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ARQIS advises Oerlikon on the acquisition of D-Coat

ARQIS has advised the listed Swiss technology group Oerlikon on the acquisition of D-Coat, a German supplier of diamond coating technologies. The Parties have agreed not to disclose the purchase price.The acquisition is a further step in Oerlikon’s strategy to strengthen its surface coating portfolio. Day-to-day operations at the existing

Augusta advises Fortum on 500MW Credit Suisse sale

Augusta & Co (Augusta), a specialist financial adviser to the renewable energy industry, has overseen the sale of an 80 per cent stake in Finnish utility firm Fortum’s wind portfolio across Norway, Finland and Sweden, accounting for approximately 500MW of operational and construction projects, to funds advised by Credit Suisse

Livingbridge re-invests in Sykes Holiday Cottages

UK mid-market private equity investor Livingbridge is re-investing as a minority shareholder in Sykes Holiday Cottages (Sykes), a UK-basedindependent holiday home provider with over 25 years’ experience in the market.Livingbridge first invested in Sykes in January 2015, when the business managed 5,000 properties in the UK and Ireland. Livingbridge successfully

MCI.EuroVentures completes partial sale of Netrisk stake to TA Associates

Private equity firm MCI Group’s MCI.EuroVentures fund is selling a portion of its shares in Netrisk, an online insurance brokerage in Hungary, to global growth private equity firm TA Associates for EUR55 million (PLN 235 million). As a result of the partial exit, MCI.EuroVentures (buyout fund of MCI Group) has realised

Options secures significant growth investment from Abry Partners

Options, a provider of cloud-enabled managed services to the global capital markets, has secured a significant growth investment from Abry Partners, a Boston-based sector focused private equity firm. The transaction will enable the firm’s executive team to significantly accelerate its growth strategy, pursue strategic M&A targets, invest further in the firm’s technology

Varagon partners with Aflac Global Investments

Varagon Capital Partners, a direct lender to middle market companies, is to form a new strategic partnership with Aflac Global Investments (Aflac) and is extending its existing strategic partnership with American International Group (AIG).Upon closing of the new partnership, Aflac will make a new multi-year investment commitment of up to

MiAlgae secures GBP1 million investment

Edinburgh-based biotech startup MiAlgae has received an investment of GBP1 million to focus on the commercialisation of its revolutionary microalgae product, targeting the rapidly growing global aquaculture and pet food industries.The biotech business uses co-products from the whisky distillation process to produce microalgae, which is high in omega 3 and

Novo Seeds portfolio company NorthSea Therapeutics raises US40m in Series B financing

Novo Seeds’ portfolio company, NorthSea Therapeutics a Dutch biotech company developing novel and innovative strategies for the treatment of NASH (Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis) and other metabolic, inflammatory and fibrotic diseases, has successfully closed a USD40 million (EUR36 million) Series B financing round.The proceeds of this fundraising will be used by NST

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