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NEWSLETTER | 20 Jan 2021  
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Sheridan Capital Partners Fund II closes above hard cap at USD306m
Wed | 20 Jan 2021, 11:55
Sixpoint Partners, a leading global investment bank serving the middle market, has held the closing of Sheridan Capital Partners Fund II, above its hard cap with USD306 million of total capital commitments.
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UK retains crown as Europe’s capital for FinTech investment
Wed | 20 Jan 2021, 11:55
Innovate Finance, an industry body representing UK FinTech, has released investment figures for the global FinTech sector in 2020 that reinforce the UK’s position as a global and European leader.
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Claret Capital Partners launches Fund III
Wed | 20 Jan 2021, 11:55
Claret Capital Partners Limited (Claret) (formerly Harbert European Growth Capital), has held the first closing of its third fund, Fund III, which will continue to invest in innovative growth stage tech and life science businesses throughout Europe primarily to support organic growth and M&A.
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Blue Horizon Ventures holds final close of flagship fund
Wed | 20 Jan 2021, 11:55
Blue Horizon Ventures, a sustainable food system focused venture capital fund, has held the final close of its first flagship fund Blue Horizon Ventures I, well beyond its initial target size at EUR183 million.
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Greenspring leads Israeli continuation fund transaction
Wed | 20 Jan 2021, 11:55
Greenspring Associates, has successfully completed a continuation fund transaction for Giza V, a 2008 vintage venture-capital fund, managed by Giza Venture Capital (Giza).
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SPINS secures growth investment from Warburg Pincus
Wed | 20 Jan 2021, 11:55
SPINS, a wellness-focused data, analytics and technology provider in the US, has secured a significant investment from Warburg Pincus, General Atlantic and Georgian. 
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proSapient raises USD10m in Series A round led by Smedvig Capital
Wed | 20 Jan 2021, 11:55
proSapient has closed a USD10m Series A investment round led by Smedvig Capital, with Guy Hands and existing investors 24 Haymarket also participating in the round. This brings the total raised by  proSapient to date to USD18 million. 
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Pathway appoints Managing Director
Wed | 20 Jan 2021, 11:55
Private market portfolio solutions provider Pathway has promoted Simon Lau to Managing Director. 
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OpenGate Capital to sell Bois & Matériaux to Chausson Matériaux
Wed | 20 Jan 2021, 11:55
Private equity firm OpenGate Capital is to sell Bois & Matériaux (B&M), a French building products distributor, to Chausson Matériaux, a major building materials distribution company. 
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Odyssey Investment Partners acquires Applied Technical Services
Wed | 20 Jan 2021, 11:55
A fund managed by Odyssey Investment Partners (Odyssey) has acquired Applied Technical Services (ATS), a provider of high-quality testing, inspection, and calibration services, in partnership with Jim J Hills, the Company’s President, and the existing ATS management team. 
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Livingbridge sells Broadstone
Wed | 20 Jan 2021, 11:55
UK mid-market private equity investor Livingbridge has agreed the sale of Broadstone, an independent provider of specialist pensions, trustee, and employee benefits solutions, to ICG. 
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BV Investment Partners invests in PixelMEDIA
Wed | 20 Jan 2021, 11:55
BV Investment Partners (BV), a middle-market private equity firm focused on the tech-enabled business services, software and IT services sectors, has invested in PixelMEDIA (Pixel), a digital commerce services firm dedicated to helping brands launch, manage, and grow their ecommerce business on Salesforce.
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Low Carbon Innovation Fund 2 invests in SKOOT
Wed | 20 Jan 2021, 11:55
Turquoise, a UK merchant bank specialising in energy, environment and efficiency, has announced its seventh deal for the Low Carbon Innovation Fund 2 (LCIF2), a GBP330,000 investment in mobility app company SKOOT RIDE.COM Ltd (SKOOT).
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Sanne appoints Chief Commercial Officer
Wed | 20 Jan 2021, 11:55
Sanne, a provider of alternative asset and corporate business services, has promoted Peter Nagle from Global Head of Client Growth to the role of Chief Commercial Officer.
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New State Capital Partners adds four execs to team
Wed | 20 Jan 2021, 11:55
New State Capital Partners (New State), a middle-market private equity firm that invests in business services, industrials, and consumer products, has added four new executives to its team and made two promotions.  
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British startup BlackCurve secures GBP1m of new funding in over-subscribed round
Wed | 20 Jan 2021, 11:55
BlackCurve, a pricing optimisation company, has closed a GBP1 million funding round, led by Chairman, Martin Fincham, with participation from Nauta Capital, The Cambridge Angels Network and other prominent Angels, members of the ScaleUp Group and then bolstered by a matching contribution from the UK Government’s Future Fund. 
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Private equity secondaries firm BEX Capital opens New York office
Wed | 20 Jan 2021, 11:55
BEX Capital, a private equity secondaries specialist, has opened a new office in New York headed by Stéphane Chevrier who joins the BEX team as Partner, Head of Origination and Member of the Investment Committee.
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Foresight opens new AIFM office in Luxembourg
Wed | 20 Jan 2021, 11:55
Foresight Group (Foresight), an independent infrastructure and private equity investment manager, has opened a new latest Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM) office in Luxembourg.
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BDO appoints new partner
Wed | 20 Jan 2021, 11:55
Accountancy and business advisory firm, BDO has strengthened its private equity and tax expertise with the appointment of a new partner.
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Blue Point makes three senior investment professional promotions
Wed | 20 Jan 2021, 11:55
Blue Point Capital Partners (Blue Point) has announced three promotions across its investment team: Jonathan Pressnell to Partner, Evan Cottington to Vice President and Bobby Grebenc to Senior Associate. 
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Saltgate appoints first Chief People Officer
Wed | 20 Jan 2021, 11:55
Private equity fund administrator Saltgate has appointed Alison French as its first-ever Chief People Officer. 
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