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Insilico Medicine, a global leader in end-to-end artificial intelligence for target discovery, small molecule chemistry, and clinical development, has closed a USD255 million Series C financing led by Warburg Pincus.
Prosek Partners, a global financial marketing communications and special situations firm, has acquired a stake in Blue Dot Capital, a boutique sustainable finance consulting firm with expertise and experience in advising investment-management firms on developing comprehensive Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and impact investing capabilities.
One Rock Capital Partners (One Rock) has appointed Jason Sutton as Head of Business Development. Based in New York, Sutton will work closely with the investment team on marketing and investment sourcing activities.
Sutton joins One Rock from Platinum Equity where he was responsible for business development activities focused on identifying and evaluating new acquisition opportunities. Prior to Platinum Equity, Mr. Sutton served as a Vice President at Deutsche Bank AG and as an Associate at HealthCap.
“We are excited to welcome Jason to the team to lead our business development effort,” says Tony W Lee, Managing Partner of
Crosspoint Capital Partners (Crosspoint), a private equity firm focused on the cybersecurity, privacy and infrastructure software markets, has made an investment in Everseen, a specialist in AI-powered computer vision software. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
Avania, a, global medical technology CRO, and a portfolio company of Kester Capital, has acquired IMARC, a medical device CRO providing services throughout the United States.
IMARC brings more than two decades of full-service clinical research oversight to its clients, including monitoring, auditing, safety, data management and training. This acquisition by Avania is the fourth under Kester’s ownership and will accelerate the global expansion of the business.
Sapna Hornyak, Avania’s CEO, says: “At Avania we are focused on building a high-quality, full-service specialist medical technology CRO with global reach. We are delighted to welcome the IMARC team, with whom
Software marketplace G2 has raised USD157 million in Series D funding at a valuation of more than USD1.1 billion, bringing its total funding to USD257 million.
G2’s Series D round is led by Permira’s growth fund, which makes minority investments in tech-enabled and digital businesses, and is supported by existing investors including Accel, Emergence, and IVP. New strategic investors include HubSpot Ventures and Salesforce Ventures, who join prior strategic investor LinkedIn, as well as individual investor-entrepreneurs Auren Hoffman (LiveRamp and SafeGraph founder) and Thomas D. Lehrman (GLG founder via Teamworthy Ventures). Permira Partner Tom Eggemeier will join the G2 Board
Foresight Group (Foresight), a listed private equity and infrastructure investment manager, has made a GBP300,000 growth capital investment from the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) in ReadyGo Diagnostics Limited (ReadyGo), a start-up diagnostics business.
The pandemic has highlighted the need for a simple, self-administered test that produces rapid, accurate results. ReadyGo has developed a pen-like device that has been adapted to help with Covid-19 detection. The device allows for testing of multiple infections, including distinguishing between coronavirus and influenza, and also testing for viral conjunctivitis, herpes and dengue fever.
The diagnosis is carried out on the spot, with a 90-95
Falfurrias Capital Partners (FCP), a Charlotte-based private equity firm focused on growth-oriented, middle-market businesses, has invested in Training the Street (TTS), a provider of educational resources for financial professionals.
TTS prepares today’s professionals and executives with the skills needed to advance and succeed in their careers through hands-on training courses in accounting, capital markets, financial modelling, and valuation. Whether online or in-person, TTS’ experienced instructors incorporate a mix of live instruction, class collaboration, technical fundamentals, and real-world applications that bring finance theory to life.
For over 20 years, TTS has worked with top-tier corporations and educational institutions, with clients across
Global alternative investment manager Ares Management Corporation (Ares) has launched the Ares Charitable Foundation, which will will seek to accelerate equality of economic opportunity through grants to nonprofit organisations whose programming provides Career Preparation & Reskilling, encourages Entrepreneurship and deepens individuals’ understanding of Personal Finance.
The Ares Foundation’s work is made possible through Ares, which expects to donate an amount of up to five per cent of its annual realised net performance income from certain Ares funds to the Ares Foundation, further aligning the Firm’s investment activities with its societal impact. In addition, the Ares Foundation will rely on the
Apex Group (Apex), a global financial services provider, has acquired Senasen Group (Senasen), a digital marketing platform provider designed to connect LPs and GPs and support the capital raising process.
Founded by Blair McPherson and created by Ben Slater (CTO), both of whom will join Apex as part of the deal, Senasen’s proprietary SaaS platform will benefit clients through delivering a self-service offering they can leverage to publish multi-media content, research, interact with investors and build their profile. The platform will enhance connections between Investors, Asset Managers including family offices and HNWIs, and both public and private companies by supporting
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