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TXOne Networks, a specialist in Industrial IoT (IIoT) security, has closed a USD12.9 million Series A financing round led by JAFCO Asia Investment, Jade Stone Jinghua Limited Partnership Fund, and a number of other well-known investors.
The company has now raised USD23.7 million in investments since its inception.
The funds raised will be used to refine TXOne’s Industrial Control System (ICS) security products, to expand its business in certain regions, and to strengthen marketing and after-sales service teams. Long-term, TXOne will continue to place its focus on simplifying the complex and fast-changing cybersecurity issues that are troublesome for organisations at
Sport Alliance, a Hamburg-based provider of software solutions and services to gyms and fitness suites, has secured a growth investment of EUR60 million from PSG, a growth equity firm that focuses on partnering with middle-market software and technology-enabled services companies.
With its vision of ‘More Sports’, Sport Alliance’s objective is to digitize the global fitness industry. The Group delivers innovative software solutions and services to fitness chains, franchise systems, and independent fitness providers in an effort to make gym management more efficient and broaden digital access to sports and exercise for their members.
Sport Alliance already counts more than
Prudential Financial has made a USD200 million commitment through the Prudential DEI Portfolio to private equity investments constructed with a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) lens.
Investments will focus on limited partner stakes with substantial ownership and/or management by women and minorities, particularly those raising capital for first or second funds.
Within private equity, structural barriers exist that prevent women-led and diverse teams from raising sufficient capital in support of their first funds. As such, only 1.3 per cent of the investment industry’s USD69 trillion in assets under management is managed by women or people of colour. This is despite
Permira, a global private equity firm which backs leading, scaling, tech-enabled businesses, has made a strategic investment in CommentSold, a leading digital commerce solution that enables small and medium-sized retail businesses (SMBs) to unlock sales growth through live and social selling.
The company will use the investment to accelerate its next phase of business growth. CEO Brandon Kruse, who has driven CommentSold’s rapid expansion over the past four years, will continue to lead the company alongside the existing management team. Previous investor ZMC will exit its position as part of this transaction.
CommentSold is a cloud-based SaaS platform that enables
The Riverside Company, a global private investor focused on the smaller end of the middle market, has invested in Premier Electronics (Premier).
Based in Michigan, Premier provides fire and life safety system inspections, repairs, maintenance and installations for retrofits and new construction. The investment is an add-on to Riverside’s CertaSite platform, a fire and life safety platform committed to the highest levels of customer service, responsiveness, building safety and code compliance.
CertaSite goes beyond compliance, focusing on partnerships and professionalism while providing customers a simplified and dependable solution to manage fire protection and life safety systems in commercial buildings.
“We
Nonantum Capital Partners (Nonantum), a middle-market private equity firm, has acquired Helix Traffic Solutions (Helix), a provider of mission-critical traffic management services and equipment.
Helix offers a full suite of traffic safety solutions, including traffic control, flagging, equipment rental, and sign installation services. All of Helix’s services are provided to keep road workers, utility contractors, and the general public safe on active roadways where repairs, construction, and upgrades are being performed.
Helix has accelerated its growth in recent years by acquiring several founder-led traffic service businesses, creating a network of companies that offer customers a highly professionalized, local, and client-centric
Kemira, a global chemicals company, has invested in a minority share of SimAnalytics, a Finnish start-up known for its advanced process harmony prediction and analysis tool.
The partnership strengthens Kemira’s ability to support customers’ business with data-driven predictive analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions. The two companies have worked together on customer projects involving pulp and paper production processes, which are typically complex and where disruptions are costly.
”There is a lot of know-how on machinery, process chemistry and data science within the paper industry, but typically these factors have been monitored and optimised in silos. Together, we bundle
PRO Unlimited, a modern workforce management platform provider, through an agreement with EQT Private Equity, is to acquire Workforce Logiq from funds managed by Carlyle later this year, subject to customary regulatory approvals.
This transaction will combine two leading-edge companies that share a common strategic approach in solving its diversified clients’ contingent workforce management needs through the power of a holistic platform. This combination will expand PRO’s position as a preferred provider to the Global 2000, enabling organisations to achieve their strategic talent acquisition and cost reduction objectives.
Through these transactions, PRO will add Workforce Logiq’s proven and strong
Holland Mountain has opened its first North America office, reinforcing its commitment to the US market.
The alternatives specialist provides the only industry-specific solution that brings private capital data into one place to create a ‘single source of truth’.
Holland Mountain’s CEO Barnaby Piggott says: “Since launching ATLAS we’ve seen interest from clients grow rapidly as they realise there’s finally a data solution that’s tailor-made for this industry. We’ve made a series of strategic hires into our Europe team to support this growth and it was a logical next step to establish a permanent base of operations in the US
Periscope Equity, a lower middle-market private equity firm focused on investments in technology-enabled business services, has invested in CyberMaxx, LLC through a recapitalisation in partnership with management.
CyberMaxx provides the healthcare industry with a full suite of services to prevent, detect, and respond to cyberattacks. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in Nashville, CyberMaxx’s proprietary software, along with its extensive healthcare expertise, protects highly regulated industries that require cloud-based and on-premise security solutions.
CyberMaxx Co-Founder Thomas Lewis says: “This investment will advance our innovation to remain ahead of cyber criminals. As our growth continues to accelerate, we remain steadfast in our
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