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Genstar Capital to acquire majority stake in Foreside Financial Group from Lovell Minnick Partners

7 July 2021

Genstar Capital (Genstar), a private equity firm focused on investments in targeted segments of the financial services, healthcare, industrials, and software industries, is to acquire a majority stake in Foreside Financial Group (Foreside), from Lovell Minnick Partners (LMP). Foreside provides a robust offering of distribution solutions and governance, risk management

i80 Group partners with Apex Group

7 July 2021

Apex Group (Apex), a global financial services provider, has partnered with i80 Group, an investment firm that partners with pre-eminent venture and growth companies, to provide loan administration and ESG Ratings & Advisory services, in addition to its existing fund administration services. New York headquartered i80 Group provides companies with

Maven completes GBP7.4m series A investment in Oak Engage

7 July 2021

Maven Capital Partners (Maven), one of the UK’s most active private equity houses, has led the GBP2.6 million investment in cloud-based internal communication and employee engagement platform Oak Engage Limited (Oak). A total of GBP1.825 million has been provided by Maven’s Investor Partners network alongside a further GBP775,000 from the

Flexpoint Ford and Vestar Capital Partners acquire LERETA

7 July 2021

Private equity firms Flexpoint Ford and Vestar Capital Partners are to acquire LERETA, a provider of real estate tax and flood services for mortgage servicers. The transaction is expected to close within 30 days. LERETA’s chief executive officer, John Walsh, and the current senior management team will continue to lead

Single.Earth secures USD7.9m in seed funding round led by EQT Ventures

7 July 2021

Single.Earth – a tokenisation platform that enables forests, wetlands, and other planetary resources to generate profit for landowners by selling them as carbon and biodiversity credits, instead of raw materials – has secured USD7.9 million in seed funding. The round was led by EQT Ventures, with participation from existing investor

Agrando closes Series-A financing round with EUR12m investment

7 July 2021

Munich-based AgTech start-up Agrando has completed its Series A with an investment of EUR12 million, the highest Series A amount ever raised by a European agribusiness. yabeo Impact AG, an impact fund of early-stage investor yabeo from Munich, led the round, while Sony Innovation Fund and Investbridge also participated. Existing

Blackstone to acquire Sphera for USD1.4bn

6 July 2021

Private equity funds managed by Blackstone have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Sphera, a provider of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) software, data, and consulting services, from Genstar Capital. The investment, which values the company at approximately USD1.4 billion, would be made through Blackstone’s flagship private equity vehicle.

Arlington Capital Partners’ portfolio company BlueHalo acquires DDES

6 July 2021

Arlington Capital Partners’ (Arlington) portfolio company, BlueHalo, a leading provider of advanced engineering solutions and technology to the national security community, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Design & Development Engineering Services Corporation (DDES). DDES, based in Albuquerque, NM, designs and manufactures space-qualified electronic systems for exquisite, Class-A

Digital archiving platform Arkivum raises new funding

6 July 2021

Digital archiving platform Arkivum is raising a new round of growth equity through private equity investment firm Growthdeck as it seeks to help businesses preserve their data for the future, solving the growing problem of loss of valuable data through obsolescence and corruption. Arkivum is a cloud-based secure digital archiving

CAPZA Growth Tech acquires a minority stake in AssessFirst

6 July 2021

CAPZA, an independent management company and specialist in private investments in European SMEs, has invested in the French HR Tech AssessFirst, an SaaS platform for predictive recruitment and talent development focused on soft skills. AssessFirst has developed a proprietary platform that enables HR professionals to assess candidates based on three

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Solutions

Genstar Capital to acquire majority stake in Foreside Financial Group from Lovell Minnick Partners

i80 Group partners with Apex Group

Maven completes GBP7.4m series A investment in Oak Engage

Flexpoint Ford and Vestar Capital Partners acquire LERETA

Single.Earth secures USD7.9m in seed funding round led by EQT Ventures

Agrando closes Series-A financing round with EUR12m investment

Blackstone to acquire Sphera for USD1.4bn

Arlington Capital Partners’ portfolio company BlueHalo acquires DDES

Digital archiving platform Arkivum raises new funding

CAPZA Growth Tech acquires a minority stake in AssessFirst

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