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Coyote Ventures, a venture firm focused on early-stage women’s health and wellness startups, has secured an LP investment from Bank of America. Bank of America is the largest institutional investor in the fund and follows previous investments from The Case for Her and Tripple Family Office.
Fintech SaaS provider Toqio has closed a €20 million Series A funding round led by AlbionVC, with participation from Aldea Ventures, as well as previous investors Seaya, Speedinvest, SIX FinTech Ventures, and angel investors, including Leandro Sigman, Board Member at Endeavor Spain.
The €20 million in funding includes a €1.3 million grant from The Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI) a public organisation for technology development in Spain.
Toqio is aiming to become the platform choice for creating new fintech solutions. It’s lo-code platform is designed build and launch new banking and finance solutions quickly and easily.
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Caymus Equity Partners (Caymus Equity) has acquired IT staffing platform Seneca Resources (Seneca), its third staffing sector investment and the second investment from Caymus Equity Partners Fund II.
Founded in 2010, and led by Rob Persiano, the Seneca Resources services a nationwide customer base and focuses on the delivery of difficult top-tier technology talent capable of addressing complex IT and engineering workforce needs. Seneca’s deep bench of high-end IT consultants has resulted in tenured relationships with numerous notable clients spanning industries including Government, Healthcare, and Financial Services.
Caymus Equity’s investment provides Seneca with the capital support necessary to continue expansion
Venture capital (VC) and private equity investors are predicting an entrepreneurial boom in Africa but warn a lack of digital skills and poor internet connectivity is holding back start-up businesses on the continent, new research for blockchain-based mobile network operator World Mobile shows.
More than four out of five (81%) of senior executives at venture capital and private equity companies questioned predict a rise in entrepreneurialism in African over the next three years, with nearly half (47%) expecting a dramatic increase.
They believe that if that happens it will feed through into an increase in the value of start-ups on
JonesTrading Institutional Services (JonesTrading), a global banking and brokerage firm, has formed a strategic relationship with Boldwater Partners (Boldwater) to develop its capital introduction services offering.
Nuveen Infrastructure’s Glennmont Partners, a clean energy infrastructure manager, has launched its energy transition enhanced credit II strategy (ETEC II) after raising €250 million, for investments in renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure assets.
The new strategy will draw on the experience of Glennmont’s original €200 million energy transition credit strategy which has exposure to over 150 renewable energy loans and has consistently delivered value for investors.
ETEC II will seek to capitalise on growing opportunities to support the green energy and infrastructure transition. The strategy also aims to boost the deployment of renewable technologies including both onshore and offshore wind
The winners of the inaugural Hedgeweek & Private Equity Wire European Credit Awards, which recognise excellence among private equity fund managers and service providers in Europe across a wide range of categories, have been announced.
Rainier Partners, a Seattle-based, lower-middle-market private equity firm, has appointed Dave Shephard as Director of Portfolio Operations in an effort to expand the firm’s ability to accelerate value and growth across the portfolio.
Ethos Capital has appointed Hayley Kirman as a vice president. Kirman will be involved in a range of investment functions, including due diligence, execution, and portfolio management.
Kirman joins Ethos from ABRY Partners (ABRY) where she focused on investments in the financial services, software, and business services sectors, and collaborated on multiple transactions with senior members of Ethos investment team also previously at ABRY including Chris Ritchie, who joined Ethos as a Partner in January of this year, followed by Scott Stevens who joined in March as a Principal.
Kirman has served on the board of directors of several
Crestbridge has appointed David Bridger as head of its Southampton office, as the business continues to focus on enhancing its operational capabilities to deliver first-class service to global asset managers and investors.
In his new role, Bridger will be responsible for overseeing and enhancing the operational expertise provided through the business’s expanding office in Southampton, asserting its position as Crestbridge’s central hub for specialist fund accounting, processes, and development.
Crestbridge launched its office in Southampton in December last year, its second in the UK, complementing its existing London presence and reinforcing its commitment to investing in the UK post-Brexit. The
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