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Abcodia has raised GBP5.25 million funding from existing and new investors to bring the world’s most sensitive and specific ovarian cancer screening test, ROCA to market.
The financing was co-led by Cambridge Innovation Capital (CIC) and Scottish Equity Partners (SEP), who join existing investors Albion Ventures and UCL Business. Dr Robert Tansley, from CIC and Jan Rutherford, from SEP have been appointed to Abcodia’s Board.
Dr Julie Barnes, Abcodia’s CEO, says: “The funding will allow Abcodia to launch the ROCA test in the UK this summer and US markets later in 2015. This is the first cancer screening test that
Independent fund, corporate and private client service provider JTC has been granted an extension to its licence to offer an enhanced level of fund servicing capabilities in the UK.
The amendment to JTC’s permissions by the FinancialJTC Will Cameron Conduct Authority (a ‘Variation of Part 4A Permission’) means that JTC is now authorised to act as an operator of unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS) in the UK.
As well as enabling JTC to establish, operate and wind up such schemes, the authorisation means it can also take on various oversight responsibilities including ensuring schemes comply with all regulatory requirements and
In an extract from the recently launched 2015 Preqin Sovereign Wealth Fund Review, Lauren Mason, Amy Bensted and Oliver Senchal provide an insight into this secretive and exclusive subset of the investor community.
Sovereign wealth funds, despite being small in number and secretive in nature, continue to capture attention as a result of their ever growing assets under management and corresponding influence on global financial markets. Today, the total assets of sovereign wealth funds top USD6.31tn (Fig 1), more than double the capital these entities represented in 2008, the year Preqin launched its first Sovereign Wealth Fund Review.
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The Irish Funds Industry Association (IFIA), the trade body representing the largest sector of the financial services industry in Ireland, has responded positively to the European Commission’s Green Paper on Capital Markets Union (CMU).
CMU is a project to build a genuine single market for capital in the EU by 2019. The CMU forms part of the Commission’s “growth and jobs” agenda with the aim of promoting investment in Europe’s economy and is not intended to be a regulatory driven initiative. The intention is to address Europe’s overreliance on bank credit by boosting investment via capital markets which should result
Propel Equity Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing and creating value in leading consumer brands, has acquired Buzz Bee Toys.
Buzz Bee Toys, a diverse line of active play toys, will join the ALEX BRANDS family of brands, which includes ALEX TOYS, POOF, SLINKY, SCIENTIFIC EXPLORER, IDEAL, ZOOB, BACKYARD SAFARI, ZILLIONZ, CITIBLOCS and SHRINKY DINKS.
The acquisition marks the eighth by Propel Equity Partners since August 2012 on behalf of the ALEX BRANDS family of brands.
“This acquisition is yet another step in our strategy of building ALEX BRANDS into a home of best-in-class brands in the toy
Poundworld Retail Ltd (“Poundworld” or the “Company”), a leading value variety retailer in the United Kingdom, today announced an agreement under which
Private investment firm TPG is to acquire a majority stake in Poundworld to support the founder-led Company as it enters the next chapter of its dynamic growth.
Founder and CEO Christopher Edwards Sr, Chief Procurement Officer Christopher Edwards Jr and other senior executives will retain a substantial minority equity position in the Company.
Founded in 1974, Poundworld is a leading player in the fast-growing UK value retail sector, serving over two million customers weekly from over 280 sites
Toronto-based Serruya Private Equity (SPE) has acquired high performance audio specialist Tivoli Audio to serve as its flagship consumer electronics brand.
SPE is a leading investment firm with a longstanding and successful history of enhancing brands. SPE's portfolio of consumer brands has over USD1.5 billion in system-wide revenues.
Michael Serruya, CEO of SPE and Chairman of Tivoli Audio, says: "We are thrilled to add Tivoli Audio to our family of premium consumer brands. Tivoli not only exemplifies the relevance of thoughtful design, but is as great sounding as it looks. We see the potential to build upon Tivoli Audio's position
The New Zealand Private Equity and Venture Capital Monitor, released today, recorded the highest value of mid-market deals (investment and divestment) in the twelve years of the Monitor and the highest number of deals since 2008.
The level of deals with disclosed values increased to NZD243.5m from NZD191.5m in 2013.
Total activity across all private equity and venture capital was NZD919.5m, down from $1.1b in 2013, mainly due to there being no large buy-outs. Total investment value was NZD299.3m spread across 81 deals, while total divestment was still high, but decreased slightly to NZD620.3m in 2014, down from NZD665.4m in
Private investment firm Centerbridge Partners has completed the acquisition of Great Wolf Resorts from funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management. The acquisition was announced in March 2015.
"This marks an exciting new chapter for Great Wolf Resorts," says Kimberly K Schaefer, Chief Executive Officer of the Company. "All of us are very excited about partnering with Centerbridge and what this means for our next phase of growth, as well as the benefits it offers to our employees and our guests. Centerbridge's proven investment track record and access to capital will facilitate our continued expansion as a premier family
Vintage Italia, the maker of the Pasta Chips brand of pasta snacks, has received a new growth equity financing from Silas Capital, via private equity marketplace CircleUp.
The capital will be used to accelerate the growth of the Pasta Chips brand by expanding distribution, introducing new products and engaging with snackers everywhere.
Pasta Chips is the brainchild of Jerry Bello, a food lover and serial entrepreneur with influence, ownership and innovation behind a number of enormously popular snack food successes, including Sensible Portions, maker of Veggie Straws, which catapulted to USD100 million in annual sales in five years (acquired by
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