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ClearCourse acquires retail management software provider The EPOS Bureau

ClearCourse Partnership (ClearCourse), a group of technology companies providing useful, integrated software solutions, is to acquire The EPOS Bureau, a provider of stock control and inventory management software.  The acquisition is the ClearCourse’s second of the year and sees the Company joining ClearCourse’s retail division, strengthening its retail management and

BGF-backed Evoke Creative acquires Apposing

BGF-backed Evoke Creative Ltd – a specialist in kiosk, digital signage and interactive solutions for the retail, hospitality and public sectors – has acquired Liverpool-based app design and development agency, Apposing Ltd.  Under the agreement, Apposing will continue to operate as an individual brand from its city centre creative studio,

Babcock Wanson acquires Steam Plant Engineering

Babcock Wanson, a specialist in the design and maintenance of industrial boiler rooms, has completed its first acquisition with the purchase of Steam Plant Engineering (SPE), a specialist in the field of industrial boiler services.  The acquisition has been made thanks to the support of Kartesia, which recently became its

3i invests in MAIT

3i Group has agreed to invest cEUR60 million in MAIT GmbH (MAIT), a provider of innovative and pioneering digital solutions in the DACH region. MAIT Group, headquartered in Rottweil, Germany, provides innovative and pioneering digital solutions in product lifecycle management (PLM), enterprise resource planning (ERP) and IT services generating approximately

Paysafe to acquire PagoEfectivo

Paysafe (NYSE:PSFE), a specialised payments platform, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PagoEfectivo, a Peruvian alternative payments (APM) platform.  For Paysafe, this latest investment is a strategic foothold in Latin America, one of the world’s fastest-growing online markets where merchants and consumers alike are demonstrating an increased appetite for

Genstar Capital reinvests in Association Member Benefits Advisors

Private equity firm Genstar Capital has reinvested, out of its most recent fund, in Association Member Benefits Advisors (AMBA), a national affinity-based membership and marketing insurance agency, in partnership with AMBA’s management team.  Under Genstar’s ownership AMBA has transformed into an essential partner to its association clients, offering membership development,

Bolt raises EUR600m from investors including Sequoia

Bolt, the first European super-app, has closed a EUR600 million funding round, increasing the company’s valuation to more than EUR4 billion. Bolt will use the funds to boost its new 15-minute grocery delivery service, Bolt Market, and to accelerate the expansion of its existing mobility and delivery products. The funds

Cryptocurrency

What are cryptoassets and how are they treated for tax purposes?

Following HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC) recently published manual on cryptoassets, Stephen Kenny from Blick Rothenberg’s Financial Services team provides guidance on what they are, how they’re used and how they’re treated for tax purposes.

Snoop attracts GBP15m Series A funding

Open banking platform Snoop has secured GBP15 million in Series A funding from leading American investment management firm Paulson & Co Inc (Paulson), giving the business a post-money valuation of GBP47 million.  The money management app helps people spend, save and live smarter through personalised money-saving insights, and aims to save

Legend Capital invests in Series A funding round of BioMap

Legend Capital has participated a biological computing platform enterprise BioMap’s USD100 million Series A funding round. The funds will be used to for R&D and talent recruitment. BioMap is positioned as an innovative medicine R&D platform driven by biological computing engine. It was co-founded by Robin Li in November 2020

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