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Texthelp, an international education and corporate software provider has secured a significant investment from mid-market private equity investor LDC to accelerate its growth plans and further develop its software proposition.
Texthelp is a fast growing international business with an established and loyal customer base across the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Australasia. The firm employs 165 staff across its headquarters in Belfast, UK and offices in Boston, USA and Brisbane, Australia.
Texthelp has developed a number of software products including Read&Write, EquatiO, Browsealoud and WriQ which are used in both the education and corporate sectors to help students and
Reg UK (REG), the provider of a range of data analytics and risk management solutions to insurance intermediaries globally, has completed a GBP2.4 million funding round.
The additional capital will enable further investment in the platform, people and systems to support the Company’s accelerating growth trajectory both in the UK and globally. As part of the fundraising round, Disruptive Capital Finance followed on its existing capital with additional equity capital while Shawbrook arranged a debt facility.
Disruptive Capital Finance represents the private equity investment vehicle and family office of the Truell family, in which they hold the vast majority of their assets.
autologyx, a digital operations platform which automates real-world business processes, has raised an additional GBP1 million in funding.
Angel CoFund (ACF), Beacon Capital and Richard Hargreaves, an early investor in RPA business Blue Prism Group, led the round following investment in the pre-series A round in 2017.
Tim Mills, Founder Partner of the ACF, says: “autologyx has maintained an excellent track record since we first invested in the team, and they’ve delivered some first class results for customers. Their growth demonstrates a strong market demand for solutions that can help businesses automate everyday processes and increase efficiency. We are
Arcus Global Limited, a specialist in GovTech cloud solutions, has raised an additional GBP2.5 million to support its growth ambitions into 2020 and beyond.
The proceeds will be used to accelerate the growth of the business and continue investment in its transformative product portfolio, including further development of Arcus’ local government software platform and recently launched AI-powered voice solution, Arcus Answer. In the financial year ended 30 June 2018, Arcus delivered annual revenues of GBP13.0 million representing 34 per cent year-on-year growth.
The funding is primarily from existing investors, principally led by funds advised and managed by YFM Equity Partners
Alantra CPA, the credit and real estate portfolio advisory division of Alantra, has acquired a majority stake in urbanData Analytics (uDA), a tech company that offers big data and artificial intelligence services in the real estate sector.
The company gathers market information from more than 40 public and private sources to develop 190 financial and urban context indicators, generating algorithms to maximise the return in real estate investments.
uDA has received multiple awards including the most innovative company in the real estate sector in Spain by ACI 20161 and has been named as a top 10 most innovative startup in
Adams Street Partners, a private markets investment management firm with USD37 billion of assets under management, as successfully completed fundraising for its inaugural Private Credit programme with approximately USD1.1 billion of capital available to deploy, including leverage.
Since the launch of the private credit strategy in 2016, Adams Street has seen strong demand from institutional investors worldwide, with commitments from both new and existing investors in the United States, Europe, and Asia. The diverse array of investors included public and corporate pension plans, insurance companies, foundations, family offices and high net worth individuals.
“We were pleased to receive such
A micro-networking scheme for women in private equity and investment has connected 100 members, six months after launching.
The group helps women in the investment sector make professional connections and aims to establish a supportive network to address gender inequality across the industry.
Kea Clusters are small, unsponsored networking events for women in investment. Each cluster has six to ten members who meet every eight weeks to share professional and personal advice and support.
In an industry where fewer than 10 per cent of senior professionals are women, the scheme has ambitious plans for expansion as it seeks to address
Pan-European private equity firm Silverfleet Capital is to acquire Microgen Financial Systems Limited, a provider of Trust & Fund Administration (T&FA) software to the Trust and Corporate Services industry.
The transaction is subject to the approval of the shareholders of the seller, Aptitude Software Group.
The acquisition of MFS was executed by Silverfleet’s dedicated lower mid-market investment team.
Headquartered in Fleet, UK with offices in London, Guernsey, Cambridge and Cyprus, MFS provides front and back office technology solutions to the financial services industry. The firm’s global client base comprises major wealth and asset management firms and trust and
Frederik van Tuyll has been appointed to the Board of the holding company of Ocorian, a provider of bespoke administration and fiduciary services to corporate, institutional and private investors, and will take on the role of Chairman to help support and shape the business in its continued growth phase.
A highly experienced and industry recognised figure, van Tuyl joins Ocorian following a distinguished career having first built a significant owner managed business across the Asia Pacific region, before joining Equity Trust as Head of Asia and then Chief Executive Officer of the group. Following the merger of Equity Trust and TMF Group,
Vistra, a global trust, fund administration and corporate services provider, has appointed Anita Yu as Regional Compliance Director – North Asia, effective immediately.
Anita will be responsible for the strategic direction and implementation of Vistra’s compliance strategy in the region, covering markets including China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan. Based in Hong Kong, she will report directly to Chief Compliance Officer Tanya Scott-Tomlin.
Yu is a seasoned compliance professional with 20 years of experience in compliance, business development and client services. She joins Vistra from a global investment management firm with key operations in Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore, Paris and Dublin. Prior
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