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Rob van Kuijk, Finles Capital

Finles Capital launches FundCoin ICO pre-order

Pre-order subscriptions for Finles Capital’s FundCoin ICO are now open, with a full launch to follow on 30 September 2017. Finles Capital aims to distribute EUR100 million from the ICO and to invest in the Lowestoft Private Equity fund. This Fund will invest in the blockchain industry via several VC

Partech invests EUR30m in SendinBlue

Partech Growth has invested EUR30 million investment in SendinBlue, a France-headquartered digital marketing platform for SMBs. This Partech Growth’s eigth overall transaction and its fifth in Europe. SendinBlue will accelerate its investments in its leading one-stop-shop product and its sales and marketing efforts worldwide.   Armand Thiberge, CEO and founder

Ohio’s Fintech71 Accelerator picks ten startups for inaugural programme

After a rigorous global process and rounds of technical and qualitative reviews, Fintech71 has officially chosen its inaugural cohort of financial technology startups. The ten startups were formally announced today at Finovate in New York City. Three European companies, from the UK, Ireland and Portugal, are among the ten winners.

Monroe Capital Provides Financing to Citizens Rx

Monroe Capital has acted as sole lead arranger and administrative agent on the funding of a senior credit facility to support the growth of Citizens Rx. Based in Oak Park, Illinois, Citizens Rx is a full-service Pharmacy Benefit Management provider for public and private companies and health plans. The company

NorthEdge adds to senior team

NorthEdge Capital has made a number of key promotions as the senior team expands, with Founding Partner Dan Wright leaving the firm to pursue other interests, including studying for a masters in International Relations at the University of Manchester. NorthEdge has promoted Head of Manchester, Jon Pickering to Partner following

Octopus offers first ISA wrapper for VCT investment

Octopus Investments is enabling people to invest in VCTs for the first time through their ISA. The move comes as Octopus announces the launch of the latest fundraise for its Titan Venture Capital Trust (Titan), the largest VCT in the UK, with a record-breaking target of GBP120 million with the

Schroders launches first UK infrastructure debt fund

Schroders has launched ts first UK-dedicated infrastructure debt fund, with a focus on UK pension funds and insurance companies. The Schroder UK Infrastructure Debt fund will target junior loans in the transport, energy, environmental, social infrastructure and telecoms sectors in the UK, focusing on higher yielding opportunities in the market.

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Investcorp adds to International Advisory Board

Investcorp, a provider and manager of alternative investment products, has appointed Deepak Parekh, Chairman of HDFC Limited, to its International Advisory Board. Parekh has played a significant role in the development of the financial sector in India, playing a leading role in the diversification of the business into banking, asset

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India leads the way in impact investing, says new research

Impact investment in India topped USD1 billion for the first time in 2015 and, between 2010 and 2016, totalled more than USD5.2 billion as the market attracted more than 50 active impact funds, according to new research by McKinsey.  The new data also reveals that the average deal size has

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