Horizon Capital has invested in specialist software and data analytics businesses ResearchBods and Bonamy Finch to form STRAT7. The combination creates a leading customer insights group with proprietary software and a strong data analytics capability. The group consists of three specialist capabilities; ResearchBods which utilises proprietary software to harness customer
OpenGamma, a specialist in derivatives analytics, has raised USD10 million in funding led by early-stage fintech and B2B software venture capital firm Dawn. The funding round includes participation from existing investors Accel, CME Ventures and ex-SunGuard CEO and prolific fintech angel investor Cristóbal Conde. OpenGamma’s analytics solutions allow the
Last week proved to be the biggest yet for VCT funding this tax year, with GBP46.4m being raised. Octopus Titan and ProVen took the bulk of this amount. Total VCT fundraising for 2018/19 amounts to GBP608.5 million so far, with GBP386.5 million raised in 2019 alone. Commenting on the tax
RIO Investment Partners (RIO) is pleased to announce the launch of a new venture capital fund focused on Agri-Food investing across the North American ag-tech and food-tech value chain. RIO invests in growth stage companies operating in the various segments of the agri-food tech continuum and seeking capital of USD3
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is providing up to USD100 million in financing to the Middle East Glass Manufacturing Company (MEG), Egypt’s leading maker of glass containers. The partnership is designed to support the firm’s capital expenditure programme, create new jobs, and boost Egypt’s manufacturing sector. IFC’s
Aliter Capital (Aliter), the private equity investment specialist in the support services industry, has brought together two of the fastest-growing companies in the sector. The combination of Glasgow headquartered Boston Networks, Pinacl Solutions and Pinacl GDA, headquartered in North Wales, will create a UK-wide organisation with a staff of over
There’s plenty of appetite among investors to consider the next generation of PE managers, some of whom are spinning out of existing shops with bags of experience but little chance of making partner because of a lack of succession planning. This new wave of talent faces a significant challenge, naturally,
Funds managed by Searchlight Capital Partners (Searchlight) are to acquire a 26 per cent stake in Latécoère from funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, an affiliate of investment funds managed by Monarch Alternative Capital (Monarch), and CVi Partners. Searchlight is paying a total of USD106.8 million, equivalent to
Quilam Capital, a provider of both debt and equity solutions to companies in the speciality finance sector, has announced its seventh investment since it launched late 2017. Quilam has made a multi-million-pound investment into Propensio Finance Limited, a technology-led niche consumer finance platform, which provides unsecured loans to home owners
MJ Hudson has advised Maven Capital Partners on the final closing of Maven UK Regional Buyout Fund, its debut institutional private equity buyout fund, securing total commitments (including co-investment vehicles) of GBP100 million. The Fund’s investment strategy is to target management buyout opportunities in UK companies with an enterprise value
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