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AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM), Natixis IM, and its affiliate Mirova, Sienna Investment Managers, and Solactive have participated in a. Series A funding round for Iceberg Data Lab.
Following this minority investment, each investor will also be represented at Iceberg Data Lab’s Supervisory Board in order to support the development of the company.
With increased demand from both financial institutions and their stakeholders for better transparency on the impact of portfolios on climate and the environment, AXA IM, Natixis IM/Mirova, Sienna Capital and Solactive will support Iceberg Data Lab’s global expansion and product development which includes data coverage enlargement, automated
San Francisco-based Telos Brands, a technology-first eCommerce company focused on the Amazon FBA ecosystem, announced a USD2.1 million seed round led by Picus Capital with participation from select business angels.
Telos has also raised an undisclosed amount of debt from several financing partners to support acquisitions.
Telos Brands is rethinking the “Amazon Aggregator” model that has become popular over the last couple of years by utilising predictive analytics, automation tools and other proprietary technology-first processes to grow and optimise acquired brands. “The Amazon ecosystem is hundreds of billions of dollars and growing. Technology is a powerful vector to capture outsized
L Squared Capital Partners has acquired of Chicago-based Sterling Trading Tech (STT) from LLR Partners and other investors, a SaaS provider of financial technology for the global capital markets.
The investment represents L Squared’s fourth platform investment in Fund III, a USD505 million private equity fund that closed in September 2020. STT’s management also participated in the acquisition.
Sterling Trading Tech offers complete trading solutions to the professional and retail global capital markets. STT’s mission is to provide market-leading, cloud-based trading infrastructure, encompassing Trading Platforms, OMS, and Risk products to support both buy-side and sell-side firms. Clients include clearing firms,
Macquarie Capital is to sell Dovel Technologies (Dovel) to Guidehouse, a portfolio company of Veritas Capital.
Dovel is a leading expert to federal agencies that blends deep domain expertise and advanced technologies in the health IT, life sciences, public safety and grants management markets.
Macquarie acquired a majority stake in Dovel in 2019 and established a plan to further grow and scale the company. Under Macquarie Capital’s ownership, Dovel continued its rapid organic growth, acquired Ace Info Solutions, broadened its executive management team and workforce and has been cited as a top growth company in numerous rankings as well as
Diligend, a fund due diligence and monitoring software provider, has launched a new and free to use Form ADV data module.
ADV data plays an instrumental role in helping investors make investment decisions during the selection of fund managers or when monitoring their existing portfolio. The data covers important information such as assets under management (AUM) breakdown, ownership, clients, employees, business practices, affiliations, and any disciplinary events of the adviser or its employees.
The Diligend Form ADV data module is a complimentary service enabling investors and consultants to review and monitor the Form ADV information and changes of any
Eventus Systems, a provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, has closed a USD30 million Series B funding round, led by Centana Growth Partners.
Also participating in the round were DRW VC, an arm of principal trading firm DRW, CMT Digital, existing investors Jump Capital and LiveOak Venture Partners, along with several new strategic investors.
Eventus will use the proceeds to further scale across the organisation, including growing its sales, product and engineering teams, building further on its flagship Validus platform, expanding its product suite across asset classes and introducing new financial risk applications to the platform.
Silver Oak Services Partners (Silver Oak), a lower middle market private equity firm focused exclusively on business, healthcare and consumer service businesses, has led the recapitalisation of Drive Automotive Services (Drive).
Drive, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is a full-service operator of automotive repair shops, serving over 120,000 vehicles annually. The Company has 22 automotive repair sites across the US, in attractive, high-growth metropolitan markets including Atlanta, Denver, Houston, Knoxville and Phoenix under a handful of operating banners. Drive and its team of over 120 service technicians provide a complete suite of automotive maintenance and repair services to all major vehicle
Alera Group an independent, insurance and financial services firm, is to merge with Propel Insurance Agency (Propel), one of the nation’s top 50 largest privately held insurance brokers.
Headquartered in Tacoma, Washington, Propel’s leading property and casualty capabilities will bolster Alera Group’s presence in the Northwest and Southeast regions, complementing the company’s current insurance and financial services offerings.
To further position the combined company for future growth and in support of the merger, Alera Group will also undergo a recapitalisation. Alera Group has secured new capital from its existing private equity partner, Genstar Capital, which helped form the company
CollegeDekho, a Indian college admissions and education services platform, has raised USD26.5 million in an ongoing (and oversubscribed) series B funding round led by Winter Capital Partners, ETS Strategic Capital – the private equity investments arm of ETS, Calega, and existing investors Man Capital and Rajeev Chaba.
The company had last raised USD8 million in May 2019.
With this funding round, the company plans to further improve its offerings for students and colleges, increase its investment in product & technology, expand internationally and grow new verticals like Ed-Fin-Tech and Student Accommodation.
With an aim to institutionalise higher-ed counselling,
Aviva Technology Holding has secured USD26.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Dr Sehat Sutardja and Weili Dai (Founders of Marvell Technology Group) and other prominent semiconductor industry investors with participation from SAFE round investors.
Bringing the total amount raised to over USD33 million, this new round will enable Aviva Links, its subsidiary, to speed product development and expand sales and marketing as the demand for its high-speed data movement solutions continues to accelerate among the world’s leading auto manufacturers.
The multi-trillion automotive industry is undergoing enormous transformation, driven by innovative new technologies that are enabling
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