Octopus Investments (Octopus) has launched a GBP20 million joint fundraise for its two Alternative Investment Market (AIM) VCTs, with scope for the offer to be extended by an additional GBP10 million. The offer comes at the end of a year that celebrates AIM’s twentieth anniversary and has seen AIM responsible
United Wind, a premiere provider of distributed wind energy solutions, and Forum Equity Partners is providing United Wind with USD200 million in project equity capital for distributed wind projects throughout the United States. The financing will significantly expand United Wind’s unique and market leading WindLease program, which enables both
Shanghai-based QuanCheng has raised tens of millions of US Dollars in a Series B financing round led by Eight Roads along with participation from ClearVue Partners and Arbor Ventures. Eight Roads, the proprietary investment arm of Fidelity International, has an 18-year track record of investing in the Asia-Pacific region, and
Audax Private Equity has partnered with management to acquire Source Refrigeration & HVAC (Source) from Arsenal Capital Partners. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Source, headquartered in Anaheim, CA, is a leading independent provider of commercial refrigeration and HVAC services in North America, serving the nation’s top food
Park Vale Capital has committed to invest GBP16 million in clean cold and power technology company Dearman, bringing total funds raised by the firm during 2015 to GBP19.5 million (excluding grant funding). The funding will enable Dearman to establish initial UK-based manufacturing activity, and to boost international commercial deployment, while
Yann Ranchere (pictured), Partner at Anthemis, discusses why 2016 could see game changing challengers enter the banking sector… 2016 will see a strong competition in the core banking space. In Europe especially, a crop of new banks and alternative banks will push strongly in the market. European digital banks such
Law firm Proskauer has represented longtime client Icahn Enterprises in its tender offer to acquire The Pep Boys – Manny, Moe and Jack in an all-cash transaction for USD18.50 per share, or approximately USD1.031 billion in aggregate equity value. The transaction, which has been unanimously approved by the boards of
Africa focused Private Equity firm, 54 Capital Ltd, has invested USD42 million into Addis Pharmaceutical Factory (APF), an Ethiopian pharmaceutical manufacturer. An initial investment of USD30 million, with the option to invest a further USD12 million, will be used to increase national and international reach through improved production capacity and
Searchlight Capital Partners has held the final close of Searchlight Capital II with total committed capital of over USD1.9 billion. Erol Uzumeri, a Founding Partner of Searchlight, says: “We are very grateful for the support of our existing and new investors from around the globe. We remain committed to creating
One Medical Passport has closed a USD4 million Series A investment from FCA Venture Partners, a Nashville-based venture capital firm focused on healthcare IT. One Medical Passport’s online software is used by over two million patients and 700 medical facilities annually throughout the US and its customers include many of
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