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John Thorpe (pictured), Business Line Manager for EIS at Octopus Investments, comments on new HMRC statistics showing that 2,770 companies raised a total of GBP1,529 million of funds under the EIS scheme during 2013-14…
As the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) celebrates its 21st birthday this year, these latest figures show EIS are now a mature, established asset class and a critical source of funding for many UK smaller companies. EIS fundraising is going from strength to strength, with the total amount raised last year up a significant 48 per cent on the previous year. Over the years our EIS investors
Q3 saw a typical decline in overall European private equity value due to the summer period, however, the overall trend on value in 2015 is positive over that experienced in the last couple of years.
That’s according to preliminary figures from the Q3 2015 unquote” European Private Equity Barometer, published by unquote” in association with SL Capital Partners, which suggests that more disappointingly, the number of European private equity-backed deals declined by 10 per cent, from 368 transactions to 330 transactions. This is a continuation of a trend that started in Q1 2015 and was impacted by a significant reduction
Radius Equity, a specialist provider of EIS and SEIS investments, has launched a GBP750,000 EIS-compliant investment into Up Estates, an new estate agency.
Radius Equity believes that online property portals are transforming the estate agency industry, and traditional agencies are losing market share to new low-cost competitors. Up Estates is a new breed of real estate agency which combines the comprehensive, low cost reach of online portals with the personalised experience of traditional real estate agencies.
Up Estates has established a strong regional foothold in Coventry, Nuneaton and Hinckley, and has seen significant success within the region. For example,
Smart Employee Benefits (SEB) has completed the first tranche of a private placement equity financing for gross proceeds of USD2,400,000 out of maximum aggregate proceeds of USD4,000,000.
The First Tranche financing consists of 6,000,000 units (the "Units") at a price of USD0.40 per Unit. Each Unit consists of (i) one common share of SEB and (ii) one common share purchase warrant of SEB (the "Warrants"). Each Warrant has a term of 24 months from the date of issuance and vests on December 31, 2016 at an exercise price of USD0.75 per share.
The financing is non-brokered and sourced from
Napier Park Global Capital, a global alternative asset management firm, has appointed Ned May as a director in the firm’s private equity group.
“We are delighted to welcome Ned to the firm,” says Manu Rana, managing director and co-head of Napier Park Financial Partners. “He has a deep understanding of the financial services industry and a strong track record of investing in this sector.”
“Ned shares our passion for identifying and partnering with innovative, high-growth companies,” adds Steve Piaker, managing director and co-head of Napier Park Financial Partners. “I am confident he will be a tremendous addition to our
Global law firm White & Case has continued the growth of its private equity, infrastructure and energy M&A practices across EMEA with the additions of Caroline Sherrell and Kenneth Barry as new partners in London.
“White & Case has considerable cross-practice and cross-border strength in the private equity, infrastructure and energy industries, and the arrivals of Caroline and Ken will strengthen our current position as a leading firm in these sectors in EMEA,” says White & Case partner John Reiss, Global Head of the Firm’s Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice. “Growing our presence in London is a key element in
Apteki Gemini (Gemini) has partnered with an affiliate of private equity firm Warburg Pincus to fund the firm’s growth plan.
Gemini is committed to providing low price drugs, high quality patient pharmaceutical care, and the widest product availability in the market.
Founded in 1990, Gemini operates pharmacies in Northern Poland, as well as a nationwide online business (www.aptekigemini.pl). The Company offers the lowest prices of drugs in the Polish market and this allows large groups of patient’s access to drugs, which they would otherwise not purchase. Gemini currently operates predominantly in Northern Poland but is planning to expand
Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) has signed an agreement to invest in common stock of up to USD3.5 million in Union Group subsidiary Andean Power Generation SAC.
The proceeds will be used in the construction of El Carmen and 8 de Agosto hydropower plants in the Huánuco region in central Peru, which will generate a combined 27.4 MW of capacity and are backed by two 20-year power purchase agreements with the Peruvian Government. They are due to start operating during Q1 2016.
These plants will add a total of 204 GWh of clean energy per year to the Peruvian power
Mid Europa Partners, a private equity firm focused on Central Europe and Turkey, has completed the acquisition of a 100 per cent stake in Customer Management Center (CMC).
Established in 2000, CMC is the largest independent outsourced call centre and customer management services provider in Turkey.
The Company operates a total of four call centres from Istanbul, Malatya and Şanlıurfa, and provides both inbound as well as outbound services to over 70 blue chip corporate customers operating in various industries.
Investec Investment Banking has appointed Dan Sheahan (pictured) to lead its Investment Banking activities in the North of England.
Sheahan is a Corporate Financier with substantial experience of originating and transacting complex deals across many industries. He joins from , where he was a Senior Director in their Leeds office and advised on a number of buy-side and sell-side M&A transactions, including the sale of Poundworld Retail Group to TPG Capital and Tusker Group to ECI Partners.
Before joining PricewaterhouseCoopers, Sheahan was an Executive Director at DC Advisory (formerly Close Brothers) (2003-2013), and was a key member of the
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