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Immersive Labs, the world’s first fully interactive, on-demand and gamified cyber skills platform, has closed USD40 million in funding led by global growth equity investor Summit Partners, with participation from existing investor Goldman Sachs.
The investment will be used to support expansion initiatives in North America, where customer demand highlights a clear need to optimize cyber skills and guard against constantly evolving threats. We believe this new round of funding illustrates how this dynamic technology is ushering in a new era of active training that enables professionals to acquire additional skills in richly immersive environments at their own pace and
Investcorp, a global alternative investments manager, China Resources, an owner and distributor of food brands in Greater China, and Fung Strategic Holdings Limited, a member of Fung Investments, have jointly launch a private equity platform dedicated solely to investing in food brands in Asia, specifically China, Singapore and greater Southeast Asia.
Fung Investments is the private investment arm of the families of Victor Fung and William Fung, the controlling shareholders of the Fung Group, a Hong Kong based specialist in the global consumer goods supply chain.
The new platform is aiming to raise USD500 million and will be jointly owned and
Cadence Aerospace (Cadence), a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners (Arlington Capital), has acquired B&E Group’s OEM Manufacturing Division (B&E), a provider of complex and difficult-to-machine engine components for aerospace and defence customers.
Similar to Cadence’s existing Tell Tool and ADM facilities, B&E focuses on hard metal and complex engine components, and is headquartered in Southwick, MA (40,000 sq ft facility), with another 30,000 sq ft facility in Westfield, MA. B&E will continue to be run by Bob Quaglia and the existing management team.
Peter Manos, a Managing Partner at Arlington Capital, says: “The acquisition of B&E builds on our
Audax Private Equity (Audax), in partnership with management, has completed the sale of AAMP Global (AAMP) to The Halifax Group.
Headquartered in Clearwater, FL, AAMP is a leading global supplier of vehicle and related consumer technology solutions within the integration, infotainment, high-performance audio, safety, and connectivity product categories. The Company maintains relationships with a broad set of customers across light vehicle, marine, powersports, agricultural, and commercial fleet end-markets. Under Audax ownership, AAMP completed nine add-on acquisitions and significantly increased revenue.
Young Lee, Managing Director at Audax Group, says: “We are proud to have partnered with Jamie Fraser and the AAMP
An affiliate of Staple Street Capital (Staple Street), a middle market private equity firm, has acquired Cyberlink ASP Technology (Cyberlink), a managed IT services provider.
Headquartered in Dallas, TX, Cyberlink provides a robust suite of managed IT services that allow enterprise customers to simplify their technology infrastructure, seamlessly scale operations and improve their IT responsiveness. The Company’s value proposition and high service levels have resulted in a long-tenured, diversified customer base spanning more than 800 customers across more than 10 end markets. With a presence in 46 states, Cyberlink’s flexible, cloud-agnostic delivery model enables the Company to efficiently serve customers
Despite political and economic uncertainties, 2019 is once again proving to be a busy year for venture capital in Spain. The industry is experiencing an increase in mega deals, resources and growing competition in the context of high sales multiples and easy access to bank and/or alternative financing.
According to Capital & Corporate, a provider of Private Equity and M&A information in Spain, in the first nine months of 2019 venture capital has registered four megadeals which, taken together, add up to an investment volume of more than EUR4 billion. According to C&C, a total of 22 large operations reached
ARQIS has advised the selling shareholders on the sale of INTORQ, a manufacturer of brakes and clutches for electric drives and a specialist in spring-applied brakes in Europe, to Kendrion.
The completion of the transaction is subject to customary conditions and is expected in the first quarter of 2020.
The combination with INTORQ creates a leading industrial brake company with a comprehensive offering in an expanded number of growth markets in Europe, China, the US and India. Specific shared end-markets include electric motors, wind power and elevators. Complimentary markets include geared motors, forklifts, cranes and hoists.
INTORQ manufactures
Investcorp, a global provider and manager of alternative investment products, and China Everbright Limited, a Hong Kong based alternative investment firm in Greater China, are combining their investment teams investing in the Chinese technology sector.
The combined team and investment committee, will jointly manage the China Everbright New Economy Fund I. In addition, Investcorp and China Everbright intend to explore the opportunity to establish a successor private equity fund, jointly managed by the two parties, to further access China’s technology sector.
This joint partnership will draw on Investcorp’s three decades of experience investing globally in the technology sector, and China Everbright’s
Validated ID, the Barcelona-based tech company which specialises in digital signature, electronic invoice, and digital identity, has raised EUR2 million in a funding round led by Randstad Innovation Fund, the corporate venture arm of Randstad.
Co-investor Caixa Capital Risc, CriteriaCaixa’s venture capital management company, also participated.
This round is also backed by founders, previous partners, and the leading law firm Cuatrecasas, via its investment vehicle for startups Cuatrecasas Ventures.
In the past few years Validated ID’s digital signature solution, VIDsigner, has established a leading portfolio of secure and easy to use electronic signature services with the highest legal and security
Intuitus, a provider of technology and digital due diligence and other technology advisory services to the private equity sector, has been acquired by Endava, a technology services provider.
“We are delighted to be joining Endava. Our due diligence expertise, combined with Endava’s technology know-how and international platform, will enhance our existing capabilities and bring significant new growth opportunities for the combined team” says Calum Stewart, CEO of Intuitus. “We remain fully committed to the private equity sector and to both serving and further strengthening our relationships with our existing client base.”
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