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BCB Group, a European provider of business accounts and trading services for the digital asset economy, has closed a USD4.5 million strategic funding round co-led by North Island Ventures and Blockchain.com Ventures, with participation from Pantera, L1 Digital and Pack Capital.
BCB provides accounts and payments processing for the world’s largest digital asset institutions including Bitstamp, Coinbase, Galaxy, and Kraken, in dozens of fiat and cryptocurrencies. BCB Group is the only dual regulated institution to offer clients a complete end-to-end suite of payment processing, cryptocurrency trading and custody services accessible through a unified API-enabled platform, allowing clients to access a
ARQIS has advised RENK Aktiengesellschaft, a portfolio company of private equity investor Triton, on the acquisition of the Combat Propulsion Systems business (CPS), including Magnet-Motor GmbH (MM) from L3Harris Technologies Inc.
International law firm Proskauer has advised Bessemer Venture Partners on the creation of two funds which, in total, raised USD3.3 billion.
The BVP XI fund, at USD2.475 billion, will focus on early-stage companies spanning across enterprise, consumer, healthcare, and frontier technologies. The USD825 million Century II fund is designed for growth-stage companies.
The Proskauer team included partners Howard Beber and Matt McBride, associates Kerry Shriver, Stephanie Annunziata, Luke Charette, Coco Xiao, Jeana Johnston, Abigail Luiz (Private Funds), partners Scott Jones and Stephen Severo and associate Kim Swiszcz (Tax).
Mid Europa Partners (Mid Europa), a private equity investor in Central and Eastern Europe, has completed the acquisition of Sage Poland from The Sage Group plc.
Sage Poland is a leading provider of mission-critical business software to SMEs in Poland, operating under the well-recognised “Symfonia” brand.
The Company offers best-in-class software packages for accounting, payroll, and other ERP solutions to a diversified base of loyal clients.
The London Technology Club (LTC), has invested in Rollick Inc, which operates the GoRollick Powersports, RV, and Boat Buying Program Marketplace, as part of a USD8.5 million fundraising round.
LTC’s investment is made alongside strategic investors Sandbox Insurtech Ventures and TechNexus, as well as Dallas, Venture Capital and Congress Avenue Ventures. Liveoak Venture Partners, Silverton Partners, Autotech Ventures, Manchester Story, Anthem Venture Partners, and Capital Factory continued their support in this round of financing.
The current round brings the total capital invested in the company to $22M. Rollick executed initial program rollouts with several strategic partners in the second half
EQT Private Equity, through the EQT Mid Market US fund, has agreed to sell Dorner to Columbus McKinnon Corporation for an Enterprise Value of USD485 million.
Founded in 1966 and headquartered in Hartland, WI, Dorner is a global provider of high precision conveyor solutions for high growth and resilient end markets including e-commerce, life sciences, food & beverage, industrial automation, packaging, and CPG. Dorner supports the quickly evolving automation industry, which is backed by the accelerating adoption of automated solutions. Dorner’s robust product portfolio extends across modular standard and highly engineered solutions along with aftermarket parts and services. Dorner’s proprietary
Cision is to acquire Brandwatch, a leader in digital consumer intelligence and social media listening, for USD450 million.
This strategic move will combine two leaders in their respective industries and will bring to customers the substantial benefits of their complementary capabilities to deliver the future of PR, marketing and digital customer engagement.
The forces of digital transformation reward those organisations and boardrooms that listen to and quickly capitalise on digital insights from their consumers. Leading companies are quickly adapting and using these insights to create tailored, authentic communications and direct connections with customers at scale. This paradigm shift to real-time,
Blue Wolf Capital Partners (Blue Wolf), a New York-based private equity firm, has acquired Colson Group (Colson), a leader in caster and wheel product solutions. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
BGF has invested in Northern Building Plastics to support its growth ambitions.
Northern Building Plastics is a specialist distributor of high-quality uPVC plastics and building products to trade customers. Led by co-founders, Judah Wilson and Richard Lindop, the business opened its first super depot in Leeds in 2010, followed by a second site successfully opened in Bolton in May 2018 on the back of strong growth and a proven model.
John Browett joins the business as non-executive chair and brings leadership experience from high profile CEO and board roles at Dixons, Dunelm Group, Tesco.com and Apple. Browett’s appointment
August Equity has realised its investment in Pet Cremation Services (PCS), the UK’s leading operator of pet crematoria through a sale to VetPartners, in a deal led by the M&A team at Deloitte in the Midlands.
Headquartered in Guilsborough, Northamptonshire, PCS operates a national network of high quality pet crematoria well as delivering bereavement training for veterinary professionals. August led a growth equity investment in 2015, backing CEO Glenn Tuck and team to grow the business and capitalise on the structural demand from pet owners for increasingly human style pet funerals.
During August’s ownership, PCS has completed eight acquisitions,
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