Lakeshore Capital holds final close of Fund II at USD150 million hard cap

Lakeshore Capital (Lakeshore), a Thailand and Greater Mekong area focused mid- market private equity firm has held the final closing of Lakeshore Capital II LP at its USD150m million hard cap The Fund was oversubscribed within 4 months of its official launch last year, finishing above its target fund size and more than double the […]
TLT advises on Dutch acquisition for SilverTree Equity Partners

TLT has leveraged its corporate expertise and strategic alliance with Dutch firm Holla to advise on the acquisition of Idox plc’s Grants Consultancy business by existing client SilverTree Equity Partners, a specialist software and technology focused private equity firm Grants Consultancy is one of the Netherlands’ leading providers of innovation funding consultancy and data. Idox […]
Foresight portfolio company Cinelab London acquires On Set Tech

Foresight Group (Foresight) portfolio company Cinelab London, a leading UK post-production company, has acquired On Set Tech, one of the UK’s most reputable digital imaging and dailies service providers This marks the 55th transaction made by Foresight’s private equity team in the last twelve months, making Foresight one of the most active UK SME investors […]
Drug company Maxwellia secures GBP3.2m in investment round led by Praetura

A business that is poised to transform the UK’s self-care market has secured a GBP3.2 million investment in a funding round led by Praetura Ventures Maxwellia, which is based at Alderley Park in Cheshire, aims to give people easier and faster access to the treatments they need by converting prescription-only medicines to versions that can […]
SocGen set to sell Lyxor to Amundi for $979 million

Societe Generale is in exclusive talks to sell most of asset manager Lyxor to Amundi for 825 million euros ($979 million) and complete the French bank’s corporate restructuring while boosting Amundi’s market share. SocGen said on Wednesday that the capital gain from the Lyxor sale would be around 430 million euros, adding that the transaction […]
Oxford Endovascular raises USD10m in a Series A funding round

Oxford Endovascular, a British MedTech company and spin-out from Oxford University developing a treatment for brain aneurysms that will overcome challenges with existing medical devices, has raised USD10 million in a series A funding round The funding which was conducted in Pounds Sterling includes a GBP3 million investment from new investors Vulpes Investment Management, who […]
Tailify raises GBP3.7m Series A investment

Tailify, a full service influencer marketing company, has secured Series A funding from Guinness Asset Management, supported by existing investors Tailify builds influencer growth programmes for some of the world’s most ambitious brands. Mainly, Tailify helps brands select influencers, craft effective strategies and measure the result of that activity. With the help of their AI […]
Hutchison China MediTech secured $100M equity investment by Baring Private Equity Asia

Hutchison China MediTech Limited, has issued $100M of shares at $30.5 per American Depositary Share via a private placement to funds affiliated with Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA). Each ADS represents five shares Proceeds will fund ongoing research and clinical development and support the further growth of commercialization capabilities both in China and globally. Mr. […]
Blackfinch secures 12 investment deals totalling more than GBP11 million ahead of deadline

Blackfinch Ventures has completed on 12 new investment deals totalling in excess of GBP11 million ahead of the tax-year-end deadline in a move which ‘significantly increases’ the number of technology and tech-enabled companies within its portfolio Familiar names such as Cadidate.ID, Staffcircle and Kokoon make up the seven companies to have received follow on investment […]
Canada’s Whitecap Resources to buy Kicking Horse Oil & Gas for C$300 million

Oil and gas company Whitecap Resources Inc said on Monday it will acquire Kicking Horse Oil & Gas Ltd, a privately-held indirect subsidiary of Quantum Energy Partners, for C$300 million ($239.08 million) in a stock-and-cash deal. Whitecap’s indirect acquisition of Kicking Horse consists of 34.5 million Whitecap common shares and C$56 million in cash, along […]