Financial services

The firm will invest in companies based in the US and in Canada.

Aavas is an affordable housing finance company in India.

With these strategic additions, Ara Partners continues its commitment to decarbonizing the industrial economy.

Now CFO is an outsourced finance and accounting services provider.

SmartTrade is a global provider of multi-asset electronic trading and payments platforms.

B Riley Financial (BRF) is a Los Angeles-based financial services company.

‘The expectations of today’s younger talent, coupled with more visible leaders and investor expectations, are pushing finance to become more inclusive, and Pride groups are at the heart of that change.’

Avante Capital Partners and Brightwood Capital Advisors provided debt and equity financing for the transaction.

Battery Ventures-backed Forterro has entered a binding agreement to acquire Targit.

Ben Meyer joined in January to build a team to support Inflexion’s US growth initiatives.