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Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has completed the previously announced sale of Capco, a global management and technology consultancy, to Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT).
The total purchase price was USD1.45 billion.
CD&R funds acquired a 60 per cent stake in Capco in July 2017 in a partnership transaction with the seller, FIS (NYSE: FIS). CD&R Operating Partner Russ Fradin, former CEO of SunGard Data Systems (sold to FIS in 2015), served as Chairman of Capco under CD&R’s ownership, overseeing a period in which Capco invested in organic and inorganic expansion opportunities and added capabilities to further accelerate growth, including
Astro Aerospace, a developer of eVTOL aerial vehicles and drones, is to acquire Horizon Aircraft (Horizon), a developer of advanced eVTOLs, for five million common shares of Astro stock, the material terms of which are disclosed in the Company’s related 8-K filing.
The transaction was unanimously approved by the respective Boards of Directors.
The acquisition of Horizon is expected to close in approximately ten days, subject to customary closing conditions. Upon closing the transaction, the CEO and Co-Founder of Horizon, Brandon Robinson, will be appointed as President of Astro and will sit on the Board of Directors. Jason O’Neill, Horizon’s
AI Capital, a Colorado-based venture capital firm investing in early growth stage enterprise AI software companies, is selling its portfolio company, Link3D, to Materialise just over a year after investing.
Alongside the exit, the firm has closed its North America (NA) Fund I and is now launching NA Fund II. The firm expects to launch its European Union (EU) Fund I later in the year.
Based near Boulder, CO, Link3D offers additive manufacturing execution systems (MES) workflow software to help organisations scale their digital manufacturing strategy and workflows. Additive manufacturing (AM), commonly known as 3D printing, is poised for
IPO activity in the US had the strongest first quarter in the year 2021, continuing the strong momentum seen in the second half of the year.
According to the research data analysed and published by Finaria, 389 US-based IPOs raised a total of USD125 billion in Q1 2021, up from the 33 issuances that raised USD10 billion in Q1 2020. From this total, there were 298 SPAC deals raising a collective USD87 billion. That was higher than the amount raised in the whole of 2020.
On the global landscape, proceeds from traditional IPOs set a five-year record. Based on a
CVS Health has launched CVS Health Ventures, a dedicated corporate venture capital fund that will invest in and partner with high-potential, early-stage companies focused on making health care more accessible, affordable, and simpler.
“Consumers deserve a better health experience, one that puts them at the centre of cutting-edge, digitally enabled solutions,” says Karen S Lynch, President and CEO, CVS Health. “Forming CVS Health Ventures will build on our successful track record of scaling innovation and driving change in health care.”
The fund will initially launch with USD100 million allocated for investments and will focus on companies with the potential for
Adenia, a private markets investment firm in Africa, has finalised the sale of its 100 per cent equity stake in Ademat to SPE Capital, a private equity firm focused on Africa and the Middle East.
Founded in Abidjan in 1983, Ademat is the leading provider of power security solutions in Côte d’Ivoire. It provides a wide range of technical solutions for companies in various industries, including telecommunications, financial services, manufacturing, healthcare and hospitality.
Since acquiring Ademat in September 2016 through its Adenia Capital (III) fund, Adenia has implemented a series of strategic value creation initiatives, resulting in the expansion
A Yorkshire company which manufactures personalised pet food using only natural ingredients has secured a multi-million pound investment to accelerate its growth.
Pure Pet Food has raised the funds from Mercia’s Northern Venture Capital Trust (VCT) Funds and NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund. The latest funding round follows a GBP2 million investment by the Northern VCTs in 2019 and will allow the Cleckheaton-based company to continue to support its ambitious growth plans and development of its software as a service (SaaS) platform and data capabilities.
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MidCap Financial, a credit solutions firm focused on serving the middle market, has raised USD875 million through the issuance of its debut senior unsecured bond transaction, with the proceeds set to be used to refinance existing debt.
The transaction priced at the tight end of talk and was upsized by USD50 million as a result of the favorable outcome. JP Morgan Securities served as Lead Left Bookrunner. Joint Bookrunners included Apollo Global Securities, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Securities, and Wells Fargo Securities.
David Moore, CFO of MidCap Financial Services, says: “The successful issuance of our bond offering is a significant
Goodwell Investments, an impact investment firm, has launched Goodwell V. Following on from predecessor funds, Goodwell V aims to channel capital from private investors, family offices and foundations to fast-growing, scalable small and medium-sized companies.
Goodwell V is the cornerstone feeder for a new institutional fund that the company plans to launch in the second half of this year. The firm’s local teams in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa have made more than 20 investments across Africa over the last five years, successfully balancing substantial social impact with delivering a market rate of return to investors.
Goodwell V will
Paxos, the first regulated blockchain infrastructure platform, today announced it has closed a 300 million Series D round of funding. Oak HC/FT led the round, with participation from previous investors Declaration Partners, PayPal Ventures, Mithril Capital, Senator Investment Group, Liberty City Ventures, WestCap and more. To date, Paxos has raised more than USD500 million in funding and with a valuation of USD2.4 billion, Paxos is one of the fastest growing fintech startups in the world.
Charles Cascarilla, CEO and Co-Founder of Paxos, comments: “Demand for our enterprise solutions has accelerated much faster than we could have anticipated. It validates our
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