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GovExec, an information services company for government leaders and contractors, has acquired GovTribe, a market intelligence company for government contractors.
The terms of the acquisition, which was completed with financial support from mid-market private-equity firm Growth Catalyst Partners (GCP), have not been disclosed. Peter Goldstone, chairman of GovExec, served as adviser.
The acquisition continues GovExec’s rapid business expansion to build the leading suite of decision-support services for government leaders and contractors. GovTribe is the largest business development collaboration and market intelligence tool serving the public sector to be added to GovExec’s portfolio.
GovTribe was built by former government contractors turned
Citizens M&A Advisory has served as the exclusive financial advisor to ID Images (IDI) on its sale to Sole Source Capital.
Headquartered in Brunswick, Ohio, IDI is a leading provider of durable and graphic intensive labels, along with an assortment of complementary products and value-added services. Established in 1995, IDI has grown both organically and through eleven strategic acquisitions to provide a comprehensive labelling solution to customers in the transportation and logistics, food and beverage, consumer durables, health and beauty, automotive and retail markets.
Brian Gale, president of IDI, says: “We are pleased with Citizens and their commitment throughout this
Appital has secured a GBP2.5 million investment from Frontline Ventures and a number of seasoned capital markets angel investors to bring technological innovation and automation to today’s equity capital markets.
The investment will accelerate the development of Appital’s technology infrastructure, integration with financial institutions as well as technology vendors and enable the expansion of their engineering team to support the delivery of their go-to-market strategy.
Appital’s mission is to bring innovation to Equity Capital Markets, an area largely untouched by automation, plagued by opaque legacy processes. A new trading platform that enables the discovery of latent liquidity, Appital offers the
Champ Titles, a technology company that is changing the way that vehicle titles are created, managed, and transferred in the United States, has closed an USD8.5 million Series A investment.
The round was led by EOS Venture Partners and W R Berkley Corporation, and brings the company’s combined funding to over USD17.5 million.
Champ Titles was launched in 2018 and can reduce the amount of time it takes to create, manage, or transfer a vehicle title to just one day. The money raised will be used to accelerate the distribution of its breakthrough technology across multiple vehicle title ecosystem
In a drive to better serve its clients and increase transparency and understanding of private markets, Preqin — a specialist in alternative assets data, analytics and insights — has acquired Colmore, a private markets technology, services and administration business.
Preqin supports more than 110,000 professionals globally in raising capital, sourcing deals and investments and understanding performance by providing them with the most comprehensive alternative assets data and insights. Colmore’s key solutions include portfolio monitoring, analytics, fee tracking and validation, and fund administration services for its LP and allocator clients. The rapidly growing business monitors more than 3,000 private market funds
GovSpend, a provider of government intelligence solutions and a portfolio company of Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP) and Endicott Growth Equity Partners (EGEP), has completed the acquisition of Fedmine, a provider of detailed federal government contracting and spend intelligence solutions headquartered in Rockville, Maryland.
Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
The founder-led-and-owned Fedmine (www.fedmine.us) was founded in 2004 and provides an advanced online database application containing integrated datasets uniquely curated to serve both industry and government organisations seeking decision-quality information on federal contracts and business opportunities. The acquisition combines this powerful federal focused database with GovSpend’s proprietary state
Palamon Capital Partners (Palamon) portfolio company, connected insurance service provider FairConnect, is to acquire G-Evolution from Groupama Assicurazioni Italia.
As part of the transaction, FairConnect will establish a long-term strategic partnership agreement with Groupama, the leading insurance carrier in France, for the provision of advanced connected insurance solutions. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, and is expected to complete in the second half of 2021.
Headquartered in Switzerland and with major operations in Italy, France and Germany, FairConnect is a leading specialised provider of connected insurance services to some of the largest insurance carriers in
HCAP Partners, a California-based private equity firm and nationally recognised impact investor, has invested in Myndshft, a provider of real-time medical benefits check and electronic prior authorisation technology. Terms of the investment have not been disclosed.
Based in Mesa, Arizona, Myndshft develops real-time medical benefit check (RTMBC) and electronic prior authorisation (ePA) software solutions for payers and providers. In line with the company’s mission to free up people to focus on the work that matters—providing care to patients—Myndshft’s end-to-end solution addresses the complexities and inefficiencies around providing accurate and detailed benefits coverage and out-of-pocket costs at the point-of-care to patients.
Forefront RF, a Cambridge-based fabless semiconductor company, has launched after raising GBP1.5 million from a syndicate led by Bristol-based Science Creates Ventures and including Foresight Williams Technology, BGF, and The Cambridge Angels.
Afilio, a Berlin based Insurtech, has secured USD13 million in highly competitive Series A funding to support the expansion of their ‘Peace of Mind-as-a-Service’ platform offering users digital estate management services.
The round was led by CommerzVentures, the specialist fintech investor behind successes including Bought By Many, eToro, Marqeta, and By Miles, who were also joined by Speedinvest, while existing investors Cherry Ventures and Cavalry Ventures participated.
Founded by university friends Till Oltmanns, Philip Harms, and Richard Musiol, Afilio offers its customers a comprehensive and easy to use digital platform for selecting insurance, managing policies, and storing documentation relating to
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