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ClearCourse Partnership (ClearCourse), a group of technology companies providing software, services and digital capabilities to the membership, events & bookings and sports & leisure sectors, has acquired instaGiv, a UK of mobile and digital fundraising solutions for UK-registered charities.
The deal represents an expansion of the fast-growing Partnership’s offering into fundraising and donations.
Established in 2010, instaGiv offers a range of mobile and digital fundraising solutions. With a core focus on SMS donations, instaGiv has developed a range of products and services for fundraising, donor engagement and recruitment, including SMS donation processing, interactive voicemail capabilities and competition hosting. It
Venture capital firm Accel has raised a USD575 million fund, its sixth to be invested in early stage companies across Europe and Israel.
Accel opened its doors in London in 2000, aiming to become the first meaningful partner to exceptional entrepreneurs from the region. Since those early days, Europe has witnessed staggering growth, as founders across the region have successfully scaled transformative global businesses.
Accel, the only Silicon Valley-founded venture firm to establish itself successfully on the ground in Europe, leverages its 35-year history and global platform to support the founders and companies it backs. The strategy of partnering early
A consortium comprising Andera Partners, via its fund WINCH Capital 4, and Omnes, via its fund Omnes Croissance 4, is taking a majority shareholding in the group SPHEREA, alongside management and its existing financial shareholders ACE Management, via Aerofund III, and IRDI-SORIDEC Gestion, via SCR fund IRD).
Since its spin-out from the Airbus group in 2014, SPHEREA has established itself as a specialist in technological test solutions for civil and military clients.
SPHEREA offers modular technology solutions for the entire lifecycle of electronic systems. A recognised market integrator, which has developed a wide range of products dedicated to electronic tests,
Capvis Equity V, a fund advised by the Swiss private equity firm Capvis AG, has acquired a majority stake in Swiss headquartered Xovis, a specialist in 3D sensors and software solutions for accurate counting and analysis of people flows.
Capvis has acquired Xovis from funds advised by financial investor Emeram Capital Partners.
The three founders and executive board members of Xovis, Christian Studer, David Studer and Markus Herrli will remain shareholders of the company.
“Together with Capvis, we will enhance Xovis’ technological leadership and continue on our growth path. Capvis’ international network will enable us to significantly expand growth markets
DIF Core Infrastructure Fund I (DIF) and SL Capital Infrastructure II SCSp (ASI) have acquired UNITANK from the family owners, with ASI and DIF each acquiring a 50 per cent stake.
The financial close follows on from the agreement signed on 27 February 2019 and upon receipt of the necessary merger clearance from the German competition authority.
UNITANK is a market leading independent and neutral infrastructure and services provider storing liquid oil products, headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. The company owns and operates five terminals in Germany and one terminal in Belgium, all in key strategic locations. The terminals handle
Grey, a global advertising and marketing organisations, has partnered with Meyler, a marketing/placement agency focused exclusively on the alternative investment sector.
“The alternative investment sector really is one of the few remaining industries that has not fully embraced marketing, which is remarkable when you consider the level of competition that exists. It’s a proven fact that powerful marketing can open doors and influence outcomes,” says Alex Morrison, President of Grey West.
“Fund managers have known for a long time that raising capital isn’t just about performance,” says Kyle Dunn, President & CEO of Meyler. “The industry has only recently looked
4Stop, a global KYB, KYC, compliance and fraud prevention provider, has completed a German-based USD2.5 million Series A investment found led by pan-European VC fund Ventech.
The syndication of the investment from Ventech and due-diligence process was performed by renowned leading international attorneys and audit companies based out of Germany. Following, 4Stop’s business, team, and current technology solutions received high standards of performance excellence.
Ingo Ernst, CEO of 4Stop, says: “This is another major milestone for 4Stop, one that we are all very proud of achieving and a true endorsement of our business and technology potential. We are very excited to take this
Summa Equity has committed to the United Nations’ SDG Impact initiative together with Business for Peace, EQT and LGT.
This UNDP-led initiative aims to enable private sector investment by providing investors and businesses with the clarity, insights, and tools to support their contributions toward achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The Nordic Springboard, of the UNDP SDG Impact Initiative, will be launched at the Business for Peace Summit in Oslo today to rally top-investment firms in the Nordic region to join the initiative.
“We are proud to be part of the global SDG Impact initiative, the Nordic Springboard
Paul Hastings has closed several significant transactions for corporate and private equity clients including Intel Corporation, Salt Mobile, and Oakley Capital, across multiple industries.
Partners Garrett Hayes and Matthew Poxon led a team advising Salt Mobile on the GBP700 million sale of 90 per cent of Salt TowerCo, which owns Salt’s mobile towers in Switzerland, to Spanish tower operator Cellnex Telecom. This follows previous transactions for NJJ, the investment vehicle of French businessman Xavier Niel, including Monaco Telecom’s acquisition of MTN Cyprus, and NJJ’s acquisition of eir, the Irish telecommunications and broadband business.
The firm completed several deals for
Private markets investment firm Northleaf Capital Partners (Northleaf) has appointed Sophia Damianou as Managing Director, Business Development, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
In her new role, Damianou will lead Northleaf’s business development and investor relations activities from the firm’s London office, further developing relationships with institutional investors, consultants and advisors across the EMEA region.
“We are delighted to welcome Sophia to the Northleaf team,” says Jeff Pentland, Managing Director and Head of Business Development at Northleaf. “As our first London-based business development executive, Sophia brings the content-driven, consultative fundraising and relationship-building expertise that will be integral to the
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