Deals
TruArc Partners, a private equity firm focused on the middle-market, is partnering with Lamark Media, a full-service integrated digital marketing company.
The deal will provide Lamark Media with strategic support and significant capital resources to advance the company’s growth strategy, including increased investment in people, capabilities, and technology, as well as the continued strategic acquisition of complementary businesses that augment and expand Lamark Media’s existing skill sets.
Target Global has led a GBP40 million Series B funding round in Lepaya, a provider of skills training that combines online and offline learning. The investment is one of the largest financing rounds to date for an education technology company in Europe.
Noor van Boven (formerly N26), Anna Brandt (formerly Mollie), entrepreneurs Jordy Kool (Urban Gym) and Chris Zadeh (formerly Ophen), as well as existing investors Mediahuis Ventures and Tablomonto also participated in the round which brings total capital raised by Lepaya to USD47 million.
Existing investors Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund (BIVF) and Parkwalk Advisors have lead a GBP16 million Series B funding round in Brainomix, an AI-powered medtech solutions company.
New investor, Tencent Holdings, also participated in the round along with the Oxford University Innovation Fund (OUIF), with the investment set to be used to fund the company’s expansion into new markets and new therapeutic indications, including lung fibrosis and cancer.
ORIX Capital Partners (OCP) has acquired a majority interest in Odin (Odin), an environmental and geotechnical solutions provider.
Patronus Health, developer of an interactive, app-based prehabilitation programme, has secured fresh capital of approximately EUR1 million as part of a pre-seed financing round under lead investor and business angel Georg Matheis, MD, and funding from the State of Hesse.
The funds will be used to develop the Patronus Prehab App and set up the company.
Patronus Health was founded as a spin-off of Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main in August 2021 and was created as a joint initiative by three physicians who recognised the medical need for more prehabilitation in the context of surgical or post-surgery patient care.
Private Equity firm PAI Partners (PAI) is to sell Asmodee, a leading board game publisher and distributor, to Embracer Group (Embracer), a global public video game company.
The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory merger control clearance and work council consultations.
As part of the deal, PAI would also become a shareholder in Embracer, with approximately 4 per cent of the shares, enabling the firm to retain exposure to the attractive and fast-growing gaming and entertainment segments and to benefit from the value creation of the combined new group.
Onoco, a parenting app designed to help organise families through planning, documenting infant care and tracking their development, has raised GBP150,000 from Jenson Funding Partners as part of an ongoing pre-seed round.
Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (MSCP) have sold 24 Seven, a provider of digital marketing and creative staffing solutions in the United States, Canada, and the UK, to a single asset GP-led continuation investment vehicle managed by an affiliate of MSCP.
The continuation fund is led by Glendower Capital with participation from other secondary investors including Pantheon.
Georgian and Lightspeed have led a USD135 million Series C funding round in API security company Noname Security at a valuation of USD1 billion.
Buy and build social care investment group, Tristone Healthcare, has received GBP20 million of funding from Duke Royalty to support its long-term growth ambitions.
The capital will be used to refinance Tristone’s existing facilities, as well as supporting current investments and future acquisitions.
Through its innovative royalty financing, capital partners Duke Royalty support strong management teams with a strong track record of successful operations and healthy revenues. As a minority investor, Duke Capital’s model allows business owners to retain control and focus on growth.
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12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
