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CMS advises Primary Health Properties on merger with MedicX Fund Limited

International law firm CMS is advising healthcare sector real estate investment trust Primary Health Properties (PHP) on its merger with MedicX Fund Limited.   The agreement is intended to be implemented by way of a scheme of arrangement of MedicX, under which PHP will acquire the entire issued and to

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Calculus Capital invests GBP2.5m in Essentia Analytics

Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Venture Capital Trust (VCT) specialist Calculus Capital has invested GBP2.5 million in fintech company Essentia Analytics, a provider of behavioural data analytics and consulting for professional investors. The investment by Calculus will be used to further develop Essentia’s services as it scales its client base

Shine secures GBP350k investment

An entrepreneur who has developed a new recruitment platform which allows companies to interview candidates by video has secured GBP350,000 from the North East Venture Fund, supported by the European Regional Development Fund and managed by Mercia Fund Managers. Shine Interview, which is based in Sunderland, removes the need for

Firefly secures GBP5m in VC funding

Firefly, a suite of school learning tools used in 40 countries, and first developed by co-founders Simon Hay and Joe Mathewson while preparing for their GCSEs, has secured GBP5 million funding from Downing Ventures, alongside BGF and Beringea. Firefly has the potential to cut school administration by 50 per cent

EQT acquires Osmose Utilities Services

EQT Infrastructure has acquired Osmose Utilities Services (Osmose) from Kohlberg Investors VII, a fund managed by Kohlberg & Company. Osmose will maintain its corporate headquarters in Peachtree City, Georgia, under the continued leadership of CEO Ron Childress and the Osmose management team. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.  

Womble Bond Dickinson advises Piper on GBP6m private equity investment

Transatlantic law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised longstanding client Piper, a UK specialist investor in consumer brands, on its GBP6 million investment into Mindful Chef. Since its inception in 2015, Mindful Chef, which creates and delivers healthy food boxes replete with recipes, has grown rapidly with a 178

Foresight backs Fertility Focus with GBP1.25 million growth capital investment

Foresight Group (Foresight) has made a GBP1.25 million growth capital investment into Fertility Focus Limited (FFL), a fertility monitoring technology company that has developed OvuSense, a registered medical device that enables women to predict ovulation.  The investment was led by Foresight on behalf of Foresight VCT plc and Foresight 4

TV analytics platform Admo.tv raises EUR6m in Series B funding round

Admo.tv, a TV and radio analytics platform, has raised a Series B funding round of EUR6 million led by Runa Capital, Entrepreneur Venture and Cap Décisif. The new round is in addition to a EUR1.5 million round completed in 2016 with Entrepreneur Venture and Kerala Ventures, bringing total investment in

Horizon Capital closes third Ukraine-focussed fund at USD200m hard cap

Horizon Capital, a US private-equity firm investing in high growth and export-driven companies in Ukraine and the near region, has closed its third fund, Emerging Europe Growth Fund III (EEGF III) at its USD200 million hard cap, surpassing the fund’s USD150 million target.  In what marks the largest private equity

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