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Ocorian completes acquisition of Nordic Trustee

Ocorian, a financial services group and provider of fund, corporate, capital markets and private client services has completed the acquisition of Nordic Trustee, a provider of trustee and agency services for bonds and direct lending in the Nordic region.   This transaction reflects Ocorian’s strategy to further build its capital

Pharmacy M&A deals jump 26 per cent as sector thrives during pandemic

The number of UK pharmacy M&A transactions has jumped 26 per cent to 408 in the last year, up from 325 the year before, says UHY Hacker Young, the national accountancy group. Pharmacies were one of few sectors to benefit from a surge in customer demand during the pandemic. As

SkyCell raises USD35m in Series C funding

SkyCell â€“ a Swiss pharma-tech company manufacturing smart containers enabling the safe, secure, and sustainable transportation of pharmaceutical products – has secured USD34.8 million (CHF 32 million) in Series C funding.  The round â€“ a combination of equity and debt financing – included DisruptAD (the venture capital arm of Abu Dhabi-based sovereign wealth fund

Sequential Skin raises USD1.65m in oversubscribed seed round

Sequential Skin Ltd, a UK/Singapore biotech start-up has raised USD1.65 million in its oversubscribed seed round – to revolutionise the future of skin health. The round was led by Metaplanet, and supported by Scrum Ventures, SOSV, Genedant, and angel investor, Ben Holmes (ex General Partner at Index Ventures). This latest

Binderholz acquires BSW Timber

BSW Timber Ltd (BSW), a UK-based integrated forestry and sawmilling group, has been acquired by Binderholz.  The deal is subject to normal closing conditions and approval from the Austrian Competition Commission and UK Financial Conduct Authority. Binderholz is a significant global sawmiller and producer of value added products, including cross

OakNorth Bank completes GBP19m loan to investment firm

OakNorth Bank has provided a GBP19 million loan to Sullivan Street Partners, to fund the acquisition of Osborne Infrastructure. Part of Geoffrey Osborne Group, a family-owned business founded in 1966, Osborne Infrastructure is a leading Tier 1 civil engineering and transport infrastructure business, with core geographies in London, the South-East

property.xyz raises GBP268k in angel seed round

Intelligent property search portal property.xyz has secured a seed round of angel investment of GBOP268,000 from eleven, experienced investors in the fields of technology, finance and real estate. Co-founders Robert Jones and Dr Simone Di Cola started development on property xyz in 2019, which entered a beta phase in August

Evendo raises USD4.7m in over-subscribed Series A at USD66m valuation

Evendo, the global leader in the online social events market today announced the raising of USD4.7 million in a Series A funding round.  This will accelerate the company’s rapid expansion at a time where businesses and private individuals alike resume the planning and booking of social events online. This comes

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