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Invizius Limited (Invizius), a biotechnology company developing treatments to suppress unwanted innate immune responses, has closed a Series A financing of GBP5.3 million.
The round was led by existing investors Mercia, Downing Ventures, Old College Capital, Scottish Enterprise, Solvay Ventures and new investors Calculus Capital and experienced life science entrepreneur and investor, Dr Jonathan Milner. Although already over-subscribed, the company’s Series A remains open to other investors until June 2021.
Invizius will use the financing to complete a First-in-Man safety study in 2022 of its H-Guard Priming Solution to reduce the life-threatening inflammatory effects of haemodialysis.
There are
Drops, a project aiming to unlock additional value for non-fungible tokens (NFTs), has closed a USD1 million funding round from private investors.
The round was led by Axia8 Ventures, Bitscale Capital, Blocksync, AU21, x21, D64, Genblock, and Drops Ventures. The successful round of funding builds on Drops’ network of strategic partners which include Polkastarter, Quantstamp, 0xb1, Kyros Ventures, Zokyo, Petrock Capital and Blockstar Technologies. Drops will use the raised capital for development, marketing, operational expenses, and liquidity provision.
According to the Drops team, the company has a roadmap for 2021 which includes the development tools that enhance the value of
SME private equity investments specialist CAPZA has appointed Aurore Gauffre as Head of Sustainability & Impact, and strengthened its investor relations team. Several promotions have also been made in the company’s investment team.
A signatory of the UNPRI since 2011, CAPZA is convinced that the implementation of best-in-class ESG practices contributes to the long-term performance of the companies it supports, and has integrated, for the past five years, a rigorous ESG approach in all its private equity and private debt funds based on a proprietary methodology and relying on the platform developed by Sirsa. Recently, CAPZA has innovated on private
BMS Group (BMS), an independent specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, has launched its inaugural Private Equity, M&A and Tax Report “Redefining M&A insurance for the 2020s”.
The report provides the first buyers’ perspective on the way in which M&A insurance interacts with the wider deal-making environment across the globe, as well as giving the first look at behaviours and trends post the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, which saw a frenzy of activity in Q4 2020 to Q1 2021.
According to the report: Q4 2020 saw a 25 per cent uplift in transactions using M&A insurance compared to the
Aon, a global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions, has formed an EMEA M&A and Transaction Solutions Advisory Board.
The new advisory board will support the growth and development of Aon’s M&A practice across the UK and EMEA, as it continues to expand its client offerings to include solutions for intellectual property, cyber security and digital performance, retirement, benefits, talent and compensation, structured credit, tax and litigation risks, ESG and more.
In a highly volatile, competitive and constantly evolving landscape, corporate clients considering M&A transactions, and financial sponsors such as private equity
City law firm McCarthy Denning has expanded its international energy practice with the appointment of two new partners, Michel Lequien, who joins from Ashurst LLP (Paris), and Peter Wright, previously with Squire Patton Boggs. Consultant Solicitor, Nila Gibb, and Legal Consultant, Keymir Orazov, have also joined the team.
With these four new additions, McCarthy Denning’s Energy Group has more than doubled in size to a team of 11 experienced lawyers in the past three years. The firm’s international energy practice offers its clients expert corporate, projects and commercial advice across the global energy sector (oil, gas, LNG, conventional and renewable
Partners Group is to acquire Axia Women’s Health (Axia), a women’s healthcare provider in the US, from Audax Private Equity.
Partners Group will become the majority equity holder, while Axia’s management team and physician partners will retain a substantial minority equity stake.
Axia is headquartered in Voorhees, New Jersey, and provides a highly integrated platform of non-clinical business and administrative support services, such as accounting, HR, insurance, IT, and practice management services, to its network of physician practices across the US. Axia has partnered with more than 80 care centers comprising 150 locations and supporting 475,000 patients annually, which
Access Holdings, a Baltimore-based mid-market investment firm specialising in building enduring businesses, is supporting a partnership between its new student transportation platform, American Student Transportations Partners (ASTP), and Pennsylvania-based Krise Transportation.
Access Holdings will not only provide capital but dedicated resources and tools to support the growth of ASTP into a market-leading provider of mission critical student transportation services. ASTP, in partnership with Krise Transportation, will provide exceptional transportation services for students and school districts across Pennsylvania to ensure every student has safe, reliable access to education.
“We’ve enjoyed the over twelve-month journey with the ASTP team and Krise to
The Alternative Credit Council, the private credit affiliate of the Alternative Investment Management Association, has launched its Investor Manager Committee, a new initiative which aims to strengthen the ACC’s work on key areas where private credit market practice is still evolving, and foster better engagement between investors and asset managers in this burgeoning asset class.
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OpenGate Capital, a global private equity firm, has completed the acquisition of the North American and European amphoteric surfactant business from Solvay. As part of this transaction, the business has been renamed Verdant Specialty Solutions (Verdant), representing a new chapter of innovation and growth for the company. Terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed.
Under the leadership of newly appointed Chief Executive Officer John Foley, Verdant will reenergise its commercial strategy and accelerate growth while continuing to focus on safety, compliance, and reliability. The company will expand its portfolio of sustainable solutions for the personal care, home and hygiene,
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