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TeleClinic has successfully completed its series A funding raising EUR7 million from Idinvest Partners. Having raised EUR2 million during its initial financing last November, TeleClinic is now preparing to scale up the business and provide millions more patients digital access to medical care, with new strategic partnerships and marketing activities planned for 2019.
Today, over 50 per cent of privately insured patients in Germany have free access to doctors with over 30 specialties thanks to TeleClinic. Furthermore, approximately nine million statutory insured patients benefit from TeleClinic as part of their standard care, with e-prescriptions already available to privately insured patients
USound, the developer of the world’s smallest loudspeakers which are protected by over 150 patents, has raised USD20 million in growth investment.
USound’s smart digital micro speakers are based on MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) technology that enables extreme miniaturisation, distinctive sound quality as well as highest levels of energy efficiency. USound micro speakers are currently deployed in a vast array of applications: Smartphones, earbuds, audio modules for augmented reality and virtual reality glasses, numerous consumer wearables, as well as 3D surround sound headphones perfect for an immersive gaming experience.
Together with strong global production partners like STMicroelectronics, Flex,
The Citco Group of Companies (Citco) has launched CitcoConnect, a new digital solution that automates and simplifies the process of managing prospective investors, including an online utility for the placement of initial investments in alternative funds.
The solution features a flexible data room, dedicated to and managed by each Investment Manager, supporting capital raising and reporting as well as digitised initial subscription documentation functionality with embedded analytics.
CitcoConnect is a stand-alone solution that offers managers full control over which materials prospective investors have access to – including how they interact with such documents – through a secure and flexible
SFW Capital Partners, a specialised private equity firm that invests in mid-sized companies providing analytical tools and related services, has sold Spectro Scientific (Spectro) to AMETEK for approximately USD190 million.
Spectro, headquartered in Chelmsford, MA, provides predictive analytics for maintenance of critical assets, comprised of sophisticated instrumentation, consumables, proprietary algorithms and cloud-based software analytics, to a range of industrial and military customers. Spectro’s customers use its solutions to increase asset availability, reduce operating expenses and increase productivity.
SFW acquired Spectro Scientific since it was attracted to Spectro’s strong value proposition, deep application expertise and significant untapped potential for growth
Private equity firm Sentinel Capital Partners (Sentinel) has acquired Apex Companies, a water resources, environmental services, and industrial hygiene firm.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Apex offers comprehensive services to assess, prevent, and cure environmental issues related to water, ground, facilities, and air quality. Apex serves a large and diverse client base spanning both the public and private sectors and a broad range of end markets, including energy, industrial, manufacturing, real estate, retail, and telecom. Apex’s client-centric operating model, nationwide presence, and industry reputation as a leader in environmental compliance and risk management are the foundation
IHS Markit, a specialist in critical information, analytics and solutions, is to offer iLEVEL to members of the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA).
iLEVEL offers private equity and venture capital limited partners (LPs) a sophisticated managed data service as part of a cloud-based data collection, investment monitoring and custom reporting solution.
Robust data management tools and controls in the platform make it easy to access granular details about holdings and valuations at the investment level as well as aggregated views of portfolio data. Embedded analytics calculate IRR performance at the fund and portfolio levels and quantify exposures by fund
By Gareth Davies, Augentius – For the private equity industry, transparency has become the watchword: everyone wants more granular data, more often. For a number of years demands from investors have called for a deeper understanding of valuations and the reasoning behind them. It is an age-old challenge for LP-GP relationships, but one that is expected to change significantly over the next few months.
Last year investor demands began to be addressed with the formation of the Institutional Disclosure Working Group (IDWG) which was set up to support a more unified approach to reporting. The outcome was five proposed templates to
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CPDQ) is taking an equity interest totalling CAD200 million in Plusgrade, a provider of revenue solutions to the global travel industry. The transaction values Plusgrade at over CAD600 million.
With this backing, the company will continue to execute its expansion plan, which includes penetrating new international markets and expanding its suite of products. Since its founding in Montréal in 2009, Plusgrade has become one of the fastest growing technology companies, and was ranked in Deloitte’s Canadian Technology Fast 50 list in 2016 and 2017. Recently, it also received the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Leadership
21 Partners, a European investment group founded by Alessandro Benetton and Gérard Pluvinet, is rebranding as 21 Invest.
The company says its new name and logo more directly reflect the core activity of the Group, which in almost 30 years of activity has expanded from Italy to other geographies and is further progressing towards pan-European growth.
The new logo represents the vision of the group which is constantly aiming towards the future and continuous evolution.
“I chose the number 21 to identify the company that I founded in 1992 at the age of 28 – Alessandro Benetton, founder
RPMI Railpen (Railpen), the investment manager for the GBP28 billion Railways Pension Scheme, has appointed Andrea Ash as Investment Director in the Private Markets team, with effect from 26 November 2018.
Reporting to Paul Bishop, Railpen’s Head of Private Markets, Andrea will work alongside Richard Moon, Investment Director, and will be primarily focussed on growth investments.
She joins Railpen from Tesco Pension Investments, where she held the position of Alternatives Fund Manager, having previously held roles at Amundi Asset Management and Pioneer Investments.
Andrea’s appointment continues the recent growth in Railpen’s Private Markets team following the appointment of
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