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Mentorship accelerator VentureScaleUp is partnering with the online investment platform Florida Funders to provide access to seed capital to support the startup companies accepted into its 2016 Spring and Fall programs.
The accelerator is leveraging the highly selective Growth Accelerator Fund award it recently received from the US Small Business Administration as well as access to the large number of Florida accredited investors on the Florida Funders platform. Additionally, the accelerator opened applications for its 2016 Spring program.
VentureScaleUp launched a pilot program in August with seven startups. The program provided one-on-one mentoring with successful entrepreneurs who have previously
Application intelligence company AppDynamics has secured USD158 million in growth financing from new investors led by General Atlantic and Altimeter Capital, with participation from Adage Capital, Industry Ventures, Goldman Sachs, and Cross Creek Advisors.
Existing investors IVP, Greylock Partners and Lightspeed Venture Partners also participated in the round.
“Virtually every business in every industry is going through a digital transformation to stay competitive and AppDynamics is at the heart of this transition,” says David Wadhwani, president and CEO of AppDynamics. “We are excited to partner with General Atlantic and Altimeter Capital, as well as our other investors, as we
Clearpool Group has received an USD8 million investment from growth equity firm, Edison Partners. Clearpool is an, electronic trading software development and agency execution business, serving the institutional sell-side and professional trading firms.
“Our business has recorded a significant influx of new clients this year because we are providing tools in the cloud that enable them to gain control in their electronic and algorithmic trading infrastructure,” says Clearpool Group CEO, Joseph Wald. “This minority investment from Edison Partners validates our value proposition and capabilities. It will also act as an accelerant for faster development of technological solutions demanded by our
Main Street Capital Corporation has purchased an equity stake in fixed-income, alternative investment firm Looking Glass Investments (LGI) and invested directly in private investment vehicles managed by LGI.
“By any measure, Main Street is a top-tier business development company and their investment represents an important recognition of what we have accomplished,” says Matthew O’Malley, President and Chief Operating Officer. “Main Street’s investment capital will be used to support the ongoing development of our underwriting technology, our data management, and our rigorous investment research process managed by our team of Ph.D. economists.”
“We are pleased to become a strategic partner
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy has advised private equity firm Farol Asset Management and a group of investors in acquiring a minority stake in the women’s designer ready-to-wear apparel company Cushnie et Ochs.
New York-based Corporate partner Brien Wassner led the Milbank team on the deal, which closed on 18 November.
Founded in 2011, Farol is a private equity firm that provides direct and co-investment solutions to leading institutional investors worldwide. The firm manages USD250 million in capital and, working alongside experienced operators, investors and funds, invests in a broad range of industries including, but not limited to apparel, consumer
Fried Frank’s new London-based asset management team has advised BlueBay Asset Management (BlueBay) on the raising of its Direct Lending Fund II, which has exceeded its revised target of EUR2 billion, completing the fund-raising in less than a year.
This Fund builds on very strong support from existing investors with over 80 per cent of its predecessor fund investors’ committing to the Fund. The Fund also attracted new investors globally.
This Fund is BlueBay’s second generation Private Debt fund, and BlueBay’s Private Debt business, headed by Anthony Fobel, now manages in excess of EUR4 billion of AuM in Private
Aurelius Group has acquired Allied Healthcare, the UK’s largest domiciliary care business and a provider of outsourced healthcare services to the English primary care sector, from Saga.
The assets of Allied Healthcare acquired by Aurelius comprise the following businesses:
Visiting – largest provider of domiciliary care by market share and a provider of complex care services in the home to individuals with critical needs, commissioned by both Local Authorities and Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs).
Primecare – A provider of outsourced primary healthcare services, such as out-of-hours GP services, walk-in centres and dental practices, on behalf of public sector
Omnes Capital and Fonroche Géothermie have signed a partnership agreement for the development, construction and operation of deep geothermal energy generation projects in France.
Since 2010, Fonroche Géothermie has developed a fully integrated approach and ambitious industrial plans for developing geothermal energy projects in France. This strategy is supported by a team of specialists in geoscience, drilling and surface mining.
Geothermal energy is a natural and competitive renewable energy source that can supply electricity and heating locally 365 days a year.
Having obtained seven exclusive operation permits in France, Fonroche Géothermie is planning to invest more than EUR400
Abacus Group, a provider of hosted IT solutions for hedge funds and private equity funds, has increased its US presence and capabilities by opening a new office in Boston, which will provide support for its growing client base and the industry’s ever increasing demand for the AbacusFlex private cloud solution.
Abacus’s entry into the market was spurred by being selected by Boston based clients to provide a scalable, flexible and robust technology solution that also adheres to the latest regulatory compliance and security requirements.
"The financial services industry in the Boston area is significant, and both established and up-and-coming startup funds from across the region
International law firm Simmons & Simmons has advised Funding Circle SME Income Fund Limited on its placing and offer for subscription of GBP150 million ordinary shares in the Company, the establishment of a GBP350 million share issuance programme, and the Company’s admission to the premium segment of the official list and trading on the LSE’s main market.
The prospectus relating to the Issue was released on Thursday 12 November and Admission occurred this morning.
The Funding Circle group operates marketplace lending services which allow investors to lend money directly to small and medium sized businesses (SMEs). Funding Circle is
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