Allocations
Audax Private Equity (Audax) today announced that it has successfully completed the sale of Acuant, an identity verification and KYC/AML compliance provider, to GB Group (GBG).
Audax first acquired Acuant in September of 2018. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
IRONSCALES, a provider of AI-powered email security solutions, announced has raised USD64 million in a Series C funding round led by PSG, a growth equity firm partnering with middle-market software and technology-enabled services companies.
Existing investors K1 Investment Management and Jump Capital also participated in the fund raising.
National Fire & Safety, a leading end-to-end fire protection and life safety solutions platform and a portfolio company of Highview Capital (Highview), has acquired Texas Fire Alarm (TFA), a full service fire protection provider.
Following the acquisition, founder Jody Parker will continue to lead TFA from its Wills Point, Texas headquarters, strategically located in the Dallas metropolitan region.
Boutique strategic consultancy firm, GRAPH Strategy, has aided the completion of three sale and investment deals for its UK-based clients.
AUA Private Equity Partners (AUA Private Equity), a lower middle-market consumer investment firm, has formalised a partnership with First Generation Investors (FGI), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that works to provide high school students in underserved communities with the knowledge and skills to thrive in the investment economy.
As part of this partnership, AUA Private Equity will be a sponsor and active partner of the University of Miami chapter.
FGI’s robust financial literacy curriculum is led by volunteer college students across 40 chapters nationwide who work with high school students to teach core finance concepts, create investment portfolios and establish a
Funds advised by global private equity firm Permira are to acquire Mimecast Limited an email security and cyber resilience company.
lool ventures, an early stage investor backing mission-driven Israeli-founders, has held the first close at USD60 million of its third fund (lool III) which is targeting USD100 million, bringinf the firm’s total AUM to USD200 million.
Through lool III, the firm will look to invest in approximately 20 companies, in most cases leading Seed rounds, whilst reserving capital to follow on through Series A and Series B. lool II is a top quartile fund by Net IRR and its companies already outperform the market with a 70 per cent “Seed to Series A” conversion rate.
The Green Finance Institute has launched a new online knowledge resource, GFI Hive, designed to share the latest information and insights on how to increase private investment in nature restoration and nature-positive outcomes in and for the UK.
With initial funding from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, GFI Hive will share technical knowledge and best practice on investing in nature and nature-based solutions to support the mobilisation of private capital into the sector and meet the UK’s net zero and nature-positive ambitions. Among the resources provided will be in-depth case studies of successful transactions (both domestic and international), research reports, insights,
Genstar Capital portfolio company Foreside Financial Group, LLC (Foreside), a provider of governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) solutions and technology offerings to clients in the global asset management industry, has acquired Alaric Compliance Services, a specialist in regulatory and compliance services.
Founded in 2004, Alaric Compliance Services partners with a diversified and well-known client base, including private credit, private real estate and other alternative asset managers, advisors, broker-dealers, private fund managers, open and closed end funds, BDCs, CLOs, and more.
Transatlantic venture capital firm Beringea has led a USD10 million Series A funding round in Learnerbly, an SaaS-enabled marketplace for workplace learning and development.
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