Private Equity stories - Page 2
Accel-KKR backs AccessPay in Manchester growth push
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Manchester fintech AccessPay lands majority backing from Accel-KKR to speed product development, widen enterprise services and eye acquisitions.
Earlyasset raises $2 million to tackle venture liquidity
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Earlyasset emerges from stealth with $2 million pre-seed backing to build infrastructure for broader private market share sales.
AlphaSense adds custom AI agents for finance research
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AlphaSense unveils custom AI agents and expert call tools to automate research workflows for financial and corporate intelligence teams.
RELA buys UK renewable lease portfolio, launches Prepay
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RELA launches UK Prepay platform after acquiring major renewable energy lease portfolio, backed by Oaktree equity and Macquarie debt.
Julian Leighton named Chair as hedgehog lab expands
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Newcastle tech consultancy hedgehog lab has named Orange Bus Co-founder Julian Leighton as Chair to guide its ambitious expansion plans.
Persistent appoints Hari Abhyankar to lead private equity
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Persistent hires Hari Abhyankar as EVP and global head of private equity, sharpening its push into investor and professional services markets.
UK firms embrace AI but most yet to see clear payback
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Most UK firms now use AI, but with only 31% seeing clear returns, questions grow over costs, strategy and how success is defined.
Robinhood fund buys into Stripe, AI start-up ElevenLabs
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Robinhood Ventures Fund I adds Stripe and ElevenLabs stakes to give retail investors listed access to late-stage private tech firms.
ClearCourse buys Motasoft to boost garage software, AI
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ClearCourse buys Motasoft to expand in UK independent garages, adding embedded payments and AI to its garage management software suite.
Rogo buys Offset to boost AI agents for finance pros
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Rogo acquires AI agent firm Offset to deepen automation in investment banking and buy-side workflows after its USD $75 million Series C.
Alchelyst merger creates unified private markets platform
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Alchelyst merges with Lyra Client Solutions to form a unified tech-enabled private markets servicing platform led by founder Joan Kehoe.
ConnectWise unit maps IT pay trends, automation push
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Service Leadership's 2026 IT pay report links eased wage inflation and new 'Digital Worker' automation metrics to profitability for providers.
London tops fintech as Europe urges pension funding
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London tops global fintech funding as Europe outperforms in regulated niches but leans on US backers and eyes pensions to plug gaps.
Malcolm Seagrave named as hedgehog lab Chief Executive Officer
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hedgehog lab has promoted Malcolm Seagrave to CEO, tasking him with scaling its AI-driven digital consultancy across the North and Scotland.
Altimetrik names Dhirendra Nath as Chief HR Officer
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Altimetrik appoints Dhirendra Nath as Chief HR Officer to steer people strategy and culture integration after its merger with SLK.
Expereo appoints Kevin Brown as Chief Operating Officer
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Expereo names Kevin Brown COO to drive global operational integration and digital transformation across its managed network services.
Smart Communications names David Hamilton as Chairman
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Smart Communications appoints veteran fintech executive David Hamilton as Chairman to steer global expansion and AI push in regulated sectors.
Goldman Sachs Alternatives backs Schellman expansion
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Goldman Sachs Alternatives to take stake in Schellman, backing global expansion in AI governance, cybersecurity compliance and digital trust.
Teciem names Didier Bouillard chair to steer growth
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Teciem appoints fintech veteran Didier Bouillard as independent chair, tasking him with steering governance and growth under private equity.
Backbase names Didier Van der Coelden CFO for AI push
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Backbase appoints Didier Van der Coelden as CFO to steer growth and AI-led banking platform expansion across its global operations.