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Klar, a leading digital financial services platform providing a transparent, free and secure alternative to traditional debit and credit services in Mexico, has closed its Series B funding round, subject to applicable regulatory approvals, including clearance of the Mexican Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV) and the Mexican Economic Competition Commission (COFECE).  General Atlantic, a leading global growth equity firm, led the round with participation from existing investors Prosus Ventures, Quona Capital, Mouro Capital, International Finance Corporation and WTI. The funding will be used to strengthen Klar’s efforts to broaden access to consumer credit as Mexico’s transition to a digital economy
Accident repair group AD Williams has secured a multi-million-pound investment from BGF, with the funding set to be used for the partial realisation of shareholder value and to facilitate the long-term growth of the group. Founded in 2013 by CEO Stuart Bacchus, AD Williams is an owner-managed business with 14 sites in the Southeast of England, making it the sixth largest body shop repair provider in the UK. The business currently employs 250 people across its network.   The business’s core focus is repairing cars that have been in accidents, with over 18,000 cars being fixed in 2020 alone. In
Enhancing the productivity and efficiency of its trading and portfolio management solution for its asset management clients globally, Broadridge Financial Solutions is to utilise OpenFin’s operating system for financial desktops. Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
PSG, a growth equity firm that focuses on partnering with middle-market software and technology-enabled services companies, has invested in Visualfabriq, an international provider of AI-enhanced revenue growth management software. Visualfabriq’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform supports global consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers in managing and optimising their promotions and demand planning. Developed by experienced CPG industry professionals, Visualfabriq’s solutions are designed to improve revenue growth management for the world’s leading CPG brands by integrating big data, AI and intuitive workflows.   Visualfabriq was founded in 2013 and over the past eight years has grown to approximately 100 employees across the company’s headquarters
Multi-family investment office, Arete, has announced a significant investment as part of a multi-million-pound deal in North West based, Vivify. 
Reitler Kailas & Rosenblatt LLP, a full-service boutique law firm, has opened its first West Coast office in Los Angeles, California.  This expansion reflects Reitler’s national client base in the areas of venture capital, private equity, mergers & acquisitions, intellectual property, commercial litigation and entertainment matters. “As the only boutique full-service law firm focused on venture capital and emerging technology markets, expansion to the West Coast is a natural next step,” says Ed Reitler. “Our firm has been built from the beginning to support the nationwide venture community, its pioneering companies and the funds that invest in them, all of
LIQID, a European digital wealth manager for affluent private clients backed by Toscafund, has secured EUR88 million in a funding round led by LGT, the global private banking and asset management group owned by the Princely House of Liechtenstein.   As part of the round, which also includes participation from existing investors, LGT will take a significant minority stake in the fast-growing Fintech and support the further expansion of the company’s offer and geographic reach.  LIQID, based in Berlin, provides its affluent client base with digital access to investment strategies and opportunities previously available only to high-net-worth and institutional investors
GovExec, an information services company for US government leaders and contractors, has acquired Government Marketing University, (GMarkU) a training, skills development, and career growth community platform that serves the entire public sector ecosystem.  Terms of the deal, which was completed with financial support from mid-market private-equity firm Growth Catalyst Partners (GCP), have not been disclosed. Over the past eight months, GovExec has executed on its strategic vision of organic and acquisitive growth to build the most powerful set of real-time, predictive intelligence, community activation, and performance marketing tools that support government contractors at every phase of the buying process. The
EquipmentShare, an equipment and digital solutions provider serving the construction industry, has completed a USD230 million funding round led by Tiger Global Management, The Spruce House Partnership and RedBird Capital Partners, with additional participation from Tru Arrow Partners and existing investors Romulus, Insight Partners and Anchorage Capital Group.  These fundraising efforts provide capital for EquipmentShare to launch its core technology solution, T3, the operating system for construction, and expand its suite of technology solutions. This investment round also allows the company to increase its national footprint to better serve the needs of its customers. “We are grateful to our new
Travel tech start up Bookaway has closed USD46 million of investor funding from Aleph, Corner Ventures, Entrée Capital, to launch the Bookaway Group, uniting ground and sea transportation companies around the world.

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