Angela Sormani

Dwellable raises $2 mln

Dwellable has raised $2 million in Series seed financing led by Version One Ventures and Maveron. Dwellable is a mobile app for vacation rentals.

TransferWise gets backing from prominent tech investors

Peter Thiel’s Valar Ventures, Index Ventures, Sir Richard Branson and other technology investors have invested $25 million in TransferWise. The London-based business is an international money transfer platform.

peHUB First Read

Tuesday morning First Read brings you news of New York City Comptroller's placement agent ban, ten must-read venture capital blogs, True Ventures steady exit stream and MassPRIM slowing down its venture game.

Jobs of the week: Liberty Mutual, Ohio and Providence are hiring

This week job seekers can consider vacancies at AllianceBernstein, Imprint Capital Advisors, Liberty Mutual, Ohio State University and Providence Health & Services.

ArchiMed nears fundraising target

ArchiMed’s first fund, Med I FIA, has reached a first close with 15 international institutional and private investors. Triago acted as ArchiMed's placement agent. Based in Lyon, ArchiMed is focused on the healthcare sector in Europe.

Syntaxis Capital finances Expert Petroleum

Syntaxis Capital has backed Expert Petroleum through its second mezzanine fund. Expert Petroleum is an oil & gas services business based in Romania.

Monomoy Capital Partners and Kingsmoor scoop PCCA

Monomoy Capital Partners and Kingsmoor are to acquire the denim manufacturing operations of Plains Cotton Cooperative Association. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Blackstone and Ivanhoe boost Gecina holding

Real estate funds managed by Blackstone and Ivanhoe Cambridge have reached an agreement increase their holding in Gecina. The business is a French real estate company.

Sovereign Capital exits Tracscare

Sovereign Capital has realised its investment in Tracscare Group. The specialist care provider has been sold to G Square, a European healthcare-focused private equity firm.

TowerBrook acquires ICS from Blackstone

TowerBrook Capital Partners is to acquire Independent Clinical Services from The Blackstone Group. Former Capita CEO, Paul Pindar, will become chairman of the board.