Octopus Investments (Octopus) has launched a GBP20 million joint fundraise for its two Alternative Investment Market (AIM) VCTs, with scope for the offer to be extended by an additional GBP10 million. The offer comes at the end of a year that celebrates AIM’s twentieth anniversary and has seen AIM responsible

Law firm Howard Kennedy and its regulated London Stock Exchange sponsor, Howard Kennedy Corporate Services advised Albion Ventures on the launch of its 2015/16 prospectus top up offers. Albion VCTs has launched top up offers for its six VCTs to raise an additional GBP25.5 million, with an over allotment facility

Regulatory incubator Sturgeon Ventures and investment adviser RoboCap have launched the RoboCap UCITS Fund, a pure-play robotics fund designed to give investors access to the opportunities created by robotics and automation technology. Jonathan Cohen, Managing Partner, RoboCap, says: “Robotics and automation are creating disruptive changes in every single industry. But

OrbiMed has held the closing of its next venture capital fund, OrbiMed Private Investments VI, LP, with USD950 million in limited partner commitments. Investors in the fund include some of the preeminent medical research institutions globally, along with leading endowments, foundations and sovereign wealth funds.   Consistent with its predecessor

First Trust Global Portfolios Limited (FTGP), a global fund promoter, has launched a new actively managed open-end UCITS fund, the First Trust Tactical High Yield UCITS Fund, managed by its affiliate First Trust Advisors (FTA). The First Trust Tactical High Yield UCITS Fund seeks to provide current income by investing

EOS Investment Management (EOS IM) has launched the second tranche of the Efesto Energy fund, which is incorporated in Luxembourg as a Specialised Investment Fund (SIF) and pools together photovoltaic (PV) power plants into a single vehicle giving international investors access to Italy’s booming renewable energy and solar market. Following

Presence Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) startups, has launched a USD10 million fund. The firm’s aim is to create a healthy pipeline of startups to fuel innovation, creativity and forward movement within the emerging VR and AR markets.   “We’ve

An alliance of global investors, development banks, financial sector associations & NGOs has announced the formation of a GreenInfrastructure Investment Coalition at the COP21 Conference in Paris. The founders have invited government agencies, international asset managers, owners & development agencies to join and work more closely on promoting large scale

Aviva has launched Aviva Ventures, a wholly owned venture capital business which will invest in a range of digital and new technology businesses.  Aviva Ventures will provide early stage investment to back entrepreneurs with high growth businesses and, over time, expects to have a portfolio of small investments in a

Investment company Kinetix, a specialist in disruptive technologies, is teaming up with Formula E to launch Roborace, a new motor racing championship for dirverless electric powered cars. This new championshiwill provide a competitive platform for the autonomous driving solutions that are now being developed by many large industrial automotive and