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Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP), a private equity firm based in St Louis, has acquired PKWARE, a Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based provider of data security software solutions. AGC Partners served as the exclusive financial advisor to PKWARE on this transaction. Terms have not been disclosed.
Founded in 1986, PKWARE (www.pkware.com) created the .ZIP file format and provides leading compression, encryption and data security platform solutions to highly regulated enterprises. The Company’s flagship data security platform, Smartcrypt, enables companies to protect sensitive data, meet compliance and regulatory requirements and manage risk.
Brandon Muirhead, Director, TSCP, says: “Enterprises have a critical need to protect sensitive
Wellth, a platform designed to improve treatment adherence using behavioural economics, has received USD10 million in Series A funding round.
Existing investors yabeo and Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund (BIVF) co-led the funding round with participation from returning investors AXA Venture Partners, New York Life Ventures, NFP Ventures and I2BF Global Ventures, as well as new investors Rock Health and DaVita Venture Group.
Wellth will use the new capital to support rapid scaling to address larger and broader populations of patients.
Wellth members receive financial incentives, nudges, and behavioural reinforcements to establish healthy, lasting habits. Once enrolled, members use Wellth’s platform
Blockdaemon, a blockchain infrastructure platform for node management serving institutions and developers, has completed a strategic funding round of USD5.5 million led by venture capital (VC) firms focused on blockchain technology. Blockdaemon’s funding round is supported by a number of new investors including Hashkey, CoinShares, Blockchain.com, Kenetic, SPiCE VC and Fenbushi Capital. Early investors Comcast Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, Boldstart, and Heavybit will also continue their participation in the latest funding round.
Investor and advisor Meltem Demirors, says: “At CoinShares, we believe compute and connectivity will define the next decade of economic growth, and that blockchain networks and cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are
By Jon Mowll, responsible investment analyst at EdenTree Investment Management – The global spread of Covid-19 has increased awareness of systemic issues that predate and have been exacerbated by the pandemic. The virus has raised questions of who and what we – or rather, our economic systems – value, as well as questions around the nature of work, our collective humanity and the role of business in society.
Three Hills Capital Partners has completed a EUR67 million investment round to partially finance the acquisition of Agfa-Gevaert’s healthcare software business by Dedalus Holding.
Because of THCP’s financial support, the founder and chairman of Dedalus, Giorgio Moretti, will retain 25 per cent in Dedalus Holding.
“This closing represents a key milestone in Dedalus’ growth trajectory to become one of the global leaders in the healthcare sector which is, more than ever today, a key pillar of our society,” said THCP founder and managing partner Mauro Moretti. “Having been selected again by Giorgio as his partners of choice, just as we were
INDOS Financial’s ‘assets under depositary’ in closed-ended private equity, real estate, infrastructure and debt funds now exceed USD10 billion. The new total, spread across 30 clients, splits to USD5.4 billion (private equity), USD3.2 billion (real estate), USD1.4 billion (infrastructure/debt).
Overall INDOS Financials assets exceed USD35 billion from 75 clients represented by some 145 funds.
“INDOS Financial is the only independent depositary in the alternatives space with the experience to service both hedge funds and other alternatives (including private equity, real estate, infrastructure and debt funds),” says Bill Prew, INDOS founder and CEO. “Having initially concentrated on the open-ended hedge fund sector
Ambienta, Europe’s largest sustainability-focused private equity investor, has acquired Create Flavours, a UK producer of natural top-notes flavours for the food and beverage sector.The acquisition of Create Flavours further solidifies the position of Ambienta platform Nactarome Group (Nactarome) as a leading independent player in the European natural flavours and ingredients sector, with revenues in excess of €110m, and a diversified customer base of over 4,200 clients served through ten specialised plants across Europe. Nactarome represents a unique, strategic asset with a complete product offering across natural flavours, colours and ingredients addressing an array of end-markets and applications.
The food industry
Arma Partners has acted as exclusive financial advisor to Corilus, a portfolio company of AAC Capital, on its sale to Gilde Buy Out Partners. Corilus enables a smart and efficient healthcare system by connecting care providers, patients and stakeholders. Its cloud-based connected care solutions are used by over 40,000 care providers including general practitioners, dentists, physiotherapists, pharmacies, nurses, elderly care homes and hospitals. Corilus delivers mission-critical software solutions that are deeply embedded in the daily jobs of care workers, covering both administrative and clinical processes. The network effect fostered in its ecosystem of connected care workers and patients makes Corilus truly
Funds managed by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) are to acquire Radio Systems Corporation, a specialist in the companion pet health and safety market. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.Founded in 1991 by entrepreneur Randy Boyd, Radio Systems Corporation designs and distributes more than 2,000 pet products under brand names such as Invisible Fence, PetSafe, ScoopFree, SportDOG, and Kurgo, among others. Headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, the company has more than 800 employees worldwide that help the company reach consumers across the Americas, Europe, and Asia.
Radio Systems holds the No1 market position by sales in many of the
Kirkland & Ellis has represented Cartesian Capital Group in an investment in its portfolio company Tim Hortons China by Tencent Holdings Ltd.Founded by Cartesian and Restaurant Brands International, Tim Hortons China opened its first restaurant in February 2019 and now operates close to 50 locations across China. The restaurant chain expects to use the funding from Tencent’s investment to further uplift digital transformation, expand its digital infrastructure, and accelerate new store opening to meet consumer needs.
The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Daniel Dusek and Michael Rackham.
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