Chelverton funds specialist cycling firm VeloVixen
Chelverton Asset Management Limited (‘Chelverton’), a specialist investor in sub-FTSE 100 quoted equities and unquoted SMEs, has raised GBP0.5 million for the on-line cycling specialist VeloVixen. read...
View ArticleClearlySo raises GBP1.25m in equity as Octopus takes major stake
Investment bank ClearlySo has raised GBP1.25 million in equity as UK fund management company, Octopus, has taken a 12.3 per cent stake. The deal means Octopus, the largest provider of venture capital...
View ArticleCrowdfunding gains support
Beverly Chandler interviews Jeff Lynn (pictured), CEO of Seedrs, the UK's most active crowdfunder. Profile read more
View ArticleBrexit vote hits UK property sector
Standard Life has suspended dealing in its UK Real Estate fund following a rapid increase in redemption requests as a result of the Brexit vote. Investors won’t be able to buy or sell units in the fund...
View ArticleSyndicateRoom starts GBP2.6m fundraise for Fitbug
Equity crowdfunding platform SyndicateRoom is offering its members shares in AIM-quoted technology developer and digital wellness pioneer, Fitbug. SyndicateRoom will be the sole retail distribution...
View ArticleSteve Cohen's Point72 Ventures backs Quantopian
Hedge fund titan Steve Cohen’s venture capital arm, Point72 Ventures LLC, has entered into an agreement with Quantopian to manage up to USD250 million of investment capital. Point72 Ventures, an...
View ArticleSpecialist lending supports SME growth
Specialist finance and advisory firm, TCA Fund Management Group Corp (TCA), provides senior secured lending and advisory services to small and medium size companies. TCA has operated in this credit...
View ArticleM&G Real Estate expands European commercial property portfolio
M&G Real Estate has announced new acquisitions following its circa EUR164 million deal, announced in February, between M&G Real Estate’s core European strategy and the M&G European Secured...
View ArticleSS&C acquires Wells Fargo’s Global Fund Services business
Financial services provider SS&C Technologies has acquired Wells Fargo Global Fund Services, a provider of administration, middle-office, operations and cash/collateral management services to...
View ArticleAlbion Ventures to acquire OLIM Investment Managers
One of the largest venture capital investors in the UK, Albion Ventures, is to acquire GBP490 million OLIM Investment Managers from Close Brothers Group. read more
View ArticleSyndicateRoom publishes growth hunter study
The online investment platform, SyndicateRoom, which allows individuals to invest alongside the professionals, has published its study ‘Rise of the Growth Hunters’.read more
View ArticleInvestCloud buys Babel Systems
California-based fintech firm InvestCloud Inc has acquired London-based Babel Systems Limited for USD20 million. Babel’s client base includes robo-adviser Nutmeg among other wealth managers and family...
View ArticleMaximising success of an exit
Mark Hardwicke of boutique investment bank, Invenio Corporate Finance, writes on the tactics required to make a successful exit. read more
View ArticleTrending in lending in 2017
Gabriella Kindert (pictured), Head of Alternative Credit at NN Investment Partners writes on key trends to watch in alternative lending during 2017.read more
View ArticleAmundi and CEA in joint venture to create Supernova Invest
European asset manager Amundi, with over EUR1 trillion in assets, has established a partnership with the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), creating an independent asset...
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