Deals
Private equity investment firm Growthdeck – alongside existing investors, IP Group and Parkwalk – has closed a GBP1.575 million fundraise for the secure digital archiving platform Arkivum.
Arkivum helps businesses ensure that the data they have collected remains accessible, secure and usable for decades into the future. It works with businesses, often in highly regulated industries, to deal with the data archiving problems that tech consultancy Forrester has described as a ‘ticking time-bomb’.
Many of the organisations Arkivum works with, such as pharmaceutical companies developing new drugs, are required by regulators to retain clinical trial data for 25 years. Failure
Swvl, a Dubai-based provider of transformative mass transit and shared mobility solutions, is to acquire a controlling interest in Shotl, a mass transit platform that partners with municipalities and corporations to provide on-demand bus and van services across Europe, LATAM and APAC – optimising public transport systems and decreasing dependence on costly private options.
Central to both companies’ missions is the belief that providing accessible and equitable mobility solutions is a gateway to social and economic empowerment through access to better jobs, healthcare and education.
With a presence across 22 cities in 10 countries including Brazil, Japan and pan-European footprint1,
An affiliate of HIG Capital (HIG), a global alternative investment firm with USD45 billion of equity capital under management, has completed the acquisition of Pegasus Home Fashions (Pegasus).
Founded in 1990 and headquartered in Elizabeth, NJ, Pegasus is one of the country’s largest and fastest growing poly-filled pillow manufacturers with several manufacturing facilities located throughout the United States. The company has a broad portfolio of licensed, private label, and proprietary brands and currently services blue chip customers within the mass-market, warehouse club, and specialty channels. Pegasus is poised for continued growth from expanding its portfolio of company-owned and licensed brands,
Private equity firm Atlantic Street Capital (ASC) has announced a partnership with Renew Digital, a provider of dental imaging equipment as well technical service and support for dental offices nationwide.
Founded in 2010 and headquartered outside Atlanta in Norcross, GA, Renew Digital helps match dentists and dental specialists with high-quality certified pre-owned X-ray equipment. It buys, re-certifies, sells, and services used dental panoramic X-rays and cone beam systems for dentists and dental specialists. Renew Digital primarily sells and services its products to general dentists and dental specialists such as orthodontists, oral surgeons, paediatric dentists, endodontists, periodontists, and more. Since its
Arlington Capital Partners’ (Arlington) portfolio company, BlueHalo, a provider of advanced engineering solutions and technology to the national security community, is to acquire Intelligent Automation, (IAI).
IAI provides advanced technology development and productised solutions in the fields of AI/ML, cybersecurity, hypersonics, space, 5G, data analytics, and RF/communications. IAI has leveraged its highly credentialed employee base, including more than 75 PhDs, and a substantial intellectual property portfolio into a repeatable model of progressing R&D and prototyping initiatives into market-focused products and customer-driven solutions serving a variety of customers across the DoD and commercial markets.
BlueHalo is a rapidly expanding national security
TXOne Networks, a specialist in Industrial IoT (IIoT) security, has closed a USD12.9 million Series A financing round led by JAFCO Asia Investment, Jade Stone Jinghua Limited Partnership Fund, and a number of other well-known investors.
The company has now raised USD23.7 million in investments since its inception.
The funds raised will be used to refine TXOne’s Industrial Control System (ICS) security products, to expand its business in certain regions, and to strengthen marketing and after-sales service teams. Long-term, TXOne will continue to place its focus on simplifying the complex and fast-changing cybersecurity issues that are troublesome for organisations at
Trifecta, an organic food delivery service in the United States, has closed a USD20 million series-B funding round, led by Spring Lake Equity Partners (Plated, Signify Health), a Boston-based venture capital firm.
Additional investors who contributed to the round include Data Point Capital (Draft Kings, Rent the Runway), Raptor Group (Airbnb, Spotify, Twitter, Uber), and Hall Group. While already profitable with an annual run rate north of USD100 million, this round will enable the Company to continue growing at its current rapid pace. Over the past four years, the company has experienced annual average revenue growth of over 145.0 per
Sport Alliance, a Hamburg-based provider of software solutions and services to gyms and fitness suites, has secured a growth investment of EUR60 million from PSG, a growth equity firm that focuses on partnering with middle-market software and technology-enabled services companies.
With its vision of ‘More Sports’, Sport Alliance’s objective is to digitize the global fitness industry. The Group delivers innovative software solutions and services to fitness chains, franchise systems, and independent fitness providers in an effort to make gym management more efficient and broaden digital access to sports and exercise for their members.
Sport Alliance already counts more than
Permira, a global private equity firm which backs leading, scaling, tech-enabled businesses, has made a strategic investment in CommentSold, a leading digital commerce solution that enables small and medium-sized retail businesses (SMBs) to unlock sales growth through live and social selling.
The company will use the investment to accelerate its next phase of business growth. CEO Brandon Kruse, who has driven CommentSold’s rapid expansion over the past four years, will continue to lead the company alongside the existing management team. Previous investor ZMC will exit its position as part of this transaction.
CommentSold is a cloud-based SaaS platform that enables
The team of insect entrepreneurs at Beta Hatch has announced it has closed a new USD10 million funding round, led by Lewis & Clark AgriFood, with support from existing investors Cavallo Ventures and Innova Memphis.
Beta Hatch has secured product interest far exceeding existing capacity, and this latest round of funding will be used to finalise and expand Beta Hatch’s flagship facility in Cashmere, Washington, as the company grows its footprint in rural America.
Beta Hatch is focused on scaling up the farming of insects for a more sustainable food chain. Through a proprietary process, it provides an alternative
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