AIM-quoted China Private Equity Investment (CPE) has signed a conditional acquisition agreement to acquire interests in four companies which themselves hold interests in four domestic Chinese businesses. The agreement has been signed with Elypsis Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of Asia Private Credit Fund Limited, which is managed by an
Retail, real estate, utilities and pension fund activity were not enough to fill the gap left by a dearth of mergers and acquisitions deals in Canada's oil patch and mining companies. Even life sciences chipped in with large deals in Q4, but it was not enough to prevent 2013 being
Intelligent Fingerprinting, a British company developing the world’s first handheld fingerprint-based drug screening device, has secured GBP750,000 in funding from a consortium of private US-based investors. The funding boost will be used to support the final stages in the development of the company’s non-invasive drug screening technology, which uses the
Global crowd funding platform Indiegogo has raised USD40m in Series B funding. The financing will be used to continue making key hires, expand globally and improve the user experience. The round is led by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), with additional funding from
Madison Reed has raised USD12m in a Series B round of funding led by Norwest Venture Partners (NVP). Previous investors, True Ventures and Maveron, also participated in this round. The company, which launched today, leverages e-commerce technology to deliver salon-quality hair colouring formulas, immediate, personalised hair assessment, and at-home
HIG WhiteHorse has arranged and provided a GBP29m unitranche debt financing for Steelite International, a provider of tableware for the international hospitality industry. HIG WhiteHorse has implemented a flexible debt financing to allow Steelite to build on its current market position and support management in taking full ownership of the
Nearly three-quarters (71 per cent) of advisers are backing renewable energy investment given the inflation protection it provides, according to a study by Albion Community Power (ACP). ACP is a power generation company launched by UK venture capital specialist Albion Ventures. Despite receiving support from advisers as an attractive
IP Group has extended its commercialisation agreement with The University of Manchester through its technology transfer company, UMI3 Ltd, to include Proof-of-Principle (PoP) funding for graphene projects. Subject to completion of its capital raising announced on 23 January 2014, it intends to commit a further GBP2.5m of funding, bringing the total
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s office of compliance inspections and examinations (OCIE) has issued a risk alert on the due diligence processes that investment advisers use when they recommend or place clients’ assets in alternative investments such as hedge funds, private equity funds, or funds of private funds. “Money
Accountant and business adviser firm James Cowper has advised City & County Healthcare Group on a secondary management buy-out from Sovereign Capital Partners with backing from Graphite Capital. City & County provides home care assistance, primarily for the elderly. It also provides specialist care services for young people and adults
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