Palladius Capital Management (Palladius), a new vertically integrated private equity real estate investment manager focused on pursuing multifamily, student housing, hospitality and select thematic investment strategies, has raised USD15 million in a Series A round. Investors include a portfolio company of Charlesbank Capital Partner; Timothy Dunn, Chairman of JE Dunn; Robert Yallen, CEO of the InterMedia Group of Companies; Shaun Arora, Cofounder of VC firm MiLA Capital; and Max Cutler, Parcast Founder and Spotify executive.  Palladius is led by a diverse, close-knit team of commercial real estate, finance and technology veterans including CEO Nitin Chexal and Senior Managing Directors Manish Shah,

Construction technology startup Mastt has raised USD9.5 million less than 12 months after its seed round, as it aims to almost double its headcount and continue expansion abroad. The round was led by VC firm OIF Ventures, with participation from Assignar co-founder and CEO Sean McCreanor, Assignar Chief Revenue Officer Chris Peterson and Mastt’s own chief technology officer David Jablonski.  Existing investors Artesian, Significant Early Venture Capital, Investible and Gravel Road Ventures, the venture fund of Aconex co-founders Rob Phillpot and Leigh Jasper, also contributed to the heavily oversubscribed round.   Mastt’s platform provides capital asset owners with transparency and

One Equity Partners (OEP), a middle market private equity firm, is to acquire PGW Auto Glass (PGW), a distributor of aftermarket glass products for the North American automotive sector, from a subsidiary of LKQ Corporation (LKQ). Terms of the transaction, which is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2022 and is subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions, have not been disclosed. PGW has a long and rich history of serving automotive glass installers across North America. The Company’s over 900 employees have helped build industry leading, trusted customer service. OEP will partner with PGW management,

Vira Health, the company behind menopause app, Stella, has secured USD12 million in new funding to continue its mission of improving women’s long-term health. The latest financing ledgy Octopus Ventures builds on a previous USD2 million funding round that drew investment from LocalGlobe, MMC, Amino Collective, among others. The new investment will support growth of the Stella app in the US market, clinical trials and the addition of medication and telemedicine. 

Grant Thornton UK’s Corporate Finance team has advised on the sale of education-technology (EdTech) company Sumdog to a Scandinavian buyer, eEducation Albert (Albert), with more activity in the sector expected amid significant investor demand. Headquartered in Edinburgh, Sumdog was founded in 1994 and has become a leading global B2B player in the EdTech market, with a strong presence in the United States as well as across Europe. Sumdog’s digital platform is currently used by approximately 15 per cent of all schools in the UK and 10 per cent of all schools in the US. It is a complete digital learning

New York-based private equity firm Goode Partners has made a USD30 million minority investment in JOCKO FUEL, a provider of premium sports and lifestyle nutritional products.