Xenikos, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company currently developing a novel therapy for treating acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD), has secured USD30 million in a Series B financing round. Two new investors in the company – Medicxi Ventures and RA Capital Management – participated in the financing round. The funds will be used

TECHNEDs has made a strategic investment in Measure My Energy that will utilise the investment firm’s expertise and planning in the field of emerging technologies. Together, TECHNEDs and Measure My Energy will explore new commercial strategies to disrupt the manner in which businesses can understand their utilities expenditure.   “We

Edge Investments (Edge) has invested in a significant minority shareholding in Over the Top (OTT) video distribution platform Airbeem. Airbeem’s multi-use Software as a Service (SaaS) platform enables content owners to publish and monetise their video content direct to consumers by creating immersive video experiences reaching audiences on all devices.

Silverfleet Capital, a Pan-European private equity firm that specialises in buy-to-build, is to acquire a majority stake in Prefere Resins Holding. Headquartered in Erkner, situated on the outskirts of Berlin, Germany, the Company is a European market leader in the development, production and sale of phenolic and amino resins which

Indian craft beer brand Bira 91 has closed its third round of funding at USD50 million, led by Belgian investment firm, Sofina. This brings the company to over USD100 million in funding to date.   This latest round will be deployed to expand the India business five-fold over the next

Gamma Technologies, a provider of engineering simulation software, has secured a strategic investment from Cove Hill Partners, a long-term oriented private equity firm. TA Associates, a growth private equity firm that invested in Gamma Technologies in June 2015, will continue to remain the largest shareholder in the company following the

Quilam has made a multi-million-pound investment into 1plus1 Loans limited, a technology-led niche consumer finance platform. The business was originally a finance broker, however they commenced lending about five years ago and are now poised for significant growth.  Founded and run by an entrepreneurial father and son team, 1plus1 provides

Good Returns Group has secured USD1 million of funding from Inverdale Capital Management, an asset management firm focused on alternative investments. The capital will enable Good Returns to serve the needs of its larger clients and strategically grow its impact programs.   This backing from one of Dallas’ leading asset managers

Intel Capital participated in SiFive’s recent Series C funding round. The investment was revealed at the Intel Capital Global Summit, at which SiFive CEO Naveed Sherwani pushed for the democratization of the semiconductor industry. SiFive’s hardware designs leverage the body of software and tools available from the open-source community under

We Doctor Holdings Limited (WeDoctor), a Chinese technology-enabled medical and healthcare solutions platform, has closed a USD500 million financing led by AIA Company Limited and NWS Holdings Limited. Existing shareholders and new investors including CICFH also participated in the round which marks the largest pre-IPO financing ever in China’s technology-based