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Industry veterans launch natural foods investment fund

Boulder Investment Group Reprise (BIGR) has closed a new investment fund, BIGR Ventures, with capital commitments of over USD55 million. The fund has been founded by industry veterans Carole Buyers, Duane Primozich and Bill Weiland and builds off of the success of their former fund, Boulder Brands Investment Group (BBIG),

Asenqua Ventures raises USD125m for Fund IV

Technology investment firm Asenqua Ventures has closed its fourth investment fund, raising USD125 million which will be reinvested in capital efficient companies with a minimum revenue of USD10 million in niche technology sectors. Fund IV will target investments in semiconductors, display technology, software, medical technology, wireless communications, and internet infrastructure,

Liberty Media acquires Formula One

Liberty Media has agreed to acquire Formula One, the global motorsports business, from a consortium of sellers led by private equity firm CVC Capital Partners in a USD8 billion deal. Liberty Media owns interests in a broad range of media, communications and entertainment businesses.    These interests are attributed to

First ever Seedrs portfolio results show 14.44 per cent IRR

Seedrs has published its first ever portfolio update which reveals that for the first time, on a fair value basis, equity crowdfunding through the platform has produced better annualised rates of return (IRRs) than most other asset classes. The update looks at the characteristics and performance of the 253 deals

Jacobs Engineering acquires BAYQIK technology from Bayer

Paul Hastings has advised Jacobs Engineering Group on the acquisition of the patent rights for BAYQIK quasi-isothermal sulfuric acid converter technology and other related technology from Bayer. BAYQIK technology enables more efficient conversion of process gas with high SO2 concentrations.   Bayer developed, piloted and commercialised the technology over the

HIG Capital acquires Texbond

HIG Europe, the European arm of global private equity firm HIG Capital, has acquired a controlling interest in Texbond, a producer of specialty polypropylene nonwovens. Founded in Rovereto in the Trentino region of northern Italy in 1988, Texbond specialises in nonwovens for specialty applications in the hygienic, medical, construction, automotive,

VC firm e.ventures appoints general partner in Berlin

Venture capital firm e.ventures has appointed Arnulf Keese as general partner in the firm’s Berlin office. Keese joins European partners Andreas Haug, Christian Leybold and Bernardo Hernandez, in addition to North American partners Mathias Schilling and Tom Gieselmann.   Keese, the former vice president and general manager of PayPal DE/AT/CH,

Bedell Cristin appoints managing partner in Guernsey

Bedell Cristin has appointed Kate Ovenden as managing partner in the firm’s Guernsey office. An experienced corporate, banking and financial services lawyer who spent 10 years working at City law firm Withers, Ovenden (pictured) became a partner of Bedell Cristin in 2010, having returned to Guernsey to join the firm in

Elm Capital activity update reveals busy H1 2016

Elm Capital says it has seen a strong first half with primary fund closings and secondary transactions for many of its clients in Europe and North America. On 26 July, Montefiore Investment completed the first and final closing of its largely oversubscribed fourth fund at the agreed hard cap of

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Pavillion acquires Altius and launches Pavillion Alternatives Group

Pavilion Financial has closed its acquisition of Altius Holdings, the parent company of Altius Associates, a private markets advisory and separate account management firm with offices in the UK, US and Singapore.  Pavilion has also established Pavilion Alternatives Group, a combination of the operations of Altius Associates and LP Capital

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