Deals
Chargebee, a SaaS subscription management and recurring billing solution, has secured USD18 million in growth capital, led by New York-based Insight Venture Partners.
The Series C investment also saw participation from previous investors, Accel Partners and Tiger Global Management. With this round of funding, the total investment stands at USD24.7 Million. This capital will be used for increased investment in product R&D, sales, marketing and growth, to expand aggressively into newer markets and segments.
Chargebee has closed an USD18 million Series C funding, led by @insightpartners, with participation from Accel Partners and Tiger Global management.
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LPA-CGR avocats has advised the shareholders and founding managers of Wiko Group on its reorganisation and closer cooperation with Tinno Group, its Chinese partner for the past seven years.
The French smartphone company, which is in the European top five for connected mobility and active in around 30 countries, has over the years become a major partner in Tinno’s worldwide activities. Pursuing closer alignment was a natural step for both companies which should help them to build a stronger strategic partnership aimed at conquering new markets.
LPA-CGR in association with Toullec Solicitors assisted Wiko on this transaction. The team
Livingstone’s Defence & Security sector team has advised the shareholders of Nettitude, a market-leading provider of cyber security services with some of the most sophisticated technical capabilities in the industry, on its acquisition by Lloyd’s Register (LR).
LR is a provider of professional services for engineering and technology, improving safety and increasing the performance of critical infrastructures for clients in over 75 countries worldwide.
Founded in 2003, Leamington Spa-based Nettitude is an award-winning provider of cyber security assurance, risk management and managed detection and response services, to high profile organisations across the globe. With 140 employees worldwide, the company is
NRT Technology Corp (NRT) has acquired the assets of privately held OfferCraft, a software company that uses artificial intelligence and gamification to drive loyalty, engagement and revenue. Terms of the agreement are not disclosed.
The deal will allow NRT to integrate OfferCraft’s patent-pending solutions into its existing kiosk, mobile, table games and cashless payment product lines, while also expanding into entirely new areas across nearly every digital channel.
OfferCraft’s artificial intelligence software allows offers, coupons and rewards to be distributed digitally across email, SMS, websites, social media, kiosks, the Point of Sale, signage, and more. Unlike traditional marketing content,
Mayfair based private equity firm IW Capital has just completed its latest deal with Elevation Financial Group (EFG) – an acquisitive independent financial advisory firm which has to date completed nine acquisitions in the Birmingham to London corridor.
The financing represents IWC’s first senior convertible loan facility, offering investors either a redemption premium option or the right to convert a bullet amount to a minority equity stake at maturity.
EFG says the loan will enable it to continue with its successful programme of acquisitions pinpointing quality IFA firms in the South East and Midlands.
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Private equity firm New Water Capital has made an investment in Pegasus Foods, a contract manufacturer of frozen appetisers and snacks.
Specialising in high-quality, difficult to produce products, Pegasus is a primary contract manufacturer for several consumer packaged goods and retail grocery companies, as well as quick service restaurants. New Water Capital, providing growth capital to Pegasus, will partner with the existing Pegasus team to support the company’s recent expansion into a second manufacturing plant, a 135,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility in Rockwall, Texas.
Founded in 1998, family-owned Pegasus Foods produces frozen snacks and other products for several prominent customers, including
Archangels, an Edinburgh-based business angel syndicate, and the Scottish Investment Bank, the investment arm of Scotland’s enterprise agencies, have completed a GBP2 million funding round for Bio-Images Drug Delivery Limited (BDD).
The company is looking to scale it business based around its OralogiK precision timed drug delivery system, which enables the oral delivery of single, multi-dose or combination drugs at pre-determined times between one and 12 hours after being swallowed by the patient.
OralogiK’s performance has been validated in multiple clinical studies and BDD believes it offers tremendous opportunities, including: night time dosing of a drug to be delivered
Inflexion has completed the buyout of Chambers and Partners (Chambers), a provider of legal rankings.
Founded in 1990, Chambers ranks over 80,000 lawyers and law firms by practice area in almost 200 jurisdictions. The rankings are relied upon by corporates when selecting their legal advisers and by law firms and individual lawyers to support their business marketing activities. The specialised research and analysis that Chambers undertakes is recognised for its methodological rigour and is trusted by the legal profession globally.
The business is well placed to benefit from the continuing growth of the legal services market and rising business
Breed Reply, an active operational investor in early-stage Internet of Things (IoT) businesses, has invested in France-based METRON and TAG Sensors, a Norwegian company.
The two companies raised a total of GBP3.75 million from Breed Reply and other investors. These new investments mean Breed Reply’s pan-European investment portfolio of early stage IoT businesses has increased to 20 in a variety of different sectors, including health, industrial IoT, smart buildings and cities, and transportation.
METRON increases Breed Reply’s focus on industrial IoT technology. Energy is a significant cost in many industries and METRON’s technology provides industrial clients with an intelligent
Noerr has advised Ensono in its acquisition of Wipro’s hosted data centre services business for USD405 million, which sees eight data centres, and nearly 900 employees, transition to Ensono.
The acquisition significantly expands Ensono’s geographic footprint and global service capabilities.
Ensono and Wipro have also signed a long-term partnership agreement to jointly address hybrid IT requirements of Wipro’s new and existing enterprise customers. As part of the agreement, Wipro will make a strategic investment of USD55 million in Ensono.
Ensono, a portfolio company of Charlesbank Capital Partners and M/C Partners, provides hybrid IT services, from cloud to mainframe,
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