Bridges Fund Management (Bridges), a specialist sustainable and impact investor, has invested in Talking Talent, a business that helps organisations to build more inclusive, equitable, opportunity-filled work cultures for everyone. They do this through the delivery of coaching programmes for diverse talent and leadership consulting that are grounded in research.
PDQ.com, a provider of IT asset management software, has acquired SimpleMDM, an Apple device management platform.
TransUnion, a global insights and information company, has invested in UK-based fintech Monevo – a personal credit platform and API empowering lenders – to deliver highly personalised credit offers to consumers via comparison websites and other third parties. Eligibility, also known as pre-qualification, is an important part of consumer lending.
Blockchain venture capitalist CV VC has begun Dubai operations in partnership with DMCC Crypto Centre. As a rapidly advancing blockchain capital and one of the world’s most progressive tech hubs, Dubai is a natural place for CV VC to extend its operations. CV VC has currently successfully invested in 32
Index provider MerQube has raised USD5 million Series A round led by JP Morgan. It brings together the venture investing firm, ThirdStream Partners, veteran hedge fund managers Benjamin Smith and Sheehan Maduraperuma, co-founders of Laurion Capital Management, and several other seasoned financial market professionals. MerQube has previously raised USD2 million
DWS Group (DWS) has acquired a minority stake in UK-based retiretech Smart Pension Limited (Smart). The company provides a cloud-native, API-based technology platform, allowing financial services organisations and governments to administer retirement savings plans. Notably, the technology platform powers its award-winning Smart Pension Master Trust, one of the “big four”
RO Capital Partners, the RO Group’s investment arm, has invested in EcoSync alongside other investors including the Oxford Innovation EIS Growth Fund, Silicon Roundabout Ventures, Steve Headington, and KCP Nominees. A total amount of GBP710,000 has been invested in EcoSync. EcoSync will use the growth capital to fund a dedicated
UniversalCIS, a technology-enabled provider of credit data and related origination solutions in the mortgage industry, and Credit Plus, a leading provider of mortgage verifications and business credit reports, have merged their companies. As a result of the merger, the new company will become the largest in the industry and serve
Legal bills are never much fun when they land in the inbox. This is especially true for private equity firms, for whom legal costs can be among their single biggest areas of expenditure. But a flurry of cloud-based technologies is transforming the way the industry handles its legal work –
Private equity managers have had a frenetic 12 months. From the depths of the pandemic, the industry has staged a remarkable rebound, eagerly hunting down deals as firms rush to spend dry powder. With more than USD580 billion in deals announced in the first half, 2021 is on track to be a
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