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Drooms, a provider of secure cloud solutions, is continuing its international expansion by strengthening its business development teams covering southern Europe and the UK and by opening new offices in Barcelona and Madrid.
Javier Meseguer has been appointed as General Manager Southern Europe. Based in Madrid, he will report to Steffen Schaack, Senior Vice President Global Business Development, and will oversee Drooms’ business expansion in real estate, corporate finance and M&A in Spain, Portugal and Italy.
Drooms has also expanded its UK sales team with the appointments of Ditte Nielsen as Senior Business Development Manager and Alessandra Azzena as
Validated ID, the Barcelona-based tech company which specialises in digital signature, electronic invoice, and digital identity, has raised EUR2 million in a funding round led by Randstad Innovation Fund, the corporate venture arm of Randstad.
Co-investor Caixa Capital Risc, CriteriaCaixa’s venture capital management company, also participated.
This round is also backed by founders, previous partners, and the leading law firm Cuatrecasas, via its investment vehicle for startups Cuatrecasas Ventures.
In the past few years Validated ID’s digital signature solution, VIDsigner, has established a leading portfolio of secure and easy to use electronic signature services with the highest legal and security
Intuitus, a provider of technology and digital due diligence and other technology advisory services to the private equity sector, has been acquired by Endava, a technology services provider.
“We are delighted to be joining Endava. Our due diligence expertise, combined with Endava’s technology know-how and international platform, will enhance our existing capabilities and bring significant new growth opportunities for the combined team” says Calum Stewart, CEO of Intuitus. “We remain fully committed to the private equity sector and to both serving and further strengthening our relationships with our existing client base.”
Endava helps its clients become digital, experience-driven businesses by
Pathstone, a Registered Investment Advisory (RIA) firm with over USD15 billion in assets under advisement as of end of September 2019, has secured an investment from Lovell Minnick Partners (LMP), a private equity firm focused on investments in the global financial services industry and related technology and business services companies.
Financial terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed.
Under the terms of the transaction, Pathstone will remain independent and it will continue to be managed by its existing leadership team. In addition, Pathstone will add 16 existing employees as new shareholders, bringing total employee ownership to 48 of
Global investment bank Houlihan Lokey has acquired Fidentiis Capital as the firm continues to grow its European Corporate Finance business.
With a focus on the midcap market in Spain, Fidentiis Capital provides independent corporate finance advisory services relating to mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, and financing.
This is the fifth acquisition that Houlihan Lokey has made in Europe in the past four years, following the acquisitions of McQueen Limited and Leonardo & Co. in 2015 and BearTooth Advisors and Quayle Munro in 2018. The firm now has more than 260 bankers in Europe, up from 80 in 2014, including 180
SureWerx, a portfolio company of The Riverside Company and a supplier of professional safety products, tools and equipment, has acquired Sure Foot Corporation.
Sure Foot, the company behind the Due North brand, offers a comprehensive portfolio of multi-purpose footwear traction aid products. Traction aids are lightweight and fit over footwear to minimise slips and falls on ice and snow, which reduces employee injuries and allows safe enjoyment during outdoor activities.
Established more than 35 years ago, Sure Foot has been a pioneer in the development and advancement of the fast-growing footwear traction aids category. Today, Due North remains a
HarbourVest Partners, a global private markets asset manager, has held the final close of the CAD300 million HarbourVest Canada Growth Fund II.
The fund, formed under the Government of Canada’s Venture Capital Catalyst Initiative (VCCI) to increase the availability of venture capital in the country, was oversubscribed and closed at its hard cap six months after its initial closing in April.
“Our collaboration with BDC Capital, first through the Venture Capital Action Plan program with Fund I, which has had strong performance since inception, and now through the VCCI with Fund II, has been successful and gratifying,” says Senia Rapisarda,
DWS Group has named Kevin White and Simon Wallace as Global Co-heads of Alternatives Research & Strategy, reporting to Pierre Cherki, Head of Alternatives and Co-Head of the Investment Group.
“Kevin and Simon have been working closely with the team on key global initiatives on behalf of our clients in their regional leadership positions for several years and are well-positioned to step into their new roles,” says Cherki. “Our Alternatives research and strategy team delivers proprietary, data-driven insight that informs our investment decisions and provides clients with timely and relevant market information. Kevin and Simon will continue to deliver the
CAIS, a technology platform connecting financial advisers with alternative investments, has launched CAIS IQ, a learning system designed to help financial advisers master alternative investments.
CAIS IQ reduces the alternative investment learning curve by combining expert content with predictive algorithms that adapt to how each individual adviser learns best.
According to a Preqin report, 84 per cent of investors plan to increase their allocation to alternative investments in the coming years, while a remarkable 67 per cent of financial advisers say they want to deepen their understanding of these strategies prior to implementing them.
“Right now, education is the biggest
A new report from insurance broking business Vista has highlighted the current and emerging risks faced by Private Equity (PE) firms’ investee businesses globally.
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