Award winning private equity fund manager Calculus Capital strengthens investment team with senior hire Calculus Capital, the private equity firm and pioneer of Enterprise Investment Scheme (‘EIS’) funds, is pleased to announce the appointment of Alexander Crawford as Investment Director. Alexander has over 20 years’ corporate finance experience, including ten years with Robert Fleming & … Continued
We are delighted to share that Epistem has been awarded ‘Best for Innovation’ at the North West BVCA Management Team Awards. All regional winners are now automatically entered into the national contest, the results of which will be announced at a ceremony in London on 25th June. Good Luck to the Epistem team!
Immunotherapy treatments that use the immune system to fight cancer, have hit the headlines this week – the BBC ran an article ‘Have we cured cancer?” in addition to articles in news outlets such as the Guardian “Immunotherapy: the big new hope for cancer treatment“. Scancell, a portfolio company of Calculus Capital, develops novel immunotherapies for the … Continued
Youth sports development tour company Inspiresport is expanding its range to include ski tours for the 2015/16 season. The Cardiff-based firm has to date focused on football, rugby, hockey and netball, but says expansion comes following consecutive years of record growth. On the back of this it says it has “accelerated a number of initiatives … Continued
Premaitha Health’s IONA test is mentioned in an article in the Daily Mail. For the first time women are to get an advanced blood test to detect Down’s syndrome and other abnormalities in unborn babies on the NHS. The non-invasive IONA test examines DNA in cells from the foetus found floating in the mother’s blood … Continued
We’re delighted to share that Chop’d has opened its 12th site in Regent’s Place, London. Since Calculus Capital’s investment in June 2014, the company continues to grow and is on track with its expansion strategy. For more information click here: https://chopd.co.uk/regentsplace/
Benito’s Hat has launched its first site out of central London and has opened a 2000 sq.ft site in Bromley. The Bromley site will be the company’s 7th opening and is in line with their growth strategy. In addition to the Bromley site, Benito’s Hat will be part of the ‘Year of Mexico’ season taking … Continued
Private equity fund manager Calculus Capital has won the EIS Association’s Fund Manager of the Year Award for the third time. The Award was presented to John Glencross at the House of Lords in London on 12 February 2015 by EISA Chairman, The Lord Flight, and Director General, Sarah Wadham. The Fund Manager of the … Continued
A small Scottish technology firm that lets consumers monitor and manage their spending has raised £2.5m to develop its technology. Money Dashboard, a four-year old Edinburgh company, has won the funds from Calculus Capital, Ariadne Capital and Par Equity as well as the Scottish Investment Bank. The business provides a free financial management system that … Continued
Private equity fund manager Calculus Capital successfully exits its holding in Waterfall Services Limited, a leading independent contract caterer, through a sale to private equity firm LDC. Realisation of investment in Waterfall Services Limited The Board of Neptune-Calculus Income and Growth VCT plc (the “Company”) is pleased to announce the sale on 22 December 2014 … Continued