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SEBA Bank, a fully integrated, FINMA licensed digital assets banking platform, has secured CHF110 million in a Series C funding round co-led by a consortium of specialised blockchain and fintech investors, comprised of Altive, Ordway Selections, and Summer Capital, as well as DeFi Technologies, a NEO listed leader in decentralised finance.
Alameda Research, a global cryptocurrency quantitative trading firm and liquidity provider, as well as core partner of FTX, also participated in the round, which was significantly oversubscribed, with demand far exceeding the initial funding target. Existing investors, including Julius Baer, increased their positions in the funding round.
Accelerant, a provider of risk exchange and data analytics to the, insurance sector has raised in excess of USD190 million at a USD2 billion pre-money valuation in a funding round led by Eldridge.
Deer Park, Marshall Wace, MS&AD Ventures, and others also participated along with existing majority investor Altamont Capital Partners.
Accelerant will deploy the capital to continue to rebuild the way that underwriters share and exchange risk to improve outcomes for program managers, primary issuing carriers, and ultimate risk-bearers.
PSG, a growth equity firm partnering with middle-market software and technology-enabled services companies, is supporting a merger between Meal Ticket, an end-to-end business management solution for foodservice distributors, and MarketMan, an inventory management and supplier automation platform for the restaurant industry.
The investment of over USD100 million aims to support the formation of a global leader in software and data analytics for the foodservice industry.
As a combined company, Meal Ticket and MarketMan will continue to operate their existing product lines in addition to developing new products together and serving customers globally.
MarketMan’s investors include Flashpoint Venture Capital and lool
Mercer Global Advisors, a full-service wealth management firm and national Registered Investment Adviser (RIA) backed by Genstar Capital, has acquired HawsGoodwin Investment Management, a wealth management firm located in Franklin, Tennessee.
HawsGoodwin serves 280 clients with assets under management (AUM) of approximately USD680 million. The firm is focused on providing leading financial planning and investment management services to its clients via an accessible, modernis.
Foresight Group (Foresight), a listed infrastructure and specialist regional private equity investment manager, has sold its holding in DA Languages Holdings Limited (DAL), an interpreting services business based in Manchester.
DAL was acquired by mid-market private equity firm IK Investment Partners for an undisclosed sum.
This is the third exit from the Foresight Regional Investment LP following the successful sale of Hedges Direct in February 2021 and Clubhouse Golf in March 2020, which generated returns of 5.6x and 6.1x respectively.
Following these three strong exits, Fund investors, which includes the Greater Manchester Pension Fund, will have received cash proceeds in
United Fintech, a London-based financial technology investor and holding company, has completed a 25 per cent minority investment in buy-side Portfolio/Order Management System vendor Athena Systems.
Mizuho Americas is to acquire Capstone Partners, an independent, middle-market placement agent focused on fundraising and advisory services to private equity, credit, real assets, and infrastructure investment firms.
Financial terms of the transaction, which is expected to close in the first half of 2022, subject to regulatory approvals, have not been disclosed.
Capstone was named “Best Placement Agent” by Private Equity Wire in 2021, following a year when its clients held closes totalling more than USD10 billion in fund commitments.
Private equity firm TruArc Partners’ portfolio company AI Fire, a specialist in fire protection and safety services, has completed four acquisitions.
AI Fire partnered with the TruArc team in March 2021. With TruArc’s support, AI Fire has accelerated a buy-and-build strategy designed to fuel the company’s growth and expand its geographic footprint to service national, regional, and local customers all under one umbrella.
AI Fire has acquired the following companies since the partnership with TruArc in March: Blackstone Fire Control and FESS Fire Protection which established a new regional footprint in the Carolinas, TEC Control Systems which increased density in
The Helper Bees, a full-service insurtech company that creates innovative ageing-in-place solutions for both payers and insureds, has secured USD12.8 million in a Series B funding round led by Trust Ventures, with additional support from Silverton Partners, Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, Impact Engine, and Congress Avenue Ventures.
KYND, a provider of cyber risk management solutions for the insurance industry, has secured a GBP3.25 million investment from BGF.
KYND will use the investment to accelerate its rapid growth and global expansion plans, as well as continuing to develop transformative cyber risk technology to launch new products.
The company has achieved a 1000 per cent growth on annual recurring revenue since June 2020 and developed partnerships with high-profile insurers and brokers, such as Beazley, Howden, Paragon and Alliant.
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