Managers
The Jersey investment funds team at Carey Olsen has advised NTR on the successful final close of its new investment fund with a hard cap investment of EUR250 million.
The private placement fund, NTR Wind 1 Fund LP, invests in onshore wind projects in Ireland and the UK and is one of a growing number of funds investing in the renewable energy market across the UK and EU.
Jersey proved an attractive location to establish the fund due to the island's flexible and streamlined approach to the regulation of private placement funds and compliance with the AIFM Directive (enabling the
Private equity fund manager and Enterprise Investment Scheme specialist Calculus Capital has invested GBP2.25m in an Imperial College spin-out that has developed emissions detection technologies used to monitor air pollution in major cities and industrial centres around the world.
Duvas Technologies (Duvas) produces equipment that enables remote sensing and identification of airborne chemicals and gases via sophisticated ultra-violet absorption spectroscopy systems.
The equipment is used in a range of areas, including air quality management, where it can detect pollutants including ozone, nitrogen and sulphur dioxides. These gases are key contributors to traffic pollution.
The company has close relationships
Vasona Networks has closed a USD14.6 million series C Round, bringing total funds raised by the company to USD48 million.
The financing builds on global momentum that has seen the company's solutions used by tier-one mobile network operators in four of the world's largest cities, including announced use by Telefónica UK in its London O2 system. The additional venture capital supports these deployments and drives ongoing research and development efforts, such as extension of Vasona Networks' leadership in the emerging edge computing movement. Participants in the funding round include Bessemer Venture Partners, New Venture Partners and NexStar Partners.
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The Business Development Bank of Canada’s (BDC) Venture Capital Action Plan (VCAP) has completed its goal of supporting the close of four private sector-led funds of funds with a total of USD1.35 billion under management.
This important milestone was achieved with the final closing of the HarbourVest Canada Growth Fund. This closing builds on successful closes already announced by three other funds of funds supported by the program— the Teralys Capital Innovation Fund, the Kensington Venture Fund and the Northleaf Venture Catalyst Fund.
The USD400 million federal venture capital program was launched with the goal of sparking additional venture capital
Insurance M&A specialists from Carey Olsen have advised Arthur J Gallagher & Co's insurance management unit, Artex Risk Solutions, on its acquisition of two insurance management operations.
Artex, which specialises in captive management and alternative risk programs, has aquired Guernsey-domiciled Hexagon Insurance PCC Limited as well as the insurance division of Kane Group.
Hexagon was part of the Robus Group and provides cell company facilities to the insurance linked security (ILS) industry. The acquisition includes Hexagon PCC's three subsidiaries, Axe Insurance PCC Limited, Septagon Insurance PCC Limtied and Hexagon ICC Limited.
Kane Group is a global insurance management company specialising
Segulah V has acquired Hermes Medical Solutions AB from its founder Jan Bertling.
Hermes provides systems and software for integrating, visualising, processing and archiving imaging data from different modalities and vendors’ scanning devices within molecular imaging and radiology. The systems are primarily used by physicians enabling faster and more accurate diagnosis and treatment of patients, thereby increasing efficiency.
The Company, founded by Jan Bertling in 1976, has 65 employees and is headquartered in Stockholm with subsidiaries in UK, US, Canada and China. Customers include over 700 of the world ́s most prestigious hospitals.
“Hermes has over the past 40 years
Wine website Vinomofo has secured USD25 million in financing from Blue Sky Venture Capital to bolster rapid domestic growth and support operations in new markets.
Vinomofo’s first capital raise coincides with the company’s fifth year in business and the roll out of a business ‘lite’ model offer into six new markets including; New Zealand, USA, UK, Singapore, Hong Kong and China. Launched from an Adelaide garage in 2011, by co founders Andre Eikmeier and Justin Dry, the 100 people strong operation is now HQ from Cremorne, Victoria.
Vinomofo harnesses the buying power of their 400,000 plus wine-loving members to
PineBridge Investments has held the final close for PineBridge Structured Capital Partners III with USD600 million of aggregate capital commitments, surpassing its planned target amount of USD500 million.
The Fund will invest in junior capital securities including mezzanine debt and structured equity issued by privately-owned middlemarket companies across all sectors in North America.
FT Chong, Managing Director and Head of PineBridge Structured Capital, says: “We are committed to being reliable and flexible providers of junior capital to middle market companies. We are pleased with the positive reception for our Fund. Most of the Limited Partners from our prior fund have
Palamon Capital Partners has completed a GBP20 million funding round alongside two co-investors for portfolio company Feelunique.com, a UK-based online retailer of premium beauty products.
Founded in 2005, Feelunique is a leading online retailer of premium products in haircare, skincare, cosmetics and fragrances, selling full-permissioned stock from all of the major brands including Chanel, Dior, Lancôme and Estee Lauder. Palamon acquired the Company in December 2012 recognising the growth opportunity presented by the significantly underpenetrated online beauty retail sector. Since then, Palamon has strengthened Feelunique’s market position by professionalising its management and investing in infrastructure, including moving the firm’s logistics
Origami Energy has raised a further GBP13.7 million from its existing shareholders, Cambridge Innovation Capital, Octopus Ventures and two private individuals, together with a new investment from Fred Olsen-related companies.
Origami Energy has developed technology to monitor, communicate with and control a large distributed network of energy generating, energy using and energy storing assets connected to the electricity grid. Based in Cambridge and London, Origami Energy intelligently manages the capacity and modifies the flows of power at physical sites of power generation, energy demand and electricity storage by providing a marketplace where the supply and demand of electricity is matched
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