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Seraphim makes two further investments in UK space tech companies

Seraphim Capital, a specialist investment group focused on the Space sector, has recently invested GBP2 million into two UK companies – Isotropic Systems (Isotropic) and Commodities AI (ChAI). Isotropic is aiming to redefine satellite communications. Its revolutionary flat panel antennas will be capable of creating a mesh network by simultaneously

London-based fintech firms secure record VC funding in H1 2021

London-based fintech firms have already raised more VC investment in the first six months of 2021 than any other year, according to new research from Dealroom.co and London & Partners. London’s strong performance has also helped to drive record levels of investment into Europe’s fintech sector, with European fintech firms

Micropep raises EUR8.5m in oversubscribed Series A Financing

Micropep technologies (Micropep), an agricultural biotech company developing breakthrough peptide-based biological products for agriculture, has raised EUR8.5 million (USD10 million) in an oversubscribed Series A investment led by new investor Supernova Invest with participation from FMC Ventures, and existing investors Sofinnova Partners and IRDI Capital Investissement. Based in Toulouse, France,

Blockpit raises USD10 million in Series A funding

Blockpit, a specialist in the development of legally compliant and audited tax reports for the treatment of crypto assets, has closed its USD10 million Series A funding round.  The capital increase comes from no less than five internationally renowned investors from the FinTech and blockchain sectors. Among others, those venture

StepStone Group acquires Greenspring Associates

StepStone Group Inc (STEP), a global private markets investment firm, is to acquire Greenspring Associates, a venture capital and growth equity platform, and certain of its related entities.  The transaction is expected to close by the end of the year, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals and receipt

Genstar-backed Obsidian acquires Western Home Insurance Company

Genstar Capital-backed Obsidian Insurance Holdings, an AM Best rated “A-” hybrid fronting group, has acquired admitted carrier, Western Home Insurance Company (Western Home), from Western National Mutual Insurance Company (Western National). The acquisition supports the company’s strategic growth plans and together with Obsidian’s existing admitted carrier, Obsidian Insurance Company, Western

FTV Capital makes USD100m Series A investment in LoanPro

LoanPro, a SaaS-based loan management, servicing and collections platform for alternative, fintech and traditional lenders, has raised a USD100 million growth equity investment from FTV Capital, a sector-focused growth equity investor in innovative enterprise technology and services, financial services, and payments and transaction processing companies.  Through this capital raise, LoanPro

Lincoln Road Global Management and Peninsula Capital Partners sell Republic Fire Protection

Lincoln Road Global Management (Lincoln Road), a private equity firm focused on lower middle-market companies, and Peninsula Capital Partners (Peninsula Capital), a private equity firm focused on providing customised subordinated debt and equity solutions, have sold Republic Fire Protection (Republic Fire), a full-service provider of fire safety and protection services. 

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