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Libryo has closed its most recent funding round at GBP1.35 million. The round was led by Future Energy Ventures and supported by a range of existing and new investors, including the UK Government’s Future Fund and early Libryo supporter Nextlaw Ventures.
Founded in 2016, Libryo aims to build the world’s legal database, creating a global marketplace where users can seamlessly obtain legal content and professional services. Its team of developers has built a sophisticated software solution to easily enhance and automate global regulatory content. The solution provides five modules to support businesses with knowing, understanding and complying with their legal
In April 2021, Acofi Gestion closed EUR4 million in bridge loan and junior debt financing with ZE Energy Group via its Predirec EnR 2 loan fund. This is the first transaction for this fund in the innovative technology of hybrid solar power plants, combining photovoltaics and storage to address the challenges of intermittency and grid stability associated with renewable energy.
The Greenfin-labelled Predirec EnR 2 fund has a dual objective. On the one hand, it supports the full range of industrial contributors to the Energy Transition by providing them with flexible financing solutions and, on the other hand, the fund
African private equity fund manager Ascent has held the first rolling close of its Ascent Rift Valley Fund II (ARVF II) at more than USD100 million, significantly exceeding its initial target of USD80 million. The final close of ARVF II, with a target of USD120 million, is expected in December 2021.
ARVF II will invest equity in leading small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Eastern Africa, looking to take large minority or majority stakes. The fund will provide funding to scalable SME businesses, helping to drive wider business and industrial development, particularly targeting the financial services, manufacturing, wholesale and retail
Ankorstore, a curated marketplace connecting independent brands with local retailers, has raised USD100 million in Series B funding led by Tiger Global and Bain Capital Ventures.
Propelled by strong growth, and just months after its successful Series A fundraise, this round welcomes new investors alongside participation from existing investors Index Ventures, Global Founders Capital, Alven, and Aglaé. The company plans to use the funds to grow its base of 5,000 brands and 50,000 independent retailers across Europe, and support them through reopening.
Founded in 2019 by former Etsy executives and serial entrepreneurs, Nicolas Cohen, Nicolas D’Audiffret, Mathieu Alengrin and
Novo Holdings has led an oversubscribed USD125 million Series C financing in Hummingbird Bioscience (Hummingbird), a clinical-stage biotech company focused on developing precision therapies against difficult-to-drug targets to improve treatment outcomes.
This is one of the first investments in a privately-held Asian biotech company by Novo Holdings. Novo Holdings recently established an Asian life sciences investment platform in Singapore, Novo Holdings Equity Asia Pte. Ltd (Novo Holdings Asia). Kenneth Harrison, Partner, Novo Ventures, will join Hummingbird’s board of directors.
Hummingbird, headquartered in Singapore and the US, is developing a broad pipeline of first- and best-in-class drug candidates across multiple indications
Moglix has reached an important milestone by becoming the first industrial B2B commerce platform, in the manufacturing space, to become a unicorn.
The company is said to be valued at USD1 billion in its latest USD120 million Series E funding round. The latest investment was led by Falcon Edge Capital and Harvard Management Company (HMC). This round of funding also saw participation from its existing investors, Tiger Global, Sequoia Capital India and Venture Highway.
Moglix is India’s largest and fastest growing B2B commerce platform in the industrial & MRO procurement space with a clear first-mover advantage. The Company is building
Healios – a UK online therapy platform for children and young people with mental health and neurodiverse conditions – has raised GBP7 million in a Series A round led by InHealth Ventures with participation from existing investors AlbionVC.
The funding will enable Healios to widen its provision and meet the significant and rising demand for mental health support among children and young people. Currently, one-in-eight (12.8 per cent) five-to-19 year olds in the UK have a mental health disorder but two-thirds are unable to access NHS care because of soaring demands and long waiting lists. The Covid-19 pandemic has intensified
Black Box Intelligence (BBI), a portfolio company of Diversis Capital Partners, is to acquire restaurant industry benchmarking firm MillerPulse LLC. The move comes just four months after Diversis acquired a majority stake in Black Box Intelligence.
“We’re thrilled to add the MillerPulse membership to our database. The reputation Larry Miller and team have built is strong throughout the industry and we’re extremely excited to see the two powerhouse data sets come together to create an even more robust set of benchmarks that will truly be unmatched in the marketplace,” says Kelli Valade, CEO & President of Black Box Intelligence.
Brentwood Associates (Brentwood), a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, has closed the Brentwood Associates Opportunities Fund, with USD190 million in capital commitments.
The fund has has completed the purchase of selected legacy assets from two of Brentwood’s prior funds and provided liquidity to its investors.
The transaction, which was led by Spring Bridge Partners, with significant backing from Hollyport Capital and other institutional investors, provides capital and additional flexibility to support the growth of the portfolio companies included in the transaction.
“We are excited to partner with these highly respected and experienced institutional investors in a structured transaction that allows
&vest, an investment platform founded in 2019 focused on SPACs and private investments, has appointed Bill Hinman as a Partner.
Hinman served as Director of Corporation Finance at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from 2017 to 2020, where he was primarily responsible for overseeing regulations and processes for initial public offerings and other corporate disclosures. During his tenure at the SEC, Mr. Hinman spearheaded nearly 50 policy and rule-making initiatives designed to strengthen public markets as well as modernise and improve the framework for companies accessing capital markets, including addressing the large increase in SPAC offerings.
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