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The Ocean 14 Capital fund, which focuses exclusively on the multi-trillion-dollar ‘blue economy’, has received a commitment of €10 million from the Constitutional Reserve Fund of Monaco to support its mission of funding sustainable solutions to improve ocean health.
Sidley has appointed Daniel Elefant as a partner in its M&A and Private Equity practice in San Francisco. Prior to joining Sidley, Elefant was a Director at SoftBank Investment Advisers, serving as senior in-house counsel for SoftBank’s $100-plus billion Vision Funds.
Elefant has experience in representing technology and life sciences companies, from formation through initial public offerings or M&A exits, and as a corporate/securities counsel following initial public offering. He has worked on over 150 private financing transactions and over a dozen initial and follow-on public offerings. Daniel has also advised clients on a number of sell-side and buy-side M&A
21.co, the parent company of 21Shares, a global issuer of cryptocurrency exchange traded products (ETPs), has raised $25 million in a funding round led by hedge fund Marshall Wace. The round values the business up to $2 billion, making 21.co Switzerland’s largest crypto unicorn.
With this round of financing, 21.co will continue to drive rapid, targeted growth through first-of-their-kind products, key market expansions and strategic talent acquisitions. Other investors in the round include Collab+Currency, Quiet Ventures, ETFS Capital and Valor Equity Partners.
This round was the company’s first raise in over two years. The company ended 2021 on a nine-figure revenue
CVS Health Corp has agreed a deal to acquires Signify Health Inc, a home-health and technology services provider and portfolio company of private equity firm New Mountain Capital for around $8 billion, in a further expansion of the business beyond its retail roots, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The report cites a report released on Monday as confirming that CVS paying $30.50 a share to acquire Signify in an all-cash deal. The company reportedly beat off competition from the likes of UnitedHealth Group Inc, Amazon.com Inc and Option Care Health Inc to agree a deal.
New Mountain Capital formed
Rockbridge Growth Equity (Rockbridge), a partnership-oriented middle market private equity firm with a differentiated approach to building and growing companies, has sold Kings III of America (Kings III), a third-party provider of elevator and pool emergency monitoring solutions across North America, to Arcline Investment Management.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Under Rockbridge’s sponsorship, Kings III completed several major strategic initiatives. These include recruiting key additions to the Company’s management team; expanding into new markets; scaling the inside sales team; acquiring a close competitor; and building out new marketing and distribution channels.
Thayer Street Partners,
An affiliate of funds advised by SK Capital Partners (SK Capital) has completed the sale of NuCera Solutions (NuCera) to Chase Corporation, a leading manufacturer of protective materials for high reliability applications in a $350 million deal.
Formed through the carve-out of Baker Hughes’ specialty polymer business, NuCera is a recognised leader in the production and development of specialty polymers and polymerisation technologies that serve as mission critical performance additives in demanding applications globally. The Company operates globally with headquarters in Houston, Texas, a primary production facility in Barnsdall, Oklahoma, and international sales offices in France and Singapore.
Following the
Hornetsecurity, an international cloud security and compliance SaaS provider, has secured a strategic growth investment from TA Associates (TA), a global growth private equity firm.
TA will join existing investors PSG Equity (PSG), a growth equity firm partnering with software and technology-enabled services companies, and Verdane, a European specialist growth equity investor named one of the region’s most active software investors, as well as the company’s management team.
Hornetsecurity provides a range of products designed to protect more than two million users against the latest and most sophisticated cyber threats. The Company’s product portfolio includes email security, backup solutions,
Quantum Energy Partners (Quantum), a provider of capital to the global energy and energy transition industry, has appointed Heriberto (Heri) Diarte as a partner of Quantum Innovation Fund.
Formed in 2017, Quantum Innovation Fund invests in transformative companies focused on climate technology, decarbonisation and sustainability. Diarte, who will be based in Silicon Valley, will work closely with the Quantum investment team to source, execute and support Quantum Innovation Fund’s growing portfolio.
The firm’s venture capital portfolio currently includes numerous rapidly growing, innovative companies like ChargePoint, a leading manufacturer of EV charging systems, Project Canary, a leading data analytics and
Bitwarden, an open-source password manager for both individuals and businesses, has secured a $100 million minority growth investment led by PSG, a growth equity firm partnering with software and technology-enabled services companies.
The New York State Common Retirement Fund has become Growth Curve Capital’ latest Limited Partner (LP).
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