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Albert Medical Devices (AMD) has secured GBP940,000 in funding supported by the Angel CoFund, the GBP100m government and British business bank-backed fund, alongside existing investors North West Fund for Biomedical (managed by SPARK Impact) and the London Business Angels.
This is the third round of funding for the Liverpool-based med-tech company, who in April 2012 successfully raised a seed round of GBP300,000 from SPARK Impact’s North West Fund for Biomedical (the fund having collectively invested GBP680,000).
This initial funding was used to further develop the company’s flagship product, the melio leg bag. The melio is the world’s first intelligent catheter
Deerfield Management Company has launched Deerfield Private Design Fund III, an investment fund designed to provide flexible private financing to healthcare companies.
The fund has approximately USD1.6bn in committed capital.
“Deerfield is proud to play a leading role in advancing innovation in the development and delivery of healthcare products and services through investment, information and philanthropy. Few other industries can have such a profound impact on the quality and length of life,” says James Flynn, managing partner at Deerfield.
The mission of Deerfield Private Design III is to advance all aspects of medicine and human health. Like Deerfield’s
Energy Capital Partners has held the final closing of Energy Capital Partners III at USD5.043bn in commitments, surpassing the fund's USD3.5bn target.
Energy Capital's total cumulative commitments are now in excess of USD13bn having raised Fund I at USD2.25bn in 2006, Fund II at USD4.335bn in 2010 and a mezzanine credit lending vehicle of USD805m in 2013 as well as co-investment capital participating in seven individual Energy Capital investments.
Fund III was launched in July 2013 and raised in eight months, attracting a diverse base of over 300 limited partner investors from North America, South America, Europe, Asia and
Virtual reality (VR) games developer and publisher nDreams and Mobile app creator No Yetis Allowed have both secured funding from Mercia Fund Management (MFM), a provider of investment, accommodation and business support services across the UK.
These businesses are just two of Mercia Fund Management’s growing portfolio of gaming companies benefiting from both finance and sector expertise from former SEGA CEO Mike Hayes and ex-Codemasters MD Nick Wheelwright.
Hayes, head of Mercia Fund Management's digital and e-commerce division, says: “The expansion of our digital and e-commerce portfolio has allowed us to invest in a number of exciting and innovative ventures in
Lowenstein Sandler has expanded its private equity and mergers and acquisitions practices with the addition of Christopher Henry as a partner.
Henry, 41, joins Lowenstein Sandler’s New York office from Ropes & Gray, where he had been a partner since 2006.
Close on the heels of Michael Brosse, 43, who joined the firm from Kirkland & Ellis in January, Henry is the second lateral partner from a top 25 law firm to join Lowenstein Sandler’s M&A and private equity group in 2014.
“Our strategy is to broaden and deepen the services that our transaction, litigation and bankruptcy practices
Industries & Finances Partenaires has raised EUR135m for a third new fund specialising in SME Buy & Build strategies.
Industrie & Finance Investissements 3 has exceeded both its EUR125m target and Fund 2 (EUR110m).
The fund’s largest LPs include CDC Entreprises, CNP Assurances, Idinvest, Axa France, Akina and EIF.
Sixty per cent of commitments are from LPs outside France.
A statement from Industries & Finances Partners says: “The success of this fund‐raising, despite difficult market conditions, is the result of the team’s unique strategy, which it has followed since inception, with the support of loyal LPs.
European real estate fund manager Activum SG Capital Management has closed its third fund at EUR380m in record time.
Fund III will build on Activum’s momentum in finding, improving and selling under-performing real estate related assets in Europe.
Within six months Fund III was substantially oversubscribed due to strong existing investor support and new institutional demand spanning the Americas and Europe.
Saul Goldstein, Activum managing partner, says: “We have focused on steady platform growth and as a result we are seeing strong results across our portfolio of investments in office repositioning, specialty finance, and residential development in Berlin.
Waterton Global Resource Management has held the final closing of its flagship private equity fund, Waterton Precious Metals Fund II (Fund II), with total capital commitments of USD1.016bn.
With Fund II, Waterton Global aims to continue investing in the metals and mining space.
Fund II will generally target production and late-stage development assets in the precious metals sector that are located in politically stable jurisdictions, through acquisitions, joint ventures and partnerships.
"We are grateful for the significant level of support from our investors, who have provided a strong endorsement of Waterton Global's owner-operator business model," says Isser Elishis,
Omada Capita has launched a stock-based lending service, which allows clients to secure loans against the broadest range of listed shares and on flexible market terms.
The launch follows a trial of the service with selected clients over the past five months, with some GBP35m of loans disbursed backed by some GBP55m of share collateral.
The service is now being officially launched and will include bonds as well as equities and be rolled out to a much wider potential client base.
Omada is looking to significantly increase the scale of its stock-based lending service, with a new business
Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners has appointed John D Clark as a managing partner based in New York.
Clark (pictured) will focus on middle-market, growth-oriented private equity investments in the technology, software and technology-enabled business services sectors.
Clark comes to the firm from Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, a New York-based private equity firm, where he was a general partner, a member of the management committee and a director of Paycom Software, Peak 10, NEWAsurion, Savvis, Lytx and other companies.
CVC managing partner Chris Stadler says: "CVC's greatest asset is the strength and depth of our investment
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