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Second Genome, a privately-held biopharmaceutical company developing medicines through microbiome science, has closed an oversubscribed Series B investment round with USD42.6 million in financing.
The round was co-led by Pfizer Venture Investments and Roche Venture Fund, and brings the combined total investment in the company to USD59 million. The round also included new investors Digitalis Ventures, Adveq, LifeForce Capital, MBL Venture Capital, and Mayo Clinic, as well as Series A investors Advanced Technology Ventures, Morgenthaler Ventures, Seraph Group, and individual investor Matthew Winkler, PhD.
The funds will be used to further expand the Second Genome Microbiome Discovery Platform in a
NorthEdge Capital has backed the management buyout of healthcare manufacturer, Direct Healthcare Services (DHS).
A specialist provider of pressure area care solutions, DHS works closely with tissue viability nurses to design and manufacture mattresses, cushions and overlays to enhance the quality of patient care across the UK.
Founded in 2009, DHS works with a range of healthcare clients, including acute and community NHS Trusts, and exports to over 20 countries worldwide. The company employs over 80 staff and in 2015 expanded its manufacturing facility by 40 per cent to 45,000 sq ft and invested in new state-of-the-art machinery in
Bridgit, a specialist in construction project management software, has closed a USD1.7 million (USD2.2 million CAD) seed round led by Hyde Park Venture Partners with participation from Vanedge Capital.
Bridgit, based in Canada’s technology hotbed of Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, plans to use the funding to hire new engineers and salespeople and acquire more customers in the United States.
“The construction industry has been slow to adopt to new technology, but as we talk to residential and commercial builders, it’s clear they are hungry for technology that lowers cost, simplifies processes and make it easier to get their jobs done,” says Mallorie
Beijing-based Yummy Express, China's leading O2O solutions provider offering logistics and operations services, has completed USD10 million of Series C Financing, led by private equity firm ClearVue Partners.
ClearVue Partners is the lead investor along with co-investor SBCVC. This financing will help continue to position Yummy Express as the leading trusted O2O solutions provider in China.
Yummy Express Co-founders Yu Yang, Yang Shuyi and Ba Zhen all come from DHL and YCH, and have a wealth of experience in logistics and delivery in China. Leading takeout O2O platforms and large catering merchants require nationwide logistics service providers in order to
North American Partners in Anesthesia (NAPA) and private equity firm American Securities have completed a recapitalisation of NAPA's practice management company, NAPA Management Services Corporation (NMSC).
The transaction adds significant growth capacity to NMSC and will fuel the organisation's ability to actively pursue expansion opportunities and grow its leadership position.
"With American Securities as our new partner, NMSC and NAPA are poised to pursue multiple avenues that will extend our excellent clinical capabilities and business model into new healthcare settings and geographies," says John Di Capua, M.D., CEO of NMSC. "As our organisation celebrates its 30th anniversary and looks to
Vortex, a renewable energy platform managed by EFG Hermes’ private equity arm, has agreed a sale and purchase deal (SPA) with a subsidiary of EDP Renováveis (EDPR) for a 49 per cent stake in a 664 MW portfolio of European wind assets.
The transaction is valued at EUR 550 million and includes a portfolio of 23 wind farms in four European Union jurisdictions, including Spain (348 MW), Portugal (191 MW), Belgium (71 MW) and France (54 MW).
“In just 18 months since its first transaction acquiring 49 per cent of EDPR France, Vortex has gained considerable momentum and market recognition
LUMA Capital Partners invested USD2 million in Blueshift's recent Series A round of financing. The investment is a first for the newly formed fund that is exclusively focused on innovations in marketing technology.
Alongside the investment, LUMA Capital General Partner Carey Lai has joined Blueshift's board as an observer, bringing years of experience helping to grow some of today's most successful mar-tech companies like Sprinklr and Gigya.
"Our team has spent their careers investing in, leading and advising some of the smartest, most successful marketing technology companies," says Carey Lai, General Partner, LUMA Capital Partners. "We are particularly excited
Burford Capital Limited has raised a further GBP100 million (approximately USD144 million) through an oversubscribed issue of bonds on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange by Burford Capital PLC, its UK financing subsidiary.
The bonds will pay interest at an annual rate of 6.125 per cent and mature on 26 October 2024.
Combined with Burford’s prior investment commitments, this new capital once deployed will take Burford’s cumulative litigation finance investment commitments to approximately USD1 billion. Burford’s portfolio is large and widely diversified, with more than 500 individual litigation matters underlying its investments for clients from around
MedMen has closed a deal with global venture capital firm Cap-Meridian Ventures LTD (CMV). CMV has invested approximately USD15 million into MedMen.
MedMen continues to rapidly expand its footprint in California on the heels of AB 243 and 266 (MMRSA) with a fully integrated presence.
"We are excited with the progress we have made deploying our platform into new markets over the last few years. That being said, California is our backyard and the most important cannabis market in the world. This infusion is one of the first steps in a series of deals we will be announcing in the
Preqin’s 2016 Sovereign Wealth Fund Review shows that, despite global market volatility and low oil prices, the AUM of sovereign wealth funds globally increased by USD200 billion over the previous year to reach USD6.51 trillion in March 2016.
This growth was driven by non-commodity funds which added USD290 billion in assets; hydrocarbon funds lost USD10 billion, while other commodities funds saw their AUM more than halved from USD130 billion to USD50 billion. Forty-five percent of sovereign wealth funds saw their assets increase over the 12 month period, while 19 per cent saw their AUM remain the same as in March
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