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NEWSLETTER | 15 Feb 2021

Mon | 15 Feb 2021, 12:47

Tikehau Capital is to sponsor a first Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC), which will focus on the European financial services sector.

Mon | 15 Feb 2021, 12:47

JTC, the global provider of fund, corporate and private client services, has acquired INDOS Financial and it subsidiaries (INDOS) for a maximum consideration of GBP12.5 million.

Mon | 15 Feb 2021, 12:47

A Cambridge University programme has produced a raft of the UK’s ‘next generation’ entrepreneurs and world-class innovators – attracting over GBP50million (GBP53,561,000) of funding and investments over the last four years for the alumni’s life-changing projects.

Mon | 15 Feb 2021, 12:47

Sherpa Capital, a private equity fund manager focused on mid-market companies with EUR500 million under management, announces the sale of Macrolibros, a leading Spanish printing and binding company for children's and educational books, to Gráficas Ceyde.

Riata Capital Group Invests in Greenix

Mon | 15 Feb 2021, 12:47

Riata Capital Group (RCG or Riata) has made a strategic investment in Greenix Pest Control (Greenix) in partnership with Bob Nilsen and the Company’s management team.

Mon | 15 Feb 2021, 12:47

MIG AG, through its MIG Fonds, has kicked off the year with a seed investment in deep-tech company Zadient Technologies, based in Chambéry, France. and founded in 2020.

Mon | 15 Feb 2021, 12:47

Drug discovery and development company, Blueberry Therapeutics, has secured a GBP3.6 million extension to its previously successful GBP10.8 million Series B fundraising.

Mon | 15 Feb 2021, 12:47

Private markets solutions specialist the StepStone Group has become an Alliance Partner of The ID Register, which offers investors streamlined subscription, KYC and FATCA-CRS services that meet high global standards.

Mon | 15 Feb 2021, 12:47

Nordea Asset Management (NAM) – a specialist in sustainable and responsible investing – has received an allocation in excess of USD550 million into its Emerging STARS Bond strategy.

LDC-backed Onecom acquires Olive Communications

Mon | 15 Feb 2021, 12:47

Onecom has acquired its closest rival, Olive Communications, in a move which creates one of the largest business-to-business mobile, fixed-line and cloud specialists in the UK.

Kraken backs new venture capital fund

Mon | 15 Feb 2021, 12:47

Kraken Digital Asset Exchange has backed the newly launched Kraken Ventures, an independent investment fund targeting early stage companies and protocols across the crypto and fintech ecosystem.

Ogier appoints senior partners

Mon | 15 Feb 2021, 12:47

Dispute resolution lawyer Rachael Reynolds has been appointed as global senior partner at Ogier.

Mon | 15 Feb 2021, 12:47

Genstar Capital, a private equity firm focused on investments in targeted segments of the financial services, healthcare, industrials, and software industries, has promoted David Graham to Managing Director, Capital Markets.

Mon | 15 Feb 2021, 12:47

United Insurance Brokers Ltd (UIBL) has appointed James Wilson as Head of M&A and Financial Lines.