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Apex Group has launched an Outsourced Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) Chief Operating Officer Solution via subsidiary Throgmorton US.
Daniel Strauss, CEO of GlassBridge Enterprises, a holding company focused on asset management opportunities, will be joining Apex in an advisory capacity to help guide and deliver the Outsourced SPAC COO Solution.
Apex and subsidiary Throgmorton understands the complexity of compliance and regulatory considerations around SPAC vehicles. These considerations now requiring even more dedicated oversight and coordination, following the accounting guidance issued by US Securities and Exchange Commission last month. The Outsourced SPAC COO Solution, part of Apex’s single-source offering, provides
Sustainable waste water treatments solutions provider LAT Water Ltd has raised GBP4.7 million in a funding round led by IW Capital.
To support ambitious early-stage entrepreneurs developing technologies with the potential to shape the future economy, SFC Capital, the UK’s leading SEIS investor and most active seed-stage investor, has invested GBP25 million in 120 companies (April 2020 — April 2021).
In Q1 of 2021, SFC Capital raised its largest SEIS fund to date, with GBP5 million deployed in 40 companies in just two months. The funds have been raised from private investors (SEIS and EIS funds), family offices, the SFC Angel Network and a GBP10 million commitment from the British Business Bank in April 2020 as part of its Regional Angels Programme.
Embassy Group, one of India’s largest real estate conglomerates, has joined proptech investor, Pi Labs, as a limited partner (LP) in its current Fund 3.
The investment will support Embassy Group’s commitment to the transformation of the real estate sector through innovative technology, drawing on synergies from Pi Labs proptech ecosystem.
By participating in Pi Labs Fund 3 as an LP, Embassy Group is positioning itself to take the industry forward in technology adoption. Pi Labs is Europe’s most active proptech VC, with over 55 investments in its portfolio. The strategic investment by Embassy Group will form a gateway
New research with senior private equity and venture capital professionals reveals that over the next two years, 11 per cent predict there will be dramatic positive developments around the regulatory framework for the eVTOL Market. A further 67 per cent anticipate continued improvement in this area, with just 16 per cent predicting no positive developments – only 5 per cent expect the situation will deteriorate.
The research was commissioned by Horizon Aircraft, the advanced aerospace engineering company that has developed the Cavorite X5, the world’s first eVTOL (Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing) that can fly the majority of its mission
Emmes, a global, full-service Clinical Research Organisation (CRO) dedicated to supporting the advancement of public health and biopharmaceutical innovation and a portfolio company of Behrman Capital, has acquired Orphan Reach, a CRO specialised in clinical research related to rare diseases.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
This marks Emmes’ second acquisition since Behrman’s investment in 2019 and builds on its recent acquisition of Neox SRO (Neox) in December 2020. Founded nearly 20 years ago, Orphan Reach has its headquarters in the United Kingdom and offices in Ireland, Germany, India, Canada, and the United States. The acquisition expands
BV Investment Partners (BV), a middle-market private equity firm focused on the tech-enabled business services, software and IT services sectors, has made a majority investment in Resource Innovations, a provider of demand-side management, energy efficiency, and energy consulting services.
Concurrent with BV’s investment, Resource Innovations is combining with energy software and consulting firm Nexant, Inc, to provide energy and software solutions for utilities and commercial, industrial, and residential energy consumers.
Headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA, Resource Innovations’ services to utilities in the US include portfolio administration, program implementation, public sector outreach, planning & design services
Cottle will focus on the finance aspects of cross-border and domestic financial restructurings, special situations funding and complex direct loans.
Praetura Group, the Manchester-based debt and equity capital provider to northern SMEs, provided more than GBP75 million of funding to SMEs in the first quarter of 2021, with demand continuing to rise.
The lending division of the Praetura Group, which comprises Praetura Commercial Finance and the Praetura Asset Finance Group, has seen its highest quarterly lending levels since it was founded in 2011.
Praetura Commercial Finance, which provides asset-based lending (ABL) solutions to SMEs, has enjoyed its best quarter to date, having completed transactions totalling GBP50.5 million in Q1 2021. All of these deals were management buyouts (MBOs) and
Drawbridge, a provider of cybersecurity software and solutions to the alternative investment industry, has appointed Darrell Tucker as Managing Director, Client Services. Tucker will join the Drawbridge Executive Team and be responsible for managing global client engagement, identifying methods to enhance the overall client experience for Drawbridge platform users and driving customer success.
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