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YFM Equity Partners (YFM) is continuing to support the growth of innovative Scottish software business Traveltek with a GBP1.3 million investment from funds managed by YFM and co-investor FTI LLP.
Over the last 20 years, Traveltek has developed technology which enables leisure travel companies to package together an extensive range of hotels, flights, cruises and ancillary travel services in one seamless transaction. Private equity house YFM has supported the business since 2016 when it made its first investment of GBP5.3 million, allowing the business to become one of the most advanced travel booking engines in the market. Recent developments include
YFM has exited its investment in FourNet, a digital transformation and customer experience specialists whose clients include 10 Downing Street, the Cabinet Office, HM Treasury and the Bank of England.
The secondary buyout deal backed by Palatine Private Equity generated a six-times return for YFM’s investors in less than four years.
Dan Freed, partner at YFM, says: “We backed FourNet as a niche business with a strong reputation in a specialist and rapidly growing market, knowing that, with our support, they could continue to thrive. They are exactly the type of business and management team that YFM looks
High-Tech Gründerfonds, Creathor Ventures, KfW and Bayern Kapital have announced that they are committed to sell their shares of SIRION Biotech GmbH, a global provider of viral vector-based technologies that drive improved delivery performance for cell and gene therapies.
Vienna-based Ed-Tech scale-up GoStudent, which provides one-to-one video-based online tutoring, has hit unicorn status less than 2.5 years after finding its current business model, following a successful Series C funding round of EUR205 million.
Bridges Evergreen (Evergreen), a specialist long-term investment partner for mission-driven organisations, has acquired a majority stake in Skills Training UK, an independent skills training provider.
Skills Training UK is one of the leaders in its sector – it has a long track record of growth and achievement in the design and delivery of employer-responsive apprenticeships and individual-focused skills programmes that align with business needs, creating sustainable employment and supporting social mobility. It has received numerous awards for the quality of its provision, including TES Training Provider of the Year 2019 and TES Apprenticeship Programme of the Year 2020.
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Insilico Medicine, a global leader in end-to-end artificial intelligence for target discovery, small molecule chemistry, and clinical development, has closed a USD255 million Series C financing led by Warburg Pincus.
Prosek Partners, a global financial marketing communications and special situations firm, has acquired a stake in Blue Dot Capital, a boutique sustainable finance consulting firm with expertise and experience in advising investment-management firms on developing comprehensive Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and impact investing capabilities.
Crosspoint Capital Partners (Crosspoint), a private equity firm focused on the cybersecurity, privacy and infrastructure software markets, has made an investment in Everseen, a specialist in AI-powered computer vision software. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
Software marketplace G2 has raised USD157 million in Series D funding at a valuation of more than USD1.1 billion, bringing its total funding to USD257 million.
G2’s Series D round is led by Permira’s growth fund, which makes minority investments in tech-enabled and digital businesses, and is supported by existing investors including Accel, Emergence, and IVP. New strategic investors include HubSpot Ventures and Salesforce Ventures, who join prior strategic investor LinkedIn, as well as individual investor-entrepreneurs Auren Hoffman (LiveRamp and SafeGraph founder) and Thomas D. Lehrman (GLG founder via Teamworthy Ventures). Permira Partner Tom Eggemeier will join the G2 Board
Falfurrias Capital Partners (FCP), a Charlotte-based private equity firm focused on growth-oriented, middle-market businesses, has invested in Training the Street (TTS), a provider of educational resources for financial professionals.
TTS prepares today’s professionals and executives with the skills needed to advance and succeed in their careers through hands-on training courses in accounting, capital markets, financial modelling, and valuation. Whether online or in-person, TTS’ experienced instructors incorporate a mix of live instruction, class collaboration, technical fundamentals, and real-world applications that bring finance theory to life.
For over 20 years, TTS has worked with top-tier corporations and educational institutions, with clients across
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