Varagon Capital Partners, a direct lender to middle market companies, is to form a new strategic partnership with Aflac Global Investments (Aflac) and is extending its existing strategic partnership with American International Group (AIG).Upon closing of the new partnership, Aflac will make a new multi-year investment commitment of up to
Wellington Partners, a European venture capital firm investing in early- and growth-stage life science companies, has appointed Dr Karl Naegler as a Managing Partner, effective 1 January, 2020. Naegler has a strong track record of investments in early and later stage life science companies as well as deep sector knowledge and
Edinburgh-based biotech startup MiAlgae has received an investment of GBP1 million to focus on the commercialisation of its revolutionary microalgae product, targeting the rapidly growing global aquaculture and pet food industries.The biotech business uses co-products from the whisky distillation process to produce microalgae, which is high in omega 3 and
Optimum Strategic Communications (Optimum), an international strategic healthcare communications firm, has appointed Shabnam Bashir to help build and strengthen its integrated public relations and investor relations offering to clients across the global healthcare industry.Shabnam brings 10 years of experience advising UK and international companies ranging from start-ups to large public
Foresight Group (Foresight) and Williams Advanced Engineering (Williams) have launched a share offer for Foresight Williams Technology Shares, a new share class within Foresight Solar & Technology VCT. The Offer, which opened on 20 December 2019, has a target fundraise in aggregate of GBP20 million and is open to investors for
Independent fund and corporate services provider, the Aztec Group, has been selected to provide depositary services to Stafford Capital Partners, an international real assets and private markets investment and advisory group.Serving more than 80 institutional investors across the globe, including the UK, continental Europe, the USA and Australia, Stafford Capital
Global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) continues its growth in France with the creation of a Valuation and Modelling business line (Valuation Services).With the launch of this new business line, A&M France now has 85 employees as of 1 January, 2020, a number which has grown from a
Novo Seeds’ portfolio company, NorthSea Therapeutics a Dutch biotech company developing novel and innovative strategies for the treatment of NASH (Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis) and other metabolic, inflammatory and fibrotic diseases, has successfully closed a USD40 million (EUR36 million) Series B financing round.The proceeds of this fundraising will be used by NST
Floreat has appointed Phil Griffiths as Managing Director within Floreat Aviation Capital Limited, its specialist aircraft leasing investment arm. Griffiths brings extensive experience in the aviation sector, having closed over USD10 billion in aircraft finance and leasing transactions since 2003. He joins from DAE Capital, where he headed the company’s corporate
Great Point Media (Great Point), a London-based media and investment group, has appointed Jamie Lowe as Head of Institutional Distribution. Lowe will oversee the structuring and launch of Great Point’s global institutional project finance fund which will look to invest in large-scale media projects and finance film and television programming globally.
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