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Osborne Clarke advises on GBP50m Life Science Venture Capital Funding

Osborne Clarke, has advised a group of investors consisting of Imperial Innovations, Invesco Perpetual and Woodford Investment Management on the GBP50m Venture Capital funding of Cell Medica Limited. Partner Rob Wood, who led the Osborne Clarke team assisted by Senior Associate Caroline Drummond, says: “This is a significant deal in

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Alcentra holds final closing of European Direct Lending Fund

Alcentra Limited has held the final closing of the Alcentra European Direct Lending Fund, LP (Fund) with investor commitments totalling EUR850,000,000.  The focus of the Fund is to provide debt financing to middle market companies in Europe. With the closing of the Fund, the firm’s committed capital for the strategy

Abacus launches Cloud Panel

Abacus Group, LLC, a provider of hosted IT solutions for hedge funds and private equity funds, has launched the Abacus Cloud Panel This web-based portal enhances the visibility and management of AbacusFLEX Mail for chief executive officers (CEOs) and chief technology officers (CTOs). The solution delivers on demand reporting and

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Tyco expands UK fire services activities with First Choice acquisition

Livingstone’s Business Services sector team is pleased to announce the sale of First Choice Facilities Limited, to Tyco International, the major US-based Fire and Security services provider, for an undisclosed amount. With over 20 years’ experience, FCF maintains a wide range of integrated fire and security solutions, including fire and

BDCA Venture sells three portfolio companies

BDCA Venture has completed the sale of its entire position in three portfolio companies resulting in total cash proceeds of USD16.7 million and net realised gains of USD6.4 million during the fourth quarter of 2014. TrueCar, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRUE) common shares were sold in open market transactions following the expiration

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First Names Group expands into Global Structured Finance Services

First Names Group has formed Global Structured Finance Services Unit in the USA. To drive this new corporate service the Group has appointed Orlando Figueroa (pictured) and Mark Ferraris as Managing Directors.  Ferraris and Figueroa will be responsible for driving the global strategy to deliver services through both First Names

Jamieson advises management on the sale of United Biscuits to Yildiz

Jamieson Corporate Finance advised on the sale of United Biscuits, a leading international manufacturer of biscuits, from Blackstone and PAI Partners to Yildiz Holding, the Turkish food manufacturer. United Biscuits is a leading manufacturer and marketer of biscuits in the UK and second largest in the Netherlands, France, Belgium and

Hall Capital adds IR office

Hall Capital has created an investor relations office to provide a focal point of communications and services for investors in the firm’s various private equity, automotive, real est

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Social media for asset managers

SEI’s Lori White explains how social media platforms such as Twitter and LinkedIn can help investment managers market their business. The rise of social media platforms like LinkedIn and Twitter has been unprecedented over the last couple of years. LinkedIn now has some 313 million users and in Q2 2014

Abacus Group teams up with Varonis Group

Varonis Systems is to supply Abacus Group, a provider of hosted IT solutions for hedge funds and private equity funds, with a platform to monitor, manage and capture unstructured data in the Abacus private cloud. Through this new relationship Abacus clients will have access to enhanced reporting capabilities and greater

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