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UK private equity manager Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has invested GBP2 million in MirrorWeb, a tech firm that enables organisations to capture, archive and monitor web-based content for digital oversight and regulatory compliance. The transaction has been funded by Maven’s managed VCTs and represents Maven’s tenth VCT investment in 2020.
Manchester-based MirrorWeb has developed a cloud-based SaaS platform that helps organisations create accurate and immutable records of online communications, ensuring they meet compliance obligations and information of cultural or historical value is never lost.”
Financial services firms are increasingly finding it difficult to meet modern record-keeping requirements, citing digital compliance as
Platform and fund administration services provider Prescient Fund Services’ Alternative Investment Fund Manager assets under management surpassed EUR 1 billion in the third quarter of 2020.Prescient operates an Irish-regulated third-party Super ManCo with both UCITS Management Company and Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) permissions, as well as being a Fund Administrator. The funds, that are regulated under the European Union’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), sit across two of Prescient’s fund platforms: Prescient Global Qualified Investor Fund ICAV and Prescient Common Contractual Fund (a tax transparent umbrella structure designed for pension funds and other tax-exempt institutional investors). In common
Prokarium, a privately-held biotechnology company developing novel immunotherapies and vaccines based on its engineered microbial platform, has closed a USD21 million Series B investment round led by Korea Investment Partners (KIP). In addition to KIP, the UK government’s Future Fund (FF), Flerie Invest and Riyadh Valley Company (RVC) also participated in the financing round.
“We are very pleased with this strong financial support and with the global networks our investors bring,” says Ted Fjallman, PhD, CEO of Prokarium. “The funds will support the development efforts of our microbial immunotherapy for the treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, which we plan to
The London Technology Club (LTC), which includes some of the world’s leading technology investors, has participated in Agronomics oversubscribed equity fundraise of approximately GBP10 million. Aim-listed Agronomics (AIM:ANIC) is an investor in cellular agriculture with a focus on cultivated meat and alternative proteins.
The fundraising will provide additional capital for Agronomics to make additional investments, following the completion of investments earlier this year in Mosa Meat, Meatable, Solar Foods, the LIVEKINDY co, VitroLabs, and Tropic Biosciences. These technologies are driving a major disruption in agriculture, offering solutions to improve sustainability, as well as addressing human health, animal welfare and environmental damage.
Apex Group is to acquire Banco Modal’s Alternative Fund Administration business in Brazil (MAF).This is the Group’s second acquisition announcement this month, following that of FundRock, and supports its longstanding strategy for delivering local service on a global scale. MAF adds 75 employees to the Group, increasing its overall Americas headcount to over 400 people, while simultaneously broadening its existing presence in LatAm through offices in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, complementing its Uruguay office, established in 2013.
The MAF business adds nearly BRL70 billion (cUSD12 billion) in assets under administration and custody, across clients representing institutional funds
Chrystal Capital Partners, a London-based entrepreneurial corporate finance and investment house, has launched Verdite Capital Fund I LP (Verdite), a medical cannabis and cannabinoid focused alternative investment fund regulated in Guernsey. A first close of USD100 million is planned for the end of 2020, with USD75 million committed from a cornerstone investor, subject to final documentation.
Following years of investment activity in the burgeoning legal cannabis market, Chrystal has assembled a team of highly experienced investment professionals and global sector specialists to help investors gain broad exposure to this rapidly expanding alternative asset class. The private equity Fund will target investments
The Edmond de Rothschild Euro Industrial Real Estate Fund (EIREF) has reached the milestone of EUR100 million gross asset value and is looking to expand into Germany.Since its launch in 2019, the fund has grown steadily through portfolio and single-asset acquisitions in its preferred geographical locations in the Netherlands. Following the completion of the most recent acquisition in Utrecht, in August this year, the fund now owns 17 light-industrial and small logistics assets with a diversified cashflow adding up to a gross asset value of EUR100.3 million.
In order to get exposure in other European markets, the ambition is to
GeoLinks has secured a significant minority investment from a group led by Rock Mountain Capital (RMC). The investment will power GeoLinks’ accelerated network expansion plans, amplify funding for strategic acquisitions and streamline internal growth and operations.“GeoLinks launched with the goal of disrupting a multibillion-dollar telecom industry,” says GeoLinks Co-Founder and CEO, Skyler Ditchfield. “We’ve done that by operationalising a simple, yet profound idea – do everything better and treat your customer how you would like to be treated. Through strategic network growth, technological innovation and unwavering dedication, we’ve continued to deliver high-speed connectivity to more businesses, schools, libraries, hospitals and
Hg, a global software investor, has made a strategic investment in CaseWare International (CaseWare), a specialist in audit and assurance software. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.CaseWare is based in Toronto, Canada, and develops cutting-edge audit software solutions for accounting firms, corporations and governments. CaseWare’s platforms – Working Papers and IDEA – aim to change the future of audit and audit analytics by adopting cloud technology as well as artificial intelligence and machine learning, enabling measurable returns on efficiency, quality and value, for customers and their clients. For over 30 years CaseWare has been a technology leader in the
Linktree, a tech platform that connects audiences to a user’s entire online ecosystem, has raised USD10.7 million in Series A funding, led by Insight Partners, an investor in Shopify, and AirTree Ventures, an early investor in Canva.The funding will accelerate Linktree’s expansion in international markets, including global team growth, and the evolution of Linktree’s product and functionality in new ways to deliver valuable user experiences.
Linktree allows anyone from big brands to solopreneurs, celebrities to everyday content creators to build a microsite that houses their digital ecosystem, making it easier than ever to connect with their audiences wherever they are.
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