Synpromics, a synthetic promoter and gene control company, has completed a financing round of GBP5.2 million led by existing investors Calculus Capital, the Scottish Investment Bank, the investment arm of Scottish Enterprise and private shareholders. Synpromics has grown rapidly over the past two years as it expanded its portfolio of
Private equity fund manager Calculus Capital has invested GBP3.5 million in Scottish biotechnology company Synpromics via its Enterprise Investment Scheme funds and venture capital trust. Calculus has invested in a GBP5.2 million fundraising round alongside the Scottish government’s economic development agency, Scottish Enterprise and a group of private investors. Edinburgh-based
The Angel CoFund, which launched at the end of 2011 with an initial government-backed funding of GBP50 million, is celebrating its fifth birthday. Since its creation, the Angel CoFund’s mandate has been to back the best UK-based high potential and high growth early stage companies and to partner with business
Affluent Partners has conditionally agreed to purchase 33 per cent of the entire issued share capital of Dellos Group, at the aggregate consideration of HKD79.2 million. Dellos Group is an investment holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability. Currently, it holds the entire equity interest of
Some 2.21 million investors in the UK are entering the new financial year with a greater risk appetite and seeking fresh investment angles, according to a survey of 1,000 UK investors by IW Capital. Nearly half (44 per cent) of British investors feel Brexit will have a positive impact on their investment strategy, with 22 per cent
Portfolio Advisors, a private markets-focused investment firm, has held the closing of PA Direct Credit Opportunities Fund II (PADCOF II) with total commitments of USD740 million, reaching the top end of its target fundraising range. The fund received support from existing and new investors, which included pension funds, insurance companies,
NorthEdge Capital has sold energy technology provider Utiligroup to Energy Services Group (ESG), a provider of technology solutions to the retail energy and utility industries, for an undisclosed sum. Founded in 1997, the Chorley-headquartered company is a provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions to the utilities and energy industries and has
Post Holdings, a consumer packaged goods holding company, is to acquire Weetabix from Shanghai-based state owned enterprise Bright Food Group and an investment fund advised by Barings Private Equity Asia, in a deal worth GBP1.4 billion. Baker McKenzie acted for Post Holdings. The Baker McKenzie team is led by London corporate
Travers Smith has advised long-standing client Patron Capital, the pan-European real estate private equity fund, on the sale of neuro disability care provider The Badby Group to Elysium Healthcare, a mental healthcare provider backed by BC Partners. The Badby Group, led by healthcare specialists Tim Street and Daniel Kay of
Private equity firm Vista Equity Partners is to acquire a majority ownership in eCommerce, brand protection and promotional intelligence solutions provider Market Track from Aurora Capital Group, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Market Track is a provider of data-driven market
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