European travel startup Framey has closed a USD1 million seed funding round led by ICE Capital from Dubai, and backed by Romanian based JECO Capital. The company, planning to disrupt the way people plan their trips, will use the funds to invest in its technology, scale up its operations and
KKR is to acquire Teaching Strategies, a provider of curriculum, assessment and family engagement tools to the early childhood education (ECE) market, from global growth investor Summit Partners. Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed. Teaching Strategies aims to empower and inspire early childhood educators as they support
IQ-EQ has acquired Davy Global Fund Management (DGFM), part of Davy Group, one of Ireland’s largest domestic financial services businesses servicing a domestic and international client base from its offices in Dublin, London and Luxembourg. The strategic combination of IQ-EQ and DGFM creates an established full service funds business in
BGF has made a further GBP2.1 million investment in Yorkshire-based digital mapping company, Gaist. The deal follows BGF’s initial investment in 2018, taking the total invested to GBP4.8 million. The highways technology company has developed a revolutionary and IP-rich proprietary system for collecting and analysing, high-definition imagery of
Audax Private Equity (Audax) has acquired a majority stake in Flashpoint, a specialist in actionable threat intelligence, to support its continued growth initiatives. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Based in New York City, Flashpoint is a leading provider of actionable threat intelligence and intelligence automation for commercial
Percent, the fintech innovator with the mission to put good into everyday financial transactions, has closed a USD5 million venture round led by Morpheus Ventures. This strategic investment is being used to expand Percent’s Purpose-as-a-Service offering to commerce, big-tech and fintech markets in the US, building on its existing presence
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised The Carlyle Group on its acquisition of LiveU from Francisco Partners. “Our team helped to successfully navigate this strategic investment, which will enable Carlyle to continue to support the growth of media tech companies and LiveU to reach new customers,” says
State Street Corporation is to acquire Mercatus, a front-and-middle-office solutions and data management provider for private market managers. The transaction is expected to be completed in September subject to customary closing conditions. Financial terms have not been disclosed. In connection with the acquisition, the company will launch its State Street
Palatine Private Equity has exchanged contracts for the sale of national independent financial adviser Wren Sterling to the management team supported by investment funds affiliated with Lightyear Capital LLC (Lightyear), which is making a majority investment in the firm. Wren Sterling was created in 2015 through the Palatine-backed management buyout
Bridgepoint has seen its share price rise to 440 pence on the London Stock Exchange today (21 July), a 26 per cent increase on the 350 pence per share set for its IPO, during Wednesday morning trading. Based on the offer price, Bridgepoint’s total market capitalisation at the start of
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