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NEWSLETTER | 21 Oct 2020

Wed | 21 Oct 2020, 12:02

Apex Group (Apex), a global financial services provider, has been appointed to provide fund administration to the USD200 million “Financing Opportunities Fund” of SHUAA Capital (SHUAA), an asset management and investment banking platform in the UAE.

Wed | 21 Oct 2020, 12:02

Mid-market private equity investor Livingbridge has agreed the sale of Ten10, a leading independent quality engineering and software testing consultancy, to Graphite Capital.

Omnes reinvests in Biosyl

Wed | 21 Oct 2020, 12:02

Omnes, through its Omnes Mezzanis 3 fund, has completed its 8th sponsorless deal through its reinvestment in Biosyl, following its previous sponsorless deal with the company in 2019.

Wed | 21 Oct 2020, 12:02

LearnUpon, a leading cloud-based Learning Management System (LMS), has secured USD56 million minority investment from global growth equity firm Summit Partners.

CRUX raises GBP1m seed investment for knowledge quantification platform

Wed | 21 Oct 2020, 12:02

CRUX, a British-Israeli startup that has developed the world’s first Knowledge Quantification platform, has announced a GBP1 million seed investment round led by WENVEST Capital, the B2B SaaS venture capital firm, and includes A-Round Capital and Founders Factory.

Wed | 21 Oct 2020, 12:02

The Private Equity Team has advised long-standing client GTT Communications, a specialist in the provision of cloud networking services, on the sale of its infrastructure business to I Squared Capital for USD2.15 billion.

Wed | 21 Oct 2020, 12:02

Tarrytown Expocare (Tarrytown), a portfolio company of Sheridan Capital Partners, has completed acquisitions of Long’s Drugs, located in Thomson, Georgia, Long’s Closed-Door Pharmacy, located in Columbia, South Carolina, and Adler’s Pharmacy LTC, located in Cherry Hill, NJ.

Wed | 21 Oct 2020, 12:02

STX Next, a European software house specialising in Python software development, which supports international clients in their digital transformation, has acquired a new investor – a private equity fund advised by Innova Capital.

Wed | 21 Oct 2020, 12:02

BGF has further strengthened its investment team for Central Scotland and Northern Ireland after appointing a new investor to support with ongoing business growth in both regions.

LeapFrog Investments adds to Global Leadership Council

Wed | 21 Oct 2020, 12:02

LeapFrog Investments, a Profit with Purpose investment group, has appointed David Gonski AC to its Global Leadership Council.

Wed | 21 Oct 2020, 12:02

bfinance, aa independent investment consultancy, has appointed Anna Morrison as Senior Director, Private Markets.

Wed | 21 Oct 2020, 12:02

BHI, a full-service commercial bank, says its Specialty and Sponsor Finance Group continued to maintain a high level of activity for new and existing clients during the peak of the global pandemic.

Wed | 21 Oct 2020, 12:02

Landmark Information – a provider of information to the UK’s property market – has has acquired the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) due diligence platform, RiskHorizon, from global sustainability consultancy Anthesis Group.

Wed | 21 Oct 2020, 12:02

Sherpa Capital, an Iberian private equity fund manager specialising in medium-sized companies, has appointed Isaac Lahuerta as an Investment Director in the firm's special situations team.