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OpenGov, a specialist in enterprise cloud solutions for government, has raised USD51 million in a Series D financing round led by experienced GovTech investors Weatherford Capital and 8VC, with participation from existing investor Andreessen Horowitz.
With this new round of funding, OpenGov has now raised more than USD140 million from Andreessen Horowitz, 8VC, JC2 Ventures, Emerson Collective, and other top investors since its founding in 2012. The latest financing will be used to fuel OpenGov’s growth as the company continues to develop and go to market with best-in-class technology, including end-to-end budgeting, performance, communications, and reporting solutions for government.
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Business advisory firm Quantuma has launched a Transaction Services practice, appointing Jonathan Thornton as head of the team.
Thornton has over 25 years’ experience working within a big four accountancy firm, primarily in transaction services. He has extensive international experience, having lived and worked in Russia, the Czech Republic, Romania and Qatar and worked on deals across Europe, the Middle East and the US.
Throughout his career, Thornton has worked on a range of transactions of various sizes, ranging from SMEs, up to multi-billion-pound international businesses. Notable deals include the IPOs of O2 and FTSE 100 company, ENRC, alongside
BNY Mellon Asset Servicing has added to its EMEA Private Markets team with the appointments of Greg Kok and Robert Burchett-Coates.
Kok joins BNY Mellon Asset Servicing as Director, Private Equity, Real Estate, Debt and Infrastructure from Maitland, where he was Head of Management Company Services. He has previously worked for FundRock Group and Franklin Templeton in a wide range of operational, risk and portfolio management roles within the alternatives sector.
Burchett-Coates joins BNY Mellon Asset Servicing as Director, Private Equity, Real Estate and Infrastructure. He was previously a Director at an independent trust, fiduciary and fund service specialist. He
Octopus Investments’ Development Capital team has provided growth funding to Fuse Universal (Fuse), a provider of next generation learning technology for the workplace. Octopus Investments joins existing investors, Eight Road Ventures and Education Growth Partners, in supporting the company through its next stage of growth.
Fuse’s learning platform allows enterprises to create, curate and share relevant internal and external content among employees to facilitate seamless learning, “peer to peer” knowledge sharing and effective internal communication. Fuse is currently used by over 120 enterprise customers including Adidas, Avon, InterContinental Hotels Group, Merck, Spotify and Vodafone. Typical use cases include training new
Healthcare private equity investor Apposite Capital’s dentistry group, Riverdale Healthcare, has acquired Archway Dental Practice in Stokesley, North Yorkshire.
Archway Dental Practice was founded by dentist, Mark Amos and moved into its current building in 2009, providing NHS dental care via three treatment rooms. The acquisition of the practice follows the acquisitions of Hebburn and Pelaw dental practices in Tyne & Wear one month ago, further strengthening the group footprint in North East England.
Ian Gordon, Managing Director, says: “Having worked closely with Mark Amos and his team for several years it is a pleasure to have them join
Global investment company, Sofina, which is listed on Euronext Brussels, is now live on SimCorp Dimension. Following an agreement signed in June 2018, Sofina has replaced its legacy infrastructure with SimCorp’s integrated investment platform, across its back-office operations, to manage accounting for both equity and alternative investments.
In the recent years, Sofina has implemented a growth strategy, with around EUR7 billion assets under management and a global reach. With an investment strategy of long-term minority investments, allocations in top-tier venture capital and growth capital funds and investments in fast-growing businesses, it required a new operational infrastructure that would support its
QuantifiCare, a specialist in 3D imaging solutions for clinical trials and aesthetic, has raised EUR5 million from LBO France to accelerate its expansion plans and strengthen its prominent position in skin imaging worldwide.
QuantifiCare is the first investment of Digital Health 2, LBO France’s new venture fund.
Founded in 2001 as a spin-off of INRIA, QuantifiCare is an imaging Contract Research Organisation (CRO) specialising in skin evaluations for clinical trials to pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies in major indications such as dermatology, aesthetics, wound healing and oncology. Building upon state-of-the-art, patented technology, QuantifiCare also offers a full range of high-quality
Ortho Solutions, a specialist orthopaedic design manufacturer, has secured a GBP2 million funding facility from Independent Growth Finance (IGF) to develop a new range of innovative medical solutions.
Founded in 2001, the privately-owned Essex based manufacturer supplies NHS and private hospitals throughout the UK with implant systems used in foot and ankle surgery.
The company required additional funding to support the development of new ankle fracture and foot plating systems. New systems that are aimed at improving effectiveness of specialist foot and ankle surgical procedures. However, it had reached its existing asset-based lending (ABL) facility limit of GBP750,000. Despite
Palatine Private Equity owned SMP Group of Companies (SMP), has completed a deal to acquire Helm Trust Company Limited (Helm), a trust and corporate services provider based in Jersey.
The deal, originally announced in July, has been approved by the Jersey Financial Services Commission.
Helm has now begun trading as SMP Helm Trust Company Limited (SMP Helm), as part of a staged integration process that will see SMP’s existing Jersey office merge with the acquired business.
Lewis Buckley, who has been a Director of Helm since 2011, has moved into the position of Managing Director of SMP Helm,
Stephens has further enhanced its European corporate finance advisory team with the hiring of experienced industry professional Simon Tilley on its European investment banking team.
Privately-held Stephens began with an independent financial services firm founded in the US in 1933, and later established an investment banking presence across the Atlantic in 2014 – opening offices in London and Frankfurt. Stephens’ international corporate finance advisory business is led by a highly experienced team of professionals with expertise across many sectors, geographies and types of transactions. Tilley assumes the role of Managing Director, responsible for European sponsor coverage.
Tilley has joined Stephens
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