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Cybersecurity firm Perception Point has raised USD8 million in Series A funding round led by Pitango Venture Capital, along with State of Mind Ventures (SOMV) and Korea Investment Partners (KIP).
The company already offers an advanced email protection solution, and will use the funds to expand its global presence and product portfolio. Rami Kalish from Pitango will join Pinhas Buchris from SOMV on the Perception Point board of directors.
Founded in 2015 by Israeli cyber-intelligence experts, Perception Point has developed a platform blending the best of hardware and software capabilities to detect exploits before hackers are able to penetrate
Finnish fintech company Zervant, which provides online invoicing software for small business and entrepreneurs across Europe, has secured EUR6 million in a funding round led by Tesi, along with Northzone, NFT Ventures and Conor Venture Partners.
Headquartered in Espoo, Finland, Zervant offers simple, intuitive invoicing software. It’s already used by 20,000 business customers across seven countries, with 85 per cent of current growth coming from France, Germany and the UK.
The company plans to use the investment to grow the use of electronic invoicing among its core demographic – micro businesses. It will also look to introduce a range
Harris Williams & Co has advised Duke Street Private Equity (Duke Street) on its acquisition of A-ROSA. The transaction was led by Edward Arkus, Will Bain and Danielius Uznys of Harris Williams & Co.’s Consumer Group.
“A-ROSA is a leading river cruise business in Europe benefitting from strong brand recognition, a loyal customer base and favorable market trends,” says Edward Arkus, a managing director at Harris Williams & Co. “We are delighted to have advised Duke Street on this transaction, and with their backing, we look forward to seeing A-ROSA’s continued growth in the months and years ahead.”
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NorthEdge Capital has invested in stairlift designer and manufacturer Platinum Stairlifts, backing the existing management team led by Founder, Tim Frear.
Based in Keighley, West Yorkshire, Platinum Stairlifts manufactures a full suite of stairlift products. The company employs over 100 staff and distributes to more than 40 countries worldwide, including France, Germany, the Netherlands and USA, through its network of authorised dealers.
The business has achieved strong growth in recent years, with revenue increasing by over 20 per cent year-on-year since 2012. NorthEdge’s backing will allow the company to continue its new product development, enhance its proposition for distributors
Foresight Group (Foresight) has invested several million pounds of growth capital from Foresight VCT (FVCT) into PowerLinks Media Limited (PowerLinks).
The investment completes a larger Series A round of funding, with additional participation from leading angel investors and PowerLinks management.
PowerLinks is a software platform, which automates the buying and selling of personally relevant and user-friendly “native” advertising. PowerLinks is emerging as a leader in a new generation of advertising platforms, connecting advertisers and publishers in a data-rich marketplace, which processes over 6 billion auctions each day. Ads are bought and sold in real-time, based on precisely defined customer
An affiliate of Blue Wolf Capital Fund IV has acquired a majority stake in Petrosmith, a provider of production equipment and oilfield tubular goods (OCTG) to the domestic oil and gas industry. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Petrosmith manufactures a broad suite of tanks (including oilfield storage tanks and gun barrel tanks) and vessels (including heater treaters, separators and vapour recovery towers) used by large E&P companies primarily in the Permian Basin, Eagle Ford and Mid-Continent region. The Company also sells a variety of new and used OCTG and provides a wide array of OCTG refurbishment services.
Orion Energy Partners, a private equity firm providing creative capital solutions to middle market energy infrastructure businesses, has closed Orion Energy Credit Opportunities Fund II. The fund was oversubscribed with commitments totalling USD816 million, exceeding the target fund size of USD750 million.
Capital commitments to Orion Energy’s new fund represent major global investor markets, with nearly 50 per cent from the US, approximately 20 per cent from the UK & Europe and the remainder from Australia. The investor base comprises multiple state and corporate pension plans, endowments and foundations, asset managers, family offices and high net worth individuals. Together with
Investment and strategic advisory firm Brown Advisory is teaming up with network-driven venture capital firm, NextGen Venture Partners (NextGen).The NextGen team will officially join their new Brown Advisory colleagues in offices across the United States from 22 February.
NextGen was founded by investment industry veterans Dan Mindus and Brett Gibson as a means to bring their Washington, DC-based network together to make more informed and successful venture capital investments. Today, the firm has a national network of over 900 entrepreneurs and investors that source, analyse, support and invest in startup companies.
The growth of their organisation has been driven
Private equity firm 1315 Capital has held the single close of 1315 Capital II, a healthcare growth equity fund, at its hard cap over USD300 million, exceeding its USD250 million target.
Similar to the first fund, 1315 Capital II includes endowment, foundation, public and private pension, and family office limited partners.
“We appreciate the ongoing partnership with our management teams and investors as we continue to support innovation and solutions across healthcare,” says Adele Oliva, Founding Partner. 1315 Capital will invest on average USD10-USD30 million into existing companies, or as part of the creation of a commercial stage ‘jumpstart’. Of
A new distillery, whose founders want to make England’s West Country one of the most recognised names in fine whisky, is seeking GBP2.75 million in SEIS/EIS funding.
The Dorset County Distilling Company is looking for backing to complete construction and begin production at its Springhead Distillery in the picturesque Blackmore Vale. Successful entrepreneur Hutch Wright and his son Alex, an experienced chef and brewer, established the business in response to the growing appetite for “craft” spirits.
Wright Snr says: “The trends that have transformed the beer, wine and gin markets during the past decade or so are increasingly shaping
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