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Harris Williams, a global investment bank specializing in M&A advisory services, announces that it advised Ontellus, a portfolio company of The CapStreet Group (CapStreet), on its majority investment from Aquiline Capital Partners LLC (Aquiline). The transaction was led by Derek Lewis, Anthony Basmajian, Bryce Walker and Maury Nolen of the Harris Williams Business Services Group. As part of the transaction, CapStreet will remain an investor in the company.

Harris Williams, a global investment bank specializing in M&A advisory services, announces Receipt Bank’s Series C capital raise of approximately $73 million (£55 million) in equity and debt, led by Insight Partners (Insight), joined by Augmentum Fintech plc (Augmentum), with participation from existing investors Kennet Partners (Kennet) and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). Receipt Bank is one of the world’s leading digital bookkeeping platforms. The funds will be used to continue expansion in Europe, Australia and North America, and build on Receipt Bank’s award-winning product suite. The transaction, led by Thierry Monjauze, Tyler Dewing, Julien Oussadon, Sylvain Noblet and Mathew Tsui of the Harris Williams Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT) Group, builds upon Harris Williams’ experience in the fintech sector.

Harris Williams, a global investment bank specializing in M&A advisory services, announces that it is advising Fitness World, a portfolio company of FSN Capital, on its pending sale to PureGym, a portfolio company of Leonard Green & Partners (LGP) and the UK's largest gym operator. Fitness World is a leading fitness operator in Europe. The transaction, being led by Ed Arkus, Danielius Uznys and Krishna Patel of the Harris Williams Consumer Group, extends the firm’s experience in the fitness space. Recent Harris Williams fitness transactions include advising PureGym on its sale to LGP, Taymax on its sale to Trilantic North America and Impact Fitness on an investment by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, among other transactions.