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InflaRx, a biopharmaceutical company developing new therapeutics in the terminal complement space, has closed a USD55 million Series D financing and investment round.
The round was co-led by Bain Capital Life Sciences LP, Cormorant Asset Management LLC and RA Capital Management LLC, and complemented by certain investment funds managed by a leading US investment management firm. The transaction is comprised of a USD30 million capital increase and a USD25 million secondary share purchase. Proceeds from the capital increase will be used to advance clinical phase IIb development of InflaRx’s lead drug candidate IFX-1, a first-in-class anti-human complement factor C5a monoclonal
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has published a new edition of its flagship due diligence questionnaire (DDQ), 20 years after the first AIMA DDQ helped to standardise the due diligence process for alternative investment managers and investors.
The new AIMA Illustrative Questionnaire for the Due Diligence of Investment Managers will be used by investors assessing hedge fund, private credit and private equity managers. Completing the DDQ is generally regarded as one of the most significant steps that investment managers must complete before an investor decides whether to allocate to a fund.
The first AIMA DDQ, published in 1997,
The Hong Kong office of international law firm, Maples and Calder, continues to expand its service offering in Asia with the recent recruitment of six experienced individuals.
The recruitment of Everton Robertson, Stacey Yuan, David Wang, Jaron Jiao and Sarena Gong brings an unrivalled range of expertise and reinforces Maples and Calder’s position as a premier service provider in the region.
Everton, who returns to the firm’s Hong Kong office, is recognised by his peers and respected industry directories and journals. He has extensive experience and expertise in finance and private equity law, advising major Asian corporations, financial institutions
Turenne Capital has acquired a 20 per cent interest in Innovacom, a longstanding European venture capital player focused on innovation, with an eye to developing a partnership.
Amid the dynamic of consolidation in the private equity market, Turenne Capital, with EUR730 million in assets under management, aims to become a concentration hub in France and to reach critical mass of EUR1 billion in AuM in the coming months.
Since 1988, Innovacom has specialised in innovation capital and seed capital transactions, offering start-ups support from early to late stages. Innovacom has nearly EUR200 million under management and aims to raise
A majority of impact investors provide capacity-building support (or technical assistance) to investees, yet the vital role of capacity building in impact investing has not been adequately explored, according to the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN).
‘Beyond Investment: The Power of Capacity-Building Support’, a report published today by the GIIN, focuses specifically on capacity building in the impact investing industry, highlighting common, effective practices and opportunities to enhance future practices.
Drawing on findings from interviews with practitioners from 31 organisations, the report offers key insights into the reasons that impact investors, service providers, and funders choose to provide capacity-building support.
HGGC and Court Square Capital (Court Square) are to merge Court Square-owned Research Now, a specialist in market research data, with Survey Sampling International (SSI), an HGGC-owned provider of data solutions and technology for consumer and business-to-business research.
The combined company will continue to be owned by HGGC and Court Square with management having a significant stake in the business. Terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed.
The combined capabilities of Research Now and SSI–including first-party data, technology platforms, and partnerships with major brands, publishers and ad tech providers–will position the integrated organisation to expand the core
Shell, one of the world’s largest energy providers, has signed an agreement to buy NewMotion in a deal that will enable both companies to accelerate the transition to low-carbon transport.
Drake Star Partners acted as the exclusive financial advisor to NewMotion’s shareholders in this transaction.
Under the terms of the deal, NewMotion will remain focused on accelerating its mission in Europe by delivering more innovative smart-charging solutions to homes, businesses and public parking spaces. The acquisition will help NewMotion enhance its electric vehicle (EV) charging services turning more parking spaces into charging stations as well as improving users’ charging
French private equity participants raised global assets of EUR8.1 billion in H1 2017, up 30 per cent year-on-year, according to figures released by The French private equity association – Association Française des Investisseurs pour la Croissance (AFIC), and Grant Thornton.
These funds will be largely invested over the next five years to fund the transformation of French and European companies.
A significant rise is noted in venture capital (x3.4 / H1 2016) and growth capital (x2.2 / H1 2016) investment intentions.
Funds raised from French investors increased over the period to EUR5.4 billion from EUR3.2 billion in H1
Private equity firms invested USD163.4 billion across 959 PE deals in the US during Q3, bringing year-to-date totals to USD401.7 billion in deal value across 2,820 transactions, according to the latest Pitchbook US PE Breakdown report.
Despite the prolonged elevation in fundraising, deal volume through the first three quarters is down 11 per cent compared to the first three quarters of 2016.
Private equity exits continued to slow in Q3 with USD40.8 billion in value exited across 224 companies, a 20 per cent drop in deal volume from Q2. The decline has been largely driven by a pullback in
Global venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates (NEA) has appointed Ben Narasin as a Venture Partner.
Narasin, a prolific entrepreneur and highly regarded early-stage investor, brings more than three decades of company-building expertise to NEA’s technology practice. He has focused on emerging technologies and new markets throughout his investment career, with a portfolio comprising key early successes in some of today’s fastest growing sectors, such as fintech and connected devices.
“It has been our good fortune to collaborate with Ben on numerous investments, such as Branch Metrics, Enigma and Transfix,” says Scott Sandell, Managing General Partner, NEA. “He is
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