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NEWSLETTER | 11 Feb 2021

Thu | 11 Feb 2021, 12:38

OpenOcean, an pioneering investor in data solutions and software, has announced a EUR92 million raise for its third main venture fund.

Thu | 11 Feb 2021, 12:38

After the success of its Smart City I Venture fund, Eurazeo has announced the initial closing of its Smart City II Venture fund at EUR80 million to invest in the most promising energy, mobility proptech and logistics start-ups worldwide.

Thu | 11 Feb 2021, 12:38

Outsourcing the generation of leads and new business will become the ‘new norm’ as the pandemic eases, one leading digital marketing firm has predicted.

PSG invests USD40 million in Lusha

Thu | 11 Feb 2021, 12:38

Lusha, a crowdsourced data community for B2B salespeople, has raised USD40 million in a Series A funding round from growth equity firm PSG.

Sovereign-backed ACOLIN acquires Fundbase

Thu | 11 Feb 2021, 12:38

Sovereign Capital Partners' portfolio company ACOLIN, a provider of regulatory and cross-border fund distribution services, has acquired Fundbase, a digital fund distribution and data management business, from Swiss FinTech business Nectar Digital Wealth.

Thu | 11 Feb 2021, 12:38

BGF has exited its investment in Arcinova, a UK-based multi-service contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO).

Thu | 11 Feb 2021, 12:38

Agronomics, a listed investor in alternative proteins with a focus on cellular agriculture and cultivated meat, is pleased to announce portfolio company

Thu | 11 Feb 2021, 12:38

Ogier has promoted investment funds specialists Emma Sutherland and Tim Cone to partner.

EAM hits USD1bn AUM

Thu | 11 Feb 2021, 12:38

Emerging Asset Management Ltd (EAM), a provider of turnkey solutions for alternative fund launches, has reached the milestone of USD1 billion in assets under management (AUM).

Maven leads GBP1.75m investment in Leaf

Thu | 11 Feb 2021, 12:38

Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has led a GBP1.75 million investment into marketing technology company, Leaf.fm Ltd (Leaf).

Thu | 11 Feb 2021, 12:38

Instabox, a next-gen technology company transforming last-mile deliveries for e-commerce, has closed a USD90 million Series B round led by EQT Ventures.

Thu | 11 Feb 2021, 12:38

The Equine Network, a tech-enabled membership services platform to the USD130 billion US equine industry, has acquired Spalding Laboratories (Spalding), a provider of all-natural insect control services to more than 60,000 horse and animal owners on a recurring annual basis across the US.

Thu | 11 Feb 2021, 12:38

EmergeVest, a Hong Kong-headquartered, growth-oriented private equity investment group with holdings that include EV Cargo, a global logistics-technology company and the largest private logistics company in the UK, has appointed Sam Clothier as Investor Relations Director.

Thu | 11 Feb 2021, 12:38

BC Partners, a leading international investment firm, alongside the Vacchi family, has completed the take private of IMA Group, a specialist in the production of automatic packaging machines.