The Wellcome Trust has acquired marina operator Premier Marinas Limited (PML) from the BlackRock UK Property Fund (“BlackRock”) for an undisclosed amount. PML’s existing operations include: • Over 5,000 wet and dry berths, and shore storage for over 2,000 boats, including fully serviced boatyard facilities. • 300,000 square feet of
Taking another significant step in building digital and video platforms to drive future growth, Verizon Communications is to acquires AOL Inc for USD50 per share–- an estimated total value of approximately USD4.4 billion. Verizon’s acquisition further drives its LTE wireless video and OTT (over-the-top video) strategy. The agreement will also
Pomona Capital has launched the Pomona Investment Fund, distributed by Voya Investments Distributor. With a USD25,000 minimum subscription requirement and an investor friendly tax reporting structure, the fund is designed to give accredited investors easier access to private equity investing. Pomona Investment Fund seeks to offer broad exposure to a
International Capital Flows, a report commissioned by the States of Guernsey and supported by Guernsey Finance, has analysed the economic benefits provided to the UK and Europe by the Guernsey funds market. The majority of the inward investment is deployed into long-term tangible assets, including private equity, infrastructure and commercial
Mission Bay Capital, a seed-stage venture firm investing in life science companies emerging from the University of California and the San Francisco Bay Area ecosystem, has closed MBC Fund II at USD25 million. MBC was created in August 2009 by QB3, a University of California research institute and accelerator. "We
Mooreland Partners acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Luna Innovations Incorporated (LUNA) on its merger with Advanced Photonix, Inc (API). The combined company will keep the Luna name and be headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia, and will have a strong product foundation with Luna Innovations' ("Luna") core test & measurement
CIT Group has served as Sole Lead Arranger and Administrative Agent in a USD90 million senior secured credit facility to support vXchnge Holdings’ (vXchnge) acquisition of eight datacenters. vXchnge is a portfolio company of The Stephens Group, a private equity firm located in Little Rock, Arkansas. Financing was provided by
Risk Capital Partners, the private equity firm chaired by Luke Johnson, has bought a majority stake in Zoggs, the global swimming products brand. Zoggs sells over 2.5 million pairs of goggles across 50 countries throughout the world. Founded in Sydney, Australia in 1992 it has built on its success as
Private equity firm Lonsdale Capital Partners has acquired a stake in Nutrisure Limited (Nutrisure), a supplier of superfoods both in the UK and internationally. In the fast growing and increasingly popular world of organic superfoods, which includes spirulina, coconut oil and chia seeds, Nutrisure has seen a significant increase in
eve – the new e-commerce venture launched to wake up the sleepy mattress industry – has closed a GBP600,000 seed funding round, with venture capital firm Octopus joining initial investors DN Capital and FJ Labs with a GBP225,000 investment. The original round, which was announced in February, was reopened due
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