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Ergomed acquires Haemostatix

Ergomed is acquiring Haemostatix from a group of UK-based VC investors including Albion Ventures, Catapult Ventures, Esperante, as well as Nesta and the Wellcome Trust for an initial consideration of GBP8.0 million, with a contingent consideration of GBP20.0 million. Nottingham based Haemostatix, a spin-out of the University of Nottingham, is

RINA to acquire Edif Group

RINA is to acquire the entire share capital of Edif Group Limited (Edif), a portfolio company of Phoenix Equity Partners (Phoenix), for GBP118.5 million (around EUR151 million). The acquisition represents a further step towards the fulfilment of RINA’s broader growth strategy, which will increase its geographical coverage, and deliver a

MPG Jeremy Leach

Malta’s new NAIF framework addresses speed to market issues, says MPG

Malta has addressed one of the biggest issues in European fund management – the speed to market – with its new Notified Alternative Investment Funds (NAIF) framework, according to Jeremy Leach, Chief Executive Officer of the Managing Partners Group (MPG). Malta, together with Luxembourg, is one of the first two

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First Nordic crowdfunded campaign now listed on stock exchange

Swedish company reconstruction firm FrontOffice Nordic AB, which raised almost EUR600,000 from crowdfunding investors on FundedByMe in February 2016, has been listed on the Nordic Growth Market (NGM) stock exchange.  This makes FrontOffice the first successfully crowdfunded company in Scandinavia, and one of the first in Europe, to be listed

AIG launches new equity crowdfunding insurance product to protect investors

American International Group (AIG) has launched a new insurance product developed specifically to protect investors on equity crowdfunding platforms against issuer fraud. Crowdfunding platforms enable innovators to bring their ideas to life and also give retail investors the opportunity to provide capital for start-ups and growth stage companies around the

IK Investment Partners to acquire Marle from The Carlyle Group

IK Investment Partners’ IK VII Fund is to acquire a majority stake in Marle International SAS (Marle), an independent implant contract manufacturing company in Europe, from The Carlyle Group.  Carlyle’s Europe Technology fund, majority shareholder since 2009, will reinvest alongside management and the Marle family. Financial terms of the transaction

BlueJack Energy Solutions secures USD100m PE commitment from Energy Spectrum Capital

BlueJack Energy Solutions has secured an initial equity commitment of up to USD100 million from Energy Spectrum Capital through Energy Spectrum Partners VII (Fund VII).  Formed in the third quarter of 2015, BlueJack provides oil and gas producers with a full suite of waste stream management solutions including saltwater transmission

Bloomz secures USD2.3m in capital investment

The pre-K–8 community and messaging app Bloomz has secured USD2.3 million in capital investment roiund backed by 8VC, ff Venture Capital, Founder's Co-op, CorrelationVC, Wisemont Capital, Acequia Capital, and individuals such as Chris Liddell and Charlie Songhurst. The new capital will go towards further innovation on Bloomz and to expand

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