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ClearVue closes USD362 million Fund II targeting China consumer market

Shanghai-based private equity firm ClearVue Partners has held the final closing of its second fund ClearVue Partners II, exceeding its target with total committed capital of USD362 million.  Fund II will remain focused on investments in the fast growing consumer market in the Greater China region.   China’s total retail

Nasdaq launches venture investment programme

Nasdaq has launched a venture investment programme, Nasdaq Ventures, dedicated to discovering, investing in and partnering with fintech companies worldwide. The programmes main objective is to identify and collaborate on new technologies and groundbreaking services and solutions which align with Nasdaq's clients' needs and the company's long-term objectives in the

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Conway gains operational control of Guggenheim Alternatives Platform

Conway Investment Research has acquired operational control of the Guggenheim Alternatives Platform from GP Feeder Fund Management. The platform, which provides qualified investors access to global alternative investment solutions, is now known as the Conway Alternatives Platform.   Conway is a St Louis-based registered investment adviser which provides customised investment

Audax Private Equity acquires Academy Fire Life Safety

Audax Private Equity has partnered with management to acquire Impact Facility Services, d/b/a Academy Fire Life Safety, from Caltius Equity Partners, a private equity firm based in Los Angeles. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.   Academy, headquartered in Maspeth, NY and Long Beach, CA, is a provider

Browne Jacobson advises shareholders on Hangar Seven sale to The Hut Group

Law firm Browne Jacobson has advised on the sale of Hangar Seven to The Hut Group, a European online retailer of premium, non-perishable FMCG products for the health and beauty sectors, for an undisclosed consideration. Corporate finance lawyers Richard Medd and Vicky Gaskell advised the shareholders on the disposal of

Synpromics raises GBP5.2m of new investment

Synpromics, a synthetic promoter and gene control company, has completed a financing round of GBP5.2 million led by existing investors Calculus Capital, the Scottish Investment Bank, the investment arm of Scottish Enterprise and private shareholders. Synpromics has grown rapidly over the past two years as it expanded its portfolio of

Calculus Capital invests GBP3.5m in Synpromics

Private equity fund manager Calculus Capital has invested GBP3.5 million in Scottish biotechnology company Synpromics via its Enterprise Investment Scheme funds and venture capital trust. Calculus has invested in a GBP5.2 million fundraising round alongside the Scottish government’s economic development agency, Scottish Enterprise and a group of private investors.   Edinburgh-based

Angel CoFund marks fifth anniversary

The Angel CoFund, which launched at the end of 2011 with an initial government-backed funding of GBP50 million, is celebrating its fifth birthday. Since its creation, the Angel CoFund’s mandate has been to back the best UK-based high potential and high growth early stage companies and to partner with business

Affluent Partners to purchase 33 per cent of Dellos in HKD79.2m deal

Affluent Partners has conditionally agreed to purchase 33 per cent of the entire issued share capital of Dellos Group, at the aggregate consideration of HKD79.2 million. Dellos Group is an investment holding company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability.   Currently, it holds the entire equity interest of

Brexit marks shift in risk appetite of UK investors

Some 2.21 million investors in the UK are entering the new financial year with a greater risk appetite and seeking fresh investment angles, according to a survey of 1,000 UK investors by IW Capital. Nearly half (44 per cent) of British investors feel Brexit will have a positive impact on their investment strategy, with 22 per cent

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