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Forbion, a European life sciences venture capital firm, has held the final close of the Forbion Growth Opportunities Fund I (Forbion Growth I) at its hard cap amount of EUR360 million (USD428 million).
Forbion Growth I is focused on investing in late-stage European life sciences companies.
Pantheon, Eli Lilly and Company, Horizon Therapeutics, the Belgian Growth Fund, New Waves Investments, Wealth Management Partners, KfW Capital and the European Investment Fund (EIF) are part of a strong base of institutional LPs that supported the fund. Forbion Growth I concentrates on later-stage investments, particularly in European biotech companies that develop novel therapies
Feel, the UK-based digital health company, has closed a GBP4.5 million investment, led by Fuel Ventures and including TMT Investments, Sova VC, Richard Longhurst (founder of LoveHoney.com) and Igor Ryabenkiy (founder and GP of Altair Capital).
Feel is on a mission to clean up the ‘dirty’ world of nutritional supplements and is producing high-quality supplements following an exceptional first year of growth. Increasingly health-conscious consumers spend GBP442million a year on nutritional supplements, oblivious to falling foul of poor quality, ineffective nutrients.
The global dietary supplements market has become a high growth sector in recent years. In 2019, the market
In this week’s podcast, Sunaina Sinha, managing partner at Cebile Capital, discusses the findings of the firm’s recent survey of 100 global LPs, including how LPs have shifted their modus operandi in 2020, who the winners are in terms of allocation flow during the pandemic, and the fact that 51 per cent of LPs expect to increase commitments to private equity in 2021.
musicMagpie, a re-commerce business in the UK and US specialising in refurbished consumer technology, has secured GBP20 million in growth financing through a GBP10 million committed revolving credit facility and a GBP10 million accordion facility from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) UK Branch.
Bite Investments, a fintech company with an alternative investment platform, has closed on its Pre Series A+ funding in a round led by JMP Group (JMP), an investment banking and alternative asset management firm headquartered in San Francisco, California.
“We are continuing to attract progressive partners who recognise the steady growth and related opportunities associated with both our robust fintech platform and the soaring global private equity market,” says Bite CEO William Rudebeck. “It is a testimony to how the financial industry and investor community are gravitating toward alternative investment opportunities, as well as digitalisation and its transformative value.”
Financial Services Capital, a private equity investor dedicated to the European financial services sector, has completed USD15 million in new financing for NYMBUS, a provider of banking technology solutions, doubling its total investment in the company to more than USD31 million.
As part of the investment, Matt Wallach, Co-Founder of Veeva Systems, will join as a Strategic Advisor and Matthew Hansen, Managing Partner at Financial Services Capital, will join Managing Partner Miroslav Boublik on the Nymbus Board of Directors.
Financial Services Capital launched in 2020 to capitalise on a once-in-a-generation investment opportunity, transforming businesses through a hands-on, operationally focused and
Peter J Rooney, a seasoned M&A and private equity lawyer with nearly 30 years of experience, has joined Stroock’s national Corporate Group as a partner in the New York Office.
Rooney joins Stroock from Morrison & Foerster, where he was a partner.
Rooney’s practice centres on representation of US and multinational corporations, private equity firms and financial institutions in connection with leveraged buyouts, mergers, acquisitions, dispositions and related financings.
“Pete is an incredible and dynamic addition to our firm,” says Jeff Keitelman, the firm’s co-managing partner. “In addition to his decades of experience representing clients in their critical
Keensight Capital, a private equity managers dedicated to pan-European Growth buyout investments, has acquired a majority stake in RAM Infotechnology (RAM-IT), a leading managed services company dedicated to the Healthcare sector based in the Netherlands.
Keensight Capital will leverage its extensive experience in Tech and Healthcare to support RAM-IT’s founders and management team in their ambitious development goals.
Founded 20 years ago, RAM-IT is the leading player in managed services for the Healthcare sector in the Netherlands and a technology leader in Europe, with 220 employees expert in IT infrastructure management. Growing steadily for many years, RAM-IT’s revenues have increased
RealBlocks, an alternative investments platform that enables global distribution capabilities for fund managers, has appointed Michael Hanus, CFA as the firm’s new Senior Managing Director of Distribution.
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Odore, a beauty tech start-up working with global brands including Guerlain, Clive Christian and L’Oréal has raised USD830,000 to transform how cosmetics and beauty businesses market their products to consumers.
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