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Admix, an In-Play monetisation company that bridges the gap between gaming content and brands, has raised USD25 million in a Series B round to scale up its In-Play solution worldwide; and establish it as the content monetisation layer for the metaverse. Arriving just one year after Admix’s Series A round, this latest raise is the largest secured by any non-intrusive games monetisation company and brings Admix’s total funding to USD37 million. Participating in the Series B round are renowned VCs Elefund, Force Over Mass, DIP Capital, Notion Capital, Speedinvest, Rocket Capital, Colopl Next, Sure Valley Ventures and Sidedoor Ventures as
Lawyers from Carey Olsen’s Guernsey corporate team have advised Development Partners International (DPI) on the establishment of African Development Partners III Fund (ADP III) – one of the largest funds ever raised dedicated to investing global capital in Africa. ADP III, which has exceeded its USD800 million target, held a final close at roughly USD900 million, with an additional USD250 million of dedicated co-investment capital secured. The fund will invest in established and growing companies in industries that benefit from Africa’s fast-growing middle class and the increasing digital transformation of the continent. All investments will uphold the highest standards of
Timber Bay Partners, a specialised private equity investment firm focused on General Partner-led secondary transactions in lower middle market buyout and growth equity businesses — has held the final closing of Timber Bay Partners Fund II, with more than USD305 million in capital commitments, exceeding its target of USD275 million.  Metric Point Capital (Metric Point) served as the exclusive placement agent for the fundraise. The firm will continue its strategy of value-oriented investing in high-quality companies by providing highly tailored, partnership-oriented capital solutions to lower middle market private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies. Joe Woods, Managing Partner of Timber
Monroe Capital has acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a senior credit facility to support the acquisition of decile.ten communications (d10) by The CM Group, LLC, an existing portfolio company of NaviMed Capital. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Hingham, Massachusetts, The CM Group is an integrated healthcare agency of innovative and imaginative subject-matter experts dedicated to providing scientific and commercialisation strategies and services to the life sciences industry. d10 is an industry leader in providing medical communications and digital services to the life sciences industry.  Specialising in launches and leading brands through their
HIG BioHealth Partners (HIG), the dedicated healthcare investment affiliate of HIG Capital, has co-led a USD52 million Series B financing round for Click Therapeutics, a pioneer in the field of digital therapeutics. The Series B financing will be used to advance clinical development and commercialisation of Click’s prescription digital therapeutics pipeline. With this financing, Alex Zisson, Managing Director of HIG BioHealth Partners will join the board of Click. Click’s pipeline of innovative digital therapeutics spans multiple therapeutic areas, from psychiatry and chronic pain, to cardiometabolic and autoimmune disorders. In addition to its internal pipeline programs, Click has entered into landmark
CORE Industrial Partners (CORE), a Chicago-based private equity firm, has formed a new additive manufacturing platform and completed the acquisitions of 3DXTECH (3DXTECH), Triton 3D and Gearbox3D (Gearbox).  The company is a provider of additive manufacturing equipment, including 3D printers, materials, and services focusing on high-performance material extrusion technologies.   3DXTECH provides a broad array of high-performance 3D printing filament for open-source printers and printing services for production and prototype quantities. Triton offers Stratasys compatible 3D printing filament and related 3D printing accessories. Gearbox manufactures industrial-grade, open-source 3D printers utilising thermoplastic extrusion technology. Founded in 2014, the Company combines deep
Africa-focused infrastructure investment funds have set record fundraising targets in 2021, according to new analysis by global law firm Linklaters. A total of ten funds have set a combined target of USD2.14 billion in their latest fundraising, a marked increase on previous years and over three times the average annual amount targeted over the last ten years.  This year has also seen the largest number of newly formed funds that will specifically target Africa’s infrastructure needs – at ten, up from an average of four per year over the last decade.   The analysis suggests that African nations are likely
Aiven, a software company that combines the best open-source technologies with cloud infrastructure, has secured USD60 million in Series C extension at a USD2 billion valuation bringing total Series C investment to USD160 million.  This extension, which brings Aiven’s total funding to date to USD210 million, was co-led by existing investors World Innovation Lab and IVP, and with the participation from Atomico and others. In a testament to the growth and potential Aiven showcases in its capabilities, a number of investors increased their capital commitments to Aiven just seven months after the company’s successful USD100 million Series C. As the
Chinese investments
Though the Street may be wary of China’s current economic trajectory, Willis Towers Watson, spoken to by Private Equity Wire, remains persuaded by the ability of China’s on-the-ground and sector-specific GPs to stay on course.
Alex Di Santo, Crestbridge
As any start-up founder knows, launching a new business can be an exhausting and all-consuming experience.  When not dealing with day-to-day operations or handling accounts, there are investors to deal with and venture funding to be raised, often from multiple backers with competing agendas. 

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