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Envisagenics closes USD2.35m seed financing round

Envisagenics, a biotechnology company that applies Artificial Intelligence to the genetic sequence of patients to discover new therapies, has raised USD2.35 million in a seed funding round. The investors include Third Kind Venture Capital (3KVC), Cosine, LLC (NYC biotech investors), Dolby Family Ventures, Dynamk Capital, NY Empire State Development (ESD),

Flare Capital Partners invests in VisitPay

Healthcare-focused Venture capital firm Flare Capital Partners has made an investment in VisitPay, the provider of a technology solution used by major US healthcare systems with total net patient revenue of USD30 billion. Gary Gottlieb, an Executive Partner at Flare Capital and former CEO at Partners HealthCare, commented: “As the

LBO France acquires Bexley

LBO France has acquired Bexley, a French specialty retailer of men’s high quality footwear. The founding manager, Eric Botton, will keep a minority interest in the Company. Founded in 1985, Bexley rapidly established itself as one of the most successful French retailers of men’s footwear positioned in the affordable luxury

Blick Rothenberg makes first acquisition

Blick Rothenberg, part of CogitalGroup, has expanded the acquisition of audit, accountancy, outsourcing and business advisory firm Shelley Stock Hutter. This acquisition is part of Blick Rothenberg’s growth and acquisition strategy and is another step forward for CogitalGroup and its plans to build a technology driven, international business services group.

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Euronext acquires Irish Stock Exchange

Euronext has expanded its ‘Federal model’ with the acquisition of 100 per cent of the shares and voting rights of The Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) for EUR137 million. The acquisition is in line with Euronext’s long term strategy, and sees Ireland become its sixth core European country. Euronext intends to

Ardian in talks to become majority shareholder of DRT

Ardian, an independent private investment company, has entered into exclusivity with some family shareholders and Tikehau Capital to acquire a controlling stake into Les Dérivés Résiniques et Terpéniques (DRT). The proposed transaction values DRT at approximately EUR1 billion and is fully supported by DRT’s management team which will remain in

Mubadala Investment Company acquires Verno Capital’s private equity advisory unit

Mubadala Investment Company, an Abu Dhabi Government owned company, has acquired Verno Capital’s private equity advisory unit to strengthen its internal investment and asset management capability across Russia and the CIS region.   The transaction sees a number of Verno employees transfer to Mubadala, who will now have a complete focus

Praesidian Capital leads USD12.3m investment in Remedy Health

Praesidian Capital, a provider of senior and subordinated capital for small and mid-sized businesses, has led a USD12.0 million mezzanine debt investment and a USD0.3 million equity co-investment to support the acquisition of Remedy Health Media (Remedy) by Topspin Partners (Topspin). Headquartered in New York, NY, Remedy is a leading

RPC launches guide to private equity fund restructurings

RPC and The British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA) have launched a new guide on private equity fund restructurings to bring clarity to this complex area. RPC has produced the guide for fund sponsors, investors and investment professionals, going through potential scenarios that could require a private equity

APEXX raises USD4m in initial seed round

APEXX, a single marketplace for global payments, has closed an initial seed funding round and been awarded a grant by Innovate UK, activity totalling USD4 million (GBP3.2 million). The round was led by Forward Partners, a top London-based VC which specialises in applied artificial intelligence (AI) and have previously invested in EmpowerRD,

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