BioMed Partners has invested in Tolremo therapeutics as part of USD9.3 million Series A financing round. Tolremo therapeutics was founded in March 2017 as a Spin-off from ETH Zürich. Tolremo’s proprietary platform has the potential to change cancer therapy by targeting resistance-causing molecular mechanisms up-front, thereby addressing drug resistance proactively
Blue Ocean Maritime Income, a closed-ended company which intends to operate as an investment trust, is to launch an initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The IPO will be by way of a placing and offer for subscription targeting the issue of 250 million ordinary shares
Snyk, a company that helps organisations use open source code securely, has closed a USD22 million Series B investment round led by Accel, with participation from GV and existing investors Boldstart Ventures, Heavybit and others. Open source software (OSS) is embraced by over 95 per cent of enterprises, which dramatically
Global fashion brand Michael Kors Holdings Limited is to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Italian luxury fashion house Gianni Versace for a total enterprise value of EUR1.83 billion, or approximately USD2.12 billion. Versace, long recognised as one of the world’s leading luxury fashion companies, is synonymous with Italian
Private equity fund manager and central and eastern Europe specialist, ForeVest Capital Partners, has closed a general partner-led secondary transaction of a fund on which it advises, PineBridge New Europe Partners II, LP (NEP II). In this transaction, a new investment fund, advised by ForeVest, has acquired portfolio companies from
Despite a lot of bluff and bluster and gnashing of tweets, US President Donald Trump was unable to provoke a spike in OPEC oil supply at OPEC’s Algiers meeting over the weekend, says Richard Robinson, manager of the Ashburton Global Energy Fund… OPEC’s power does not rest in the oil
Alder II AB (Alder), a Nordic investment fund focussing on developing sustainable technology companies, together with the management team, is to acquire 100 per cent of the shares in Scanacon Intressenter AB (Scanacon) from Verdane Capital VII K/S (Verdane). Scanacon is a provider of acid management systems used in the
Tailwind Capital (Tailwind), a middle-market private equity firm investing in targeted sectors within healthcare, business services and industrial services, has closed Tailwind Capital Partners III with USD1.8 billion of capital commitments. The fund, which exceeded its initial target and was oversubscribed, will pursue the same investment strategy Tailwind has employed
Audax Private Equity has acquired a controlling interest in Acuant from Insight Venture Partners, Lightview Capital and Egis Capital Partners. Yossi Zekri, President and CEO of Acuant, says: “We selected Audax because they share our vision and commitment to creating frictionless, trusted transactions that protect businesses from unnecessary risk. By
Funds advised by Apax Partners have acquired Authority Brands, a North American franchisor of home services, from PNC Riverarch Capital. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, Authority Brands is the parent company of two home services franchisors:
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