Mission Bay Capital, a seed-stage venture firm investing in life science companies emerging from the University of California and the San Francisco Bay Area ecosystem, has closed MBC Fund II at USD25 million. MBC was created in August 2009 by QB3, a University of California research institute and accelerator. "We
Mooreland Partners acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Luna Innovations Incorporated (LUNA) on its merger with Advanced Photonix, Inc (API). The combined company will keep the Luna name and be headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia, and will have a strong product foundation with Luna Innovations' ("Luna") core test & measurement
CIT Group has served as Sole Lead Arranger and Administrative Agent in a USD90 million senior secured credit facility to support vXchnge Holdings’ (vXchnge) acquisition of eight datacenters. vXchnge is a portfolio company of The Stephens Group, a private equity firm located in Little Rock, Arkansas. Financing was provided by
Risk Capital Partners, the private equity firm chaired by Luke Johnson, has bought a majority stake in Zoggs, the global swimming products brand. Zoggs sells over 2.5 million pairs of goggles across 50 countries throughout the world. Founded in Sydney, Australia in 1992 it has built on its success as
Private equity firm Lonsdale Capital Partners has acquired a stake in Nutrisure Limited (Nutrisure), a supplier of superfoods both in the UK and internationally. In the fast growing and increasingly popular world of organic superfoods, which includes spirulina, coconut oil and chia seeds, Nutrisure has seen a significant increase in
eve – the new e-commerce venture launched to wake up the sleepy mattress industry – has closed a GBP600,000 seed funding round, with venture capital firm Octopus joining initial investors DN Capital and FJ Labs with a GBP225,000 investment. The original round, which was announced in February, was reopened due
Colombian private equity fund manager Tribeca led the recent sale of Bogota Beer Company (BBC), Colombia’s leading craft brewer and pub operator, to AmBev, a leading brewer in Latin America. Tribeca originally took a 40% stake in Bogota Beer Company in 2013, providing financing for an aggressive growth strategy that
KEPRO, in partnership with private equity fund Consonance Capital Partners, has acquired APS Healthcare from Universal American. The combination will enhance KEPRO’s ability to provide a comprehensive and high quality set of service offerings through an integrated approach to medical management – an area that will continue to experience strong
Bowmark Capital has backed the management buy-out of Aston Scott Group, a regional commercial insurance broking business specialising in the mid-sized corporate, SME and motor trade sectors, for an undisclosed sum. Aston Scott operates from 12 regional offices distributing insurance products on behalf of most of the leading UK insurers
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