Deals
The London Technology Club (LTC), which includes some of the world’s leading technology investors, has participated in Agronomics oversubscribed equity fundraise of approximately GBP10 million. Aim-listed Agronomics (AIM:ANIC) is an investor in cellular agriculture with a focus on cultivated meat and alternative proteins.
The fundraising will provide additional capital for Agronomics to make additional investments, following the completion of investments earlier this year in Mosa Meat, Meatable, Solar Foods, the LIVEKINDY co, VitroLabs, and Tropic Biosciences. These technologies are driving a major disruption in agriculture, offering solutions to improve sustainability, as well as addressing human health, animal welfare and environmental damage.
Apex Group is to acquire Banco Modal’s Alternative Fund Administration business in Brazil (MAF).This is the Group’s second acquisition announcement this month, following that of FundRock, and supports its longstanding strategy for delivering local service on a global scale. MAF adds 75 employees to the Group, increasing its overall Americas headcount to over 400 people, while simultaneously broadening its existing presence in LatAm through offices in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, complementing its Uruguay office, established in 2013.
The MAF business adds nearly BRL70 billion (cUSD12 billion) in assets under administration and custody, across clients representing institutional funds
GeoLinks has secured a significant minority investment from a group led by Rock Mountain Capital (RMC). The investment will power GeoLinks’ accelerated network expansion plans, amplify funding for strategic acquisitions and streamline internal growth and operations.“GeoLinks launched with the goal of disrupting a multibillion-dollar telecom industry,” says GeoLinks Co-Founder and CEO, Skyler Ditchfield. “We’ve done that by operationalising a simple, yet profound idea – do everything better and treat your customer how you would like to be treated. Through strategic network growth, technological innovation and unwavering dedication, we’ve continued to deliver high-speed connectivity to more businesses, schools, libraries, hospitals and
Hg, a global software investor, has made a strategic investment in CaseWare International (CaseWare), a specialist in audit and assurance software. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.CaseWare is based in Toronto, Canada, and develops cutting-edge audit software solutions for accounting firms, corporations and governments. CaseWare’s platforms – Working Papers and IDEA – aim to change the future of audit and audit analytics by adopting cloud technology as well as artificial intelligence and machine learning, enabling measurable returns on efficiency, quality and value, for customers and their clients. For over 30 years CaseWare has been a technology leader in the
Linktree, a tech platform that connects audiences to a user’s entire online ecosystem, has raised USD10.7 million in Series A funding, led by Insight Partners, an investor in Shopify, and AirTree Ventures, an early investor in Canva.The funding will accelerate Linktree’s expansion in international markets, including global team growth, and the evolution of Linktree’s product and functionality in new ways to deliver valuable user experiences.
Linktree allows anyone from big brands to solopreneurs, celebrities to everyday content creators to build a microsite that houses their digital ecosystem, making it easier than ever to connect with their audiences wherever they are.
Theta Lake, the specialist in modern collaboration security and compliance solutions for Cisco Webex, Microsoft Teams, RingCentral, Zoom and more, has raised USD12.7 million in Series A funding, bringing the company’s total funding to USD20 million. Lightspeed Venture Partners led the round with participation by Cisco Investments, notable angel investors from the enterprise collaboration and security space, and previous investors Neotribe Ventures, Firebolt Ventures and WestWave Capital. Theta Lake will use the capital to invest in its patented and award-winning product, while increasing its service delivery capabilities for organisations to protect their data and employees while adhering to regulatory compliance requirements
Pagemill Partners, the technology division of Duff & Phelps, has published data revealing a sharp bounce-back in software deal activity in Q3 2020, with 466 transactions recorded between July and September 2020. As boardroom focus shifted away from bracing-for-impact, a combination of strong operating performance and more readily available financing resulted in a surge of activity, with both deal volume and spending reaching levels higher than any other quarter over the last three years.
Large-cap deals also returned in full force over the last quarter, with aggregate deal values almost 90% higher than in Q3 2019. With deals above USD1 billion
OnSite Waste Technologies, a specialist in immediate sterilisation of medical waste, has closed an oversubscribed USD3.5 million Series A funding round.
Palatine Private Equity has completed the sixth investment from its Impact Fund, with the acquisition of a stake in a fast-growing training company which helps individuals return to employment and develop new skills.Palatine’s returns-focused GBP100 million Impact Fund, which invests in profitable businesses making a positive impact on the environment or society, will now support Manchester-based Back2Work Group as it continues its growth plan.
Back2Work specialises in delivering intensive training courses to help the long-term unemployed return to work, retrain or re-skill. It also offers a digital marketing apprenticeship programme and runs on-line training courses for employed people to support
CenterGate Capital’s portfolio company Mid-State Industrial Maintenance (Mid-State) has expanded its service capabilities in the power generation and pulp and paper industries with the acquisition of AZZ SMS (SMS) from AZZ Inc (AZZ).
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