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Augment, an augmented reality platform that allows users to envision any object in their current environment through a simple mobile app, has closed a series A funding round, bringing the total funding since launch to USD4.7 million from Salesforce Ventures and other investors.
The company, headquartered in Paris, France, has experienced tremendous growth over the past year and will use its funds to expand global sales and partnership programs, accelerate product development, and scale its global reach, which includes the onboarding of several key hires.
Over the last year, Augment has increased its revenue by over 200 percent and
- 02/03/2016
Performance video advertising technology company SourceKnowledge has secured a USD1.5 million financing round from BDC Capital, a subsidiary of the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC).
The funding will be used to scale growth in the company's quickly expanding performance advertising platform Engage.
The Engage platform was developed for mobile gaming and app publishers, eCommerce brands, SaaS companies and performance driven agencies. It empowers them to create data-driven journeys that allow for more efficient user acquisition alongside transparent reporting that focuses on conversion metrics. The platform enables advertisers to take an omnichannel approach to digital advertising by leveraging video
- 02/03/2016
Livingstone has appointed Brennan Libbey (pictured) as a partner in Los Angeles. Libbey joins the firm from Houlihan Lokey where he led the Business Services Group. He will head Livingstone’s US Business Services and West Coast teams.
Libbey brings over 20 years of mid-market advisory experience and an impressive track record of successful transactions for entrepreneurs and private equity investors.
“With customised solutions for mid-market companies and established global infrastructure, Livingstone brings a unique set of offerings to the North American market. I look forward to building the firm’s LA-based team and partnering with Livingstone’s exceptional professionals around the
- 02/03/2016
Uneven portfolio company performance may be driving private equity fund managers’ modest expectations in 2016, according to the seventh annual PErspective Private Equity Study by BDO USA.
Twenty-two per cent of fund managers surveyed report that 16 to 20 per cent of their portfolio companies are performing below forecast, while another 20 per cent of respondents say more than 20 per cent of their portfolio companies are underperforming. However, the majority of respondents say that 15 per cent or less of their portfolio companies are missing the mark, and 17 per cent say that none of their portfolio companies are
- 02/03/2016
Fiera Capital Corporation is to acquire, via its wholly-owned subsidiary Fiera US Holding Inc, Apex Capital Management (Apex), a US growth equity manager with approximately USD7.1 billion in assets under management (AUM) as at 31 December, 2015.
This transaction will more than double Fiera Capital's presence in the US institutional and sub-advisory retail markets and increase total AUM to over CAD111 billion.
"The acquisition of Apex is an important step in advancing our US growth strategy by providing a meaningful complementary presence in the institutional and sub-advisory retail markets, small/mid cap (SMID), small cap and other growth strategies with a
- 01/03/2016
Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners (DTCP) has led a USD13.5 million Series B investment round in Replay Technologies to support the company's development of next-generation, multi-dimensional video imaging technologies.
Replay Technologies, whose wholly-owned R&D centre is based in Tel-Aviv, has introduced Free Dimensional Video (FreeDTM), which allows viewers to see and experience real-life scenes through immersive camera views from multiple angles. The round brings the total amount raised by Replay Technologies since its inception to USD27 million.
DTCP's investment in Replay Technologies underlines the potential growth of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality, and supports a service that encourages viewers to
- 01/03/2016
The Maven Capital Managed Greater Manchester Loan Fund (GMLF) has invested GBP320,000 in Emeg Electrical Limited (Emeg), a specialist mechanical and electrical contractor providing services to the owners and operators of rail facilities.
Established in 1997, Emeg has grown steadily in recent years following the award of the coveted Principal Contractors License from Network Rail, allowing it to tender directly on a large number of infrastructure projects. The license has enabled Richard Simmonite (Managing Director) and his management team to build on their current relationship with Network Rail, leading to significant contract wins on the East Coast Mainline. In 2013
- 01/03/2016
- 01/03/2016
Health Catalyst has raised USD70 million in a Series E funding round co-led by Norwest Venture Partners, the lead investor in three previous rounds, and UPMC, a healthcare provider and insurer that is also a Health Catalyst customer.
Two additional existing customers of Health Catalyst – MultiCare Health System and OSF Healthcare – also contributed to the funding round, continuing Health Catalyst’s successful model of investment by customers. Other contributors to the round were new investor Leerink Capital and existing investors Sequoia Capital, Sands Capital, Kaiser Permanente Ventures, CHV Capital (an Indiana UniversityHealth Company), Partners HealthCare, EPIC Venture Partners, Leavitt
- 01/03/2016
- 01/03/2016
AE Industrial Partners’s (AEI)wholly owned AE Materials Group (AEMG) has acquired The Aircraft Group (TAG), a provider of aircraft consulting services for the purchase, sale or leasing of commercial aircraft as well as fleet asset management. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Founded in 1990 by Walter Andrushenko, TAG assists clients with the financial, technical and documentation requirements associated with buying, selling and leasing commercial aircraft. TAG’s core services include engine inspections, technical analysis, aircraft import/export services, lease returns, certification, and economic evaluations. TAG also has unique asset management capabilities through its TAG Fleet Online technology.
“Over the
- 01/03/2016
- 01/03/2016
Funding will Support Expansion into New Centres and Reimbursement for Retina Implant AG's Implant
Retina Implant AG, the leading developer of subretinal implants for patients blinded by retinitis pigmentosa (RP), today announced the completion of an EUR26 million round of private equity funding.
The funding represents a significant recommitment by both Retina Implant's long-standing investors and new investors, and will be used to establish new clinical centres around the world. It will also help the company to initiate reimbursement applications for its CE marked Alpha IMS subretinal microchip in key markets.
Retina Implant has a long-standing relationship
- 01/03/2016
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