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BankiFi, a fintech business specialising in payment processing and financial administration services for SMEs, has secured a GBP2.2 million investment in a funding round led by Praetura Ventures, with participation from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA).
Headquartered in Manchester, BankiFi was founded to help financial institutions better serve small and medium-sized businesses. The firm’s technology equips banks to take on challengers and provide more agile customer-led services to SMEs, as opposed to more traditional product-led offerings. BankiFi enables banks to provide a set of integrated services, including invoicing, payments, cash management and accounting, which are designed to help businesses
Pan-European private equity investor Oakley Capital’s (Oakley) portfolio company Ocean Technologies Group (OTG) has acquired COMPAS, a crew management SAAS provider to the maritime industry.
The acquisition is OTG’s fifth bolt-on acquisition and continues Oakley’s transformation of the business into a diversified software platform serving the multiple needs of the maritime industry.
COMPAS is a leading human capital management (HCM) SAAS solution that helps ship owners and professionals to efficiently manage all aspects of crewing activities, such as crew planning, crew change management and other logistics.
OTG is a leading software provider to the maritime industry, serving around 20,000 vessels
Mid-market private equity firm LDC has invested in REAL Digital International Limited (RDIL), a specialised data-led software solutions and automated fulfilment provider, to continue to support the existing management team’s organic growth strategy.
Established in 2004, RDIL plays a key role in helping organisations to solve complex fulfilment challenges. The business optimises client supply chains through its use of automation technology, software, personalisation and managing bespoke uniquely coded products to create more efficient production processes and reduce costs.
The business supports a broad range of sectors including large healthcare organisations to operate pioneering home testing kit programmes to support
Citizens M&A Advisory has served as the exclusive financial advisor to Invisors, a Workday consulting firm based in Atlanta, Georgia, on its recapitalisation by WestView Capital Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm focused on middle-market growth companies.
WestView’s investment represents the first institutional capital raised by the company and will help fuel its continued rapid growth in the Workday ecosystem.
Invisors provides initial implementation, optimisation and ongoing support services for Workday’s suite of products, including Human Capital Management, Financial Management, Adaptive Planning and Prism Analytics. The company’s founding team has an extensive track record in building IT consulting businesses and
Harri, an enterprise Employee Experience platform built for service driven industries, has received a significant round of growth financing from Golub Capital as part of a broader funding round totalling USD30 million.
The financing will be used to capitalsze on the strong momentum in the large enterprise market, accelerate growth into new verticals, and further amplify Harri’s position as the leader in verticalised human capital and workforce management technology space.
Harri currently serves enterprise groups across the hospitality spectrum from large QSR franchise systems, to high-growth fast casual, upscale casual dining and hotels. Harri’s products are currently used at
D3 Security, the leader in next-generation security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR), has secured a growth equity investment of USD10 million from Vistara Growth, a provider of flexible growth capital solutions to technology companies across North America.
The USD10 million will be augmented by a USD5 million credit facility from a major financial institution, raising the total funding to USD15 million.
D3’s cutting edge SOAR platform helps many of the world’s most sophisticated security teams integrate their security tools, eliminate time-consuming tasks via automation, and orchestrate lightning-fast responses to threats. The investment from Vistara will enable D3 to continue to
SunTx Capital Partners (SunTx), a Dallas, TX-based private equity firm that invests in middle market manufacturing, distribution, and service companies, has sold NationsBuilders Insurance Services (NBIS), provider of specialty construction Risk Management and Insurance.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, NBIS is a program administrator and Managing General Underwriter that provides construction and transport insurance, and risk management services for specialised heavy construction equipment, residential builders, and related transport industries. In particular, NBIS is a premier insurer of crane and rigging equipment, with an exceptional safety track record and best-in-class management practices
Harris Williams, a global investment bank specialising in M&A advisory services, has advised ResMan, a portfolio company of Mainsail Partners (Mainsail), on its sale to Inhabit IQ.
ResMan is a leading end-to-end, SaaS-based solutions provider to property management companies across the conventional multi-family, affordable housing and commercial end markets in the US. The transaction was led by the Harris Williams Technology Group.
“ResMan’s fully-integrated property management SaaS and payments platform offers a range of solutions that help owners, operators and investors optimise operations, deliver a superior tenant experience and grow their business,” says Brian Titterington, a director at Harris Williams.
FV Bank, a dual licensed challenger bank and digital asset custodian, has announced the successful closing of its Series A funding round worth USD8 million.
EQT Private Equity, through the EQT Mid Market US fund, has agreed to sell Zemax (the Company) to Ansys.
Founded in 1990, Zemax helps the world’s leading brands and institutions design optical systems for a broad range of applications by streamlining the workflow and communication among optical, mechanical and manufacturing engineers. Zemax virtual prototyping tools include OpticStudio®, the industry-leading optical design software suite that enables customers to improve optical performance, get to market faster and reduce both production and development costs. Zemax’s software is used to develop a range of products including space telescopes, augmented reality glasses, LIDAR in autonomous
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