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JZ Capital Partners (JZCP) has closed an investment in Oncology Services International (OSI), its third investment through the Jordan Health Products (JHP) platform.
JHP was formed in 2015 by Jordan Industries International (JII) and JZCP to develop and execute a strategic build-up in the highly fragmented US healthcare equipment market.
JZCP invested USD4.529 million in the transaction.
Founded in 1985 and based in Montebello, New York, OSI is one of the world’s largest independent service and maintenance providers for radiation oncology equipment, and a leading supplier of refurbished linear accelerators, a device most commonly used for external beam
IK Investment Partners’ IK 2007 Fund is to sell Vemedia Group, a producer and distributor of over the counter (OTC) drugs, food supplements and medical devices, to an entity ultimately owned by Charterhouse Capital Partners.
Charterhouse also owns La Coopération Pharmaceutique (Cooper), a French OTC drug manufacturer and distributor. The parties have agreed not to disclose the financial terms of the transaction.
The combination of Vemedia and Cooper will create a European market leader in the OTC drugs sector. The two businesses are complementary and will be well positioned to lead the further consolidation of the European OTC drugs
Quantopian is to manage up to USD250 million of investment capital for Steve Cohen’s venture capital operation Point72 Ventures.
Quantopian offers a free platform where an online community of over 85,000 members from 180 countries can create institutional-quality investment algorithms.
Investment algorithms created on Quantopian’s platform by members will be used to manage the funds from Cohen. Each author of a selected algorithm will receive a royalty based on the performance of his or her strategy.
“This is a watershed moment for the entire industry. Steve Cohen, one of the most storied and successful investors, will be supporting
JetBlue Technology Ventures, the venture capital subsidiary of JetBlue, has invested in Mozio, a San Francisco based tech start-up specialising in providing ground transportation solutions to and from airports.
It is the second investment by JetBlue Technology Ventures, which launched in February with the goal of finding and developing businesses that sit at the intersection of technology, travel and hospitality.
It was recently named the 2016 Global Corporate Venturing New Entrant of the Year.
JetBlue Technology Ventures recently partnered with Cockpit Innovation Hub based in Tel Aviv to establish Navigator, a four month accelerator for pre-seed start-ups now
A team of Hogan Lovells lawyers has advised the senior executive management team of VocaLink on its sale to MasterCard for approximately GBP700 million (USD920 million).
Hogan Lovells’ role involved advising VocaLink's senior management on their management incentive arrangements and their position and related matters, including warranties and disclosures. Under the agreement, a majority of VocaLink’s shareholders will retain 7.6 per cent ownership for at least three years.
Based in London, VocaLink operates key payments technology platforms on behalf of UK payment schemes, including: BACS – the Automated Clearing House (ACH) enabling direct credit and direct debit payments between
eSolidar, which launched a crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs on 27 June, has already raised over 50 per cent of its GBP200,000 target and is currently the most successful live foreign campaign on Seedrs.
Portuguese venture capital firm Portugal Ventures has now committed a minimum of EUR50,000 to the company. eSolidar’s founder Marco Barbosa says he is confident of reaching the GBP200,000 target by the end of August.
eSolidar.com is a global giving marketplace, used by Elton John and Katy Perry among 100 other celebrities and brands, that allows people to shop, sell and donate to their favourite charitable causes.
Bretèche Industrie Group, a manufacturer of equipment for the international food and pharmaceutical industries, backed by Equistone Partners Europe and Cerea Capital since 2013, has acquired Shick, a US-based provider of ingredient automation systems.
Founded in 1956 and located in Kansas City, Missouri, Shick is a family firm that specialises in automation solutions for the baking industry. The company is best known for manufacturing silos and dosing equipment for use prior to the kneading phase and generated approximately USD50 million in sales last year.
Following the acquisition of Shick, the group expects to generate consolidated sales of nearly EUR230
Salveo Capital has re-launched Salveo Fund I with the addition of managing directors Michael Gruber and Jeffrey Howard and director of fund operations Achint Prabhat to the existing team of partners Alex Thiersch and John Dohm and director of communications Eric Atienza.
Salveo is a venture capital fund with offices in Chicago, Illinois, that will invest in emerging growth companies within the cannabis sector. The addition of the new team members brings investment, fund management, capital markets and due diligence experience to complement the existing team.
Gruber has over 20 years of experience working with early stage investments, particularly
Platte River Equity has acquired CTS Engines in partnership with the CTS senior management team.
Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, CTS provides a full spectrum of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services for established engine platforms, specialising in the overhaul of the General Electric CF6-80C2, CF6-80A and CF6-50 engines, as well as the Pratt & Whitney PW2000.
CTS also performs developmental testing on next generation aerospace engines utilising the highest thrust independent commercial test facility in the world, located in Jupiter, Florida.
CTS will continue to operate out of its two Florida-based facilities.
The investment by Platte
Inflexion portfolio company British Engineering Services, an engineering testing, inspection and certification business, has acquired material testing consultancy Nortest Limited.
Inflexion says the deal will strengthen British Engineering Services’ ability to provide its customers with premium quality engineering testing, inspection and certification services throughout the UK and the Republic of Ireland by adding a comprehensive range of non-destructive testing, positive material examinations and welding certification services.
Stewart Kay, group CEO at British Engineering Services, says: "I’m extremely proud to announce today our first acquisition as British Engineering Services. We are a relatively new business, but we have a long
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