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GraphCMS, a Berlin-based company whose pioneering content management platform enables enterprises to seamlessly deliver better digital experiences, has raised a USD10 million Series A funding round. The round was led by OpenOcean, and previous investors Peak and Paua Ventures also participated, bringing the company’s total funding to USD13.7 million.
Mango Capital’s Robin Vasan (investor in HashiCorp, Netlify and others), Fauna founder and CTO, Evan Weaver, and Instana (acquired by IBM) founder and CEO Mirko Novakovic also joined this round. GraphCMS will use the funding to expand its commercial footprint within the US and European markets, further supporting businesses to create
Percent, the fintech innovator with the mission to put good into everyday financial transactions, has closed a USD5 million venture round led by Morpheus Ventures. This strategic investment is being used to expand Percent’s Purpose-as-a-Service offering to commerce, big-tech and fintech markets in the US, building on its existing presence in the UK and Australia.
Nationwide Building Society is a co-investor in the round, building on its original investment in Percent early in the start-up’s journey. Such has been the building society’s belief in Percent and it’s offering since its previous investment, it also became a Percent customer in
By Elizabeth Weymouth (pictured), Founder and Managing Partner, Grafine Partners – There’s a quiet revolution happening among sophisticated institutional investors and large pools of capital that could eventually up-end one corner of the private equity universe. A growing number of LPs are starting to turn away from allocating to the largest managers and towards experienced dealmakers who are starting their own shops – many of whom are spin-outs from the giant firms.
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised The Carlyle Group on its acquisition of LiveU from Francisco Partners.
“Our team helped to successfully navigate this strategic investment, which will enable Carlyle to continue to support the growth of media tech companies and LiveU to reach new customers,” says White & Case partner Ken Barry, who led the Firm’s deal team. “Advising on this deal highlights White & Case’s expertise at the crossroads of the private equity and fast growing technology industry.”
The investment was made by Carlyle Europe Technology Partners (CETP) IV, a EUR1.35 billion fund that
Sherpa Healthcare Partners has held the closing of its oversubscribed Sherpa Healthcare Fund II.
The fund focuses on early- to growth-stage investments in China healthcare sector to cover companies in biotech/biopharma, medical devices/diagnostics, and medical services. The Fund’s LPs include public pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, foundations, family offices, funds of funds, asset management companies, and other institutional investors.
Outstanding portfolio companies of Sherpa Healthcare Funds include Cytek Biosciences, New Horizon Health, Singleron, Epimab, NanoVision, Belief Biomed, Stroke Care, Blissbio, VisionX, Visen, and many more.
Kirkland & Ellis advised Sherpa Healthcare Partners.
Q-Energy, a global investment and management company in renewable energy, has held the final closing of its fourth fund, Q-Energy IV, with an investment capacity of EUR1.1 billion in equity, which will allow the manager to mobilise more than EUR5 billion into the sector including debt.
Q-Energy launched its fourth fund in May 2020, and within two months it reached a First Closing of EUR360 million. Subsequently, it received commitments above its initial target size of EUR800 million, leading to its Final Close of EUR1.1 billion on 30 June 2021. Investors (mainly family offices, insurance companies, pension funds and university
Pamlico Capital (Pamlico) has made a growth investment in Aite-Novarica Group (ANG), a provider of subscription research and advisory services to financial institutions and the technology and service providers that support them.
Pamlico’s investment in ANG is the outcome of a partnership with executive Kurt Reisenberg to find and invest in a niche data and insights business. As a result of the partnership, Kurt proactively identified Aite Group and Novarica, Inc. as market-leading insights and advisory firms—an ideal fit for the partnership thesis. Supported by Pamlico, Kurt will lead the combined Aite-Novarica Group as CEO as the Company continues to
Palatine Private Equity has exchanged contracts for the sale of national independent financial adviser Wren Sterling to the management team supported by investment funds affiliated with Lightyear Capital LLC (Lightyear), which is making a majority investment in the firm.
Wren Sterling was created in 2015 through the Palatine-backed management buyout of Towergate Financial. Over the subsequent six years, Palatine’s investment has driven strong growth at the firm, growing its assets under management significantly to GBP4.6 billion and achieving a substantial increase in profitability.
Drawing on Palatine’s expertise in successful buy and build strategies, Wren Sterling has completed eight bolt-on acquisitions
Capstar Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm, has closed its inaugural Fund I with USD41.3 million in capital commitments.
Founded by Kathryn Cavanaugh in 2019, Capstar Ventures invests nationwide in innovative consumer companies. The USD41.3 million was raised from an experienced group of individuals, family offices, and institutions including Capital Creek Partners, Tiger Partners, and JPMorgan. Capstar Ventures is the first fund to close as part of JPMorgan Asset Management’s Project Spark—a new initiative in which JPMorgan invests balance sheet capital in diverse, emerging alternatives fund managers, including minority-led and women-led venture capital funds.
“Kathryn embodies the type of fund
Bright Spaces has raised EUR1.5 million in a seed funding round led by French VC Axeleo Capital, with participation from Pi Labs, Sparking Capital, Growceanu and a group of international angels.
Bright Spaces’ solution allows future tenants to visualise and interact digitally with an office space in 3D, discover its main tech specs, surroundings, main points of interest as well as to request an offer or book a live tour. On the other hand, landlords benefit from an integrated, easy-to-use Admin Panel that provides data on closed deals, vacancy, potential customers and their specific requirements (desired parking spaces, storage etc)
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12 November, 2026 – 8:00 am
12 November, 2026 – 5:00 pm
