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Macfarlanes has advised private equity firm August Equity on its investment in accountancy and business services group, Anderson Anderson & Brown.
The business, which is headquartered in Scotland, supports a range of SME and enterprise clients, with a strong exposure to the energy, technology, business services, public and not for profit, food and drink and property and construction sectors.
The Macfarlanes team was led by corporate and M&A partner Simon Perry, alongside senior solicitor Nicholas Page and solicitors Brodie Thompson and Basra Marjan. Finance advice was provided by partner Kirstie Hutchinson and solicitor Bernardo Zang and employment advice came
Forensic Analytics, a digital forensics company whose communications analysis software is used by police forces throughout the UK, has secured a GBP4.5 million investment from Mercia Asset Management PLC.
The funding, which comes from Mercia’s own balance sheet and the Northern VCT Funds managed by Mercia, will allow it to further invest into its innovative cloud-based software platform and expand its sales internationally.
Forensic Analytics has revolutionised the way police gather digital forensic evidence. Its software solutions include Cell Site Analysis Suite (CSAS), which allows users to analyse complex, diverse data sets efficiently, and create reports to an evidential
T Rowe Price Group is to acquire alternative credit manager purchase Oak Hill Advisors and certain other entities that have common ownership for a purchase price of up to approximately USD4.2 billion.
USD3.3 billion is payable at closing, approximately 74 per cent in cash and 26 per cent in T Rowe Price common stock, and up to an additional USD900 million in cash upon the achievement of certain business milestones beginning in 2025.
The purchase price includes the retirement of OHA debt outstanding at closing. Excluding amortisation of intangibles and the expense impact of the earn-out, the transaction is expected
Yugabyte, a specialist in open source distributed SQL databases, has closed USD188 million in an oversubscribed Series C funding round.
The round, led by Sapphire Ventures, includes participation from Alkeon Capital, Meritech Capital, and Wells Fargo Strategic Capital, as well as existing investors Lightspeed Venture Partners, 8VC, Dell Technologies Capital, Wipro Ventures, and others. Sapphire President Jai Das also joins the Yugabyte Board of Directors. The round, which comes seven months after its previous round, brings the company’s total funding to over USD290 million and values Yugabyte at more than USD1.3 billion.
YugabyteDB is the database of choice for cloud-native
TIFIN, a fintech platform using AI for wealth and asset management, has held the successful closing of a USD47 million Series C funding round.
TIFIN uses data and investment driven intelligence to drive personalisation for wealth management, and digital distribution for investment managers. The firm closes its Series C round at a valuation that is nearly five times higher than its Series A which was completed towards the end of 2020. TIFIN’s mission is to make investing a more meaningful driver of financial well-being, by shaping the future of the investor experience. Through its focused divisions, Magnifi, a search-powered marketplace
Hinge Health, a digital musculoskeletal clinic, has secured USD400 million in a Series E financing, at a USD6.2 billion valuation. Tiger Global and Coatue Management led the round, with Alkeon and Whale Rock acquiring ownership as part of a USD200 million secondary investment.
“What makes this round special is that it’s led by the people who know us best – our existing investors,” says Daniel Perez, co-founder and CEO of Hinge Health. “We’ll use this capital to continue investing in new ways to improve access and outcomes, create exceptional patient experiences, and avoid unnecessary surgeries.”
Over USD1 billion has
BlueVoyant, the makers of an end-to-end internal and external cyber defence platform, has acquired 202 Group, a provider of data-driven supply chain risk management solutions to the US federal government.
This acquisition will combine the capabilities of BlueVoyant’s powerful cloud-native, third-party cyber risk management solution with 202 Group’s supply chain risk management solution to create a new offering, BlueVoyant Supply Chain Command™.
BlueVoyant Supply Chain Command is the most comprehensive supply chain risk management solution in the market with capabilities designed to manage strategic, cyber, operational, tactical, financial, and compliance risks.
“Simply put, there is nothing like this on the
New Water Capital, a private equity firm focused on lower-middle market companies, has acquired Nelson-Miller, a full-service provider of custom, engineered components and assemblies going into critical applications across medical, aerospace & defence and industrial end-markets.
Nelson-Miller will be New Water Capital’s newest platform investment, focused on serving the design, engineering and manufacturing needs of medical and industrial technologies, said New Water partner Brian McGee. “Our team sees huge market opportunity for companies such as Nelson-Miller that develop, produce and support the increasingly complex components used in a wide spectrum of today’s highly technical, essential products,” McGee says. “With its
BrainBox AI, a leader in autonomous building technology, today announced a USD24 million raise to further deploy its AI technology in the built environment and develop its next phase of innovation. The first close of its Series A round includes new lead investor, ABB, and investments by Esplanade Ventures and Desjardins Capital.
BrainBox AI offers predictive and self-adaptive artificial intelligence to optimise buildings’ energy usage, carbon footprint, and operational efficiency. To date, BrainBox AI has transformed over 100 million sq ft of building space across five continents by providing real estate asset owners with a scalable and impactful tool to
Summa Equity, which invests in companies solving global challenges, has been certified as a B Corporation, joining a growing group of companies reinventing business by pursuing purpose as well as profit.
The certification has been awarded by B Lab, the not-for-profit behind the B Corporation movement. Certified B Corporations are businesses that meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose. B Corporations are accelerating a global culture shift to redefine success in business and build a more inclusive and sustainable economy.
“The B Corporation certification is a significant
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