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SLAMcore, a UK company developing spatial artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms for robots and drones, has raised USD5 million in a funding round led by global technology investor Amadeus Capital Partners.
Existing investors Mirai Creation Fund and Toyota AI Ventures joined the round alongside newcomers MMC Ventures and Octopus Ventures.
“The robotics revolution may seem just around the corner but there is still a big gap between the videos we see on the internet and real-world robots,” says CEO, Owen Nicholson. “SLAMcore is helping robot and drone creators to bridge the gap between demos and commercially-viable systems.”
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Värde Partners is to make a strategic GBP60 million equity investment in UK specialist bank Masthaven.
The equity investment, along with Masthaven’s existing capital base, will enable the bank to significantly increase lending to consumers and SMEs over the next three to five years as well as provide innovative deposit solutions to Masthaven’s customers.
By serving borrowers without access to the traditional high street banking brands, Masthaven has become a force in the UK challenger banking market. The bank has demonstrated significant growth in its chosen market niches – namely retail savings, SME lending, short- and long-term property financing
Mid Europa Partners (Mid Europa), a private equity investor in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), is to acquire 100 per cent of the shares in Urgent Cargus from Abris Capital Partners. The transaction is subject to customary clearance by anti-trust authorities and is expected to close in Q4 2018.
Urgent Cargus is a leading courier, express and parcel (CEP) service provider in Romania, offering last mile delivery to over 85,000 customers, including business clients, e-commerce retailers and private individuals. Urgent Cargus operates a dense network of 5 hubs and 71 stations connected by 360 linehaul routes, which together with its
Rockpool has acquired a majority stake in Primrose, a European online-only garden products retailer. Founded in 2003, Primrose offers consumers a range of over 10,000 garden and outdoor leisure products from ranges including water features, awnings, sail shades, pest control products, planters and screening.
Primrose primarily sources its products from a network of suppliers based in the Far East and sells direct to consumers via its UK and European websites. The company generates half of its sales to UK consumers, a quarter to European customers and the remainder through intermediary websites. Primrose grew revenues to GBP38 million and EBITDA to
Trading, risk and analytics technology provider LightPoint Financial Technology (LightPoint) has completed a Series A funding round led by The Citco Group of Companies, and Ares Management.
TAP Advisors advised LightPoint on the transaction and will take a Board Observer seat.
Michael Arougheti, Chief Executive Officer and President of Ares Management, has been appointed as a board member and will be joined by Citco’s Head of Fund Services, Jay Peller, who will provide strategic consulting and insight into future product development to build upon Citco’s domain knowledge of fund servicing and alternative investment operations.
These board member
Lyrical Partners announces the launch of Lytical Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm focused exclusively on opportunities in Corporate Intelligence, including Cybersecurity, Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence.
Lytical Ventures builds on years of research and investment in Corporate Intelligence by Lytical’s team. Veteran venture capitalists Lucas Nelson and Steve Berg lead Lytical’s team, joining from Evolution Equity and Antecedent Ventures, respectively. Their day-to-day efforts are supported by, among others, Roselle Safran, who joins as an Entrepreneur in Residence, and by Jeremy Kroll and Tuvia Barak, who join as Venture Partners.
“Corporations are generating mind-boggling amounts of data, in excess
Three Hills Capital Partners (THCP) has invested in Recycling Lives Limited (Recycling Lives), a leading UK recycling and waste management solutions provider.
The company operates a fully- integrated business model and provides total waste management for corporates and local authorities and is capable of processing a range of material including scrap metals, waste electrical and electronic equipment, plastics and cardboard.
Recycling Lives was founded in 2008 by brothers Steve and Danny Jackson and is led day-to- day by CEO Will Fletcher. The company ensures the success of its commercial operations deliver more than just environmental and economic value –
Turnspire Capital Partners (Turnspire), a special situations-focussed private equity firm, has appointed Trevor Myers as an Executive in Residence. Myers will work with the Turnspire team to identify and pursue new platform acquisitions.
Myers has a successful track record working with automotive OEM and aftermarket sales channels and customers, including both the Detroit Three and New Domestics. In addition, he has substantial experience managing global supply chains and manufacturing operations, including gear manufacturing and powdered metal.
As President and CEO of Cloyes Gear and Products, Myers drove domestic and international growth, customer diversification and substantial operational improvements, and achieved
Digital wealth manager LIQID has closed a EUR33 million Series C financing round led by Toscafund Asset Management. Existing investors, including Project A, HQ Trust and Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures, also participated in the round.
Following the transaction, Toscafund, through Tosca Private Investments Fund (TPIF), a new specialist vehicle targeting small/mid-market private equity opportunities in the European financial services sector, will become a significant shareholder in the Berlin-based disrupter. The transaction – subject to customary regulatory approvals – will be TPIF’s first investment in Germany. It ranks among the most substantial funding rounds in the country’s dynamic fintech space.
Jaguar Growth Partners (Jaguar), a privately-held investment management firm focused on real estate private equity and credit in global growth markets, has appointed Mario De Barros as a Principal on the firm’s investment team.
Based in São Paulo, De Barros will lead Jaguar’s investment office in Brazil evaluating investments and monitoring existing portfolio companies.
Prior to joining Jaguar, De Barros was a Director at Patria Investments, where he was responsible for business development, investment appraisal, financial modelling, diligence, monitoring, and the development of new investment theses. Before that, he was head of corporate and business development at Aceco-TI, the
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