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The value of regulated funds serviced in Jersey saw double digit growth to reach a new all-time high while bank deposits also increased over the course of 2018, according to the latest figures to be collated by the jurisdiction’s financial regulator the Jersey Financial Services Commission (JFSC).
Figures for the final quarter of 2018 (ending 31 December 2018) show that the net asset value of regulated funds under administration in Jersey grew 10 per cent annually to stand at GBP319.9 billion, the highest recorded figure to date, while the value of bank deposits held in Jersey grew 4 per cent
Eurazeo Capital has entered into exclusive discussions with funds managed by Montagu Private Equity to acquire DORC (Dutch Ophthalmic Research Center).
Eurazeo Capital will invest close to EUR300 million in this transaction. DORC will be the fifth investment of Eurazeo Capital IV. This investment perfectly fits the strategy presented during the 2018 Annual Results presentation.
Established in 1983 and headquartered in the Netherlands, the company operates in the medical technology sector and is one of the global leading specialists of vitreoretinal surgery. DORC designs, manufactures and distributes ophthalmic surgery equipment, consumables and instruments.
The company serves over
Online investment platform Seedrs has launched full customisation in its AutoInvest product allowing users to select their personal investment criteria with the product then building them a portfolio of early-stage private companies automatically.
First launched in July 2018, there have been over 4000 individual investments using AutoInvest in Beta mode, with 80 different companies who raised funds on Seedrs in the past seven months benefiting from the product. The product takes Seedrs another step closer to offering a full suite of innovative investment methods, accompanying its Secondary Market and its EIS100 Fund.
Until Seedrs launched AutoInvest, investments on equity
Private investor Rcapital completed a franchisee-led buyout of Cash Generator on 1 March 2019.
Cash Generator is a well-established retail business, focussed on being the first place to which customers come to sell and buy second-hand items.
The franchisee buyout follows a successful and complex restructure of what was a distressed business when it was owned by its former US parent, CNG Inc. The business was acquired by Rcapital in September 2017 after its owners had designated its wider UK operations as non-core.
Rcapital and the Cash Generator management team immediately returned the business to a Franchise-only model by
Therapixel, the AI company winner of the DREAM Digital Mammography challenge, has secured EUR5 million in Series A financing, with Omnes and M Capital Partners joining its existing pool of investors.
Sacha Loiseau, Chairman and Founder of Mauna Kea Technologies, has been appointed as independent Board Member and subsequently elected Chairman of the Board. Maximilien Fournier-Sourdille, an associate at Omnes and an experienced MedTech executive and investor, also joins the Board of Director, along with Yoann Bonnamour from M Capital Partners.
Olivier Clatz, co-founder of Therapixel, has recently been named by the French Innovation Council as ‘AI for diagnosis’
Keensight Capital, a private equity manager dedicated to pan-European Growth Buyout investments, has held the first and final closing of its new fund, Keensight V, at the fund’s EUR1 billion hard cap, exceeding the fund target of EUR750 million.
The fund was substantially oversubscribed with strong support from existing LPs, as well as new investors from Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia. The globally diverse LP base for Keensight V comprises circa 90 per cent of subscriptions from institutional investors (asset managers, pension funds, insurance companies, banks and sovereign wealth funds), and c10 per cent from former portfolio
London-based VC fund Fuel Ventures has expanded its portfolio of early-stage companies, investing GBP2 million in CreditDigital which provides instant finance of up to GBP250,000 to businesses online or at point of sale.
CreditDigital is an instalment payment option where businesses can spread the cost of their purchase over 12 months, whilst their vendors and suppliers get paid upfront and in full.
The platform can approve purchases of up to GBP15,000 instantly and up to GBP250,000 within one working day with competitive rates and flexible payment options.
Founded in 2017 by Daniel Lipinski, CreditDigital promises better rates than
Alternative investment specialist Aquila Capital has mandated KlimaInvest Green Concepts, a Hamburg-based energy and climate protection agency, to offset all CO2 emissions related to this year’s Global Summit 2019 by PEI Alternative Insight in Berlin, one of the world’s biggest conferences on infrastructure investments.
The emissions, caused by travel and accommodation of the participants as well as the venue’s consumption in terms of water, heating, catering, and others, will be compensated by targeted investments in certified climate protection projects. The event’s CO2 footprint will amount to approximately 1,100 tons.
Roman Rosslenbroich, Co-Founder and CEO of Aquila Capital, says: “As
BlueGem Capital Partners portfolio company The Private Clinic Group has acquired acquisition of The Cosmetic Skin Clinic (CSC) to create a high-end invasive and non-invasive cosmetic treatment provider in the UK and leader in Europe.
The combined group will have revenue of approximately GBP30 million, with approximately 20 per cent EBITDA margin in 2019.
The Private Clinic operates out of 12 clinics nationwide with undisputed leadership in specific areas such as hair transplants, plastic surgery and liposuction. The Company’s emphasis on providing a 5- star experience and absolute confidentiality has gained them a following amongst VIPs flying to their Harley
Time is Limited, a productivity software analytics company, has raised a EUR3 million investment led by Mike Chalfen with participation from Accel.
The investment will be used to continue building the platform for big enterprises that want to approach productivity by recognising the key patterns that drive it.
Productivity is often top of mind for companies and employees alike. For example, according to a study by HBR in 2017, 71 per cent of meetings are deemed unproductive by CEOs and top managers. This has created a wave of productivity software tools over the past few years, with each one
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