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Exeter Finance LLC, an indirect auto finance company, has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an investor group led by Warburg Pincus from funds managed by Blackstone. Terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed.
Exeter is a rapidly growing tech-enabled indirect auto lender, with a managed loan portfolio of more than USD7 billion. The company underwrites, purchases, services and securitises retail installment contracts from more than 11,000 auto dealers and 475,000 customers nationwide. Exeter has leveraged its extensive automobile finance industry knowledge to deliver leading-edge technology and financial solutions to more than one million customers.
Online flowers and gifts delivery specialist Floward has raised GBP19.8 million (USD27.5 million) in a Series B funding round led by STV with participation from Impact46.
Established in 2017 by Founder and CEO Abdulaziz B Al Loughani, Floward is a fully-fledged e-commerce solution that offers prime fresh-cut flowers coupled with gifts and products from local and international brands with same day delivery. This fragmented sector has traditionally been largely dominated by brick-and-mortar shops with almost no presence online, giving Floward the opportunity to become the market leader in the MENA region.
Floward has earned a leading market position in the
Foresight Group (Foresight), an infrastructure and private equity investment manager listed on the London Stock Exchange, and Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE) have made a GBP1 million follow-on investment in INSPHERE Limited.
INSPHERE is a manufacturer of advanced measurement technologies that bridge the gap between metrology and automation, and enable manufacturers to transition to smarter “Industry 4.0” systems.
Measurement technologies currently only check completed parts at the end of the production line. Faults can occur when a robot is not set up correctly or drifts even slightly out of position. The resulting defective parts are either scrapped or require expensive
UK-based agency Wooshii, which provides video content and software tools for blue-chip companies around the world, has secured additional investment from YFM Equity Partners’ (YFM) managed funds to support its continued growth trajectory and further technology investment.
Founded by CEO, Fergus Dyer-Smith, over the last 10 years, Wooshii has reinvented the video production offering by giving clients the convenience and quality of a traditional production service with the additional benefits of a decentralised, global creative network, connected and enhanced by proprietary technology. This enables the business to provide clients with a video content management solution that scales with their needs,
Investcorp, a global provider and manager of alternative investment products, has acquired CloudCare. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Established in 2011 and headquartered in Rome, Italy, CloudCare is a tech-enabled platform active in the energy, telecommunications and insurance markets where it operates as a channel partner and digital broker, connecting consumers and service providers through both its own proprietary online platform and clients’ web platforms. CloudCare’s website, Comparasemplice.it, is a leading online platform for consumers in Italy to compare prices for energy, telecommunications, motor insurance and personal finance products. The Company’s differentiated proposition is underpinned by a
Hg, a global software and services investor, has agreed the sale of Allocate, a workforce and people management software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider to healthcare and government organisations, to RLDatix, a global provider of intelligent patient safety solutions.
The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed and completion is subject to customary closing conditions.
Allocate Software is a leading international provider of Human Capital Management solutions, supporting the operational and administrative needs of health, care, government organisations and commercial sectors. In the health and care sector, Allocate is enabling the delivery of safe and effective care at optimal cost, by
Oakley Capital’s Oakley Capital Private Equity III (Fund III) and other co-investors have reached an agreement to sell their stakes in ACE Education (ACE) (formerly AMOS), a private vocational higher education platform in France and Spain.
The exit will generate a gross return on investment of c2.1x MM and c27 per cent IRR to Fund III.
As part of the transaction, Oakley Capital Origin Fund (Origin Fund) will invest cEUR40 million alongside Groupe Amaury (Amaury) and ACE’s founder, Patrick Touati, to benefit from the strong future growth potential, as well as the significant commercial and strategic benefits Amaury can
Gamut Capital Management (Gamut), a New York-based middle market private equity firm, in partnership with British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI), one of Canada’s largest institutional investors, has signed a definitive agreement to invest in PS Logistics.
As the largest and fastest-growing flatbed transportation and full-service logistics provider in the United States, PS Logistics employs a “Driver-First” culture to transport general flatbed commodities with a specialiaation in irregular route service in the continental United States.
“The combination of our exceptional team, with the resources we will gain through our relationship with Gamut and BCI, will enable PS Logistics to accelerate
Digip AB, a Swedish SaaS company in the legal tech industry that make trademark protection accessible, affordable, and functional, has secured EUR2 million in a funding round led by Industrifonden.
Chainalysis, the blockchain data platform, has secured a USD100 million Series E financing led by Coatue, bringing its valuation to USD4.2 billion. Previous investors Benchmark, Accel, Addition, Dragoneer, Durable Capital Partners, and 9Yards Capital increased their investment in the company, and Altimeter, Blackstone, GIC, Pictet, Sequoia Heritage, and SVB Capital also participated.
Chainalysis is known for building trust in the cryptocurrency industry as the leading provider of investigations and compliance software that enables government agencies and private sector businesses across the world to detect and prevent cryptocurrency crime and money laundering. These tools are only as good as the
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