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Adams Street Partners raises USD426m Venture Innovation Fund II

Adams Street Partners, a private markets investment management firm with USD34 billion of assets under management, has held the close of Adams Street Venture Innovation Fund II with USD426 million in capital commitments. The fund will focus primarily on early-stage venture fund managers globally.   Clients participating in the fundraise

Graycliff Partners acquires PebbleTec

Graycliff Partners has completed the acquisition of Pebble Technology International (PebbleTec), a designer and manufacturer of high quality swimming pool finishes. Graycliff purchased the business from a small group of individual shareholders.  Based in Scottsdale, AZ, PebbleTec is the globally recognised brand leader in swimming pool finishes, specializing in high

Arachnys secures USD10m in Series A funding

Arachnys, a specialist in Customer Risk Intelligence solutions for Know Your Customer (KYC), Anti Money Laundering (AML) and Enterprise Due Diligence (EDD), has completed a USD10 million Series A funding round led by QED and other investors. Arachnys will use the proceeds to accelerate product R&D, expand go-to-market efforts and

KKR completes acquisition of BMC Software

KKR has completed its acquisition of BMC, a specialist in IT solutions for digital enterprise, from a private investor group led by Bain Capital Private Equity and Golden Gate Capital together with GIC, Insight Venture Partners, and Elliott Management.  The terms of the agreement, which was previously announced in May

Stellex Capital acquires Grammer Industries

Middle-market private equity firm Stellex Capital Management (Stellex) has completed its acquisition of Grammer Industries, in partnership with the Whittington family and management.   Now entering its fifth decade, Grammer is a provider of safe, dependable bulk hazardous transportation services in the United States. Terms of the transaction were not

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simplesurance increases total funding to USD60m

Berlin-based insurtech firm simplesurance has raised an addition USD11.5 million taking total investment in the firm to date to USD60 million. Investors in this latest fundraising round include the multinational insurance company TMHD and the Franco-German financial group ODDO BHF.   TMHD who is a multinational insurance holding company and

CMS advises on third infrastructure takeover in six months

International law firm CMS has advised FTSE 250 listed infrastructure fund John Laing Infrastructure Fund Limited (JLIF) on its GBP1.45 billion takeover by Jura Acquisitions Limited (Jura), a company owned by a consortium led by Dalmore Capital Limited and Equitix Investment Management Limited. The transaction was governed by the UK

Fuel Ventures raises GBP20 million third fund

London-based investment fund Fuel Ventures has raised GBP20 million in its third fund since launching in 2014, having grown to a portfolio of more than 20 companies. Founded by Mark Pearson, who is best known for founding several high profile online ventures including MyVoucherCodes, and with a team of experienced

Gen Cap America invests in OPTP

Gen Cap America has sponsored a buyout of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Products (OPTP) in partnership with management. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   OPTP, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is a leading provider of innovative physical therapy, fitness and wellness products, including exclusive tools and publications developed by

Preservica drives global expansion with GBP7.5m funding from Mobeus

Preservica has secured a GBP7.5 million (USD10 million) Series B investment from Mobeus Equity Partners to meet accelerating demand for its Active Digital Preservation software technology. The investment provides an initial GBP4 million with a facility for a further GBP3.5 million to support Preservica’s continued global expansion plans.   Preservica’s

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