. Financial terms of the transaction have not been

Private investors commit EUR5.2m to European CLO fund managed by Permira

Clients of Connection Capital, a specialist private client investment business, have invested EUR5.2 million in the final close of a European Collateralised Loan Obligation (CLO) fund managed by Permira Debt Managers (PDM). The Permira Sigma V Fund targets a high cash yield from a diversified portfolio of senior secured European

AnaCap hits hard cap on fourth credit fund with EUR1bn final close

AnaCap Financial Partners (AnaCap), a European dedicated financial services specialist investor, has held the final close of its fourth Credit Opportunities fund, raising a total of EUR1 billion. AnaCap Credit Opportunities IV was oversubscribed following strong interest from both existing and new investors and is approximately 70 per cent larger

Kaia Health secures USD8m in funding led by Optum Ventures

Kaia Health, a digital therapeutics company, has close an USD8 million funding round, the second significant investment this year. The infusion of capital is led by Optum Ventures. Kaia Health has developed a smartphone-based approach for managing a range of chronic conditions, with its leading product focused on musculoskeletal disorders

Colorcon launches USD50m VC fund

Colorcon has launched Colorcon Ventures to invest in promising companies in the pharmaceutical industry. Colorcon’s business focus is on advanced coating systems, modified release technologies and functional excipients for use in pharmaceutical immediate and modified release dosage forms.   Colorcon Ventures is a USD50 million venture fund focused on startups

CAPZA co-arranges EUR150m unitranche refinancing of La Maison Bleue

CAPZA, a private investment platform focusing on small and midcaps, is co-arranging, with BNP Paribas Principle Investments and AXA IM, the unitranche refinancing of La Maison Bleue. Founded in 2004, La Maison Bleue manages a network of over 280 collective nurseries in France and 60 in Europe (Switzerland, Luxembourg and

Joe Moynihan, Jersey Finance

Number of Jersey Private Funds Funds up 25 per cent in six months

The number of Jersey Private Funds (JPF) had increased 25 per cent in six months. Figures from the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) showed that the number of JPFs, a structure introduced in 2017 to cater specifically for the needs of small groups of sophisticated investors, had reached 257 by

Entrepreneurial Equity Partners acquires Daniele International

Entrepreneurial Equity Partners (e2p), a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on the food and consumer packaged goods industries, has acquired Daniele International (Daniele) from the Dukcevich family, who will maintain a significant stake in the Company. The investment is the second platform and third acquisition for e2p’s inaugural fund.  

Genstar-backed Sphera acquires thinkstep

Sphera, a provider of integrated risk management software and information services with a focus on Environmental Health & Safety, Operational Risk and Product Stewardship, has acquired thinkstep, a Stuttgart, Germany-based software and information services company that specialises in Corporate Sustainability and Product Stewardship. The deal, announced in July, was completed

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