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Anthemis Holdings Sarl, the strategic investment subsidiary of Anthemis Group SA, has closed a EUR1.87 million round of new investment in Fidor Bank AG, a provider of online financial services and e-commerce banking solutions.
Formed in 2010, Anthemis Group invests in companies that leverage technology to build innovative and disruptive financial services businesses. Fidor Bank is reinventing banking with a more user-friendly, customer-centric and transparent approach that leverages modern web, mobile and social technologies making it a natural fit with our strategy and a significant addition to the developing Anthemis ecosystem.
Fidor Bank, together with its subsidiaries is a Munich-based
Heartland Bridge Capital, Inc (OTCBB:HLBC), a private equity firm focused on developing a portfolio of unique investments in emerging technologies, has made its initial funding of USD100,000 in biotechnology company HepatoChem, Inc, pursuant to a definitive investment agreement to provide up to USD400,000 of equity capital.
Headquartered in Cambridge, MA, HepatoChem is a privately held company that offers pharmaceutical and biotech companies a reliable and efficient means of accessing small molecule metabolites in quantities needed in the drug development process.
HepatoChem’s innovative technology uses biomimetic catalysts to mimic the metabolic function of the liver. This unique technology, developed in
Eurazeo has acquired 3S Photonics, a French high technology company, specialising in opto-electronic components. This second investment by Eurazeo Croissance, following its investment in Fonroche, is part of Eurazeo’s policy to support the development of French SMEs.
Eurazeo is purchasing the holdings of several investors, including those of Fonds Stratégique d’Investissement (FSI) for which 3S Photonics had been one of its first investments. Eurazeo also will be investing in a capital increase of 10 million euros to finance 3S Photonics’ growth, for a total equity investment of 37 million euros by Eurazeo. Following the equity increase, Eurazeo will hold close
Bridge Equities, a subsidiary of SunBridge Capital Management, has made a significant investment with FJ Capital Management, LLC.
FJ Capital manages equity investments in small and mid-cap banks and thrifts, with strategies that seek long-term capital appreciation and opportunistic returns.
The investment is designed to take advantage of additional investment opportunities in the community and regional bank industry. SunBridge is a private investment management firm supported by the Bainum family, a prominent Washington, DC family, whose previous investments include notable companies such as Choice Hotels International and Manor Care Inc.
Today’s market environment is very tricky. Volatility is high and investors are expecting the worst: sovereign defaults in Europe, a double dip in the US and weakness in the banking sector. This has all led to severe tensions on stock markets, says Philippe Lecoq (pictured), Co-manager of European Equities and Olivier Huet, European equity fund manager at Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management. And yet the microeconomic picture contrasts sharply with the current macroeconomic situation. In Europe in particular, companies are enjoying excellent fundamentals like historically high margins, robust balance sheets and abundant liquidity…
After an upbeat performance since the autumn
The Securities and Exchange Commission has voted to propose a rule implementing the so-called "Volcker Rule" requirements. The requirements stem from Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
The SEC is issuing the proposal jointly with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
"This proposal is intended to curb the proprietary trading of commercial banks and their affiliates in order to protect taxpayers and consumers by prohibiting insured depository institutions from engaging in risky proprietary trading," says SEC Chairman Mary L Schapiro (pictured).
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The Aureos South East Asia Fund has sold its stake in Environmental Care Management (ECM), Thailand’s pioneer in water purification for industrial waste water, to a consortium of investors for USD3.7 million.
Aureos Capital is a private equity fund management company specialising in investing in small and medium sized businesses in emerging markets. The sale marks the fourth total exit for the Aureos South East Asia fund.
Since Aureos’ investment in ECM in 2007, the company has nearly doubled its capacity, growing from 12 water purification units to 22. The holdings of the company’s new owners include power plants
Bertram Capital has sold Power Distribution to Smiths Interconnect, a division of global technology business Smiths Group plc for USD235 million.
The all-cash sale was previously announced by Smiths in September and today’s announcement reflects the completion of the transaction. The sale is Bertram Capital’s first exit from its inaugural fund, Bertram Growth Capital I, LP.
"PDI’s exceptional growth and the highly favourable outcome of the transaction represent the unique model central to our buy and build approach at Bertram Capital: combining venture-like operating methodologies with private equity discipline," says Jeff Drazan (pictured), Managing Partner at Bertram Capital. "We started
F&C Investments has announced the first close of F&C Climate Opportunity Partners LP, a new private equity fund of funds focusing on a climate change investment theme. The fund has so far attracted EUR30 million from three institutional investors.
This new fund offers investors access to investment opportunities arising from global efforts to tackle the causes and impacts of climate change. Policies to cut greenhouse gas emissions, and to adapt to the worst impacts of the changing climate, are having a transformational effect on the global economy, providing a range of opportunities for companies providing climate change solutions. Many of
Denis Fabre has joined The Blackstone Group as a Senior Managing Director. Based in London, he is responsible for the European healthcare franchise for Blackstone Advisory Partners.
John Studzinski, of Blackstone Advisory Partners, says: “Healthcare is a core sector for the Blackstone Group with a number of high profile investments such as Biomet, DJO Global and Catalent. Denis is a great addition to our global advisory business and we are delighted to have him on board.”
Fabre says: “Blackstone’s Advisory business has a first-rate reputation providing senior level independent advice to businesses and governments facing particularly difficult issues. The firm
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