Later stage VC and growth capital firm IVP has closed IVP XVI, a USD1.5 billion fund. This is the largest fund in the firm’s 37-year history and brings cumulative committed capital to USD7 billion. IVP XVI was significantly oversubscribed, with the firm’s existing Limited Partners contributing the vast majority of
By George Ralph, RFA – The alternative investment sector at large is well aware of the imminent GDPR and MiFID ii regulations which are coming into effect next year, and about how firms will require some fairly serious system refreshes if they are to comply properly. However, there is one
Britbots, the mentoring organisation devoted to supporting British-based robotics start-ups, has launched Britbots CROWD, the world’s first dedicated equity crowd-funding platform for high potential companies in field of robotics and associated technologies. Many of the companies listed will have already been backed by the British Robotics Seed Fund, which raised
Coinsilium, an investor that finances and manages the development of early-stage blockchain technology companies, has announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2017. The company has reported total comprehensive income, which includes fair value gain on available for sale financial assets, of GBP290,210 (H1 2016: loss
Private equity firm Arsenal Capital Partners (Arsenal) has appointed Patricia Grad as a Senior Managing Director and Head of Investor Relations. Grad has over 15 years’ experience in developing, launching, and executing strategic fundraising and investor relations programs for private equity firms. Bill Farrell, Arsenal’s Head of Investor Relations
Home Inc, a social e-commerce platform for the home furnishing industry, has completed a USD5 million Series A+ round of financing led by Sky9 Capital with participation from existing investor Capital Today. Home Inc is a social e-commerce platform for furniture and home furnishings in China. The Hangzhou-based company provides
Actua Corporation has entered into separate agreements to sell its three majority-owned businesses – VelocityEHS, Bolt Solutions and FolioDynamix – for an aggregate of USD549 million in cash. The sales are the result of the Board’s comprehensive review of a range of strategic options to maximise stockholder value, which was
Palatine Private Equity has made a new addition to its Manchester team with the appointment of Tom Ross-Jones as Portfolio Director. Ross-Jones, who is a qualified chartered accountant, joins Palatine from EY, where he spent 11 years with the business advisory firm. Tom has advised businesses on a range of
FirstPoint Equity, a global private funds placement group and advisory firm, has appointed veteran LP Craig Lewis as Managing Director. Lewis will be responsible for client advisory and business development within Real Assets including Agriculture, Energy and Power, Natural Resources and Real Estate. As Director of Private Markets and
Ipes, a leading provider of outsourced services to private equity in Europe, has appointed Gary Ayres as a Senior Manager in the firm’s Jersey Office. Ayres joined Ipes in August 2017 and is responsible for the management and development of the Jersey client delivery teams and the associated client portfolios
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