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NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, managed by Maven Capital Partners and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, has invested GBP250,000 in Lancashire-based eOrigen Learning and Communications Ltd (EO), a digital production company specialising in the creation of digital media and bespoke e-learning and training content.
The funding will help EO to execute its ambitious growth strategy to launch and scale its learning and development (L&D) IT platform, INPIN™, to become an accredited global training ecosystem and create 36 new jobs.
EO was originally established to produce digital media and bespoke e-learning and training content. The company has developed
Private equity firm Warburg Pincus and Javier Marín Romano, a Spanish banking veteran with 25 years of experience in the sector, have partnered to acquire Self Trade Bank (Self Bank) from Société Générale’s Boursorama subsidiary.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Self Bank is a leading online wealth management provider with a broad suite of banking and wealth management products including savings accounts, payroll accounts, equity, CFD and over 2,000 investment funds.
“With an extensive product and service offering, digital leadership and award-winning client service, Self Bank presents a compelling platform for future growth in the
European private equity firm Capzanine has invested in Horizon Software (Horizon), becoming a majority shareholder alongside Horizon’s CEO, Sylvain Thieullent, and its management team, to support organic and global growth.
From its inception in 1998, Horizon has worked with investment banks in the design of its first electronic trading platform. Today, with 90 clients in 26 countries and connectivity to over 70 exchanges, multi award-winning Horizon provides advanced trading technology for investment banks, brokers and hedge funds.
Horizon’s trading platform provides immediate access to a comprehensive range of features and the ability to execute sophisticated strategies and workflows through
Eze Castle Integration (ECI), a managed service provider to the financial industry, has secured a significant investment by an affiliate of HIG Capital (HIG).
Founded in 1995, Eze Castle Integration has more than 650 clients and offices across the United States, United Kingdom and Asia. The company has built a reputation in managed services and cloud solutions for the financial industry; “ECI’s global white glove service and its highly scalable and secure cloud infrastructure and platform create a differentiated end-to-end solution that is indispensable for its clients’ daily operations,” says Todd Ofenloch, Managing Director at HIG “We look forward
BioMed Partners has invested in TRiCares’ EUR22 million Series B financing round.
TRiCares is developing a transcatheter-based tricuspid valve replacement system aimed at addressing the need for a better treatment for this frequent and severe disease that avoids open heart surgery. Heart valve diseases are among the most serious cardiac complications affecting more than 12.7 million patients in Europe.
In the last decade minimally invasive catheter-based solutions have been developed for other valve diseases but for patients with tricuspid valve disease open-heart surgeries remain the standard treatment. Owing to high mortality, access to such surgery is severely restricted leaving
Flexioffices (Flexi), one of the UK’s leading serviced office brokers, has secured GBP8.2 million of investment from NVM Private Equity (NVM) as part of the funding package for a management buyout.
The investment from NVM will help to accelerate Flexi’s international growth and drive continued development of their technology. The deal is NVM’s second management buyout from NVM Private Equity Vintage III LP.
Headquartered in London, and founded by Paul Slinn in 2000, the Flexi team are experts in finding the perfect workplace solutions for individuals, businesses and organisations through specialist knowledge of the entire UK flexible workspace market.
LDC, a UK-based mid-market private equity investor, has backed the management buyout of OCS Asset Solutions, a provider of specialist retail and financial support services, from international facilities management services company, OCS Group Ltd.
The deal, which includes a GBP13 million investment from LDC, will see the firm’s six-strong management team co-invest for a significant stake.
Previously trading as OCS Asset Solutions, the business – Asset Solutions Group, which will trade as Retail & Asset Solutions and Vehicle & Asset Solutions in the UK and Retail & Vehicle Solutions in Ireland – is a leading provider of supply chain
Global investment bank GCA Altium has completed six deals worth over GBP1 billion in the space of two weeks, marking a bumper fortnight for the global advisory firm.
The high-profile deals include: advising Vitruvian on its acquisition of Travel Counsellors; leading the GBP217 million IPO of LDC-backed Team 17; the GBP88m sale of Warrington headquartered IESA to GBP3 billion market cap Electrocomponents; advising management on the sale of JLA to Cinven; advising NorthEdge on its acquisition of Cutwel; the sale of Livingstone, provider of software asset management services, to The Carlyle Group.
The global advisory-focused investment bank was formed
Chainvine has secured GBP2.5 million (USD3.34 million USD) in a Series A funding round led by Deepbridge Capital.
Chainvine works closely with its clients’ management teams to integrate their existing ledger systems into a bespoke blockchain based platform, allowing them to better manage their supply chain and contract data. Chainvine’s platforms enable clients to evolve their existing ledger systems rather than completely overhauling them, by harnessing the potential of blockchain technology without prior technical experience.
Chainvine will utilise the funds to expand its client base and commercialise its revolutionary ‘Intelligent’ products. As part of the Series A funding round,
Noerr has advised the European Investment Bank (EIB) on the EUR100 million financing of VIVAWEST, a housing association serving the North Rhine-Westphalia region.
The funds are secured via the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI).
VIVAWEST will use the credit line to build around 900 homes in various cities and municipalities in North Rhine-Westphalia, constructing low-energy homes that meet the KfW 55 standard. The credit line can be drawn down in several tranches and has a maximum term of 13 years.
Tom Beckerhoff and Michael Schumacher advised the EIB on the financing transaction. These two finance partners regularly
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