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City law firm McCarthy Denning has appointed Guy Avshalom as its Head of TMT (Technology, Media and Telecoms). Avshalom, a prominent figure in the entertainment industry who served as General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Lionsgate UK for nearly a decade, has strengthened McCarthy Denning’s venture capital (VC) and private equity practices in the TMT sectors.
With 20 years’ experience structuring and negotiating cross-border deals at the forefront of the media and technology industries, Avshalom specialises in resolving complex transactional matters as he possesses a unique skill and insight into the interplay between the legal and business worlds.
At a value of EUR294 million, the Polish venture capital market showed an eight times increase in 2019, according to a report by PFR Ventures.
The data, prepared in cooperation with Inovo Venture Partners, reveals that 269 transactions took place in 2019 with 85 funds involved. They provided capital worth over EUR294 million invested by domestic and foreign funds in Polish startups.
After a strong 2019, GP Bullhound has made a number of significant promotions across its Investment Banking, Investment Management, Marketing and Strategy teams.Jonathan Cantwell promoted to Partner, Investment Banking
Based in our San Francisco office, with 15 years of technology investment banking experience, Cantwell leads our efforts in the SaaS sector. Jon has completed over 70 transactions with public and private technology companies, including many cross-border deals. Recent transactions include advising Partnerize, EcoVadis, AppBuddy, Falcon.io, Synthesio, Rant & Rave and TextRecruit.
Iman Crisby promoted to Executive Director, Marketing
Having joined the firm in 2013, Crisby is in charge of
Bond has raised USDF15 million to in fundraising round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners,along with MizMaa Ventures and TLV Partners.Ultimately, the round will enable Bond to help online retailers deliver products – and accept returns – faster and with an enhanced positive experience, starting in New York, where it is opening a number of nano distribution centres (NDCs).
Bond’s system is designed to integrate with online retailers’ existing ecommerce process flows and provide a real-time, dynamic ecosystem of neighbourhood-level NDCs that are managed by local teams that deliver and return products with tailor-made, environmentally friendly electric trikes that help
Aumni, a SaaS company developing a robotic process automation and data analytics platform for private capital investors, has completed a USD10 million Series A funding round led by SVB Financial Group, the parent company of Silicon Valley Bank.
ARQIS has advised Liberta Partners, a multi-family holding company based in Munich, on the acquisition of Ameropa, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn AG. Both parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.Liberta Partners will take over all of the approximately 120 Ameropa employees. Ameropa and Deutsche Bahn will continue to work closely together in the future, for example in sales or with respect to rail travel as part of Ameropa package offers.
The tour operator Ameropa, founded in 1951, has been part of the DB Group since 1973 and has been wholly owned by DB Fernverkehr AG since
CBPE Capital (CBPE) has invested in ETL Systems (ETL), a global designer and manufacturer of RF distribution equipment used in the ground segment of the satellite communications market. ETL serves various end markets including broadcasting, energy, defence, government and maritime, and has a distinguished track record of growth and technological innovation in support of its international client base. The company is the recipient of multiple industry accolades including three Queens Awards in recent years.
The business is embarking on further expansion, designed to take advantage of positive market drivers in the satellite industry, in particular the rapid increase in the
Maven has backed 34 SMEs to the tune of GBP18 million across the Midlands in the last 12 months and 45 since the Fund’s inception.Appointed by the British Business Bank in 2017, Maven manages two debt funds on behalf of the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) across the West, East and South East Midlands, working with the Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs), Local Authorities and Growth Hubs across the Midlands. Maven has completed transactions ranging from GBP100,000 to GBP1.5 million, providing finance across a diverse variety of sectors, including retail, tech, engineering and healthcare. Typically, funding is secured to drive expansion,
Alliance Digital Fund (ADF) has secured a capital commitment of up to EUR40 million from GEM Global Yield (GEM), a Luxembourg based private alternative investment group, over a five-year term following a public listing of ADF common stock. ADF will use the funds to complete the development of the ZONTO software product and related products, and marketing promotion.
The initial EUR40 Million will be in the form of a capital commitment that allows ADF to draw down funds during the five-year term by issuing shares of ADF’s common stock to GEM (or such persons as it may direct) and subject to
Horizon Capital’s USD200 million Emerging Europe Growth Fund III (EEGF III) has invested USD7.0 million for a 6.8 per cent stake in Purcari Wineries (Purcari).Horizon Capital backed Purcari previously via its 2008 vintage fund, EEGF II, fully divesting of its stake via IPO in February 2018, and a subsequent accelerated book building in October 2019, earning 3.3x gross cash-on- cash for investors. EEGF III was approached by, and has acquired a 5.0 per cent stake from, Victor Bostan, the Company’s Founder and CEO, as well as purchasing remaining shares from a group of financial investors.
Purcari Wineries (Purcari, Crama Ceptura,
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