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Taurus Asset Finance has launched a new Venture Capital Fund – Arie Ventures – focused on investing in Israeli-sourced technology and its worldwide potential.
The fund is looking to raise up to USD200 million, and is based in the UK. It is open to institutional investors, Fund of Funds, and Family offices with a minimum investment of USD2 million. Its target is to raise an initial USD60 million for a “1st close” on June 30th 2015.
The fund, which is to be chaired by Sir Colin Chandler, will invest primarily in Israeli technology companies with strong, scalable IP, where
Janssen Pharmaceuticals has acquired XO1 Limited, a privately held asset-centric virtual biopharmaceutical company founded to develop the anti-thrombin antibody ichorcumab.
Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Ichorcumab is a recombinant human antibody developed to mimic the activity of a human antibody which appears to produce an anticoagulated state without predisposition to bleeding.
"Ichorcumab provides an excellent complement to the Janssen cardiovascular portfolio," says Peter DiBattiste, MD, Global Development Head, Cardiovascular, Janssen Research & Development, LLC. "Given Janssen's leadership in the fields of anticoagulation and biologics, we are well positioned to explore the potential of this next generation
Green Shoots, the junior branch of the EIS Association (‘EISA’) has launched aimed at celebrating and supporting young professionals working with the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and in the alternative investment industry.
The EISA was established to support and represent organisations working with the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Seed EIS (SEIS). GreenShoots aims to create a separate space for young professionals in this industry, giving them a voice and an opportunity to develop their own networks, interest and knowledge of the world of EIS/SEIS and alternative investments.
As well as holding regular networking events, Green Shoots will run bi-annual
Trax Technologies has completed its previously disclosed majority investment in Trax, made in partnership with Trax’s current management team, led by Founder and CEO J Scott Nelson.
The terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
“With this transaction complete, we are excited to continue building the Trax platform and services in support of our current and future global customer base,” says Nelson. “This investment will support further development, deployment, and support of existing and new products and services benefiting both buyers and sellers of logistics services.”
Arma Partners has acted as exclusive financial advisor to SSP Limited (SSP) on its sale to UK private equity firm LDC for GBP207 million.
SSP, a Hellman & Friedman portfolio company, is a specialist provider of insurer policy administration systems, insurance policy distribution platforms and broker management systems to the insurance industry. As part of its offering, SSP provides highly innovative data services, such as fraud detection and telematics, to help insurers better assess risks.
This transaction demonstrates Arma Partners’ continued strength in Financial Technology.
SK Capital Partners is to acquire a controlling interest in AEB Group, a global leader in wine ingredients with growing positions in beer ingredients and food detergents.
SK Capital’s majority ownership will be acquired via a capital increase to deleverage the Company’s balance sheet and a purchase of shares from existing investors including Investindustrial, one of Europe's leading investment groups focused on Southern European companies. Investindustrial and AEB Group management will have minority ownership positions after the transaction.
AEB Group provides an integrated suite of products and related services – including a full spectrum of biotechnology solutions, processing aids, and
A total of 63 foreign investments made into Germany by buyout firms in 2014 surpassed the previous two years and is the third highest level recorded by MergerMarket.
According to experts at the German M&A and Private Equity Forum in Düsseldorf, thanks to its stability in a volatile environment and the strength of its Mittelstand, Germany will remain very attractive to private equity investors. The post-crisis high of 135 private equity buyouts last year suggests reasons to be optimistic.
“We expect the positive investing environment to continue as investors search for companies with skilled management, stable cash-flows and strong credit
DMS Offshore Investment Services is expanding its International Tax Compliance Group with the addition of Roman Ipfling (pictured), former US Tax Manager at KPMG in the Cayman Islands.
Ipfling is Global Co-Lead of the DMS ITC Group responsible for management operations, systems and reporting. Peter Stafford, attorney-at-law, remains Global Co-Lead of the Group.
The DMS ITC Group is a dedicated, specialist team of attorneys, accountants and compliance experts devoted to serving more than 600 private investment structures in complying with their obligations under the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and other international tax information initiatives.
The ITC Group
Landbay, the buy-to-let focused peer-to-peer mortgage lender, has appointed Julian Cork as Chief Operating Officer (COO).
Cork will join co-founders John Goodall and Gray Stern in overseeing Landbay’s business operations as the business continues to grow rapidly.
Cork brings over 20 years of experience working in the investment banking sector. He began his career in the technology team of JPMorgan, before being promoted to Managing Director and Head of the Global Derivatives Services business. After 15 years at JPMorgan, Cork moved to Macquarie Group as Global Head of technology for the Corporate and Operations Groups. Cork’s international experience
Squire Patton Boggs has promoted the firm’s Head of Private Equity (PE) and Venture Capital (VC) in Poland, Michał Karwacki, to Partner in the firm’s Warsaw office.
Karwacki has some 15 years of transactional experience, with a special focus on the private equity and VC sectors. Since joining Squire Patton Boggs’ Global Corporate Practice in May 2014, Karwacki has led the firm’s private equity and VC team in Poland by developing close relationships with local PE Houses that are extremely active in their markets.
Karwacki is known for his skills in managing and advising on all aspects and stages of
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