Seedrs alumnus FreeAgent has floated on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM, marking the first time an equity crowdfunded company has gone on to IPO. This announcement comes directly after Beauhurst announced that Seedrs has completed 122 deals in private companies by the end of Q3. This is more than any
Kirkland & Ellis has advised EMR Capital, a mining private equity manager, on the closing of the oversubscribed EMR Capital Resources Fund II with commitments of USD860 million. The fund, which will make investments in global metals and mining companies and projects, accepted commitments from a broad mix of global
Law firm Howard Kennedy is acting for Octopus Apollo VCT on the issue of its 2017 prospectus and on its proposed merger with Octopus Eclipse VCT. Its 2017 issue will see Octopus Apollo VCT target a fundraise of GBP20 million. The proposed merger with Octopus Eclipse VCT will bring
Activa Capital and Paluel-Marmont Capital are selling their stake in Gaz Europeén to DCC, a shareholder of Butagaz since 2015. Following the acquisition of an equity interest and a capital increase in December 2013, Activa Capital and Paluel-Marmont Capital have been accompanying the development of Gaz Européen as shareholders alongside
Financial technology group ayondo has acquired the TradeHero brand, a Singapore investor education app that has been ranked the number one Apple iOS finance app in over 90 countries. The acquisition for TradeHero’s brand outside of China and the US, further expands ayondo’s footprint in Singapore nearly a year after
Perella Weinberg Partners (PWP) and Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co (TPH) are to planning to merge their two businesses with the combined firm adopting the Perella Weinberg Partners name. TPH’s energy practice will continue to operate as Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. Subject to customary conditions, the transaction is
Hatteras Funds, a provider of alternative investment solutions for financial advisers and their clients, has agreed a sub-advisory relationship with Adams Street Partners, a global private markets investment firm. Through multiple sub-advisory relationships, Hatteras Funds intends to provide financial advisers access to a series of evergreen private investments strategies. Hatteras
Law firm Paul Hastings has represented Samsung Electronics in its USD8 billion acquisition of Harman International Industries. Harman provides connected car solutions, with more than 30 million vehicles currently equipped with its connected car and audio systems, including embedded infotainment, telematics, connected safety, and security. Through the acquisition, Samsung
OFF3R, the marketplace for alternative investments, has launched an independent index outlining month-on-month performances of equity crowdfunding and peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms over the last year. OFF3R analysed major equity crowdfunding platforms including Seedrs, Crowdcube, Syndicate Room, Angels Den, Envestors and The House Crowd. The P2P lending platforms examined were
Barings has acted as mandated lead arranger of a senior secured credit facility to support Battery Ventures' acquisition of Michell Instruments Group. UK-based Michell Instruments Group is a leader in high-precision sensing instrumentation market with over 40 years' experience in the field, specialising in measurement of dew point and relative
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