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Gearset raises $55M (Cambridge, England)

Cambridge, England-based Gearset, a company that provides DevOps solutions for Salesforce, has raised $55 million. The investment was led by Silversmith Capital Partners, the company said in a statemennt.

As part of the investment, Silversmith’s Sri Rao has joined Gearset’s board. Shea & Company acted as advisors to Gearset, Kirkland & Ellis served as legal counsel to Silversmith Capital Partners, and Mills & Reeve served as legal counsel to Gearset.

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