Fintech and Finance
Augmentum et al. invest in £35m series-C for Habito

Augmentum et al. invest in £35m series-C for Habito

Augentum Fintech has invested in a £35m series-C funding round for mortgage broker Habito.

Software and Hi-Tech
Moira invests in Voovio Technologies

Moira invests in Voovio Technologies

Spanish private equity firm Moira Capital Partners has invested €15m in augmented reality specialist Voovio Technologies in exchange for a 45% stake.

Angel / Venture
Venture, tech keep UK market afloat in H1

Venture, tech keep UK market afloat in H1

While buyout and exit volume dropped dramatically in the first half of 2020 in the UK and Ireland, venture investment volume has remained resilient and the technology sector has become an even larger focus for

Buyout
TA Associates buys into Clearlake Capital portfolio company Ivanti

TA Associates buys into Clearlake Capital portfolio company Ivanti

Clearlake Capital-backed IT management and security software business Ivanti has picked up new investment from global private equity player TA Associates.

algorithm
Algorithm-based venture capital investor Rocketship.vc raises $100m for heftier second fund

Algorithm-based venture capital investor Rocketship.vc raises $100m for heftier second fund

Data science-focused venture capital firm Rocketship.vc has raised $100m for its second fund, more than twice the total raised for its debut vehicle.

Property
Worried Lenders Pounce on Landlords Unable to Pay Their Loans

Worried Lenders Pounce on Landlords Unable to Pay Their Loans

Some hedge funds and private equity firms that lent money to property owners are now suing them for falling behind on interest payments.

Buyout
Moira Capital makes ‘enhanced reality’ software pioneer Voovio its latest deal since Covid-19 outbreak

Moira Capital makes ‘enhanced reality’ software pioneer Voovio its latest deal since Covid-19 outbreak

Spanish private equity house Moira Capital Partners has made its third deal since the start of the coronavirus crisis by buying into 'enhanced reality' software business Voovio.

Accel-KKR
Accel-KKR buys into fast-growing subscriptions management platform Recurly

Accel-KKR buys into fast-growing subscriptions management platform Recurly

Tech-focused private equity house Accel-KKR has backed subscription commerce management platform Recurly.

Axis Industrial Services
Carr’s Hill Capital Partners picks up AXIS Industrial Services

Carr’s Hill Capital Partners picks up AXIS Industrial Services

New Orleans private equity house Carr's Hill Capital Partners has bought AXIS Industrial Services, an industrial contractor providing scaffolding, insulation, fireproofing and other services to the US processing and manufacturing sectors.

Pharma and Healthcare
EQT-backed Waystar agrees to buy eSolutions at $1.3bn valuation

EQT-backed Waystar agrees to buy eSolutions at $1.3bn valuation

The deal would combine two healthcare billing and payment technology providers

Angel / Venture
Octopus Ventures leads £6.6m Series A for payments startup Vitesse

Octopus Ventures leads £6.6m Series A for payments startup Vitesse

Cross-border B2B payments company Vitesse has bagged £6.6m in a Series A round led by Octopus Ventures.

Africa
Paymob secures VC funding to help bolster financial inclusion in Egypt

Paymob secures VC funding to help bolster financial inclusion in Egypt

Egyptian digital payments company Paymob has secured $3.5m in its funding round, which was led by Global Ventures and Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank FMO.

Software and Hi-Tech
A ‘Nike swoosh’ recovery or a V-shaped rebound? City views on Britain’s prospects

A ‘Nike swoosh’ recovery or a V-shaped rebound? City views on Britain’s prospects

Should we be braced for a prolonged period of pain? Or is a sharp recovery expected? City experts give their view

Fundraising
AMB :- Global secondary market now almost five times larger than in 2008

AMB :- Global secondary market now almost five times larger than in 2008

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Robust fundraising and healthy demand from investors make the secondary market a bright spot for private equity in H1 2020. The global secondary market is now almost five times larger than

Software and Hi-Tech
Taxonomy in trouble

Taxonomy in trouble

The sustainable finance market clamoured for a Taxonomy to tell it what was green. Now it’s here, many are finding the answers constraining or simplistic. Alarmingly, the Taxonomy is also perpetuating the very thing it

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