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Polaris Private Equity has acquired TRIAX, a provider of solutions for the reception and distribution of TV, radio and internet, from Nielsen & Nielsen Holding.
TRIAX’ products and solutions are used by broadcasters, cable operators, local networks and private households.
Through its newly established fund, Polaris IV, Polaris has signed a definitive agreement, subject to customary regulatory requirements and approvals, to acquire all outstanding shares of TRIAX. With more than 60 years of experience within the industry, TRIAX is widely associated with high-quality products, durability and a high level of customer service. With its headquarters in Denmark, as well as
ClusterSeven, a provider of solutions to manage corporate spreadsheets and other end-user computing (EUC), has secured new finance from private equity firm Azini Capital Partners (Azini).
Azini has acquired 100 per cent of ClusterSeven and will be providing additional investment to promote high quality and wider customer engagement.
Surveys by auditors and analysts repeatedly show that over 70 per cent of businesses are dependent on spreadsheets to deliver key financial information. ClusterSeven was founded to help businesses cope with this dependence. Its unique technology allows financial institutions and businesses to validate, analyse and control the use of business-critical spreadsheets
Convene, a network of urban meeting centres and integrated workplace amenity services, has raised USD15.5 million of equity in a Series B financing.
The financing will set the stage for the company's continued expansion in New York City and the Mid-Atlantic region and introduce expanded workplace service offerings.
This latest funding round represents the largest capital raise for Convene to date, and was led by Conversion Venture Capital, a new investor, along with Boathouse Capital, an existing investor, which also participated in the current round. Convene's existing lender group led by OFS Capital Corporation extended the duration of its existing
Dedicated real estate secondaries vehicles that have successfully raised capital are concentrated among just a few established managers, more so than with private equity secondaries vehicles. Between 2003 and May 2015, a total of 21 real estate secondaries funds attained a final close, securing an aggregate USD10.1 billion; almost two-thirds of this capital was secured by just five managers.
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Constitution Capital Partners has raised USD823 million in private equity commitments with the final close of the Ironsides III Private Equity Partnership/Co-Investment Funds and related segregated mandates.
As with its predecessor fund, Ironsides III will focus on investments in primary funds with USD200 million to USD1.5 billion in commitments and direct co-investments with enterprise values between USD100 million and USD1 billion. To date, Ironsides III has completed seven direct co-investments and three fund investments.
“We are very pleased to complete this fund raise, which marks another milestone in the evolution of Constitution Capital Partners,” says Daniel M Cahill, Managing Partner,
Milestone Pharmaceuticals, a clinical stage cardiovascular company in Phase 2, has closed a USD17 million Series B financing.
The round was led by Domain Associates and included participation from all of Milestone's existing investors including Fonds de solidarité FTQ (FSTQ), Pappas Ventures, BDC Capital, GO Capital, and iNovia Capital. The funding will be used to complete Phase 2 clinical development of MSP-2017. In connection with this financing, Domain's Debra Liebert will join Milestone's board of directors.
"We are excited to have a premier life sciences investor such as Domain join Milestone," says Philippe Douville, Chief Executive Officer of Milestone. "We've
SunEdison has completed a USD335 million private placement of membership interests in TerraForm Global, an indirect subsidiary of SunEdison formed to own and operate contracted clean power generation assets in emerging markets.
Additionally, TerraForm Global, an indirect subsidiary of SunEdison, entered into a stock purchase agreement for the sale of USD67.5 million of its Class A common stock in a private placement, conditioned upon the closing of its initial public offering. The private placements were entered into with institutional investors, including Baron Funds, Capricorn Investment Group, GE, Glenview Capital Management, Kingdon Capital Management and Zimmer Partners. These investments are in
An affiliate of Veritas Capital has acquired Emergency Communications Network (ECN), a provider of Software as a Service (SaaS) unified critical communications, from The Riverside Company. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Founded in 1996, ECN provides its customers across the United States and Canada with easy-to-use, reliable and affordable software solutions which facilitate critical communication and collaboration with use cases that save lives, enhance revenue and reduce costs. ECN has over 2,200 customers, including leading organisations in the government, technology, healthcare, utility, aerospace, industrial, manufacturing and financial services sectors.
"ECN is an exceptional business with a
Actility, a provider of network solutions and managed information systems for the Internet of Things (IoT) market, has secured a USD25 million funding round led by Ginko Ventures.
Ginko Ventures leads a prestigious group of investors including tier-one telcos KPN, Orange, Swisscom and Foxconn, along with the existing investors Fonds Ecotechnologies managed by Bpifrance Investissement, Idinvest Partners, and Truffle Capital.
The investment will allow Actility to accelerate its go-to-market strategy for ThingPark, its open standard IoT network solution; funding its operational resources, building a high level of service and continuing to develop technology partnerships to foster a healthy ecosystem. It
Nekton Global, an energy merchant business chaired by Gerard Lopez, the financier behind Skype, has acquired a 50 per cent stake in Rise Capital AB, a specialist private equity business focussed on pursing infrastructure investments in Russia.
The infrastructure construction industry has experienced rapid early stage growth driven by substantial government backing creating extensive opportunities for international investor participation. Founded in 2013, Rise Capital has built up an extensive track record and expertise in the sector, working alongside some of Russia’s leading construction and engineering groups, as well as financial and banking institutions.
The partnership between Nekton Global and
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