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Pluto Digital Assets (Pluto), a crypto venture capital and technology company has closed its third and largest funding round to date.
The round was led by Argo Blockchain which will be maintaining its c25 per cent stake with an investment of approximately USD10 million. Two other publicly traded companies, Pires Investments (PIRI.L) and Riverfort Global Opportunities (RGO.L) amongst others, participated in the total raise of cUSD40 million.
Pluto Digital Assets has been actively deploying capital into new token issuances at seed level, incubating projects, taking equity positions and holding strategic and treasury positions in digital assets. The senior team has
Private equity firm Nordic Capital is to actively support Boost.ai, a global specialist in conversational AI for Fortune 1000 companies. in its expansion.
Nordic Capital intends to further strengthen the Company’s strong market position by helping it to accelerate growth and expansion into new markets, working closely with the CEO and co-founders. The founders, the management team, and the current owners of Boost.ai, including Finstart Nordic and Alliance Venture, will continue as investors alongside Nordic Capital.
Boost.ai offers a no-code conversational AI platform, with a strong focus on customer service and support, that helps bridge the digital gap between
McGuireWoods Consulting has launched a new practice area centred around advisory services for private equity investors and portfolio companies, helping them to understand the implications of state-level policy decisions and market trends for their investment and business decisions.
The private equity advisory service team is uniquely situated to provide timely and detailed information about state political trends, probable election outcomes, and actual or anticipated legislative and regulatory actions that impact the potential value of private equity investments.
“A number of firms provide insight regarding federal policy trends, but few if any have the capability of providing insight regarding state level
Foreside Financial Group (Foreside), a provider of governance, risk management, and compliance solutions and technology offerings to clients in the global asset and wealth management industry, has acquired the regulatory compliance business of JG Advisory Services LLC, a comprehensive regulatory solutions provider for hedge and private equity funds.
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Drawbridge, a provider of cybersecurity software and solutions to the alternative investment industry, has closed a minority investment from Long Ridge Equity Partners.
Drawbridge will use the funds to accelerate product innovation, expand sales and marketing activities across North America and EMEA, and continue investing in its people, platform, and client services. The investment follows a period of dramatic growth for Drawbridge. Over 300 funds in the alternative investment industry – including hedge funds and private equity funds – with more than USD800 billion in Assets Under Management work with Drawbridge to build and maintain their cybersecurity programs.
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SteelBridge Consulting (SteelBridge), a boutique services firm which provides expertise exclusively to the private capital industry, and CEPRES, an award-winning provider of investment decision solutions for private markets, have formed a strategic partnership.
BGF has released the first ever report into the attitudes of female leaders at growth economy companies. According to a survey of 152 female executives, board members, senior managers, owners and partners of businesses, 72 per cent of those surveyed are motivated to grow their business this year.
Also announced today, BGF has been named the leading investor in female-led scale-up businesses last year, according to new research from the Scale Up Institute. In 2020, BGF investments were made into female-led companies in the fields of technology, clean growth, life sciences and retail.
Through its network of non-executive directors
A North-East based fintech firm has been launched with the aim of digitally transforming the way private equity firms, venture capital funds and angel investment networks currently manage the end-to-end investment process.
Quva’s software platform streamlines the way alternative investment managers originate, transact and monitor their investment portfolios.
The software as a service (SaaS) business has been developed to enhance the investment management process and deliver a highly customisable, scalable and intuitive platform for alternative investment professionals.
Quva has been established by FCA authorised fintech firm Growth Capital Ventures (GCV) and was developed within its venture builder division
Crestbridge, a private equity and real estate administration specialist, has opened its latest office in Ireland and hired investment funds expert, Andrea Lennon as Head of Funds, Ireland.
German-based digital agency Netzkern has been acquired by Private Equity firm, Avedon Capital, and will form a new group with Dutch digital services provider Macaw, with specialist London-headquartered M&A advisory firm Ciesco behind the deal.
Ciesco was the exclusive sell-side advisor to Netzkern, an independent full-service digital agency and one of the top Sitecore specialists in the DACH region. Netzkern is a Sitecore Platinum Implementation Partner and Microsoft Gold Partner and offers expertise in all areas, from strategy and design, to development and all-round experience. Netzkern’s team of 100 experts is based across the company’s offices in Wuppertal and Hamburg.
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