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Xenikos secures USD30m in Series B financing

Xenikos, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company currently developing a novel therapy for treating acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD), has secured USD30 million in a Series B financing round. Two new investors in the company – Medicxi Ventures and RA Capital Management – participated in the financing round. The funds will be used

CMS acts for ITE Group plc on GBP300m acquisition of events businesses from Ascential

Law firm CMS is acting for main market listed ITE Group (ITE) on its proposed GBP300 million acquisition of Ascential’s Exhibitions Business.   The consideration for the acquisition (including estimated costs) is intended to be funded through a GBP315 million rights issue, which has been fully underwritten on a standby basis

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Gemini adds SEC veteran to leadership team

The Gemini Companies (Gemini) has appointed Brian Privor as Chief Regulatory Officer. In this new role, Privor will help ensure that both Gemini and its fund clients’ operations are optimally equipped to comply with rules set by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), National

Investec launches early-stage growth companies fund

Investec Emerging Companies, part of Investec Corporate and Institutional Bank, is launching a fund, INVC, to invest in UK scale-up companies in the fintech and enterprise software sectors. The fund has a target size of up to USD100 million, and will fill a gap that currently exists between seed and

TECHNEDs makes strategic investment in Measure My Energy

TECHNEDs has made a strategic investment in Measure My Energy that will utilise the investment firm’s expertise and planning in the field of emerging technologies. Together, TECHNEDs and Measure My Energy will explore new commercial strategies to disrupt the manner in which businesses can understand their utilities expenditure.   “We

Investcorp launches buy-and-build strategy in German healthcare sector

Investcorp has established a platform to enter the highly fragmented German dental sector. As its initial investment, Investcorp has acquired Privatzahnarztklinik Schloss Schellenstein GmbH (PSS), one of the leading centres for implantology and dental surgery, which attracts both domestic and international patients and is based in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. PSS

Inverness Graham sells Spirion

Inverness Graham, a private investment firm based in suburban Philadelphia, has sold Spirion LLC, a provider of enterprise data management security software, to the Riverside Company.  Spirion helps customers reduce their sensitive data footprint and minimise risks of cyber-attacks.  Spirion’s customers include leading firms in the financial services, retail, healthcare,

Edison Partners exits Billtrust

Edison Partners has completed the sale of its stake in Billtrust, a payment cycle management specialist, to New York-based private equity firm W Capital Partners. The sale generated more than an 10x return for Edison, the first institutional investor in Billtrust. Additional financial terms of the sale were not disclosed.   Founded

Swarm Fund lists SparkLabs to support Smart City and sustainability efforts

Swarm, the blockchain for private equity, has listed SparkLabs, the largest accelerator network in Asia. Founded in 2013, SparkLabs supports innovation sectors including IoT, smart cities, sustainability, and healthcare. Through its listing of the SPRK Token, Swarm Fund will support SparkLabs’ effort to raise up to USD30 million through a

Aztec Group adds to Jersey private equity team

Independent fund and corporate services provider, the Aztec Group, has appointed Ivana Paprckova as an Associate Director in Jersey. Following a string of significant client wins, Ivana will join the Group’s private equity team where she will play a lead role in the delivery of fund administration services to its

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