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Private equity firm Beringea has made a USD4 million investment in Montage, a provider of purpose-built video interviewing technology to the Global 5000.
Beringea led the USD6 million Series C financing round, which also included existing investors Baird Capital, GCI and Calumet Venture Fund.
The capital will be used to drive increased global expansion, support overall company growth, and fuel the company's video interviewing technology initiatives.
"Montage's focus on innovation and client partnerships is driven by their commitment to the candidate experience, and their understanding of how to deliver a compelling value proposition to recruiters," says Mark Donnelly,
The Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL) has welcomed the release of the Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee’s (CAMAC) report into equity crowdfunding in Australia.
AVCAL’s chief executive, Yasser El-Ansary, supports the key policy directions set out in the CAMAC report.
“Australia has been lagging behind other developed economies in setting out a policy framework to support this new and evolving approach to raising equity capital by start-up businesses, and because of that we have some catching up to do,” he says. “This report provides us with a comprehensive analysis of how we should move forward
WHEB Partners, the London and Munich based private equity fund manager, has invested EUR6.6m of growth capital in Mcor Technologies.
Mcor provides full-colour and eco-friendly 3D printers. The company is based in Dunleer, Ireland.
“We are experiencing strong demand internationally for our products and this investment from WHEB will allow us to deliver on our exciting sales pipeline and, together with WHEB, build Mcor into a global 3D printing company,” says Dr Conor MacCormack, CEO and co-founder of Mcor. “We now have all the ingredients necessary to create a world beating 3D printing technology company, with new and innovative
Growth equity investor Summit Partners has teamed up with FleetCor Technologies to acquire Masternaut Group, Europe’s largest provider of telematics solutions to commercial fleets, from Francisco Partners.
Masternaut’s management team, led by chief executive Martin Hiscox, will continue to operate the business and remain shareholders in the company.
Founded in 1996 and with headquarters in the UK, Masternaut provides a SaaS-based Mobile Resource Management (MRM) application suite for businesses of all sizes to help them achieve greater operational efficiencies through a lowering of vehicle fuel consumption, effective tracking of assets, productivity increases in workforce, reduced vehicle wear and tear,
Media industry veteran Sandy Climan has joined the advisory board of Loton Corp.
Climan is a seasoned media and motion picture industry executive, talent agent and producer, who currently serves as president of Entertainment Media Ventures, a media investment and strategic advisory company.
From 2007 to 2010, Climan served as CEO of 3ality Digital. Previously, he was a member of the senior management team at Creative Artists Agency (CAA). As the founding head of CAA’s corporate practice, Climan helped guide Sony Corporation’s acquisition of Columbia Pictures, Matsushita Electric’s acquisition of MCA/Universal and Credit Lyonnais’ restructuring of MGM.
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Wasserstein & Co, via its private equity fund Wasserstein Partners III, is to acquire ALM Media from funds advised by Apax Partners and RBS.
Ontario Pension Board (OPB), Pantheon, the Honeywell pension, and HighVista Strategies are co-investing in the transaction alongside Wasserstein.
Headquartered in New York City, ALM is an integrated media company and a provider of specialised business news, research and information, focused primarily on the legal and commercial real estate sectors. The company has nearly 700 employees across 16 offices worldwide.
Bill Carter, president and CEO of ALM, says: “Over the recent years, we have embarked
Private equity firm Trinity Hunt Partners (THP) has sold portfolio company CJ Foods, a manufacturer of premium dog and cat food, to JH Whitney Capital Partners.
THP's partnership with management began in 2009, when it invested in CJ Foods alongside the seller and CEO, as well as other CJ Foods management members.
In partnership with THP, CJ Foods executed a strategic growth plan that included a USD20 million plant expansion and numerous capital improvement projects, which resulted in a doubling of CJ Foods' capacity during THP's ownership. These growth initiatives improved production efficiencies and food safety.
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Romulus Capital has raised USD50 million from a group of individual investors from the US, Western Europe, Russia, South Asia, the Middle East and Hong Kong.
The fundraising of Romulus’ second fund makes it one of the largest seed funds in the world.
“By design, few things about us fit the typical conventions of venture capital in the US,” says Krishna K Gupta, founder and managing partner. “We were one of the earliest movers at the seed stage and structured the firm to partner closely with entrepreneurs on strategy, operational, and sales objectives to build a strong foundation as
Euronext UK Markets Limited has been declared a Recognised Investment Exchange (RIE) by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Euronext UK Markets will operate Euronext's London market, the aim of which is to attract international issuers looking to list in the UK capital while enjoying access to Euronext’s regulated, liquid and transparent markets.
Euronext’s London market enhances the visibility and prominence of its continental European listing and trading venues, while complementing Euronext’s other European securities markets. It offers international issuers the opportunity to list shares and depositary receipts on the Official List of the UK Listing Authority on a market
Argonne Capital Group has completed its acquisition of On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina from private equity firm Golden Gate Capital.
Argonne Capital partnered with an affiliate of Fortress Investment Group on the transaction.
On The Border was founded in 1982 and is the largest full-service Tex-Mex restaurant brand in the US. On The Border operates 121 units across the US and also franchises 36 units across the US, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia and South Korea.
"We are excited to have closed this transaction in such a swift manner and are eager to begin our partnership with
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