Leading global investment firms have committed to continue investing in the UK’s tech sector saying that London will remain an important destination for investment despite the vote to leave the European Union. Venture capital houses such as Index Ventures, Octopus Ventures, Balderton Capital and Hoxton Ventures are among a wider

Clearwater International has been mandated by Papierfabrik Palm to support the company in developing and implementing a favourable mid-term financing structure. Based on a tailor-made financing concept, Clearwater International coordinated a competitive process with several international banks and managed the structuring of a refinancing comprising a term loan and a

Clearwater International has advised Union Square, a provider of information management software to the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industries, on its sale to Deltek. Union Square, founded in 2000, has become the leading supplier of business and project information management software across the entire AEC supply chain. Headquartered in

Apricus Biosciences has entered into a common stock purchase agreement with Aspire Capital Fund.   Aspire Capital will complete an initial purchase of 2,531,645 shares of common stock for proceeds of USD1.0 million and has committed to purchase up to USD6.0 million in additional shares of common stock over the

BTG Global Advisory (BTG GA), an international alliance of independent restructuring and financial advisory firms, has expanded its global reach with the appointment of Matuson & Associates, a restructuring and insolvency firm focused on preserving and maximising enterprise value, based in South Africa. Matuson & Associates is a South African

Beringea Growth Finance has realised an ‘attractive’ return following the acquisition of Speciality European Pharma (SEP) by life science investor Juno Pharmaceuticals. In December 2014 Beringea Growth Finance agreed a GBP4.7m 4-year term loan to SEP. Beringea Growth Finance is part of Beringea, the transatlantic investor in high growth businesses

NorthEdge Capital, a private equity firm focussed on the North of England, has provided a multi million pound injection of development capital into the company behind premium casual dining brands Neighbourhood and Victor’s. East Coast Concepts, which was founded by entrepreneur James Hitchen and his brother Guy, currently operates the

Union Oil and Gas Group (UOGG), a subsidiary of private equity firm Union Group, and state corporation Empresa Nicaraguense del Petróleo (‘PETRONIC), are to sign an agreement for future operations in four oil and gas blocks in the Sandino Basin offshore of Nicaragua. The agreement, which is currently being finalised