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Raphael Weiner joins venture capital investment team at Target Partners

Raphael Weiner has joined Munich-based venture capital firm Target Partners as an associate. Weiner will support the team in handling all tasks related to startup investments, from deal flow to the investment process right through to portfolio management. In 2009, Weiner became one of the first employees at Scoreloop, a

JTC assists Digby Wells’ Jersey move

JTC has assisted Digby Wells Environmental (Jersey) Limited to set up in the Channel Islands by providing company and relocation services.  Digby Wells made the decision to move to Jersey following a visit to the 2014 Mining Indaba conference in South Africa which is held annually in February. JTC has

QB3’s Mission Bay Capital closes USD25m Fund II

Mission Bay Capital, a seed-stage venture firm investing in life science companies emerging from the University of California and the San Francisco Bay Area ecosystem, has closed MBC Fund II at USD25 million.  MBC was created in August 2009 by QB3, a University of California research institute and accelerator. "We

Mooreland Partners advises Luna Innovations on merger with Advanced Photonix

Mooreland Partners acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Luna Innovations Incorporated (LUNA) on its merger with Advanced Photonix, Inc (API).  The combined company will keep the Luna name and be headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia, and will have a strong product foundation with Luna Innovations' ("Luna") core test & measurement

CIT serves as sole lead arranger in USD90m acquisition financing to vXchnge

CIT Group has served as Sole Lead Arranger and Administrative Agent in a USD90 million senior secured credit facility to support vXchnge Holdings’ (vXchnge) acquisition of eight datacenters.  vXchnge is a portfolio company of The Stephens Group, a private equity firm located in Little Rock, Arkansas. Financing was provided by

BTIG expands investment banking and capital markets team

BTIG has made a number of senior hires in its Investment Banking and Capital Markets division.  In New York, Charles Mather has joined the firm as a Managing Director within the firm’s Capital Markets Group while Brett Fodero has joined as a Director within the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT)

Announcement

Risk Capital Partners buys majority stake in Zoggs

 Risk Capital Partners, the private equity firm chaired by Luke Johnson, has bought a majority stake in Zoggs, the global swimming products brand. Zoggs sells over 2.5 million pairs of goggles across 50 countries throughout the world. Founded in Sydney, Australia in 1992 it has built on its success as

Lonsdale Capital acquires Nutrisure stake

Private equity firm Lonsdale Capital Partners has acquired a stake in Nutrisure Limited (Nutrisure), a supplier of superfoods both in the UK and internationally. In the fast growing and increasingly popular world of organic superfoods, which includes spirulina, coconut oil and chia seeds, Nutrisure has seen a significant increase in

Marketing

Morgan Stanley Global Private Equity sells Creative Circle

Morgan Stanley Global Private Equity (MSPE) has sold its majority interest in Creative Circle, a professional staffing firm specialising in advertising, creative and marketing talent, to On Assignment,  for USD570 million. The deal price includes up to USD30 million in contingent consideration if certain financial performance measures are achieved in

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