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BrainsGate, the developer of a novel proprietary treatment for Ischemic Stroke, has secured a USD14 million investment at a USD147 million pre-money valuation. The new financing is designed to fund the company through PMA approval and production readiness.
By Light Professional IT Services (By Light), a portfolio company of Sagewind Capital (Sagewind), has acquired Raydon Corporation (Raydon), a provider of virtual, adaptable integrated military training technology primarily for the US Department of Defense (DOD).
Vuna Partners, a mid-market private equity firm, has selected Prescient Fund Services (Pty) Ltd (Prescient) as the fund administrator to the Vuna Partners Fund I.The fund’s strategy is to invest in quality medium-sized businesses across a range of sectors with high growth potential, which are strategically positioned to address and benefit from the growth opportunities presented by South Africa’s nuanced economic and developmental needs.
Vuna Partners has been seeded by Thuso Incubation Partners (Thuso), a South African dedicated black majority-owned private equity incubator. In line with Thuso’s mission statement, the fund has embedded Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) and Environmental,
ARQIS has advised SkyFive AG on its Pre-Series A financing round, led by a major German investor. This first institutional investor joined the existing investors, who all doubled their initial investment, and were joined additionally by two industry icons: Louis Belanger-Martin, serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Global Eagle, and Alain Lejeune, a seasoned executive from the telecommunications industry with strong roots in China.
SkyFive provides high-speed broadband services for the aviation industry, based on its patented Air-To-Ground (A2G) solution that leverages standard mobile network components. A2G is the only technology that can meet the ever-increasing demand for broadband connectivity in
Entrepreneurial family office and growth equity firm Greater Sum Ventures (GSV) has made a majority investment in Orlando-based integrated payment technology provider Fattmerchant.The funding will provide additional capital that will enable Fattmerchant to increase its investment in innovation and accelerate its growth. The company will continue to be led by CEO Suneera Madhani, President Sal Rehmetullah, and the founding team.
Founded in 2014, Fattmerchant has experienced impressive growth in its Omni solution, a software platform offering businesses a unified commerce experience to manage their operations and facilitate omni-channel payment acceptance. The company’s newly launched Omni Connect offering provides independent
Online video gaming, pc enthusiast and tech hardware retailer, Mwave has attracted SME investor Anacacia to join its share register. The management team and Right Click Capital will both continue as investors alongside Anacacia. Management team members will continue in their executive roles but with access to a broader investor base and board to support their growth plans.
Victor Lee and his team founded Mwave in 2006. The business has become the leading supplier of computer products to the fast-growing video gaming, eSports and pc enthusiast segments. The business also supplies the SME business segment. Over the last three years, the
CET Infrastructure, a provider of specialist geotechnical, environmental and materials testing services to the construction and engineering sector, has continued its buy –and-build growth strategy with the acquisition of Card Geotechnics Limited (CGL).The acquisition of Surrey-based CGL, for an undisclosed sum, is the third bolt-on acquisition since leading mid-market investor Palatine Private Equity took a majority stake in CET Group in November 2018.
CGL, which has more than 65 employees based across a network of seven regional offices, is the largest independent specialist geotechnical and geo-environmental consultancy in the UK and Ireland with clients in residential, commercial and public sectors.
Global law firm White & Case LLP has advised Novator Partners on its investment as lead investor in a Series G follow-on investment in Monzo Bank Limited.“Monzo is one of the leading app-based banks in Europe and perfectly fits Novator’s investment focus on companies that are market disruptors,” says White & Case partner Ian Bagshaw, who co-led the Firm’s deal team. “This is the latest in a number of deals on which we have advised Novator and is further evidence of our expertise advising on investments in fast growing tech businesses.”
Novator Partners is an investment firm founded and
Updraft – a lending, credit report, and financial planning app designed to tackle escalating consumer borrowing in the UK – has secured GBP16 million in a round including Quilam Capital on the debt side, and the UK Government’s Future Fund, which participated via their convertible loan note alongside a group of high-net-worths.
Updraft was founded by financial services executive Aseem Munshi, former head of cards and unsecured lending for HSBC UK. Munshi realised that consumers drift into borrowing more and more every month without noticing – and that consumers will pay over GBP10 billion in fees and interests for overdraft and
ARQIS has advised the shareholders of Kroha on the sale of the company to the AR Packaging Group. After approval by the responsible antitrust authorities, the transaction was completed on 30 November 2020.Kroha is a family-run production company for folding box dividers and leaflets based in Germany with production sites in Miesbach and Barleben. With its exclusive focus on pharmaceutical packaging, 250 highly qualified employees and an experienced management team, Kroha stands for the highest quality of its products and efficient processes.
As a portfolio company of the US financial investor CVC Capital Partners, AR Packaging is one of
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