Amit Srivastava has joined Cycle Capital Management (Cycle Capital) as Senior Partner With more than 20 years of experience in venture capital, Srivastava brings to Cycle Capital team a very rich experience in international business development. Until recently, Srivastava served as Managing Partner and CEO of Entrepia Ventures. Prior to
Octopus Investments has completed the merger of the five Octopus Titan Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs). The merged Octopus Titan VCT will target an annual regular dividend of 4p per share initially. This will increase to 5p per share during the two years after the merger, and will also pay special
Figures released by the Bank of England have placed Aldermore third in a list of participants in the Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS). Aldermore’s net new lending to SMEs as part of the scheme in the third quarter of 2014 was GBP73 million. This continues the Bank’s sustained increase in
Canada's private capital industry is poised to have its best year for deal activity in buyout and related private equity (PE) markets since 2007. That is the main finding from the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association's (CVCA) Q3, 2014 report released today. This is largely due to the
Mid-market private equity firm Graphite Capital has backed the management buy-out of recruitment company Human Capital Investment Group (HCIG). HCIG is a fast growing, diversified recruitment company serving a range of specialist areas within the public and private sectors in the UK. It trades under a number of brands focused
BioMarin and Prosensa have reached an agreement whereby BioMarin will offer to purchase all of Prosensa’s outstanding ordinary shares, at USD17.75 per share, for a total consideration of approximately USD680 million. In addition, two approximately USD80 million contingent milestones are payable for the approval of drisapersen in the US no
Keiretsu Forum has launched Keiretsu Ventures, a premier business accelerator designed to radically accelerate the path to market and liquidity of participating companies. As the world's largest private equity angel investment network, Keiretsu Forum brings vetted investment opportunities to its global network of diverse and active angel investors. Keiretsu Ventures matches
Krones AG has acquired a majority stake in Till GmbH to strengthen its technology portfolio. Headquartered in the Bavarian town of Neutraubling, Krones is one of the world's leading manufacturers of beverage filling and packaging technology. Till GmbH develops systems for digital direct printing on containers. The founders of Till
Advisory firm Clearwater International has advised Business Collaborator on its sale to private equity house YFM Equity Partners and the Management Team, led by Chairman Richard Beaton and CEO Sanjeev Shah. Business Collaborator is at the forefront of providing Building Information Modelling (BIM) software tools, designed to ease the transition
Law firm Eversheds has advised Phoenix Equity Partners (Phoenix) on the acquisition of day nursery provider, Just Childcare Limited (Just Childcare). The acquisition represents an initial investment alongside the founders of Just Childcare to support the future development of Just Childcare. Just Childcare operates six day nurseries in the
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