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Endeavor Energy Holdings (Endeavor), an Africa-focused independent power generation company backed by Denham Capital, has appointed Brian Herlihy as Chief Executive Officer, with immediate effect.
Herlihy brings 20 years’ experience in the broader energy and infrastructure sectors during which time he has accumulated significant industry and managerial expertise, as well as a strong track record in Africa. He has been involved in over USD7 billion of project finance-related deals in Africa since 2007.
Prior to joining Endeavor, Herlihy was Managing Director for InfraSalience, a carbon capture company which built its first demonstration plant in South Africa. Herlihy has also
ACF Investors, a UK venture capital fund that works alongside sector expert business angels to invest in high potential businesses, has passed its 100th company investment.
The angel-partnership investment model has been highly successful, funding businesses through multiple investment rounds and is validated by the fact that the funds investments have almost tripled their initial value.
Almost half of ACF’s investments over the past decade have been in companies outside of London and the South East. Its commitment to the regions has showcased some of the amazing talent and businesses that can be found across the country such as
China Ping An Insurance Overseas (Holdings) Limited, the main offshore investment and asset management platform of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd (2318 HK, 601318 SH), together with its subsidiaries (Ping An Overseas Holdings), has successfully closed Ping An Global Equity Selection Fund II (the Selection Fund II), and Ping An GP Opportunities Fund (the GP Opportunities Fund) (collectively the Funds).
Turquoise, the UK merchant bank specialising in energy, environment and efficiency, has made a follow-on investment by Low Carbon Innovation Fund 2 (LCIF2) in its existing portfolio company, Spark EV Technology. The investment is part of the company’s GBP250,000 capital raising round involving both existing and new shareholders.
Spark EV Technology works in energy optimisation and range prediction technology for electric vehicles (EVs) of all sizes. Spark seeks to accelerate the mass adoption of EVs by working with OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers to implement its technology globally.
Ian Thomas, managing director at Turquoise, comments: “LCIF2 is pleased to make
Global investment bank GCA Altium has strengthened its London team with the appointment of consumer M&A expert, Tom Barnard as Director.
Barnard joins GCA Altium as part of its leisure M&A team having spent more than a decade working in the sector, the majority of which was spent at BDO. Prior to this, Barnard completed an 18-month secondment at the LDC London Investment Team.
During his career, Barnard has worked on landmark transactions in the UK leisure and consumer sector, with a specialist focus on the restaurant & bar and travel spaces. As a qualified accountant, Barnard
Derbyshire-based manufacturer Denby Pottery is reinforcing its UK and international footprint as it partners with Secure Trust Bank Commercial Finance through a GBP10 million combined facility which replaces a similar arrangement.
Denby has been crafting pottery for more than 200 years in the Derbyshire village after which it is named, and the facility from Secure Trust Bank will be used to support the day-to-day cash requirements of its UK manufacturing base and multi-channel sales growth both domestically and internationally.
The business, which employs over 700 people in the UK, operates in the domestic market through wholesale partners, an e-commerce
A UK company that provides an ethical alternative to the ad tracking techniques used by tech giants such as Facebook and Google has raised a GBP1.5 million investment to build its global presence.
CitizenMe has secured funding from the North East Venture Fund (NEVF), supported by the European Regional Development Fund and managed by Mercia, alongside funds from 1818 Capital and private investors.
The platform was developed in response to concerns over current practices, where consumers’ data is collected via apps or website cookies and may be used by multiple companies for marketing purposes.
Using CitizenMe’s technology, customers
Ampla Finance, the legal finance provider, has appointed Natalie Player and Deborah Ward, both qualified lawyers, as Commercial Director and Partnership Director respectively.
Player takes up the role of Commercial Director, heading up the business’ partnerships team, along with taking responsibility for developing new and existing products for the market. Ward has been appointed as Partnership Director, taking responsibility for Ampla’s relationships with law firms and solicitors across the North of England and the Midlands.
Both Player and Ward join Ampla from Novitas Loans, where they were Account Directors for the last four years. Before Player’s time at the
Vopak Solar Park Eemshaven in the province of Groningen in the Netherlands is now operational. The new solar park has a capacity of approximately 25 megawatts, which is equivalent to an average consumption of approximately 8,000 Dutch households.
The project is a joint venture between Vopak, an independent tank storage company, Groningen Seaports, and funds managed by independently-owned infrastructure manager Whitehelm Capital.
The solar park is built on 19 hectares of land around Vopak Terminal Eemshaven. The entire solar park is now in operation and supplies the Dutch electricity grid. The green energy certificates were mainly purchased by local companies
swissfillon, a specialist in sterile filling of complex pharmaceuticals, is joining 31 Group-backed ten23 health, a pure-play, patient-centric and sustainable biologics drug product contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO).
Founded in 2013 by Daniel Kehl and based in Visp Switzerland, swissfillon is a FDA and Swissmedic approved drug product-focused CDMO. The company is a leader in the sterile filling of complex pharmaceuticals into innovative containers and devices, such as pre-filled syringes, cartridges and vials.
The combined business of ten23 and swissfillon will provide an integrated offering for sterile drug product development and manufacturing of biologics, challenging molecules and dosage forms,
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