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Onlineprinters, one of Europe's largest B2B online printing companies, is to acquire Solopress.
Solopress was founded in 2004 and has grown significantly in recent years reaching 225 employees in 2016.
Solopress’ founders Aron Priest and Andy Smith will continue to lead Solopress as managing directors and become shareholders of Onlineprinters Group.
Last year Bregal Unternehmerkapital became the new majority shareholder of Onlineprinters partnering with Project A and founder Walter Meyer to lead the company to its next phase of growth.
The parties involved in the acquisition have agreed not to disclose details of the transaction.
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Makeblock, a STEM education and robotics start-up, has closed a USD30 million Series B round at a USD200 million valuation led by Evolution Media China and Shenzhen Capital Group.
The funding supports Makeblock's expansion into new markets, further product development and diversification of STEM education hardware, software and curriculum resources for educators, children and hobbyists.
Founded in 2011 (founded as a company in 2013), Makeblock is a DIY robotics construction and programming learning platform for makers, hobbyists, STEM learners and educators. Makeblock provides over 500 mechanical parts and easy-to-use electronic modules, graphical programming software and courses.
Makeblock will
Independent private equity fund administrator Gen II Fund Services has appointed Shawn McMenimen as a senior managing director.
McMenimen will be responsible for managing various client relationships and oversight of Gen II's compliance department.
In this role, he will work closely with Steven Alecia, Gen II's chief client officer, and Yuliana Gekhel, senior managing director, to optimise technology and control processes to support business growth.
"We are delighted to add Shawn to our team," says Alecia. "He's a highly experienced fund administration professional with exceptional knowledge of our product suite and understands intimately the level of service clients expect
Pan-African law firm Bowmans has advised Helios Credit Partners on one of the first significant financings by a private credit fund in sub-Saharan Africa.
The transaction was one of the largest debt financings secured by a Namibian company in the private sector.
The loan, of up to USD40 million, was made available to Trustco Group through funds advanced by Helios Investment Partners through its direct lending platform, Helios Credit Partners.
Trustco is a Namibian-based conglomerate with operations in the real estate, insurance, microfinance, retail, banking and education sectors. The loan will be used to capitalise the growth of
Blockchain Capital, a venture capital firm investing in blockchain technology companies, is to raise its third fund via a combination of a traditional limited partnership called Blockchain Capital III and an additional fund offered via a digital token called the BCAP.
In line with its strategy to drive innovation based on blockchain technology, the partners decided to pursue a parallel offering of Ethereum-based tokens, issued by a Singapore entity, which would represent an evergreen fractional ownership in a new fund called Blockchain Capital III Digital Liquid Venture Fund.
"Blockchain Capital is the first venture fund to offer its own
eGenesis has raised USD38 million in a Series A financing co-led by Biomatics Capital and ARCH Venture Partners.
There was also participation from Khosla Ventures, Alta Partners, Alexandria Venture Investments, Heritage Provider Network, Berggruen Holdings North America, Uprising, and Fan Ventures.
Daniel S Lynch has joined eGenesis as executive chairman.
Xenotransplantation is the process of grafting or transplanting organs or tissues to humans from other species, and it holds vast potential for filling the medical need for healthy organs for transplantation. In the US, more than 118,000 people are in need of an organ transplant and 22 people
CreditEase Fintech Investment Fund (CEFIF), a venture fund investing in growth-stage fintech companies in China and globally, has made investments in three new fintech companies.
The three investment transactions include a Series C financing round in Trumid, an electronic trading platform for the bond market; a Series B financing round in WeConvene, an online corporate access management ERP provider for capital markets; and a seed round financing round in WorldCover, a peer-to-peer insurance network.
Ning Tang, founder and CEO of CreditEase, says: "We are excited to take the global stage and showcase the stars of our CreditEase eco-system. CreditEase is
BaltCap has increased its ownership in TREV-2, the Estonian infrastructure construction company, by acquiring an additional 38 per cent stake from East Capital Explorer for EUR5.7 million.
BaltCap’s total ownership after the acquisition is 75 per cent.
TREV-2 has been in BaltCap’s portfolio since December 2010.
Kristjan Kalda, partner of BaltCap, says: “Infrastructure construction market in Estonia has been challenging in recent years. At the same time, TREV-2 has a young and ambitious team that BaltCap wants to continue supporting.”
TREV-2 generated revenues of EUR51 million in 2015 and EUR54 million in 2016, with EBITDA margins of
Backstop Solutions Group, a provider of cloud-based productivity solutions for hedge funds, funds of funds, pensions, endowments, foundations, private equity firms, consultants and family offices, and ACA Technology Solutions, a provider of investment management and regulatory technology solutions, have completed an API integration of their solutions.
The hook-up connects ACA's NorthPoint Data Management and Security Master Solutions to Backstop's CRM, Research Management, and Portfolio Management Systems.
The connectivity with ACA allows Backstop clients to integrate data from multiple sources, including proprietary systems and other relevant data stores and providers, creating a seamless flow of information and ensuring users are
Northern Trust has appointed Katharine Morris as head of sales of its global fund services business in the UK.
Based in London, Morris is responsible for offering investment operations outsourcing, fund administration and the full range of asset servicing solutions, to investment managers domiciled in the UK.
“We are pleased to welcome Katharine to Northern Trust,” says Laurence Everitt (pictured), head of global fund services for the UK at Northern Trust. “Her experience working with some of the UK’s most sophisticated asset managers will be valuable as we continue to grow our global funds services business in the region
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