Deals
VSORA, an entrepreneurial startup set to deliver digital signal processing (DSP) intellectual property (IP) for 5G wireless networks, has closed a Series A financing from leading venture capital firms Omnes Capital and Partech Ventures and angel investors.
The USD1.7 million investment will be used to expand VSORA’s R&D and build sales channels in the United States and Asia.
VSORA was founded in 2015 by DSP engineers from the former DiBcom, now part of Parrot. Its DSP design process will target wireless mobile applications and boost DSP computing power, optimize power consumption and system performance, and reduce the silicon footprint.
BGF has made a significant minority investment in London Middlesex-based Revital, a multi-channel retailer of supplements, beauty and wellness products.
Founded in 1991 by Raj Vora, the family business is now under the stewardship of his son, Chief Executive Rahil Vora. Revital sells branded and own-brand products across a range of categories including; vitamins and supplements, food & drink, beauty and lifestyle.
Revital is now an established, premium brand in the health and wellness sector, with 18 sites across the South East of England. The company’s customer service focus includes employing nutritional experts in every store.
The business
Houlihan Lokey is to acquire Quayle Munro Limited (Quayle Munro), an independent advisory firm that provides corporate finance advisory services to companies underpinned by data & analytics, content, software, and services.
The agreement was signed on January 15 and is expected to close following regulatory approvals.
Quayle Munro was founded in 1983 and is based in London with a team of 40 financial professionals. Its client list spans the globe and includes private and publicly listed companies, financial sponsors, and entrepreneurs. In addition to the Data & Analytics Group, which covers a broad range of sectors, Quayle Munro also
RM Secured Direct Lending (RMDL), a specialist in tailored debt solutions, has provided EUR7 million in secured loans to the leading Private Equity firm, HIG Capital, to support its acquisition of all shares in TierOne Beteiligungs, holding a majority of the shares in Beinbauer Group.
The investment, which is RMDL’s largest in Europe so far, was made alongside funds managed by Beechbrook Capital.
HIG Capital is a leading global private equity and alternative assets investment firm with more than EUR20 billion of equity capital under management. Beinbauer Group is a leading provider of complex machined metal parts for the
Internet of things IIoT) investor Breed Reply saw one third of its 18-strong portfolio of investee companies complete series A funding rounds in 2017, totalling in excess of USD50 million with funds coming from notable investors including Accel, Aviva Ventures, Finance Wales, Intu and MunichRE.
More companies in the growing portfolio are expected to be ready for Series A investment in 2018.
The successful companies span a broad range of IoT sectors: Callsign (Cyber Security); Cocoon (Smart Home); enModus (Smart Building); Senseye (Industrial); WePredict (Big Data); and Zeetta Networks (Platforms).
Helping start-ups prepare for future funding is a crucial
Browne Jacobson’s corporate finance team has advised on two key venture capital deals for InsurTech companies – Digital Fineprint and Dinghy – under the firm’s legal support programme for start-ups and scaling businesses – ‘Grow’.
The team advised Digital Fineprint on its USD2.7m investment round led by Pentech. The investment will allow Digital Fineprint to expand its London team and invest in the further development of its social media-powered insurance distribution software. Digital Fineprint, which was set up in 2016 and was established by a group of Oxford University students, offers insurance companies a platform enabling them to use social
Renovus Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on the education, training and human capital sectors, has acquired a controlling interest in Continuing Education Alliance, LLC and Practicing Clinicians Exchange (PCE).
Based in Stamford, CT, PCE is the national leader in education for nurse practitioners and physician assistants, two of the fastest growing professions in the United States.
PCE was created in 2006 in response to a national physician shortage and growing demands in healthcare that placed NPs and PAs on the front lines of patient care. There are currently more than 234,000 licensed nurse practitioners and approximately 115,000
Arma Partners is pleased to announce that it has acted as exclusive financial advisor to CHRONEXT in securing a USD34 million growth financing round. Investors in the round include Endeit Capital and Tengelmann Ventures, as well as existing investors Octopus Ventures, Partech Ventures and Capnamic.
CHRONEXT operates an online marketplace that enables brands, retailers and consumers to buy, sell and service new and pre-owned luxury watches in a secure, authenticated environment with customers in over 130 countries worldwide.
CHRONEXT has offices and physical outlets in Zug (Switzerland), Cologne (Germany) and London (United Kingdom) and its platform supports the full
Investment funds managed by Alinda Capital Partners, along with company management, have acquired 100 per cent ownership of Kelling Group Limited (Kelling) from Elysian Capital. Terms of the transaction were not released.
Kelling is a UK company which owns and leases specialty equipment supporting the maintenance and upgrade of rail, road, telecommunications, street lighting, electric transmission, and other critical infrastructure. The company is headquartered in West Yorkshire, with assets on-hire throughout Great Britain. Kelling does business through two subsidiary divisions, Access Hire Nationwide (AHN), and Welfare Hire Nationwide (WHN). AHN is the largest provider of vehicle-mounted access platforms (VMAPs) for hire
capital D, a newly-formed pan-European private equity manager investing in mid-market companies which disrupt legacy business models, has acquired a majority stake in Invincible Brands.
Founded in November 2015, Invincible Brands has accomplished exceptional growth. The company sells its products from Germany into continental European markets, employs 80 staff and serves a customer base of 500,000 millennials.
Invincible Brands is a pioneer in social media influencer-led marketing to millennials who are now the largest addressable consumer group in the world. It creates natural health, beauty and fitness products from the ground up, using proprietary product development methods and a marketing platform
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