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Agronomics, a London-listed investor in alternative proteins with a focus on cellular agriculture and cultivated meat, has invested a further EUR2 million for 1,197 Preferred shares in existing investee company Meatable.
The Subscription will be paid using cash from the Company’s own resources and will take Agronomics’ total cash investment in Meatable to EUR5 million.
Following the Subscription, Agronomics will hold 4,752 preferred shares in Meatable, representing an equity ownership, on a fully diluted basis, of 5.70 per cent. Subject to audit, Agronomics will now carry this position in its accounts at a book value of EUR7.95 million, representing
Advent Life Sciences has closed two new funds with commitments totalling USD215 million.
Advent Life Sciences Fund III is the firm’s third dedicated life sciences venture capital fund raised from new Limited Partners (LPs), including British Patient Capital, as well as existing LPs.
The Advent-Harrington Impact Fund is a new type of fund raised in collaboration with the Harrington Discovery Institute to translate innovative drug discoveries into novel treatments for the benefit of patients and society, otherwise known as ‘impact’ investing.
Investing at seed, series A and beyond, the funds will primarily support companies to develop new therapeutics but will
Resurgens Technology Partners (Resurgens) has added six new team members to its portfolio operations team. The new additions are Jon Ingram as principal of portfolio operations, Edward Kenna as VP of portfolio operations, Wayne Williams as operating partner, Mike Swindell as operating executive (Product & Strategy), James Pitts as operating executive (R&D) and Nigel Brown as operating executive (Sales).
Ingram and Kenna will work together to manage value creation initiatives across the entire Resurgens’ portfolio, helping implement measures for strategic planning, talent design and alignment, sales and marketing effectiveness, as well as acquisitions and integration.
Working closely with Resurgens’
Boutique law firm Kleinberg Kaplan has appointed David Pentlow as Senior Counsel in the firm’s Private Funds & Investment Management Practice.
Pentlow has extensive experience representing private equity funds, hedge funds, real estate funds and other investors, financial institutions, and issuers – from start-ups to established public companies – in connection with securities offerings and other finance transactions, fund and product launches, SEC, CFTC and related regulatory matters, and other transactions.
“We welcome David Pentlow to Kleinberg Kaplan. Our clients will benefit from his breadth of experience across investment fund, regulatory and corporate matters,” says Andy Chonoles, managing partner of
Over 50 per cent of healthcare businesses in the UK have yet to reap the rewards of digital transformation, according to a new report from Equator.
The Healthcare industry digital wellness report 20/21 surveyed 20 private equity-backed healthcare businesses to uncover the digital maturity of the sector, with digitisation critical in the post-pandemic landscape.
Private equity firms invested over GBP140 billion across 1,227 healthcare deals in 2019, with the sector now accounting for 14 per cent of total deal value. Covid-19 had an impact on deal activity in 2020, but over the last three quarters, healthcare has been the
Council Capital, a healthcare-focused private equity firm based in Nashville, has announced a promotion and three new hires to support the firm’s continued growth.
New hires include Geoff Crisanti – Value Creation Senior Associate, Harrison Johnson – Investment Associate, and Christian Ward – Chief Financial Officer. In addition, the firm promoted Paul Lagarde from Associate to Senior Associate.
Geoff Crisanti, Value Creation Senior Associate, will be focused on providing strategic and operational support to portfolio company executive teams. Geoff was most recently with Aspire Health, where he drove strategic partnerships and led a direct-to-physician sales team. He began
London based Lingerie and swimwear business, Playful Promises, has secured an investment from Bestport Private Equity to finance its fast-growing brands and e-commerce business.
The move comes after the website, which has locally serviced sites in UK, USA and Australia, has been experiencing rapid year on year growth. This year they are expecting to report 70 per cent growth across the whole of their e-commerce network. The business has recently added their own manufacturing capability enabling better control over its supply chain which has seen the homegrown business flourish in recent years. The company prides itself on its inclusive, high-quality,
Canadian private equity firm Novacap has closed Novacap TMT VI (TMT VI) at USD1.865 billion, making it the largest fund raised by the firm to date. The total includes significant commitments from Novacap’s partners and employees as well as from the Novacap Executive Fund.
Vanguard has closed the Vanguard HarbourVest 2020 Private Equity Fund, marking the firm’s one-year anniversary of entering the private equity market in partnership with HarbourVest last year.
The fund closed at nearly double its target size, securing commitments from a broad base of qualified investors. The firm also announced the launch of its next annual vintage of the private equity offer to qualified investors.
“The strong investor demand we saw for private equity in our first year further solidifies our belief that private equity can improve investor outcomes,” says Fran Kinniry, Head of Private Investments at Vanguard. “We look
UK law firm TLT has advised longstanding client Blackfinch Energy, an investor in renewable energy and energy infrastructure products, on the acquisition of two new wind energy sites in Scotland.
The two sites have been acquired through Blackfinch’s energy investment holding company Sedgwick Trading Ltd. Their addition to Blackfinch’s portfolio represents further growth for the company, with its total annual renewable energy generation capacity growing to approximately 104 Gigawatt hours (GWh) across 49 individual sites and installations.
The first project is an operating onshore wind farm that has already been issued with a Renewables Obligation Certificate (ROC) from Ofgem,
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