Financials
VCs in £15m round for Cuvva
Cuvva has recently launched its first product, where customers pay monthly for insurance
Sovereign to sell Arachas for €250m
Sovereign backed the management buyout of Arachas in 2017 and acquired a controlling stake
VCs in £10m round for Uncapped
Accelerator Seedcamp also invested in the round, as well as several angel investors
Andera backs Auxiga SBO
GP will help the inventory pledge service pursue its international expansion
Connection Capital sells JCRA
Connection Capital provided £6.7m to support the buyout of the business in 2017
F2i, Hat sell stakes in Sia to CDP Equity in €3.2bn deal
Deal ends a five-year holding period for F2i and Hat, which owned 17% and 8.6% respectively
Mobeus-backed Ludlow acquires Ivan A Hargreaves
Ludlow finances its third acquisition this year with its debt facility provided by Santander
Inflexion-backed Radius acquires Burley
Inflexion portfolio company Radius has made its third acquistion under the firm's ownership
Goldman Sachs-backed Aston Lark acquires Protean
Aston Lark finances the deal using a £160m acquisition loan provided by Ares
Softbank invests $655m in Greensill
General Atlantic first invested in the company in 2018, while Softbank first invested in May 2019
Adelis backs insurance broker Säkra
With the GP's support, Säkra plans to further strengthen its market position and expand its offering
Exponent close to buying KPMG pensions advisory business – report
KPMG has been exploring the potential sale of its pensions advisory business since June 2019
Livingbridge-backed Broadstone acquires BBS
Broadstone makes its fourth bolt-on of 2019 with the workplace pensions services company
Eight Roads backs €13m series-B for Thinksurance
Frankfurt-based insurance technology company plans to use funding to grow and expand abroad
Santander InnoVentures et al. back €35m CrossLend series-B
Round also includes funding from existing investors Lakestar, ABN Amro Ventures and Earlybird
Apax Partners carves out GNB from Novo Banco for €168m
GNB will be part of GamaLife, a consolidation platform launched by Apax to pursue a buy-and-build strategy
Augmentum co-leads £44m series-B for challenger bank Tide
Company intends to use the fresh financing to consolidate its market position and scale up its team
Lovell Minnick, Pantheon to acquire Charles Taylor in £261m deal
US-based Lovell Minnick has made an offer for listed insurance services business Charles Taylor
Qualium backs Magnolia.fr MBO
GP invests in French online insurance brokerage, while management retains a majority stake
Pentech, Outward in £7m funding round for PrimaryBid
Pentech Fund III and Outward Fund VC have invested in the online investment platform
Dawn Capital in £110m round for Sonovate
Dawn Capital has invested in two previous funding rounds for the online lender
Sovereign-backed Bristow & Sutor acquires Credit Style
Bristow & Sutor has made its second acquisition since Sovereign's initial acquisition in 2017
Duet, EMEA Capital back Moneybaba
Moneybaba is an online lender focused on emerging markets and already operates in South America
Ventech in SEK 74m round for Capcito
Ventech and Schibsted Growth, a Swedish investor, both join the round as new investors