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Agritek Holdings secures USD400,000 cash infusion from PE fund

Agritek Holdings is to receive an estimated USD400,000 from its institutional partners and private equity fund based in Chicago this month. The funds will be used to roll out and market the company's Mont Blunt brand of e-cigarettes and to cover initial infrastructure costs related to its agricultural greenhouse project

Vector Capital acquires IPVALUE

Private equity firm Vector Capital has acquired IPVALUE Management from existing venture investors and other shareholders. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   IPVALUE, founded in 2001, is a provider of intellectual property (IP) transactional and advisory services for the world’s premier technology companies, top R&D labs,

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Private equity and alternative firms move down market to support retail clients

Private equity and alternative firms are moving down market to support the retail marketplace, according to research from analytics firm Cerulli Associates. "Private investment managers, following in the tracks of hedge-fund-focused alternative firms and traditional long-only managers, are tapping the public markets," says Michele Giuditta, associate director at Cerulli. "Delivering

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MidOcean Partners invests in Nutrabolt

Private equity firm MidOcean Partners has made a significant minority equity investment in Nutrabolt, a nutritional life sciences company known for its popular sports nutrition brand, Cellucor. Founded in 2002 in Texas, Nutrabolt produces a line of sports nutrition products under the Cellucor, Neon Sport and Royal Sport brands.  

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AAA to acquire additional APU stake

All Asia Asset Capital (AAA), through a special purpose wholly owned subsidiary, is to acquire a further 4.5 per cent of Andaman Power and Utility Company (APU) from existing shareholder Chakris Kajkumjohndej. APU is a privately held company based in Myanmar and Thailand which operates in the development of utility

HSBC supports Equistone-backed Concept Life Sciences transaction

HSBC’s North West leverage finance team has played a key role in supporting three acquisitions made by the Manchester-based Concept Life Sciences Group, a newly formed scientific laboratory and consultancy business. Following backing from Equistone Partners Europe, which has taken a majority stake in the group, Concept Life Sciences has

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Horizon Technology Finance leads USD25m venture loan to mBlox

Horizon Technology Finance Corporation has led a USD25 million venture loan for mBlox, one of the world’s largest providers of A2P (application-to-person) text messaging. The venture loan was fully funded at closing, with Horizon funding its commitment of USD10 million. mBlox will use the funds to support its continued growth.

Thoma Bravo to acquire Sparta Systems

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo is to acquire Sparta Systems, a provider of enterprise quality management solutions (EQMS), from current investors Summit Partners and Altaris Capital Partners. Financial details have not been disclosed, and the transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2014.   “We are excited

CI Capital Partners acquires Maroon Incorporated

An affiliate of private equity firm CI Capital Partners is to acquire Maroon Incorporated, which has changed its name to Maroon Group, a North American distributor of specialty chemicals based in Avon, Ohio. Maroon’s management team retains a significant equity interest in the company. Terms of the transaction were not

Taliance to focus on alt investments following back-office solutions sale

Taliance, a global analytics provider serving the alternative investments marketplace, has sold its back office-focused accounting and transactional solutions to asset management software provider Cassiopae. Taliance now intends to concentrate on the rapidly-growing and evolving alternative investments space.   Cassiopae, which has a global focus on back office solutions for the

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