Atlantic‐Pacific Capital, a privately‐owned placement agent and advisory firm, has held the oversubscribed final closing of Clearview Capital Fund III with USD325m of capital commitments.   The fund, managed by Clearview Capital, received support from a broad group of institutional investors including endowments, foundations, pension programmes, consultants and high‐net‐worth family

Silicon Valley Bank, a financial partner to technology, life science and cleantech businesses and their investors, is celebrating the first anniversary of its UK branch.   The only bank dedicated to the innovation sector in the UK, Silicon Valley Bank has grown its client base significantly since opening the branch

Medium-sized European companies – accounting for around one third of the region’s economy and employment – are likely to struggle to meet their multi-billion financing needs in the next few years, as banks reduce their lending to the sector, according to Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services.   S&P has launched Europe’s

London listed private equity firm JZ Capital Partners has reported a net asset value of USD643m for Q1 2013, an increase of 5.4 per cent on Q1 2012’s figure of USD610m.   NAV per share meanwhile totals USD9.90, while on 14 June 2013, the firm paid a semi-annual dividend of

Octopus has launched a new venture capital fund that will enable investors in the Octopus Titan VCTs 1-3 to continue to benefit from the star performers in their portfolio, while ensuring the VCTs remain qualifying and able to support more UK smaller companies.   The fund launch came after a

Anderson Strathern’s Glasgow commercial real estate team of solicitors has advised jewellery firm ROX in the latest phase of its expansion plans south of the border to prime locations in Leeds and Newcastle.   ROX is investing GBP2m to open its first stores outside of Scotland in a move expected