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Advised EdTech company Firefly Learning on its £5.2 million Series B funding round led by Downing Ventures. Existing investors BGF and Beringea also participated in the round.
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Advised the shareholders of DueDil, a fintech business, on the sale of their shareholdings to Artesian Solutions, a software company.
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Advised Digital Moneybox, the mobile savings and investment app, on its £14 million Series B funding round led by Eight Roads Ventures, the proprietary investment arm of Fidelity International Limited.
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Advised Lending Works Limited, the peer-to-peer lending platform, on the issue of c.£2m convertible loan notes from existing investors Maven Capital Partners, NVM Private Equity, Pollen Street Capital and a small number of business angels.
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Advised Allianz X, the digital investment unit of the Allianz group, on various investments including its Series B investment in SafeBoda, a major African ride hailing platform that also offers various on-demand consumer and payment services.
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Advised the Ticketer senior management team and Corvia Limited on a substantial investment by Tenzing Private Equity.
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Advised Model Village, the influencer platform, on its fundraising from Dorfman Media Holdings.
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Advised award-winning, ‘API Only’ technology provider Yapily Ltd on a funding round, co-led by LocalGlobe and HV Holtzbrinck Ventures.
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Advised Trustbridge Global Media, owned by international private equity firm Trustbridge Partners, on its landmark acquisition of the children’s book publisher Walker Books Limited. The complex transaction involved the acquisition of the majority shareholding in Walker Books from two discretionary trusts which held the shares for the benefit of employees and authors, and the acquisition of the remaining shares from over 300 employees and authors who held shares either directly or through the Walker Books’ share incentive plan.
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Advised the shareholders and management of regulatory infrastructure provider Lawson Conner on the £48 million sale of the business to Astorg private equity.
