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Benito’s Hat appoints New CEO

Benito’s Hat has appointed Richard Baker, formerly of The Restaurant Group as its new chief executive and plans to further strengthen its estate this year following an additional investment of £1.3m from Calculus Capital. Baker joins the six-strong group from Garfunkel’s where he was senior operations manager. He held the same position at TRG Concessions where … Continued

Calculus partially Exits Scancell

Calculus Capital has successfully exited its investors’ shares in Scancell – a biotech company which develops novel immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer, based upon its ImmunoBody® and Moditope® technology platforms. Calculus sold the shares in Scancell through a placing in the market, delivering yet another great return to our investors. Fund 8: In price per share: … Continued

Calculus Capital invests in AOMi

Private equity fund manager Calculus Capital has led a £5m investment in Active Operations Management International (AOMi), a cloud-based back office workforce optimisation software company with 40,000 users globally. AOMi’s back office workforce optimisation software brings together cloud-based technology with market leading methods for workforce capacity management and proven training to provide a complete, enterprise-ready … Continued

EIS investments are worth a look – FT Adviser

Susan McDonald, Chairman, Calculus Capital wrote an article on EIS investing that was featured in the FT Adviser – ‘EIS investments are worth a look’ See the full article here

Calculus Capital invests in Quai

Private equity fund manager Calculus Capital has invested £2m – via its EIS Fund – into a digital administration services provider that is helping to deliver a low-cost revolution in the pensions, savings and investment industries. Through its proprietary technology platform, Quai provides white-label administration services for personal savings products at a fraction of the … Continued

Benito’s Hat new site opening: Leadenhall Street

Benito’s Hat will open its sixth venue, on the former Mother Mash site on Leadenhall Street, in mid-March. This follows the successful opening of its Farringdon branch in November and other sites at Kings Cross, Covent Garden, Oxford Street and Goodge Street. The 1,800 square foot restaurant and bar spread over three floors. New to … Continued

Calculus Capital invests in Money Dashboard

Calculus Capital is leading a £2.7m investment in Money Dashboard, a smart account aggregation service that automatically analyses your online statements to tell you how much you spend each month on food, leisure and a host of other categories. The Money Dashboard service – which is free to use – helps consumers in the UK … Continued

Restaurant investors ride the crest of a Mexican wave

Mexican-themed restaurant Benito’s Hat, which received investment from Calculus Capital earlier this year, is featured in The Independent’s article “Restaurant investors ride the crest of a Mexican wave” An online version of the article can be found here