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Hercules Capital adds to Board of Directors

Hercules Capital, a specialty financing provider to innovative venture, growth and established stage companies backed by some of the leading and top-tier venture capital and select private equity firms, has appointed Pam Randhawa to its board of directors, effective 1 November, 2021.  Randhawa is a thought leader within the life

Evercore appoints Vice President in Private Capital Advisory Group

Evercore has appointed Thomas Sabatier as a Vice President in the firm’s Private Capital Advisory group (PCA). Sabatier will be based in the London office and will focus on advising limited partners on secondary market transactions and providing execution services. Sabatier has over seven years of experience in the secondaries

Blackstone acquires majority stake in SPANX

Blackstone has acquired a majority stake in SPANX, Inc, a ‘mission-driven’ womenswear brand founded by Sara Blakely in 2000, at a valuation of USD1.2 billion – with Blakely maintaining a significant equity stake in the business.  Blakely, along with SPANX’s existing senior management team, will continue to oversee daily operations,

Agronomics leads USD4m Seed Funding round for California Cultured

Agronomics, a listed company focused on the field of cellular agriculture, has led a Seed Funding Round with a USD2.2 million investment for California Cultured Inc. The financing is in the form of a SAFER (Simple Agreement for Future Equity). Global venture firm SOSV’s IndieBio also participated in the round.

Maples Group Expands Cayman Islands Funds & Investment Management practice

Caroline Heal has joined Maples and Calder, the Maples Group’s law firm, as a Funds & Investment Management Partner in its Cayman Islands office. Heal brings extensive experience in the structuring, formation and operation of offshore hedge funds, private equity funds and investment fund platforms. She advises a wide range

BIOMILQ secures USD21m in Series A financing

North Carolina-based mammary biotechnology company BIOMILQ has successfully closeed USD21 million in Series A financing, which will enable their acceleration of bringing cell-cultured human milk to market.  Leading the fundraise are Danish life science investor Novo Holdings and clean tech leader Breakthrough Energy Ventures. Additional support comes from Blue Horizon,

Ancala Partners and Fiera Infrastructure complete acquisition of Augean plc

Ancala Partners (Ancala), an investor in mid-market infrastructure in Europe, and Fiera Infrastructure Inc. (Fiera Infrastructure), a Toronto-based investment firm focused on the infrastructure asset class, has completed the acquisition of Augean plc (Augean or the Company), for a total consideration of approximately GBP390 million. Augean is a highly regarded

Edison Partners makes several executive promotions

Edison Partners, the growth equity investment firm, has made a series of executive appointments. Effective immediately, Gregg Michaelson has been promoted to General Partner, Jennifer Lee has been promoted to Partner, and Joe Giquinto has been named Chief Financial Officer.  These promotions recognise the immense value of Michaelson’s operational and

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