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iOnctura extends Series A to EUR20.1m

iOnctura SA, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, developing a pipeline of next generation molecules targeting cancer and fibrosis, has raised an additional EUR5.1 million bringing its total Series A financing to EUR20.1 million. New investor 3B Future Health Fund, previously known as Helsinn Investment Fund, SICAR joins the existing blue chip

Transaction activity rebounding, says LDC

Mid-market private equity investor LDC says there are signs transaction activity had started to rebound as more companies looked beyond the impact of the pandemic to long-term growth and diversification strategies.In a half-year update, the firm announced it had backed a total of 18 investments in the first half of

Munich Private Equity Partners closes third mid-cap buyout fund at EUR162m

Munich Private Equity Partners (MPEP) has closed its third private equity program at EUR 162 million with renowned international investors. The original target for MPEP III was EUR100 million.ʉ۬MPEP launches a new private equity program approximately every 18 months. Benefiting from the relationship with its anchor investor, the mid-cap buyout

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TrueBridge Capital Partners closes sixth fund to invest in top VC firms

TrueBridge Capital Partners has closed its sixth venture capital fund-of-funds, TrueBridge Capital Partners Fund VI, with USD600 million in capital from LPs. Investors into TrueBridge Fund VI include new and existing global LPs, including foundations and endowments, pension funds, family offices, as well as high net worth individuals. With this

Kester Capital’s Frontier Medical sells infection prevention business

Kester Capital’s (Kester) portfolio company Frontier Medical, has sold its Infection Prevention business in a carve-out to Vernacare, backed by HIG Capital. The deal includes the brands Sharpsafe, Clinisafe and eXchange. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   The exited businesses are industry-leaders in the Infection Prevention market providing

Antares supports GreyLion Capital’s acquisition of Metal Era

Antares served as sole lead arranger and sole lender on USD65 million in senior secured credit facilities to support the acquisition of Metal Era by GreyLion Capital.Founded in 1980 in Waukesha, WI, Metal Era is a manufacturer of high-performance roofing products focused on metal edge and ventilation solutions for commercial,

Roslin Technologies embarks on GBP50 million capital raise

Roslin Technologies, the UK’s specialist AgriTech venture builder, is embarking on a GBP50 million second round capital raise, valuing the Edinburgh-based company at more than GBP55 million. The four-year-old business, which partners closely with the Roslin Institute, creator of Dolly the Sheep, will use the funds to invest in a wide

YFM backs the GBP17m buyout of loss adjusting and claims management specialist

Loss adjusting and claims management specialist GHG Limited near Southampton has funded its primary buy-out by securing a GBP7 million equity investment from YFM Equity Partners (YFM). The deal, with a total value of GBP17 million, is the first from the PE house’s GBP80 million Buyout Fund II and marks the

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