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NEWSLETTER | 17 Nov 2020

Tue | 17 Nov 2020, 12:21

Thomas H Lee Partners (THL), a premier private equity firm investing in middle market growth companies, has held the final close of THL Automation Fund at USD900 million.

Tue | 17 Nov 2020, 12:21

Hampleton’s latest Cybersecurity M&A report highlights the importance of cybersecurity vendors as all industries seek protection from cyber-attacks, now that millions more people are working and learning from home using VPN networks and potentially suboptimal computer equipment and inadequate cybersecurity.

Tue | 17 Nov 2020, 12:21

Bamboo Capital Partners (Bamboo), an impact investing platform, has been appointed by the Government of Madagascar and the World Bank as the international fund manager for the Off-Grid Market Development Fund (OMDF), a USD$40 million renewable energy access fund.

Tue | 17 Nov 2020, 12:21

thinkproject, Europe's leading SaaS provider , today announced a new stakeholder, global investor EQT.

Alcedo Master Fund launches in Abu Dhabi with global investment mandate

Tue | 17 Nov 2020, 12:21

Kingfisher Capital Advisors, operating as Alcedo Group, is launching its flagship Alcedo Master Fund LP (AMFL) in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and domiciling both the Master Fund and its managing vehicles, Alcedo Technology (Abu Dhabi) Ltd and Alcedo Capital Advisors (Abu Dhabi) Ltd, in the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Tue | 17 Nov 2020, 12:21

British subscription-based pet wellbeing firm, ITCH, has secured GBP7.25 million in early stage investment, paving the way for it to expand into the GBP4.5 billion global pet insurance market.

Tue | 17 Nov 2020, 12:21

Maven Capital Partners, one of the leading VCT managers, has realised its VCT investment in Edinburgh-based Symphonic Software (Symphonic) through a sale to PING Identity, a NYSE listed company which delivers Intelligent Identity solutions for enterprise.

Tue | 17 Nov 2020, 12:21

Fidante Partners (Fidante), a global investment management business has partnered with Proterra Investment Partners, a private equity fund manager focused on the food and agribusiness sectors, to provide European investors with access to Asia’s thriving and resilient food sector.

Tue | 17 Nov 2020, 12:21

Web hosting business, Miss Group, has acquired 100 per cent of UAB “Interneto vizija”, headquartered in Vilnius in Lithuania, including its subsidiary company UAB “Rakrėjus".

Zilico secures further PE investment and appoints new Chair of Board of Directors

Tue | 17 Nov 2020, 12:21

Early cancer diagnostic specialist, Zilico Ltd, has secured further investment from existing investor, Deepbridge Capital and appointed Martin Frost CBE as its new Chairman.

Tue | 17 Nov 2020, 12:21

Hexcite Group, a leading provider of design, communication, brand activation, signage, display and merchandising products and services for major brand owners and retailers, has appointed Simon Langley as a non-executive director.

Permira appoints Senior Adviser

Tue | 17 Nov 2020, 12:21

Permira, a global private equity firm, has appointed Dr Bruno Strigini as a Senior Adviser, focusing on healthcare.

Tue | 17 Nov 2020, 12:21

Global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) has appointed John P Malfettone as Senior Advisor with the firm’s Global Transaction Advisory Group.

Tue | 17 Nov 2020, 12:21

O’Melveny has represented Strava, a social platform for athletes, in its USD110 million Series F financing round led by TCV and Sequoia Capital, with participation by Dragoneer Investment Group and existing investors including Madrone Capital Partners, Jackson Square Ventures, and Go4it Capital.

CITIC Capital and Caixin Global-led consortium exits ISI Emerging Markets Group

Tue | 17 Nov 2020, 12:21

A consortium led by CITIC Capital Holdings' private equity arm and Caixin Global has agreed to a full exit from its investment in ISI Emerging Markets Group (ISI) through a sale to Montagu, a leading European private equity firm.

Tue | 17 Nov 2020, 12:21

Diversis Capital Partners I LP, a Los Angeles-based private equity fund that invests in lower middle-market data and technology companies, has made a strategic growth investment in Retail Finance Intelligence (RFi Group).

Tue | 17 Nov 2020, 12:21

DW Healthcare Partners (DWHP), a healthcare-focused private equity firm, has invested in CareXM, a provider of virtual care and patient engagement solutions for post-acute and non-acute healthcare providers.

Tue | 17 Nov 2020, 12:21

O’Melveny has represented MindTickle, a specialist in Sales Readiness technology, in a successful USD100 million combination of equity and debt financing, led by Softbank Vision Fund 2 to prepare customer-facing employees everywhere to drive revenue growth.

Tue | 17 Nov 2020, 12:21

InvestiNation, an equity crowdfunding platform that provides access to some of Israel’s most promising startups, is now open to US accredited investors.

Oppenheimer appoints MD in Consumer Investment Banking Group

Tue | 17 Nov 2020, 12:21

Oppenheimer & Co has added to its leadership team within the Consumer Group of its investment banking business with the appointment of James Murray as a Managing Director in its Global Consumer Investment Banking Group.

Tue | 17 Nov 2020, 12:21

FCP, with JV partners Abacus Capital (Abacus) and Big Cypress Capital (Big Cypress), has closed on the acquisition of 4.33 acres at 2213 and 2218 Toomey Avenue in Charlotte, NC.

Tue | 17 Nov 2020, 12:21

US Bank has opened an office in Luxembourg office, provides fund accounting and administration, domiciliation, depositary and custody-related services for Luxembourg-domiciled funds.