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First Reserve’s Energy Infrastructure Fund (FREIF) has partnered with Beowulf Energy (Beowulf) to invest in power generation and midstream assets in the Eastern Caribbean.
The initial investment consists of the purchase from Beowulf of a substantial equity stake in Trinity Power Limited (Trinity), a 225 MW contracted natural gas fired power generation facility in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Beowulf will maintain an ownership stake and continue to manage the Trinity facility.
In addition, FREIF and Beowulf are together acquiring a majority stake in the Eastern Caribbean Gas Pipeline Company (ECGPC), which is in planning stages for the construction
Newly formed DNV Nemko Presafe has agreed with DS Certificering A/S to acquire their DGM (Danish Medical Devices Certification) unit to form a new and focused entity within the Medical device certification field.
Through this acquisition, DNV Nemko Presafe is significantly expanding its position in the area of certification for the Medical Device industry. DGM and their existing staff and services will be integrated into DNV Nemko Presafe’s service portfolio globally.
DNV Nemko Presafe is a newly established joint venture offering testing and certification for medical and EX industries, owned by DNV Business Assurance and Nemko. With the combined
Ogier is to open a boutique law firm in Luxembourg in early 2012, making it the first offshore firm with an onshore legal presence in the country. This is expected to be followed by a fiduciary business later in the year.
Ogier has extensive funds experience, and this new office will enable the firm to enter one of the most highly regarded and well established financial centres – and one that, unlike other bigger countries, has managed to retain its AAA rating in spite of the financial crisis. This will be particularly pertinent in recent months as Luxembourg is expected to
Investcorp Technology Partners’ Technology Partners III Fund has acquired a significant minority stake in Thought Equity Motion, a provider of cloud-based video management and footage licensing services, based in Denver, Colorado. Investcorp Technology Partners invested a total of USD28 million, making it the largest single shareholder in the company today.
Investcorp Technology Partners will work alongside Thought Equity Motion’s founders, existing management team and investors to drive growth in its US and international markets. The company’s T3 Platform supports storage, access, delivery, and monetization for major studios, sports rights holders, and other media companies worldwide. Its global footage licensing platform is the premier
General Atlantic LLC (GA) has completed an investment in logistics company Fourcee Infrastructure Equipments Private Ltd. General Atlantic will become a minority shareholder in the company and will join the board of directors.
Fourcee Infrastructure Equipments Private Limited is in the business of providing bulk logistic solutions in specialized tank trailers and equipment in a cost efficient manner. It caters to the Indian metals, manufacturing and specialty chemicals industries. Fourcee provides an end-to-end full service of the logistics chain to the customers all the way from the manufacturer’s pick-up location to the drop-off point at the customer’s premises.
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The show has been created by the multi award winning duo Brian Cosgrove and the late Mark Hall who brought Danger Mouse, Count Duckula and Wind in the Willows to the small screen in the 1980’s, who both came out of retirement last summer and joined forces with the creator of Jakers! Francis Fitzpatrick.
The 52 x 11 minute show is being aimed at the very lucrative pre school market, and CHF Entertainment aims to raise GBP2.3 million by the end of 2012 and a total of GBP6.5 million by 2013.
The potential returns from a successful animation series can
BaltCap has invested EUR0.5 million into Latvian business “Vendon”, a producer of monitoring systems and solutions for vending machines.
Vendon is a draugiem.lv group company supplying international and local vending machines with Latvian-produced equipment and solutions with support of telemetry systems. These allows monitoring of capital and product flow in the machines as well as efficient receipt of information about damage or other technical problems.
“We’re proud to be one of the few in the world who have developed such solutions which are already highly appreciated and recognised by our current customers. All processes – programming and equipment production
Thirty-eight US venture capital funds raised USD5.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). This level marks a 162 per cent increase by dollar commitments but a 41 per cent decline by number of funds compared to the third quarter of 2011, which saw 64 funds raise USD2.1 billion during the period.
This quarter marks the lowest number of funds raising money since the third quarter of 2009. US venture capital fundraising for all of 2011 totalled USD18.17 billion from 169 funds, a 32 per cent increase by dollars
Crosslink Capital, a venture capital and growth equity firm, has promoted Eric Chin (pictured) and Isabelle Fymat to General Partner.
"These promotions recognize the valuable contributions that Eric and Isabelle have made to Crosslink since joining the firm," says Michael Stark, founder and General Partner of Crosslink Capital. "Eric has been a leading player on Crosslink’s seed fund. Through his leadership, and the network of the Alpha Club, he has positioned the firm as a leading player in Internet seed investing, completing 23 deals in 2011 alone. Isabelle has distinguished herself on our public funds, particularly related to her work
Speciality European Pharma Limited (SEP), a London based pharmaceutical marketing firm, has secured a multi-million pound funding package from Clydesdale Bank that will allow it to expand its market position in 2012.
The new banking package comprises a GBP2.5 million loan together with ancillary facilities for four years through to December 2015 and will be used by SEP to fund expansion plans and deliver a period of forecast growth.
Speciality European Pharma was founded in 2006, with the backing of leading UK venture capital firm Advent Venture Partners, to acquire, develop, register and commercialise specialist products for the expanding
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