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ClearCourse, a group of technology brands providing software solutions and an integrated payments platform, has acquired Pursuit Software, an established provider of jewellery management and point-of-sale (POS) software. 
Apis Growth Fund I, a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners (Apis), is to sell the whole of its interest in South African SME Financing company Retail Capital Proprietary Holdings (Retail Capital) to TymeBank Holdings Limited (TymeBank). The fund invested in Retail Capital in October 2018, acquiring a c11.7% shareholding in the company. Over the investment, Retail Capital has lowered the barriers to funding for SMEs through an easy, three-step online application process. This has led to Retail Capital providing more than 43,000 business owners in South Africa with over ZAR5.5 billion in working capital over the last 10
Despite continued turmoil in the public equity markets, the global software saw a total of 628 M&A deals in Q2 at a disclosed value of $130 billion, equaling the record set just two quarters earlier, according to Kroll, a provider of data, technology and insights related to risk, governance and growth.
Highview Capital (Highview) has acquired Jobbers Meat Packing Co, doing business as WilMar, a protein processor specialising in ground beef solutions. Highview plans to merge WilMar with portfolio company Randall Foods (Randall), to create one of the leading protein providers in the US. Randall Foods partners with grocery customers to provide all types of processed and value-added case-ready meats, including a variety of fresh prepared meals and marinated, ready-to-cook offerings. Since Highview acquired Randall in February 2021, the company has maintained its strong customer-centric culture while also scaling for further growth through expanding its exceptional management team and investing in capital
DigitalBridge Investment Management (DigitalBridge), the investment management arm of DigitalBridge Group, and funds affiliated with Columbia Capital have formed Xenith Infrastructure Group (Xenith IG), a new fibre platform serving hyperscalers, data centre operators, carriers and enterprises in the Asia-Pacific region.  Xenith IG’s initial assets comprise conduit and fibre assets in Singapore and Hong Kong, which it acquired from Superloop (ASX: SLC). Xenith IG will be led by Clement Goh, who was appointed Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 August, 2022. Goh brings more than 20 years of digital infrastructure and technology sector experience in the Asia-Pacific market to Xenith IG. He
SYN Ventures has lead a $20 million Series A funding round in RegScale, a continuous compliance automation software company. SineWave Ventures, VIPC’s Virginia Venture Partners, SecureOctane and several strategic investors also participated in the round. The funding will primarily be used to drive sales and marketing initiatives initially targeted in the company’s three primary markets — government, financial institutions, and energy and utilities — and accelerate product development to meet the needs of customers globally. Since the company launched eight months ago, RegScale has recorded triple digit revenue growth with nearly 8,000 downloads of its freemium Community Edition platform and
Energy Impact Partners (EIP), a global investment platform focused on the transition to a sustainable energy future, has participated in Rheaply’s latest investment round through its Elevate Future Fund. Rheaply is a cloud-based resource exchange platform that connects people and organizations with resources, improves reuse outcomes and catalyzes the circular economy. Earlier this summer, Rheaply announced a $20 million raise focused on driving a revolutionary shift in enterprise resource management. This funding round makes Rheaply co-founder and CEO, Dr Garry Cooper Jr, the single highest-funded Black entrepreneur in climate tech in the city of Chicago. With this funding, Rheaply intends
Palatine Private Equity has completed a significant investment into My Pension Expert following approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). My Pension Expert is a UK at-retirement adviser, with its telephone and video-based services allowing the company to provide independent financial advice on a national scale.   Palatine’s investment will accelerate My Pension Expert’s growth plans as the business aims to ensure people of all wealth brackets can receive independent financial advice and achieve their desired retirement outcomes.   As part of the process, My Money Expert also completed a debt refinancing with Beechbrook Capital. The new package from Beechbrook
iCapital, a global fintech platform driving access and efficiency in alternative investing for the asset and wealth management industries, has completed the acquisition of SIMON Markets. The transaction meaningfully broadens iCapital’s investment menu, technical capabilities, education offerings and support services for advisors and their clients. Through this acquisition, iCapital will create a single source of alternative investment strategies from nearly 300 asset managers and product manufacturers, adding SIMON’s structured investments, annuities, digital assets and risk-managed products offerings to iCapital’s extensive menu of private offerings including equity, credit, real estate, infrastructure, direct deals, hedge funds, and other alternative strategies.  The combination
Linden Capital Partners (Linden), has completed its acquisition of Aspirion, a specialist in technology-enabled healthcare revenue cycle management (RCM), from Aquiline Capital Partners. The Chicago-based private equity firm, which focuses exclusively on the healthcare industry, is joined by Varsity Healthcare Partners (VHP), a healthcare services private equity firm with RCM investing experience through its portfolio company Ventra Health, as a minority shareholder. Aspirion is a provider of RCM services for complex claims and revenue integrity, offering a broad array of technology-driven solutions for the most specialised revenue cycle challenges faced by hospital systems and healthcare providers.  To support Aspirion’s growth

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