Octopus has raised GBP83 million from investors, including BP Investment Management, for its Zenith III fund. The Fund, which is managed by Octopus Ventures, focuses on providing high growth European technology businesses with the capital and expertise they need to fuel their next phase of growth. Octopus is one
Apposite Capital, a private equity firm with an exclusive focus on healthcare, has invested GBP6 million in preferred equity in Mirada Medical, a medical imaging software company. The investment will support Mirada’s development of artificial intelligence (AI) based software for increasing the speed and accuracy of cancer treatment planning applications,
Simudyne, a simulation technology company, has closed a USD6 million Series A fundraise, led by Barclays alongside a distinguished set of institutions. The new funding round includes Graphene Ventures, an early investor in Snap and Lyft, and Gauss Ventures, whose team were early investors in Revolut and Tandem, bringing total
Amberjack, a UK specialist in designing and delivering Early Careers and large scale recruitment programmes for blue chip organisations, has secured a GBP17.6million investment from mid-market private equity investor LDC. Based in Berkshire, Amberjack provides its specialist services and software products to many of the UK’s largest employers, with a
Intermediate Capital Group’s Europe VII Fund has, in partnership with Mérieux Equity Partners and DOC Generici’s management team, agreed to invest in Doc Generici, one of Italy’s largest independent generic pharmaceutical companies – subject to antitrust approval. DOC Generici provides drugs for the treatment of common medical conditions with a
Private investment firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) is to acquire a majority equity interest in IT solutions integrator Sirius. With USD3.5 billion in annual gross sales, Sirius provides world-class solutions from proven technologies helping clients transform their business by managing their operations, optimising their IT, and securing it all.
BlackFin has taken a stake in Consultim Group, an independent distribution platform of managed properties for retail investors in France, which was founded by founded Benjamin Nicaise in 1995. Having distributed more than 57,000 real-estate properties since inception, Consultim saw activity volume of EUR605 million in 2018. Consultim covers
Capzanine continues to develop its presence across Europe by opening an office in Italy manned by three expert investors. Led by Philippe Minard and based in Milan, this team composed of Riccardo Dore and Tommaso Galletta will be responsible for Capzanine’s investments in Italian SMEs. The team will also support
Yukon Partners (Yukon), a provider of mezzanine capital for middle market private equity transactions, has made a mezzanine investment in Corsearch, a portfolio company of Audax Private Equity (Audax). Corsearch provides brand establishment and protection services to corporate brand owners and law firms in over 60 countries. The Company’s major
Kurly, a provider of online premium grocery service Market Kurly, has completed a KRW100 billion Series D fundraising round led by existing investors and new participant Global Venture Partners. Market Kurly, launched in May 2015, has disrupted the online grocery industry through logistics innovation. Its ‘Morning Star Delivery’ service is
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