Employee-owned wealth management, capital markets, private equity and asset management firm Baird has posted record net revenues of USD1.3 billion in 2015, a 7 per cent increase over 2014, despite choppy markets and slow economic growth. Operating income totalled a record USD154 million, up 14 per cent from a year
Ortus Secured Finance, the London-based commercial lender, says it plans to double its commercial lending to UK leisure sector businesses within the next 12 months. It also hopes to triple the size of its lending book in Northern Ireland – where its focus centres on commercial property needs – by
BBH Capital Partners, the private equity arm of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co (BBH) has held final close of BBH Capital Partners V (CP V) with capital commitments totalling USD802 million, including more than USD110 million from the General Partner and Affiliates. CP V – which was oversubscribed – exceeded
Second Genome, a privately-held biopharmaceutical company developing medicines through microbiome science, has closed an oversubscribed Series B investment round with USD42.6 million in financing. The round was co-led by Pfizer Venture Investments and Roche Venture Fund, and brings the combined total investment in the company to USD59 million. The round
NorthEdge Capital has backed the management buyout of healthcare manufacturer, Direct Healthcare Services (DHS). A specialist provider of pressure area care solutions, DHS works closely with tissue viability nurses to design and manufacture mattresses, cushions and overlays to enhance the quality of patient care across the UK. Founded in
Bridgit, a specialist in construction project management software, has closed a USD1.7 million (USD2.2 million CAD) seed round led by Hyde Park Venture Partners with participation from Vanedge Capital. Bridgit, based in Canada’s technology hotbed of Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, plans to use the funding to hire new engineers and salespeople and
Beijing-based Yummy Express, China's leading O2O solutions provider offering logistics and operations services, has completed USD10 million of Series C Financing, led by private equity firm ClearVue Partners. ClearVue Partners is the lead investor along with co-investor SBCVC. This financing will help continue to position Yummy Express as the leading
North American Partners in Anesthesia (NAPA) and private equity firm American Securities have completed a recapitalisation of NAPA's practice management company, NAPA Management Services Corporation (NMSC). The transaction adds significant growth capacity to NMSC and will fuel the organisation's ability to actively pursue expansion opportunities and grow its leadership position.
Vortex, a renewable energy platform managed by EFG Hermes’ private equity arm, has agreed a sale and purchase deal (SPA) with a subsidiary of EDP Renováveis (EDPR) for a 49 per cent stake in a 664 MW portfolio of European wind assets. The transaction is valued at EUR 550 million
LUMA Capital Partners invested USD2 million in Blueshift's recent Series A round of financing. The investment is a first for the newly formed fund that is exclusively focused on innovations in marketing technology. Alongside the investment, LUMA Capital General Partner Carey Lai has joined Blueshift's board as an observer,
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