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VC-backed IDNow acquires Wirecard Communication Services

Digital ID verification software platform IDNow, a portfolio company of sponsors including Corsair Capital, has acquired Wirecard Communication Services (Wirecard CS) as part of the company's restructuring and insolvency proceedings.

Longshore Closes Debut Fund, Stocks BPO Portfolio

Longshore Capital Partners has closed its debut private equity fund, Longshore Capital Fund I LP, with total and oversubscribed capital commitments of $203 million. The new firm was formed earlier in 2020 by LaSalle Capital

Impact Ventures leads the $118m Series B of digital workspace company MURAL

Global private equity firm Impact Ventures has led the $118m Series B of digital workspace platform MURAL.

DIF Capital Partners acquires majority stake in 4th Utility in £25m deal

DIF Capital Partners has bought a majority stake in UK fibre broadband provider 4th Utility for £25m. The transaction marks the first investment for DIF CIF II in the UK and its third investment in

Quuppa raises €20m from Bocap and TCG

Finnish provider of real-time locating systems technology Quuppa has raised €20m in a series-A round from Finland-based investors Bocap and Tech Consulting Group (TCG).

TCF Backs Cathay’s IOP Add-On

Innovative Office Products, a portfolio company of Cathay Capital Private Equity, has acquired SiS Ergo with backing from TCF Capital Funding. TCF provided just over $80 million of secured financing and was the sole lead

Global Brain extends series-A for Element Insurance

Global Brain has led the extension of series-A funding round for Element Insurance, a German white-label digital insurance provider, by an additional €10m, taking the total to €39m.

McCarthy Beats Target

Omaha-based McCarthy Capital has held a final, oversubscribed, and above target closing of McCarthy Capital Fund VII LP with $535 million of capital. The firm’s earlier fund, McCarthy Capital Fund VI LP, closed in April

Patient Square Launched by Ex-KKR Pro

Patient Square Capital has been launched in Menlo Park, California by Jim Momtazee and Maria Walker. Patient Square will invest across the health care industry with a specific interest in technology-enabled services, biopharmaceuticals, pharmaceuticals, medical

Raising finance in the next year will be harder, say fintech entrepreneurs

Digital Finance Forum's annual survey of fintech founders finds they think the government should do more to support the sector

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.

MiddleGround Buys Automotive Supplier

MiddleGround Capital has acquired majority ownership of Dura Automotive Systems from Bardin Hill Investment Partners. The buy of Dura is MiddleGround’s sixth platform acquisition in its first fund which closed in August 2019. Dura Automotive

GED invests in SimpleCloud via Conexo Ventures

GED Capital has invested in SimpleCloud, a Spanish startup specialising in digital content management.

Tonka Bay Closes Fund IV

Tonka Bay Equity Partners has closed its fourth fund, Bayview Capital Partners IV LP, with $200 million of capital. Tonka Bay invests in companies that have between $20 million and $50 million of revenue and

P101 in €6.4m round for WeSchool

Venture capital house P101 has invested in a €6.4m round for Italian digital learning platform WeSchool.

Industry Ventures raises $180m sophomore co-investment fund amid coronavirus lockdown

Industry Ventures has hit a $180m final close for its second co-investment fund amid talking up the "compelling opportunity" to invest in digital transformation in the coronavirus pandemic.

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