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Integral, a forex market technology partner for banks, brokers, and asset managers, has secured a USD15m investment from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital.
“The market opportunity for Integral has never been better,” says Harpal Sandhu, Integral founder and CEO. “Our focus on building the best FX solutions coupled with our unparalleled customer service has given us the largest installed base in the business – more than 200 leading institutions run on the Integral platform. We look forward to partnering with Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital and leveraging their deep experience and global resources.”
Integral combines the innovation of Silicon Valley with deep
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the US Government’s development finance institution, has committed USD6 million in debt financing to CrossBoundary Energy, Sub-Saharan Africa’s first investment fund for commercial and industrial solar.
CrossBoundary Energy provides solar power to African enterprises. Clients sign long term power purchase agreements to purchase solar electricity without contributing upfront investment or taking technical risk on construction and maintenance. CrossBoundary Energy finances, builds, owns and operates the captive solar system for the client. The client receives cheaper and cleaner electricity.
OPIC’s commitment will contribute to the funding of six captive solar PV projects currently under
Silverfleet Capital, a Pan-European mid-market private equity firm, has announced its succession strategy in preparation for the next phase of its growth.
Neil MacDougall, the Firm’s current Managing Partner will assume the position of Chairman of Silverfleet effective 1 April 2019. In this role, Neil will hand over management responsibility to Gareth Whiley but will continue on the Investment Committee of existing funds and provide senior support to Silverfleet’s five European offices.
Gareth Whiley will become the Firm’s Managing Partner on 1 April, 2019. In his new role, Whiley will assume overall responsibility for the management of the Firm.
UK private equity house Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has led a GBP1.035 million investment in Manchester-headquartered water treatment technology business, G2O Water Technologies Limited (G2O).
A total of GBP600,000 has been provided by Maven funds, which includes a GBP400,000 investment from NPIF – Maven Equity Finance, which is part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund and a GBP200,000 investment from the Finance Durham Fund, both managed by Maven. The additional GBP435,000 is from a number of private individual investors.
The funding will enable the business to carry out the next stage of its technical development and forge more
INKEF Capital (INKEF), a Dutch venture capital fund focused on technology and healthcare, has appointed Roel Bulthuis as Managing Director and Head of Healthcare Team. He will co-manage the INKEF fund alongside Robert Jan Galema, Head of Technology Team.
Roel Bulthuis joins INKEF from M Ventures, where he established and led Merck KGaA’s corporate VC fund. Over the last 10 years M Ventures built a portfolio that was highly driven by seed stage investments and company creation. This portfolio has now reached a level of maturity where it counts amongst the most exciting collections of healthcare assets in Europe.
Harbour Point Capital (Harbour Point) has led a growth recapitalisation of InSight Telepsychiatry (InSight), a national telepsychiatry services provider organisation.
The Company’s founders, including Chief Medical Officer Dr Jim Varrell, and InSight CEO Geoffrey Boyce, have reinvested the majority of their holdings and will remain significant shareholders in InSight.
“The InSight team has done a fantastic job of building a clinically-focussed organisation that is highly regarded by both the mental health provider community and InSight’s facility partners We are excited to partner with Geoffrey and the management team for this next phase of growth and to help InSight continue
Evoke Creative, a design-led manufacturer of interactive digital solutions, has received a GBP6 million investment from BGF to support further growth in the UK and overseas.
Based in the Wirral, Evoke Creative supplies interactive digital solutions, including self-service kiosks, video walls, digital signage and payment terminals for blue-chip customers in the retail and leisure sectors. Its systems allow brands to connect and engage with their customers in dynamic and rewarding ways, helping to maximise transaction conversion rates, improve customer journeys and reduce costs.
Led by founders Neil Clark and Dean Ward, Evoke prides itself on creating bespoke solutions and
Eko, a mobile-first collaboration and communications platform for businesses, has raised USD20 million in a Series B financing round led by SMDV, with participation from AirAsia’s digital investment arm, RedBeat Ventures, Gobi Partners, East Ventures and existing shareholders.
The Bangkok, and now London-based, company has seen revenues more than triple in the past year with over half a million recurring paid users across sectors including retail, hospitality, banking, and other service-based industries. This round will provide Eko with funds to further accelerate its expansion in Europe and North America.
It also today announces a significant European expansion, with new
As discussed in the first part of our discussion with SEI on the potential of natural language processing (NLP) – click here to read – the company is currently in the early stages of exploring how NLP might enhance the way staff and clients interact with data. The aim of this initiative is to increase the overall level of engagement and grant users the flexibility to choose their preferred method of navigating information.
Golden Gate Capital has completed has completed the acquisition of Vector Solutions, a specialist in eLearning and SaaS performance support solutions, from Providence Equity Partners.
CEO Jeff Gordon and the current management team will continue to lead Vector, which will remain headquartered in Tampa, Florida.
Founded in 1999, Vector Solutions offers SaaS-based, compliance-driven enterprise eLearning, workforce management and performance improvement solutions to targeted industries in three primary sectors: commercial, public sector, and education. Their innovative products help organisations improve outcomes, optimise performance, and reduce risk in many industries, including engineering and construction, industrial manufacturing, K12 and higher education, and
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