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MMC Ventures and Forward Partners have co-invested USD7 million in a Series A round for London-based data streaming startup Ably.
MMC Ventures invested from its GBP52 million MMC Greater London Fund, launched in May 2019, which forms part of the Mayor of London’s initiative – the Greater London Investment Fund.
The capital injection will be used to scale, as demand for real-time around the world escalates.
Ably provides cloud infrastructure and APIs that enable developers to deliver live experiences to their users. Large enterprises and high-growth tech companies choose Ably to offload the technical and operational burden required to deliver
Global software investor Insight Partners has held a final close of its growth equity fund Insight Partners XI at USD9.5 billion, with support from Insight’s existing, as well as new, investors.
Fund XI is one of the largest global funds focused on investing in scaleup software companies, businesses that have advanced from the startup phase and are positioned for rapid growth that includes major milestones like global expansion, M&A, and IPO, according to Insight Partners.
The fund is expected to invest between USD10 million and USD350 million of equity in a company, although larger transactions are also possible.
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Harbert European Growth Capital Fund II, SCSp (HEGC) has funded Cubyn with venture debt capital. Cubyn is a Paris-based third-party, technology driven logistics and warehouse fulfilment provider for merchants, serving principally e-commerce marketplaces across Europe. The debt will be used to help Cubyn continue its expansion across France and help provide global merchants a means to selling into Europe. It will further help Cubyn accelerate its automation projects within their warehouses in France.
Cubyn commits to being able to reduce logistics costs for merchants and marketplaces by up to 30 per cent while improving the quality of shipments. They are able
Franz B & Cie (Haniel) is to acquire 50.1 per cent of Emma – The Sleep Company (Bettzeit). Its two founders, Manuel Müller und Dr. Dennis Schmoltzi, will each retain a 24.95 per cent stake in the company and will continue to drive Emma’s international expansion as active CEOs.“With Emma, we are very pleased to have won a young, innovative and at the same time fast-growing company with many unique selling propositions for the further transformation of our portfolio,” says Haniel CEO Thomas Schmidt.
The founders also see a benefit for their company in the cooperation with Haniel, as Co-CEO Dr Dennis
venBio Partners has closed the venBio Global Strategic Fund III (venBio Fund III), its third life sciences venture capital fund, exceeding its target with approximately USD394 million in capital commitments.The capital was raised from existing and new investors, including a broad range of institutional investors comprising pharmaceutical companies, corporate pensions, financial institutions, endowments and foundations, family offices and funds-of-funds.
Led by Managing Partners Corey Goodman, PhD, Robert Adelman, MD, and Aaron Royston, MD, venBio Fund III will continue to invest primarily in therapeutics companies that are developing biopharmaceuticals for unmet medical needs. The venBio team typically leads or co-leads investments
Ironwood Capital has exited from its subordinated debt investment in Performance Team.
The company was purchased by AP Moller – Maersk and will integrate its services with Maersk Warehousing & Distribution’s regional network of 20-plus facilities in the United States and Canada.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Performance Team is an end-to-end third-party logistics and distribution provider, offering consolidation, warehousing, distribution and transportation services across the United States.
“Company management, led by CEO Craig Kaplan, has done an outstanding job building a national distribution and transportation powerhouse. Performance Team manages over 7 million square feet of warehouse space
CVC Capital Partners has raised USD4.5 billion for its fifth Asia Pacific fund, CVC Capital Partners Asia Pacific V L.P, surpassing the fund’s USD 4 billion target.
Strong demand from a diversified global investor base of new and returning institutional investors allowed CVC’s Fund V to exceed its target, according to the international private equity group with 24 offices worldwide.
The increased fund size from the USD3.5 billion predecessor (fourth) fund, CVC Capital Partners Asia Pacific IV LP, reflects the expanded investment capability of CVC’s network of eight offices across Asia, CVC said in a statement.
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