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Arrowpoint Advisory’s TMT team has advised Inviqa – A UK-based, independent digital experience agency – on its acquisition by Havas Group in a substantial, eight-figure deal.
Inviqa, which comprises more than 150 employees across eight offices, will be integrated into Havas Creative’s dedicated customer experience network, Havas CX, to significantly expand its specialism, scale, and capabilities in experience design, software engineering, technology consulting, and ecommerce.
As part of Havas CX, Inviqa will merge with Havas’ existing UK-based digital experience agency, ekino London. The combined company, which will be headquartered out of Havas’ UK Village in London’s King’s Cross, will
Apollo Insurance Solutions, a leading Canadian digital insurance provider, has closed a Series B financing round led by Definity Financial Corporation.
Definity has strong digital insurance experience expertise through Sonnet, Canada’s first fully online personal insurance offering, and Vyne, Definity’s broker digital platform.
The strategic partnership includes a distribution relationship between Definity Financial’s affiliate Definity Insurance Company and APOLLO, and an agreement by Definity Financial to complete an initial minority equity investment.
APOLLO launched in 2019, and announced the close of a Series A financing round of CAD13.5 million in January 2021, led by Gravitas Securities.
AiFi, a flexible AI platform that enables retailers to affordably deploy and scale autonomous shopping solutions, has secured USD65 million in a Series B funding round with participation from ALDI South Group, Żabka Group, REWE, Verizon Ventures, and Qualcomm Ventures, among others.
This round, which brings AiFi’s total funding to USD80 million, will primarily be used to expand the company’s technical team to cater to the surging demand for AiFi’s solution.
The retail partners and investors that participated in this round include Verizon Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, HP Tech Ventures, Mithril Capital, ALDI South Group, Żabka Group, and REWE.
Adams Street Partners, a private markets investing firm with over USD51 billion of assets under management, has released its 2022 Global Investor Survey which reports that 86 per cent of respondents believe private markets will outperform their public market equivalents over the long term.
Private investment firm Auxo Investment Partners has acquired Golden State Assembly (GSA), a vertically integrated, complete lifecycle wire/cable assembly and harness manufacturer headquartered in Fremont, California.
GSA founders Cesar and Yesenia Madrueno will retain a significant interest in the company and will remain in their operating roles.
Founded in 2007, GSA primarily designs and assembles wire harnesses and cable assemblies for a variety of customers in the automotive, aerospace, industrial equipment, medical device, electronics, specialty vehicle, and energy industries that range from Fortune 50 companies to small and medium-sized organisations.
GSA also provides value-add manufacturing services such as kitting,
Voya Investment Management (Voya IM), the asset management business of Voya Financial, has partnered with iCapital, a global fintech platform driving access and efficiency in alternative investing for the asset and wealth management industries.
Voya IM will leverage iCapital’s customised technology, service and diligence solution for financial advisors and their high-net-worth clients seeking access to Voya’s alternative and private fund offerings, starting with Pomona Investment Fund (PIF, a registered fund vehicle.
iCapital will digitise the subscription, administration, operational and reporting processes for PIF, which improves the efficiency of the investment process and helps ensure information is complete upon submission. PIF
TOG (The Office Group) and Fora have agreed to merge, subject to regulatory approval. The combined group’s aim is to be the premier flexible workspace company in the UK and Europe, bringing together two highly complementary businesses with similar cultures and high quality, design-led workspaces.
The demand for flexible workspace is growing rapidly across all sectors as businesses seek greater employee productivity, comfort and wellbeing, as well as providing a range of designs and amenities to suit different working styles and needs. These buildings are also selected with convenience in mind, with well-connected locations that suit more hybrid working in
Rollee, provider of an employment data platform that allows individuals to share their employment data, including income & activity, with lenders, insurers and many other businesses, has raised EUR4 million in venture capital financing.
Rollee has partnered with European VCs such as Speedinvest, Seedcamp, 20VC, and business angels from the fintech industry. Since its inception, Rollee’s had a European vision and plans to consolidate its French and British market position while expanding in Germany and Spain.
The new tech company aims to triple its workforce by the end of the year to achieve this. Rollee is creating a dynamic and
Mori, a food technology company focused on extending shelf-life to reduce waste and create more sustainable supply chains, has raised USD50 million in Series B1 financing round led by Prelude Ventures.
Previous investors The Drawdown Fund, Acre Venture Partners, The Engine, Refactor Capital, Blindspot, Closed Loop Partners, Knollwood Investment Advisory also participated as well as new investors Collaborative Fund and Thia Ventures.
Mori’s proprietary process uses just salt, water, and heat to extract natural silk protein that protects food and slows spoilage. It is seamlessly integrated into existing production processes, allowing customers across the supply chain to provide people with
German venture capital firm MIG Capital AG has closed a EUR3 million seed financing for French start-up Inbolt.
Led by MIG, the current round of financing involves SOSV, a global early-stage investor, BNP Paribas Development, the VC arm of the major French bank, and Laurent Dassault, one of France’s leading industrialists.
Inbolt is developing a novel 3D tracking system for use in industrial manufacturing to digitally support manual operations and minimise errors. Manufacturing and maintenance in the aerospace and automotive industries, for example, require multiple precise steps. Safety-relevant tasks have to be logged in detail, and until now often by
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