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Salary Finance, a FinTech financial wellbeing platform for employees, has closed a USD20 million Series B investment led by founding investor Blenheim Chalcot and multinational financial services company Legal & General.
The investment will be used to launch and scale Salary Finance in the US, as well as to continue to support its rapid growth in the UK.
Today, 17 million working Brits – around 40 per cent of the workforce – have less than GBP100 in savings, with debt increasing by 26 per cent since 2013. At the same time, employers are recognising the link between an employee’s
European equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs has formed a strategic partnership with US platform Republic, allowing UK-based businesses the opportunity to run joint crowdfunding campaigns on both sides of the Atlantic simultaneously.
Republic, the sister company to well-known US platform AngelList, has been in operation for two years, funding more than 50 American start-ups. The partnership sees the two like-minded platforms come together to bridge a gap for United States investors wanting access to British and European growth investment opportunities.
The United States is known for its Silicon Valley-based venture capital and start-up ecosystem, but New York-based Republic champions start-ups
Climeworks AG, a specialist in capturing CO2 from the air, has raised CHF30.5 million in equity funding, from a group of existing and new private investors as well as Zurich Cantonal Bank.
The successful financing round brings the Swiss company another step closer to achieving its vision of capturing one per cent of global CO2 emissions by 2025.
Funds will be used to further industrialise Climeworks’ unique, modular and scalable direct air capture (DAC) technology, reduce costs significantly and prepare for mass production. Climeworks plans to expand its presence in all pioneering markets and strengthen its pole position within
Bellwether Coffee, a specialist in coffee roasting hardware and software, has closed a USD10 million Series A funding round led by Congruent Ventures.
Founding investors FusionX Ventures and Tandem Capital participated alongside New Ground Ventures, Hardware Club, XN Ventures, and Peter and Lyndon Rive.
The funding round is announced as coffee consumption is on the rise and coffee-related start-ups are set to raise over USD1 billion in 2018. According to CB Insights, roughly 64 per cent of US adults drink coffee daily, the highest proportion since 2012. Americans are spending more on coffee than ever as they shift toward premium options,
Washington DC-based private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners (Arlington) has completed the acquisition of the Government Solutions division of Black Box Corporation (BBOX).
Going forward, the business will operate independently as Tyto Athene, a full-service systems integrator and managed services provider of communications systems for Department of Defense and Civilian agency enterprise operations worldwide.
Tyto Athene will be led by the existing management team, including Jeff Murray, the current Senior Vice President of Black Box Government Solutions, as CEO. Chris Meilhammer has been appointed the Company’s COO, and Jason Alexander will continue to lead the Company’s service delivery teams
The independent pan-European investment company Argos Wityu has acquired a majority stake in German aktivoptik Group (aktivoptik), as part of a succession plan via its Fund VII.
This was announced today by both companies. With a network of 76 stores, most of them in hypermarkets and other highly frequented locations, and sales of around EUR50 million (as of 2017), the medium-sized family company is Germany’s fifth-largest optician and hearing care chain. The parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price or other details of the transaction. The transaction is still subject to approval of the relevant antitrust authorities.
EyeSouth Partners has completed a strategic partnership with Florida Eye Microsurgical Institute and Boynton Beach ASC (Florida Eye Microsurgical), expanding its presence into the South Florida region.
EyeSouth is an eye care-focused physician services organisation formed by Shore Capital Partners, a lower middle market healthcare private equity firm.
Florida Eye Microsurgical is led by ophthalmologists Randy Katz, MD, Lee Friedman, MD, Barry Schechter, MD, and Jason Gorscak, MD, and CFO/Administrator, Jason Feuer. The team consists of five ophthalmologists, one optometrist and approximately 75 support staff. The clinical staff provides care out of four locations in Boynton Beach, Wellington, Boca Raton,
Souter Investments has completed the sale of First Scottish Group, Scotland’s leading independent firm of professional searchers.
First Scottish provides fast, accurate searches and reports for solicitors, conveyancers, estate agents, financial institutions and local authorities.
The company has been acquired by a significant international private investment group with multinational interests across a variety of sectors, and specialism in health care, technology, insurance and financial services. The First Scottish management team, led by Group Managing Director Ian Fraser, will remain with the company and the business will continue to trade under the First Scottish brand.
Fraser says: “Having enjoyed a long
Iconiq Holding, the team behind decentralised venture capital group Iconiq Lab, has formed a strategic partnership with community management and engagement firm AmaZix.
“Iconiq Holding takes its vision of creating a premier digital asset management ecosystem seriously by reaching the right audience,” says Iconiq Holding CEO Patrick Lowry. “Through AmaZix’s world-renowned community engagement platform, we are able to lay additional bricks to the bridge we are building between crypto and traditional financial institutional markets.”
AmaZix, like Iconiq Holding, is a Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange partner firm and has worked with the likes of BANCOR and GoChain. Both Iconiq and AmaZix follow stringent due diligence
Madison Street Capital, an investment banking firm serving the middle market, has appointed Lawrence Alioto as a Managing Director on its Capital Markets team.
In this role, Alioto will advise clients in the technology sector on M&A and corporate finance transactions.
“As technology continues to become more pervasive and we see an increase in demand from companies within that sector, we felt it was important to bring someone on board with Lawrence’s strong tech background,” says Charles Botchway, CEO of Madison Street Capital. “As we prepare for our expansion to Austin, I foresee an even greater need for his unique
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