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Edison Partners has led a USD10 million investment in Health Recovery Solutions (HRS), a market leader in remote patient monitoring. The funds will be used to accelerate the company’s go-to-market capabilities and augment its best-in-class technology platform within the USD12 billion telemedicine market.   Chronic disease continues to drive up healthcare costs and is the leading cause of hospital readmissions. Remote patient monitoring (RPM) is becoming a fundamental tool for decreasing readmissions, improving outcomes, and reducing the overall cost of care. Hoboken, NJ-based HRS provides an RPM platform that allows health systems and home care agencies to reduce hospital readmission
GCM Grosvenor, a global alternative asset management firm, has received the highest possible rating from the Principles for Responsible Investment (“PRI”) for the fourth year in a row. GCM Grosvenor received an A+ rating from the PRI for its approach to strategy and governance, and an A+ rating for its integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in private equity manager selection, approval, and monitoring.   “This recognition from the PRI reflects our commitment to responsible practices in how we invest and run our business,” says Jon Levin, GCM Grosvenor’s President. “GCM Grosvenor is proud to be a signatory
Instinctif Partners, the international business communications consultancy, has secured backing from LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group. The transaction provides an exit for Instinctif’s previous private equity backer, Vitruvian Partners. Headquartered in London, Instinctif Partners provides strategic advice to the boards and executive teams of leading companies worldwide. It employs more than 300 professionals in 12 offices located in the UK, Germany, Republic of Ireland, Brussels, Dubai, South Africa, Hong Kong and the Greater China region. Its network of global affiliates supports clients in other territories.   LDC’s investment will support the management team’s strategy to deliver
Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has led a GBP750,000 equity investment into innovative ecommerce platform, Aero Commerce (Aero).   A total of GBP550,000 was provided via the North East Development Fund, supported by the European Regional Development Fund and managed by Maven, GBP200,000 was provided by existing shareholders in this round taking the total investment to date to over GBP1 million. The funding will enable Aero to invest in its sales and marketing activities and open an office in Newcastle. This will also allow the business to create a number of new roles and deliver on its ambitious expansion plans, while
Weak economic indicators, uncertainty surrounding Brexit and growing protectionism in global trade have contributed to a shift in sentiment in the M&A community and the beginning of a downturn in dealmaking activity, according to the seventh edition of the European M&A Outlook, published by CMS in association with Mergermarket. The report is a comprehensive assessment of dealmaking sentiment in the European M&A market. It has canvassed the opinions of 230 senior Europe-based executives, from corporate and private equity firms, about their expectations for M&A in the year ahead.   Over the last 12 months, European M&A value has dropped 22
Elliptic, a provider of crypto-asset risk management solutions for crypto businesses and financial institutions, has raised USD23 million in a Series B round led by Tokyo-based SBI Group, along with new investment from AlbionVC, and participation from existing investors including SignalFire, Octopus Ventures, and Santander Innoventures. Tomoyuki Nii from SBI Group will be joining the Board of Directors, along with Ed Lascelles of AlbionVC.   The new investment will fuel Elliptic’s continuing expansion into Asia, with new offices opening in Japan and Singapore. Revenue from clients based in Asia has increased 11X over the past two years. The funding will
HC Private Investments (HCPI), a Chicago-based private investment firm, is investing in Epicurean Butter Company, a manufacturer of finishing butters for the retail and foodservice industries.  As part of the deal, company founders Janey and John Hubschman are remaining in senior leadership roles and maintaining a significant minority ownership stake in the Company. Additionally, HCPI is providing capital that will support the Company’s strong sales growth and ability to execute on strategic investments in manufacturing capabilities and personnel to better serve the company’s existing customer base. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   Founded in 2004, Epicurean Butter enables consumers,
Bristow & Sutor, a judicial services and debt recovery group, and a portfolio company of private equity firm Sovereign Capital Partners, has acquired Credit Style. This is the second acquisition Bristow & Sutor has made since Sovereign backed the management buy-out of the business in June 2017 following the Group’s acquisition of DRP.   Established in 1977 and headquartered in Redditch, the Bristow & Sutor group today fully-employs a team of over 450 staff who support the collection of commercial and local authority debt types. The expanded Group will manage circa 1.9 million cases per annum.   The acquisition of
Innova Capital, a private equity firm operating in Central and Eastern Europe, has held the final close  of Innova VI (Innova/6) at EUR271 million. Over 60 per cent of the committed capital came from prior fund participants, with remaining commitments provided by new investors. The fund has received backing from institutional and commercial players from Europe and North America.   “We highly value the trust of our existing and new LPs, institutions, entrepreneurs and family offices, and we would like to express our sincere thanks to all of them. We are also extremely pleased to have received the strong endorsement
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FlowStone Partners, which provides private equity investment opportunities to qualified High Net Worth investors, has launched the FlowStone Opportunity Fund, a closed-end, non-exchange-listed investment management company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the ’40 Act). The new ’40 Act Fund, which began operations on 30 August, offers qualified investors a simplified way to access private equity investments through a broadly diversified, professionally managed portfolio.   The fund launches with a completed transaction and has several other opportunities in process which may close prior to the end of 2019.   The FlowStone Opportunity Fund will invest in a mix

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