Allocations
CapX Partners (CapX) has closed a loan facility that can grow to USD100 million to support the growth needs of Ziosk, creator of the restaurant industry’s first ordering, entertainment and pay-at-the-table tablet.
The funds will be used to support agreements with Olive Garden and other restaurant brands to deploy Ziosk tablets across the US.
Ziosk is the clear cut industry leader serving more than 25 restaurant concepts across all 50 states. When the Olive Garden deployment is complete, over 150,000 tablets in 3,000 locations will be interacting with more than 50 million guests per month, demonstrating the continued momentum
Australasian perr-to-peer lending marketplace Harmoney Corp has completed a USD200 million funding round, led by P2P Global Investments (P2PGI) managed by Eaglewood Europe – a subsidiary of alternative asset manager Marshall Wace.
The agreement includes both equity and debt, with P2PGI also signing an agreement for USD200m of lending capital for Harmoney's marketplace. P2PGI will purchase loans from the Harmoney marketplace* up to USD200m over the next three years across both the New Zealand and Australian markets.
Harmoney closed a Series A financing round in January 2015 led by Trade Me Limited. That transaction valued Harmoney at USD55m. Since
Aspire Ventures and Yellow Brick Capital Advisers (UK) are to merge to form Aspire Universal. Both companies share a common mission around investments in transformative companies, powered by Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, and addressing basic human needs like food & water, education, health care, shelter and finance.
"Seemingly overnight, whole industries are being transformed by the 'Internet of Things' technologies– namely mobile, cloud, and machine learning. While it's nice that Facebook can give you better mobile recommendations and Amazon has a device you can talk to when you want to restock your paper towels, such change seems to come
DriverUp, the first online marketplace for automotive financing, has closed a USD20 million Series B round led by new investor SF Capital Group with participation from existing investors Emerald Development Managers and RRE Ventures.
The DriverUp marketplace gives accredited investors an opportunity to directly enter the USD1 trillion auto lending industry and provides dealers with an expedited, streamlined credit process.
"This Series B round allows us to accelerate our product development, support added marketplace loan inventory and ramp up marketing efforts," says Sam Ellis, chief executive officer, DriverUp. "We have seen strong interest from accredited investors since launching, and
Private equity firm Thomas H Lee Partners has closed the acquisition of a majority stake in Healthcare Staffing Services (HSS), in a recapitalisation transaction. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
HSS is a leading healthcare staffing firm in the United States. It specialises in providing nationwide “rapid response” nurse staffing services to healthcare facilities that have urgent needs for qualified nurses, generally for multiple weeks at a time.
The recapitalisation will ensure HSS has the resources it needs to build on its proven platform, continue its strong momentum, and execute on its strategic growth objectives. HSS will
State Street Corporation has launched the State Street Liquid Private Equity Investable Index, a new solution that provides public access to private equity sector exposures.
The model is intended to be used as a liquid proxy for direct private equity investment and is the first in a series of investable indices.
The index was developed from research generated by State Street’s academic partnership, State Street Associates, which suggests that private equity managers collectively outperform the public equity markets in part by anticipating the relative performance of economic sectors. Based on this evidence, the model identifies private equity sector exposures
SevOne has closed a USD50 million Series C financing round led by Westfield Capital Management and Bain Capital Ventures. Brookside Capital, HarbourVest, VT Technology Ventures, and Osage Venture Partners also participated in this round.
SevOne will use the financing to accelerate its growth through new technologies and markets, meeting the growing demands of organisations transforming their business for the always-on mobile economy and the Internet of Things (IoT).
The funding comes at a time when mobility sits at the heart of a new and vibrant ecosystem that is uniting the digital and physical worlds. New mobile and broadband connectivity,
Graycliff Partners, an independent investment firm focusing on middle market private equity and mezzanine investments, has provided subordinated debt financing to Stone Source, a supplier of natural stone and other decorative surface products including porcelain and glass tile, engineered stone and reclaimed wood.
Graycliff’s investment in Stone Source supported a recapitalisation of the business by Founders Equity.
Headquartered in New York City, Stone Source sells stone and decorative products to consumers and contractors via the architect and design channel for commercial and high-end residential use. The company has a nationwide presence, with operations in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts,
Avedon Capital Partners and the management of Robidus have acquired all outstanding shares in the firm from current shareholders and founders. Avedon will support Robidus’ ambition to become an innovative partner in the field of social security services and software by providing capital and expertise.
According to Managing Director Sven Kelder, who has been working for Robidus since 2003, Avedon’s expertise and portfolio complement Robidus’ growth ambitions. "Our company initially started by exploiting unused subsidies, but now offers an integrated approach in the field of social security services and software. Avedon believes in our approach and strategy and is willing
Audax Group has partnered with management to acquire Techniks Industries, a leading provider of industrial cutting tools and tool holders in North America, from Tenex Capital Management, a private equity firm based in New York.
Techniks Industries was formed by the merger of NAP Gladu and Techniks in 2012. NAP Gladu manufacturers and services wood and metal cutting tools used in building materials and industrial end markets, and Techniks supplies tool holding and work holding products used in CNC machine applications for general industrial end markets.
“Techniks Industries is a recognised market leader in the fragmented cutting tools and
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