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VGC Partners launches GBP1m Technology Seed Fund IV 

London-based VGC Partners is launching its GBP1 million Technology Seed Fund IV, headed by Parminder Basran, which looks to invest in early stage, tech companies which are addressing corporate innovation challenges. The UK is home to a growing number of developers, solution providers, agencies and manufacturers that are building their

Epidarex Capital closes new GBP102m UK Venture fund for Life Sciences companies

Epidarex Capital (Epidarex), a transatlantic life science venture firm, has closed Epidarex Capital III UK LP at GBP102.1 million.  The Fund will build new life science companies based on world-class research and innovation from emerging hubs across the UK, including spinouts from highly regarded universities. Typical initial investments will range

Earth Capital partners with Sany Group to advance green technology development

Earth Capital has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Sany Group (Sany), a global heavy equipment manufacturer, to progress and deliver advanced green technology manufacturing projects in China. The agreement is via the Chinese pillar of Earth Capital’s Global Technology Transfer Platform, Nansha Green Technology Innovation Service Co Ltd (NGTI),

Aztec Group to administer record-breaking USD19bn secondaries fund

Independent fund and corporate services provider, the Aztec Group, has been selected by Ardian to administer its eighth-generation secondaries platform, ASF VIII, which Ardian says is the world’s largest. Headquartered in Paris, Ardian is a global private investment firm with USD96 billion in AUM. The firm’s Fund of Funds platform,

Healthcare technology

Priveq raises sixth fund in three months

Nordic lower mid-market growth and buyout group Priveq, which invests in companies within the consumer, healthcare, IT and software sectors, has closed its sixth fund on SEK 2.5 billion. The fund’s investors include existing and new Nordic, European and North American investors, including public and private pension funds, insurance companies,

MayStreet raises USD21m in Series A financing round led by NEXT Investors

MayStreet has closed a Series A financing round led by Credit Suisse Asset Management’s NEXT Investors, a Fintech growth equity group that invests in high-growth private businesses that interact with the financial services industry. The USD21 million investment will be used to accelerate MayStreet’s growth through the full globalisation of

Visionable raises GBP6m in series A1 funding

Visionable, a video collaboration platform designed especially for healthcare teams’ advanced clinical needs, has raised GBP6 million in an oversubscribed Series A1 funding round.  The private placement, completed within 24 hours, was led by West Hill Capital.                                         To meet unprecedented demand, Visionable is rapidly upscaling its operations by building

Business deal

Bridgepoint to merge credit business with EQT Credit

UK-based alternative asset manager Bridgepoint has agreed to acquire EQT Credit in a deal that will resulting in a total AuM of close to EUR7 billion for the combined group. According to Bridgepoint managing partner William Jackson, this transaction – which is scheduled to complete in the fourth quarter of

Inverness Graham acquires Catheter & Medical Design

Private investment firm Inverness Graham Investments has acquired Catheter & Medical Design (CMD).  Based in Roseville, MN, CMD develops and manufactures complex catheters and catheter shafts for a broad range of interventional and endosurgical applications. This is the third Inverness platform investment in the medical device outsourcing market, following Inverness’ successful ownership

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