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Trilantic North America has made a strategic capital investment in WebFX, a tech-enabled digital services provider for premium SMBs.  This partnership furthers the mission of WebFX to provide Digital Marketing That Drives Revenue for companies around North America. WebFX partners with businesses looking to earn more website traffic, drive more qualified leads, and increase revenue growth through revenue maximisation services.   The capital partnership between WebFX and Trilantic North America’s Fund VI will assist future growth for the Pennsylvania based company, supporting expansion in talent, new services, geographic offices, technology, data analytics, and AI. WebFX plans to create 300 additional jobs over
JTC has supported the GBP125 million launch of Disruptive Capital Acquisition Company Limited (Disruptive), a Guernsey registered Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) on the Euronext exchange in Amsterdam. JTC will provide administration and registry services for the new vehicle. The listing of Disruptive creates a structure aimed at acquiring another company within the financial services sector throughout Western Europe and/or Northern Europe, though the potential target has not been publicly identified. It is also the first SPAC on Euronext Amsterdam to be listed and traded in sterling SPACs are publicly traded vehicles with the sole purpose to create a merger
ComplySci, a provider of regulatory technology and compliance solutions for the financial services sector, has launched an M&A growth strategy with the acquisition of National Regulatory Services (NRS), an provider of compliance consulting services and technology solutions for investment advisers, broker-dealers, hedge funds, private equity firms, insurers and other financial services firms. The transaction further strengthens and expands ComplySci’s ability to support its financial services clients’ compliance needs by combining its technology, which automates and streamlines mission-critical employee compliance functions, with NRS’ longtime, hands-on expertise in helping clients navigate the ever-changing industry regulatory environment.   Moving forward, NRS – which
Macquarie Asset Management (MAM), the asset management division of Macquarie Group, has agreed to acquire New York-based Central Park Group (CPG), an independent investment advisory firm delivering private client access to institutional hedge fund, private equity, real estate and funds-of-funds.  The agreement underscores MAM’s commitment to offering individual investors a diversified platform of institutional-quality alternative investments managed by Macquarie and other leading sponsors.   With more than USD3.5 billion in assets under management, Central Park Group is a pioneer in providing financial advisors and their clients access to top alternative investment talent in structures specifically designed to meet the needs
FullSpeed Automotive, one of the USA’s largest franchisors and operators of automotive aftermarket repair facilities, completed the acquisition of three quick lube and automotive service centres last week, bringing its total number of acquisitions since the start of the Q3 to fourteen. The fourteen centres were acquired in nine separate transactions across eight states, and all will be rebranded as one of FullSpeed Automotive’s iconic brands, Grease Monkey or SpeeDee Oil Change & Auto Service®. Following its acquisition by MidOcean Partners in November 2020, FullSpeed Automotive has completed twenty-one acquisition transactions that have added sixty new centres, and now has
Mangrove Management Partners (Mangrove), a platform management company focused on optimising the delivery of vascular care, has closed a Series B equity financing round led by Wells Fargo Strategic Capital (WFSC), along with NewSpring Capital (NewSpring) and Dr Robert Bessler, the founder and CEO of Sound Physicians.  Proceeds will fuel Mangrove’s expansion throughout the Northeast as the rapidly growing epidemic of peripheral artery disease continues to drive demand for high-quality vascular care. “Mangrove partners with leading physicians to change the paradigm of the delivery of vascular care with the aim of improving clinical outcomes and patient experiences at a lower
Columbia Pacific Business Finance (CPBF), an evergreen fund providing direct financing to emerging growth and middle market companies, has delivered a USD17 million term loan to Simpay, an independent sales organisation specialising in merchant service solutions headquartered near Philadelphia. The funds provided by CPBF will be used to refinance existing debt and fund expansion of Simpay’s sales and service initiatives.   “Simpay has a rich history of innovation and service that has produced a durable and diversified business,” says Trent Stedman, managing director of CPBF. “We are pleased to partner with the Simpay team as they accelerate the company’s strategic
National Fire & Safety, an end-to-end fire protection and life safety solutions platform and a portfolio company of Highview Capital (Highview), has acquired All Pro Fire Protection, a fire and life safety services business headquartered in Littleton, Colorado.
FTX Trading Ltd. (FTX or the Company), owner and operator of FTX.COM, a leading global cryptocurrency exchange, has closed a USD420,690,000 Series B-1 fundraise, increasing the valuation of the Company to USD25 billion.  The round saw the participation of 69 investors, including Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, via its Teachers’ Innovation Platform, Temasek, Sequoia Capital, Sea Capital, IVP, ICONIQ Growth, Tiger Global, Ribbit Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners and funds and accounts managed by BlackRock. The Company also disclosed that in addition to the B-1 fundraise, Temasek had participated in the previously announced Series B, and updated the total amount of
CM Group, a portfolio of martech companies focused on multichannel digital marketing, has merged with Cheetah Digital under the CM Group name.  The merger expands and enhances both CM Group’s and Cheetah Digital’s ability to deliver innovative email, omnichannel, personalisation, and loyalty solutions. The combined company will own a broad array of technologies referenced in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Multichannel Marketing Hubs, which orchestrate marketer communications with client segments across multiple channels.    Following the merger, the company plans significant investments across the portfolio to bring new products to its base of 70,000+ active customers. As marketers increasingly

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