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The RD Fund (Retinal Degeneration Fund) – the venture arm of the Foundation Fighting Blindness – has invested in a USD115 million syndicated Series B round for SalioGen Therapeutics to support the company’s preclinical research into novel genetic medicines for inherited retinal disorders.
Assent Compliance Inc. (Assent), a leader in supply chain sustainability management, announced today that it has raised USD350 million in a funding round led by Vista Equity Partners (Vista), a global investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses.
This is one of the largest raises in Canadian software company history and establishes Assent in unicorn status, valued at more than USD1 billion.
Vista’s Foundation Fund, which invests in middle-market companies seeking to scale and accelerate their growth trajectory, led the investment. Vista’s Patrick Severson, co-head of the Vista Foundation Fund, and Jake Hodgman, managing director of
IVD company Virtue Diagnostics has closed a USD100 million Series B funding round jointly led by Sequoia China and Morningside Ventures.
ORIZA Holdings also participated in the round alongside existing investors Lilly Asia Ventures and PerkinElmer Ventures. HAOYUE Capital acted as the exclusive financial advisor.
Virtue Diagnostics is a global, platform-based IVD (In Vitro Diagnostic) company focusing on providing affordable clinical solutions at all disease stages including very early screening, initial diagnosis, treatment monitoring and minimal residual disease management.
Leeds-based private equity search specialist Raw Selection has promoted Jack Burns to Executive Search Manager.
Flexpoint Ford (Flexpoint), a private equity investment firm specialising in the financial services and healthcare industries, has appointed Chris Ackerman as Managing Partner, effective immediately.
Ackerman joined Flexpoint in 2005 as a Vice President and was named Managing Director in 2014. In addition to his role as Managing Partner, he will continue to focus on investment opportunities in the financial services sector. He currently serves on the Boards of several Flexpoint portfolio companies, including Alera Group, GeoVera Insurance, Purchasing Power, TigerRisk Partners and Vale Insurance.
Accelex and SimCorp have formed a partnership that combines technology solutions to benefit alternative investors globally.
True Global Ventures 4 Plus (TGV4 Plus) Fund has invested USD4 million in GCEX, an FCA regulated digital brokerage which enables brokers, funds and professional traders to access deep liquidity in digital assets and FX.
Founded by serial entrepreneur, Lars Holst in 2018 on the back of a successful USD120 million sale of his former company within the FX space, GCEX’s groundbreaking innovation comes from bridging the gap between traditional finance and digital assets including STOs and Cryptocurrencies.
The firm offers exposure and access to traditional and digital markets using Tier 1 and trusted providers, and provides institutional and professional
Alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital (Blue Owl) is to bring its institutional quality middle market lending capabilities to Canadian accredited investors.
The initiative positions Blue Owl as one of the first US-based private credit managers to offer direct lending capabilities to onshore Canadian investors.
Canadian investors will have access to the institutional share class of Owl Rock Core Income Corp (ORCIC), a business development company managed by Owl Rock, a division of Blue Owl. ORCIC has over USD2.7 billion in assets across 92 portfolio companies as of 30 November, 2021, and focuses on originating loans to, and making
Rainier Partners has invested in Wilmar Corporation and its subsidiaries (Wilmar), a supplier, distributor, and category manager of tools and equipment to the automotive aftermarket and other industries.
Rainier’s investment will help accelerate Wilmar’s growth in additional product categories, end markets, and geographies, while preserving the Company’s unique culture and customer focus.
The Cantalini family will retain a significant ownership interest in the Company alongside Rainier.
Middle market private equity firm One Equity Partners (OEP) has acquired a majority interest in Rosboro from Wynnchurch Capital.
Rosboro is a manufacturer of glued laminated timber (glulam), an engineered wood product used in a wide range of building and construction applications, and a variety of lumber products.
Financial terms of the private deal, which will see Wynnchurch Capital remain a significant minority shareholder, have not been disclosed.
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