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- 8 years 3 months ago
- Investment
AX Trading Group Secures $20 Million Financing
- 8 years 4 months ago
- Investment
AX Trading Group, Inc. announced today that it has entered into an agreement which secures a $20 million investment. Source and terms of the investment were not disclosed. The transaction is the first in a series of anticipated strategic moves to expand the firm's global market position. The investment enables AX to expand its global technology footprint into Europe and Asia. Using the proprietary AX technology, market participants worldwide... more
Alpha Payments Cloud Receives Investment from First Quay Capital
- 8 years 4 months ago
- Investment
Alpha Payments Cloud, the FinTech industry’s first middleware technology platform that consolidates all vendors across the entire payments, risk and commerce spectrum into one UI, and First Quay Capital, an Australian based private equity firm that invests in early stage, high growth businesses, have joined forces to expand Alpha’s innovative solution within the MENA region.
Study: Finland Named as the Most Attractive EU Country for FDI
- 8 years 4 months ago
- Investment
Among EU member states, Finland earns praise for its highly skilled work force, ranking first in knowledge and innovation capacity reveals a recently published study commissioned by the European Commission. This affirms Finland’s position as one of the world’s most innovative economies.
AI RegTech Firm Raises $8.2m Series A for AML Platform
- 8 years 4 months ago
- Investment, AML and KYC
ComplyAdvantage, which uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to help firms manage compliance obligations and reduce costs, announced today an $8.2 million Series A funding round led by Balderton Capital. The funding will allow the RegTech firm to realise its ambitious growth strategy, and increase product penetration across Europe and North America, with the New York office officially opening this week.
Just Eat Invests £3.5M in Flypay
- 8 years 4 months ago
- Investment
Flypay, the market leader in innovative, state-of-the-art technology for the hospitality industry has secured a £3.5M investment from Just Eat, the leading marketplace for online food delivery. This latest investment follows the £7M Series A funding the business secured from Time Out in July 2015. Just Eat also joins Flypay as the latest partner on its new Flyt platform. The investment and strategic partnership with Flypay will enable the... more
Graycliff Partners Invests in Dedoes Industries
- 8 years 4 months ago
- Investment
Graycliff Partners, an independent investment firm focusing on middle market private equity and mezzanine investments, today announced it has provided subordinated debt and equity financing to Dedoes Industries, a global leader in equipment for the automotive refinish market. Graycliff’s investment supported the acquisition of the business by Ashland Capital Partners, a Chicago based private investment firm.
AMG Completes Investments in Winton and PFM
- 8 years 4 months ago
- Investment
Affiliated Managers Group, a global asset management company, today announced the completion of its purchase of interests in Winton Group Ltd. (“Winton”) and Partner Fund Management, L.P. (“PFM”).
Kyriba Raises $23 Million in Series D Funding Round
- 8 years 4 months ago
- Investment
Kyriba Corp., the global leader in cloud treasury management solutions, has raised $23 million (USD) in a Series D funding round led by Bpifrance, with additional capital from existing investors HSBC (NYSE: HSBC) and Daher Capital. Kyriba will use the funds to deepen its product innovation across its suite of solutions, including risk management, supply chain finance, payments, cash management, and bank connectivity. Additionally, the funds will... more
Trunomi Raises $3 Million in Latest Global Seed Round
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Investment
Trunomi, provider of customer consent management and permissioned personal data sharing technology, today announces it has raised $3 million in seed funding.
Barclays to Provide Financing to Ethos
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Investment
Barclays has provided financing to Ethos, the unified communications specialists, to support its acquisition of London Graphic Systems (LGS). Supported by a term facility from Barclays Corporate Banking, Ethos has made LGS the third acquisition into its managed print business in the last 12 months, following the purchase of Peterborough based Walters in September 2015, and Feltham’s Copiertec in June this year. Ethos and LGS have been trading... more
MoneyFarm Attracts Strategic Investment from Allianz
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Investment
MoneyFarm, the digital wealth manager, has announced a new strategic investment from Allianz Ventures. They will take a minority shareholding in the company. Launched in 2012 and arriving in the UK in 2016, MoneyFarm sees Allianz’s investment as a proof point for the progress MoneyFarm has made in the fast growing digital wealth management sector
Boku Secures $13.75 Million in Further Venture Funding
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Investment, Payments
Boku, the world’s largest direct carrier billing mobile payments company, is pleased to announce that it has secured $13.75 million in further venture funding to expand carrier billing across numerous carrier connections in developed and emerging markets around the globe.
Signifyd Secures $19 Million in Capital from Menlo Ventures
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Investment
Signifyd, the fastest-growing provider of fraud protection for e-commerce businesses, today announced it has secured $19 million in capital from Menlo Ventures, TriplePoint Capital and American Express Ventures. This announcement comes on the heels of Signifyd’s $20 million Series B round in February 2016, which included funding from Menlo Ventures, Allegis Capital, IA Ventures, QED Investors, Bill McKiernan and Tim Eades. This latest investment... more
Harvest Partners SCF Invests in OTG Management
- 8 years 5 months ago
- Investment
Harvest Partners SCF, the non-control private equity strategy of Harvest Partners, LP, announced it has led a $250 million investment in OTG Management (“OTG” or the “Company”), a leading New York-based operator of airport food and beverage concessions. The investment will support OTG’s continued expansion, accelerating the introduction of the Company’s modern, user-friendly offering to new airport locations. Terms of the transaction were not... more
