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mPulse Mobile, a specialist in conversational AI and digital engagement solutions for the healthcare industry, has acquired HealthCrowd, a communications platform-as-a-service innovator focused primarily on the Medicaid market.
mPulse has also secured a growth investment from PSG, a growth equity firm partnering with middle-market software and technology-enabled services companies.
The acquisition comes at a time when healthcare organisations need innovative solutions to engage consumers as the pandemic spurs a dramatic adoption of virtual health. Health plans and providers are adapting to a significant shift towards consumer experience as a measure of performance. By joining two innovative organisations with deep
Praetura Group (Praetura), a North West UK-based debt and equity capital provider to small and medium sized businesses, has reported a record GBP253 million year as demand for its equity and debt services continues to grow.
The Group’s lending division, which comprises Praetura Asset Finance, Praetura Commercial Finance, Praetura Invoice Finance and Kingsway Finance, finished the previous year on a GBP123 million loanbook. However, over 2021 the group grew its collective loanbook to more than GBP200 million, marking its highest lending levels since it was founded in 2011 and a 62 per cent increase from 2020.
Through its lending
Golub Capital has announced record originations for both the fourth quarter of 2021 and the full year. The Firm closed over USD15 billion in commitments during the fourth quarter and over USD36 billion in commitments for all of 2021.
Over 90 per cent of new loans were to companies controlled by private equity firms Golub Capital has previously worked with.
The firm also led or co-led a record 38 “mega one-stops” (unitranches above USD500 million) in 2021, more than half of all mega one-stop deals completed during the period
Strong credit results, reflected in a default rate of approximately 0.16
HungryPanda, a Asian food delivery company, has acquired Australian food delivery platform EASI and New Zealand Asian food delivery platform BUY@HOME.
Garnett Station Partners (Garnett Station), a New York-based principal investment firm founded in 2013 by Matt Perelman and Alex Sloane that manages approximately USD1 billion of assets, has partnered with founder Michael Ho, CEO Robert McKinley and the management team to recapitalise and provide growth capital for Mambo Seafood (Mambo), a Houston-based Hispanic restaurant brand.
Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
Mambo Seafood was founded in 1996 by Michael Ho. The Company operates 11 locations across the greater Houston area with growth plans throughout the Southwest.
Mastodon Ventures, Inc. represented Mambo Seafood as sell-side Investment
True Wind Capital (True Wind), a San Francisco-based private equity firm focused on investing in leading technology companies, has promoted David Hirsch, Will Heldfond and John Gray to Principal.
Hirsch joined True Wind in 2016 from Wind Point Partners and focuses on investments in the industrial & transportation, government, marketing, and SMB sectors.
Heldfond joined True Wind in 2018 from Accel-KKR and focuses on investments in the financial technology, public safety, and healthcare technology sectors.
Gray joined True Wind in 2020 from Audax Private Equity and focuses on investments in enterprise software, including construction & engineering, HR, and education sectors,
Kainos Capital (Kainos), a food and consumer-focused private equity firm, has appointed David Gassko as Principal.
Gassko will be actively involved in leading the evaluation, execution, and management of portfolio companies. He will also continue to help lead the firm’s associate recruiting activities and serve as a member of the ESG Committee.
After beginning his career as an investment banker with Wells Fargo Securities, Gassko joined Kainos in 2013 as an Associate. Following business school, he returned to Kainos as a Vice President. Gassko holds an MBA from The Wharton School where he graduated with honours, and a BA
RLDatix, a international specialist in governance, risk and compliance (GRC) solutions for healthcare, has secured a minority investment from Nordic Capital.
Existing investors Five Arrows and TA Associates will continue to maintain a majority equity stake. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Nordic Capital brings decades of experience supporting the growth of innovative healthcare IT companies as well as additional financial strength and is joining Five Arrows and TA to support RLDatix in its organic and inorganic growth objectives. Most recently, RLDatix acquired Allocate Software, the leading provider of human capital management solutions that help healthcare organisations
LJC Investments V, an investment vehicle controlled by Littlejohn Capital, has acquired Alto Healthcare Staffing (Alto), a diversified healthcare staffing firm.
A portfolio company of Leeds-based private equity investor Endless has undergone a major rebrand to enable the expansion of its current service offer and provide the platform for sustainable growth.
Findel, a national and international ecommerce educational resources supplier, owns specialist education brands Hope, GLS, Philip Harris and Davies Sports. The parent brand, Findel, and all its specialist brands have been rebranded.
Hope, GLS, Philip Harris and Davies Sports provide resources for primary school, secondary school and early years teaching; school business managers; science teaching resources; and PE and sport equipment respectively.
Findel’s origins as an educational resources
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