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Ceptaris Therapeutics, Inc, a privately held specialty pharmaceutical company, has secured USD15 million in venture debt financing from Silicon Valley Bank and Oxford Finance.
The New Drug Application (NDA) for Ceptaris’ drug candidate, mechlorethamine gel, is currently undergoing review by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of early stage (stages I-IIA) mycosis fungoides, a type of Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma (CTCL).
Ceptaris received USD7.5 million at closing and has access to the remaining USD7.5 million if the NDA is approved by the FDA. The funding will be used for ongoing operational expenses and preparation for commercialization of
A record number of private equity add-on deals were completed in 2011 and the upward turn in transactions of this type is continuing into 2012, according to date released by Preqin.
While the number of deals of other types plummeted, the number of add-on deals completed during the downturn remained relatively consistent and has since more than doubled.
In January 2012, add-ons accounted for 35% of all completed deals, an increase from 2008/2009 when around a quarter of deals were of this type. Add-ons are generally small and mid-sized deals, so it is perhaps unsurprising that there has been a
Advent International and GS Capital Partners VI Fund, LP and certain of its affiliates have signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire TransUnion from its current stockholders, including Madison Dearborn Partners and the Pritzker family business interests.
The transaction, which is expected to close late first quarter or early second quarter of 2012, values TransUnion at over USD3 billion. TransUnion President and Chief Executive Officer Bobby Mehta and the rest of the company’s leadership team will remain with TransUnion.
“Since we spun TransUnion out of the Marmon Group we have extended the global footprint into more than a dozen countries
Following a surge in demand for non-bank finance and an estimated GBP25 billion of debt funding and refinancing needed for UK SME businesses between 2012 and 2016, Palio Capital Partners (Palio) is carving a new niche in the UK market by providing senior debt and mezzanine loans to businesses with an enterprise value of between GBP10-GBP100 million.
Following long established success in the US where the debt financing market is valued at around USD100 billion, Palio is pioneering the model in the UK lower mid-market, where a significant credit supply gap has been created by the banks’ failure to lend
Private equity General Partners (GPs) feel pressured to invest more of their own capital in their firm’s next fund but the vast majority are unable or unwilling to increasing their personal stake, according to new research from Investec Fund Finance (Investec).
Over eight in ten (81%) GPs questioned believe that there is an expectation amongst Limited Partners (‘LPs’) they should be investing more into the next fund1. However, over a third (35%) of GPs say that the main factor preventing them from committing additional capital to their firm’s next fund is that they cannot access sufficient finance. This is ahead
JTC Group has played an instrumental role in setting up the very first Private Placement Fund (PPF) out of Jersey. Introduced only late last month, the Private Placement Fund (PPF) is a competitive new product from Jersey that has been designed to make it quicker and easier to establish close-ended funds, including property and private equity funds. It can be offered to less than 50 people, all of which must be professional or sophisticated investors.
The first PPF will be set up for a long standing client of JTC Group looking to create a fund that will manage mixed real
Private equity expert William Lehr has joined PSMJ’s M&A consulting team. Lehr joins PSMJ with more than a decade of private investment experience, including serving as a Vice President with Blue Point Capital Partners where he was closely involved with Blue Point’s investment in 600-person Callison Architecture.
"We are thrilled to have Bill on the team. Around the United States and around the world, we have taken great care in building the most respected and sought-after brand when it comes to the business of architecture and engineering," says PSMJ President and CEO Frank Stasiowski, FAIA. "Our merger and acquisition practice
Capital Dynamics has held the final closing of Capital Dynamics Champion Ventures VII, a US-based venture program targeting top-tier US venture managers or pre-eminent international venture firms with strong US ties.
The final closing of Capital Dynamics Champion Ventures VII ends a successful fundraising for CapitalDynamics’ US-based venture capital program with a total of USD 111 million in committed capital. The program has already made several venture fund commitments. Many of these funds have commenced investing andsome of the funds have already experienced IPOs of underlying portfolio companies.
Capital Dynamics Champion Ventures VII builds on Capital Dynamics’ established network of
July Systems, a cloud-based mobile application platform provider, has closed a USD15 million growth equity investment led by Updata Partners with participation from Intel Capital and WestBridge Capital.
The latest round of funding will provide capital to accelerate the product roadmap, boost sales momentum and increase market reach.
"Our investment in July Systems represents our belief in the platform, the management team, and the mobile market," says Carter Griffin of Updata Partners, a leading technology-focused growth equity firm. "July Systems has a seasoned and highly experienced team, a market-leading product, and a top-tier, global customer base. We look forward to
Private equity investors in the middle market are paying significantly higher multiples to acquire larger firms, while the premium investors place on above-average financial performance is diminishing, GF Data reports.
GF Data’s 2011 year-end report includes valuation, volume, leverage and key deal-term data on 1,332 private equity backed transactions in the USD10-250 million value range completed since 2003. The data reflects deal activity by 185 private equity firms, including 166 active contributors.
The "size premium" conferred on larger deals within this value range reached record levels in 2011. Firms valued in the USD50 to 250 million range commanded an average
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