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STAT-Diagnostica secures EUR25m in Series C financing led by Gilde Healthcare

Medical diagnostics company STAT-Diagnostica has closed a Series C financing round totalling EUR25 million (USD28.5 million). The proceeds will be used to prepare for the 2017 European launch of its DiagCORE Near Patient Testing system.  Led by new investor Gilde Healthcare, the financing round also drew participation from existing investors,

Westfield Medical set for growth with backing from Maven Capital Partners

 Maven Capital Partners (Maven), one of the UK’s most active Private Equity houses, has led the management buyout (MBO) of Westfield Medical (Westfield), a leading provider of sterilisation barrier products to the healthcare and industrial sectors.  The GBP12 million funding package includes an equity raise from ‘Maven Investor Partners’, a

Huron Capital Partners launches “Flex” equity strategy

Huron Capital Partners has launched an expanded strategy aimed at less-than-majority investments built on the firm's lower middle-market heritage and current industry focus areas.  The "Flex" Equity strategy will be led by seasoned investment managers Douglas Sutton and Charles Sheridan, who joined Huron Capital after 13 years at BMO Private

Strattam Capital to invest in Blacksmith Applications

Private equity firm Strattam Capital is to partner with Blacksmith Applications’ management team to make an investment that will support expansion of the product suite in response to growing customer demand.  Under the terms of the agreement, Strattam is purchasing a majority ownership position from existing shareholders. The company’s leadership

Mooreland Partners advises TravelSky Technology on iOpenJaw Technologies acquisition

Mooreland Partners acted as the exclusive financial advisor to TravelSky Technology Limited on its acquisition of OpenJaw Technologies Limited, a subsidiary of GuestLogix, Inc. The transaction is expected to close on or before 6 May, 2016, subject to customary closing conditions. Headquartered in Beijing, TravelSky Technology provides software and related

Kayne Anderson and NewRoad Capital close on new early stage growth fund

Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors and NewRoad Capital Partners have partnered to form Kayne NewRoad Ventures Fund II (KNRVF II), which will build on the success of NewRoad Ventures by continuing to partner with experienced management teams in early-stage, technology-enabled businesses within retail and other large growth opportunities.  The Fund will

Bridge Growth Partners acquires majority interest in Solace Systems

Bridge Growth Partners has acquired a majority interest in Solace Systems, a provider of infrastructure messaging technology. Solace technology efficiently moves mission critical, real-time data across and between businesses and global ecosystems.  Solace products, which are deployed in many global organizations across a wide range of industries, including financial services,

Prestige reports growing interest in direct lending and real assets strategies

Prestige Fund Management and Affiliated companies (Prestige), a specialist direct lending investment management group has recently celebrated the seventh birthday of its “Alternative Finance Fund” by passing USD500 million/GBP350 million in assets under management. Group assets raised since 2008 now stand at approximately USD1.1 billion/GBP780 million. Prestige, focuses on commercial

VCT fundraising hits GBP458m in 2015/16 tax year

Latest figures published today by the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) report that the Venture Capital Trust (VCT) sector raised GBP457.5m in the 2015/2016 tax year – the third highest on record. This compares to GBP429m in the 2014/15 tax year, which itself was a strong year for fundraising and

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