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Gousto, the only profitable B Corp Unicorn in the UK, has raised USD150 million of new investment in a fundraise that has brought SoftBank VF2 on to the Gousto share register.
Forster Chase Ventures, has assisted SportScientia Pte Ltd in its strategic capital realignment exercise with a view of cementing a longer-term collaboration for future funding.
Forster Chase Ventures also played a significant role in introducing a Non-Executive Director, Avril Millar, who joined the SportScientia board on 1 January, 2022.
Nordstjernan’s wholly owned subsidiary Rosti has acquired 100 per cent of the shares in the US company Plastic Components, Inc (PCI).
Rosti develops and manufactures injection-moulded plastic components, while PCI offers plastic injection moulding in North America, with long-standing business relationships with a diverse customer base.
Rosti is part of Nordstjernan’s Industry sector, which accounts for approximately one-fifth of Nordstjernan’s net asset value. In the Industry sector, Nordstjernan invests in industrial companies with an established business and which have long-term global growth potential.
Hunter Point Capital (HPC), an investment firm focused on taking minority stakes in middle-market alternative asset managers, has made a strategic investment in Iron Park Capital (IPC), a global alternative investment manager with experience investing across public and private credit markets.
All proceeds of the investment will go to IPC’s balance sheet. IPC’s investment process, management and day-to-day operations will remain unchanged. Terms of the investment have not been disclosed.
IPC was established in 2019 to offer credit solutions designed to meet the needs of institutional investors and borrowers. IPC focuses on creating long-term strategic partnerships with institutional investors globally.
Symbridge Holdings, a digital asset exchange built specifically for future-minded traders, has secured a USD9 million strategic investment from newcomer investor Traxys North America (Traxys), a physical commodity trader and merchant in the metals sector.
One of the world’s biggest commodity traders, Traxys, is diversifying into new trading markets with its investment in Symbridge. The partnership will also support Symbridge in meeting increasing investor demand for digital representation of physical commodities.
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.
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