UK Innovation funder Rocking Horse has announced a multi-million-pound partnership with London-based specialist investment firm Quilam Capital.The companies will look to assist the millions of UK SMEs who are eligible for around GBP22 billion worth of Government R&D tax credits or Innovate UK grant schemes, with advance funding to support
Praetura Ventures, an investor in businesses in high-value sectors, has launched the Praetura EIS Growth Fund.As an ‘evergreen’ fund, the Praetura EIS Growth Fund is looking to raise up to GBP30 million per annum and will soft close twice a year with the funds raised being deployed to support the
Specialist business advisory firm FRP has appointed Heath Snyder as a partner to its Manchester corporate finance team.With more than 25 years’ industry experience, Snyder has spent two decades at the Big Four, having held senior roles at PWC and Deloitte. He joins FRP from Shore Capital, where he was
Shamrock Capital, a Los Angeles-based investment firm, has appointed Laura Held and Jason Sklar as Partners of the firm.“We are very excited to have Laura and Jason join the partnership,” says Steve Royer, Partner at Shamrock Capital. “Both of them have shown tireless dedication to the firm, a keen understanding
Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP), a private equity firm based in St Louis, has acquired PKWARE, a Milwaukee, Wisconsin-based provider of data security software solutions. AGC Partners served as the exclusive financial advisor to PKWARE on this transaction. Terms have not been disclosed. Founded in 1986, PKWARE (www.pkware.com) created the .ZIP
Apex Group Ltd, a global financial services provider, has appointed Jean-Daniel Zandona as Sales Director, based in Luxembourg.Effective 1 May, Zandona reports to Aman Bahel, European Head of Sales. He joins Apex with over two decades of experience in private asset markets. Apex delivers a single-source solution to asset
Swiss company Creoptix, which received series C funding in September and focuses on next-generation bioanalysis, is supporting Professor Adriano Aguzzi, Professor for Neuropathology at University of Zurich, in developing Covid-19 antibody tests.
B2B software focused investor Oxx, which is headquartered in London and Stockholm, has made four new additions to its team. Philip Edmondson-Jones joins the London team as a Principal; Ingrid Bonde Åkerlind joins as an Investment Professional in Stockholm; Mark Lewis joins the London team as the Operating Partner; and Archit
Wellth, a platform designed to improve treatment adherence using behavioural economics, has received USD10 million in Series A funding round. Existing investors yabeo and Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund (BIVF) co-led the funding round with participation from returning investors AXA Venture Partners, New York Life Ventures, NFP Ventures and I2BF Global
Blockdaemon, a blockchain infrastructure platform for node management serving institutions and developers, has completed a strategic funding round of USD5.5 million led by venture capital (VC) firms focused on blockchain technology. Blockdaemon’s funding round is supported by a number of new investors including Hashkey, CoinShares, Blockchain.com, Kenetic, SPiCE VC and Fenbushi
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