Finistere Ventures, a California-based innovation capital firm, has held the first closing of its new USD150 million Agtech Fund, Finistere II. The fund focuses on new technology solutions in food productivity, sustainability, and nutrition to address the ever-decreasing agricultural land resources, climate change, and changing population demographics. Finistere is collaborating
Eccrine Systems has raised USD1.5 million in seed funding. Investors include CincyTech Fund III, management, and other sources within the CincyTech local, regional and national investor co millionunity. Formed in late 2013, the advanced sweat sensor company is developing disposable electronic patch systems based on innovative research and intellectual property
“Global deal activity jumped 47% between 2013 and 2014, highlighted by large deals,” wrote John Primack in an article for Fortune.com. “Global merger and acquisition activity hit USD3.5 trillion in 2014, which is up 47% from the year before.” Primack noted that the data from Thomson Reuters “suggests that large
High Road Capital Partnershas sold portfolio company All Current Electrical Sales, marking the fourth exit for the firm’s debut fund, High Road Capital Partners Fund I. All Current is a leading specialty reseller of electrical components utilised across a broad range of commercial and industrial end markets. Transaction terms for
Cordiant, a leading emerging market private debt fund manager, has raised USD350 million at the final close of its latest debt fund, the Cordiant Emerging Loan Fund IV (CELF IV). The fund’s primary focus will be on senior, secured loans issued to emerging market private sector borrowers, with an emphasis
HIG Growth Partners has promoted Nik Shah to Managing Director. Shah joined HIG Capital in 2007 and has been responsible for numerous investments in a wide range of industries including technology, digital media, marketing and business services. Shah will continue to focus on investments across sectors as the HIG Growth
BIL Manage Invest (BMI) has selected Linedata Front Office Platform to manage the firm’s complete front-to-back asset management workflow across their full suite of investment funds. With an increased emphasis on risk management in the industry, AIFM Directive and UCITS regulation continue to impose controls and transparency with the end
Piper, a specialist investor in consumer brands, has sold Rollover Hot Dogs to Kerry Foods. The deal has been completed for an undisclosed sum. Since leading the BIMBO of Rollover in 2006, Piper has turned the company into the UK’s largest premium hot dog seller. Rollover Hot Dogs are sold
2015 will not be any easier for fund managers from an operational perspective. The raft of regulatory reporting under Annex IV and EMIR is set to increase, depending on the size of the manager, and the barriers to entry look set to remain high for new managers; both from a
Strong performance in Jersey’s funds sector in 2014 has seen the value of fund assets administered in the jurisdiction increase by almost one fifth year-on-year to reach the highest level in seven years. The latest figures for Jersey’s finance industry, collated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC) for the
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