Augmedics Employees Lead $15 Million Series B Financing to Secure and Successfully Launch Company Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Bain Capital is reportedly attempting to trump CVC Capital's buyout of a stake in Italian top-flight football league, Serie A, which could value it at about €12bn.
The UK's second-largest independent insurance intermediary Global Risk Partners has picked up backing from Searchlight Capital Partners through a majority stake buy.
Swedish pension fund AMF, bank SEB and foundation-backed asset manager FAM have launched an SEK3.5bn investment company to back Swedish businesses struggling to make it through the coronavirus crisis.
API development platform Postman has soared to a $2bn valuation thanks to a Series C investment round led by private equity and venture capital firm Insight Partners.
Swiss contract research, development and manufacturing specialist Solvias has been bought by JLL Partners and Water Street Partners.
Digital workplace communications and workflow tool provider Spike has picked up backing from Insight Partners amid the launch of a new suite of offerings.
Canada's largest rural-focused broadband service provider Xplornet has been bought by Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners in a deal previously said to be worth about $2bn.
Life sciences venture capital firm Sofinnova Partners has sold its portfolio company Corvidia Therapeutics to Novo Nordisk for $2.1bn.
Middle-market private equity firm Kian Capital Partners has successfully exited TrueLearn, a provider of virtual learning and exam preparation technology for physicians and healthcare professionals.
Puma Private Equity has led a $7.5m investment into Tictrac, the a wellbeing engagement platform provider used by health insurance customers and corporate employees.
Mid-market UK private equity house Livingbridge has bought into fast-growing global cloud security business TitanHQ using its £334m third Enterprise Fund.
Fidelis Insurance has picked up another $500m of equity capital from existing backers including CVC Capital, Crestview and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.
Online fraud prevention company NS8 has picked up $123m in venture capital funding led Lightspeed Venture Partners and AXA Venture Partners.
Protera, an AI-driven startup designing and developing new proteins, has closed a $5.6m Series A financing led by European life sciences venture capital major Sofinnova Partners.
A cybersecurity company launched by the former head of Israel’s Internal Security Agency Shin Bet has picked up $7m of seed funding led by Jerusalem Venture Partners and private angel investors.
