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Exegy Incorporated, a specialist in low-latency solutions for global market data, predictive trading signals, and hardware-acceleration technology, and Vela Trading Systems (Vela), a provider of data and execution technology for global multi-asset electronic trading, have merged business operations in an agreement backed by Marlin Equity Partners, a global investment firm with over USD7.5 billion of capital commitments under management.
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Trimountain Partners has led a significant investment round in fire and security firm ABCA Systems (ABCA) alongside investor partners including The Vorsprung Partnership and Cambridge Capital Partners.
With over 30 years of experience behind it, ABCA is one of the UK’s preeminent fire and security experts, providing installation and maintenance across a broad range of fire and security systems. The Company serves a blue-chip client base that extends across several end-markets, principally social housing, government, education, hospitality, healthcare and commercial.
Headquartered in Newcastle, with a national footprint and a workforce of over 170, ABCA is one of the most trusted
New York based startup Polywork, a professional social network founded by Peter Johnston, has secured USD3.5 million in a seed funding round led by Caffeinated Capital (Ray Tonsing, first investor in Clubhouse, Airtable and Brex) with participation from the founders of YouTube (Steve Chen), Twitch (Kevin Lin), PayPal (Max Levchin), VSCO (Joel Flory), Behance (Scott Belsky), and Worklife VC (Brianne Kimmel).
Polywork is a professional social network that lets users create a free personal webpage, share what they’re up to both personally and professionally and send collaboration requests to others on the network. The network launched in response to a
Lionpoint Group, an award-winning global technology enablement and operations advisory firm, is now part of Alpha FMC, plc, a UK-AIM listed company.
Lionpoint’s acquisition by Alpha will help grow the former’s geographical reach, breadth of services to alternative investment managers, investors, and advisors, and range of clientele to include multi-strategy clients who combine traditional and alternative assets. By joining forces, both firms will complement each other’s capabilities as the line between alternative investments firms increasingly permeates retail investors and other traditional asset managers, dramatically reshaping client requirements.
“Lionpoint is a fantastic addition to Alpha and closely aligns with our
A subsidiary of Ares Management Corporation is to acquire 100 per cent of Black Creek Group’s US real estate investment advisory and distribution business (Black Creek).
Founded in 1993, Black Creek had approximately USD11.6 billion of assets under management, as of 31 March, 2021, in core/core-plus real estate strategies across two non-traded Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and various institutional fund vehicles. Black Creek’s senior management team has an average of 25 years of experience in sourcing, acquiring, operating and developing properties in the US. Supported by large institutional investors and an established retail investor base, Black Creek has a
Holland Mountain, the specialist data solutions provider to the Private Capital industry, has announced that its ATLAS data platform now offers an out-of-the-box connector to Microsoft Dynamics 365 – CRM.
Leif, a technology company dedicated to increasing access to quality and affordable education, has completed a strategic financing round totaling more than USD60 million. Leif intends to use the new financing to strategically expand its platform to meet the increasing demand for outcomes-aligned tuition financing solutions, which have had significant impact for students and schools.
The strategic financing includes:
LL Funds, LLC, an independent investment firm focused on specialty consumer finance investments, has committed a new USD50 million credit facility to Leif’s platform of existing capital partners and has committed to invest USD10 million in equity
Insita Group LTD, a
CAPZA, an independent management company and leading player in private investments in European SMEs, has acquired a minority stake in LuxCarta, a specialist in the creation and delivery of digital maps to the global telecom, simulation & training and other vertical markets. CAPZA’s investment in LuxCarta will occur through its CAPZA Transition fund. Its goal is to support the growth strategy of the company set by LuxCarta’s founding directors and existing investor BNP Paribas Développement.
LuxCarta is the leading producer of high-resolution geospatial models derived from earth observation imagery to the telecom industry and supports more than 150 operators around the
White Star Capital, a global multi-stage technology venture capital investment platform, has held the final closing of its USD50 million Digital Asset Fund (DAF), a specialised fund investing in crypto-networks and blockchain-enabled businesses at each layer of the tech stack.
The fund exceeded its previously announced target by USD20 million and is backed by major institutional investors and corporations, including Bpifrance and Ubisoft.
“It’s critical that emerging crypto and blockchain-enabled start-ups receive investment from firms and professionals who have the experience and knowledge to help drive their businesses forward,” says Yoann Caujolle, Managing Director of Bpifrance. “We’re pleased to partner
finnCap Cavendish (Cavendish), part of financial advisory firm, finnCap Group, has advised the technology company, Smart Apprentices, on its sale to Advanced, the British software and services provider.
Founded in 2010, Smart Apprentices has developed a leading position in the recruitment, management and assessment of workplace apprentices across both workplace and classroom learning.
The acquisition will strengthen Advanced’s position in the further education, skills and learning sector which will prove to be critical as the UK undergoes one of the largest reforms of skills and education as it emerges from the pandemic.
The deal, which was led by Andrew
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