Belgium Creates New Attractive Real Estate Investment Vehicle
Belgium recently introduced the regulatory framework for an attractive new real estate investment vehicle, the specialized real estate investment fund (gespecialiseerd vastgoedbeleggingsfonds (GVBF) / fonds d’investissement immobilier spécialisé (FIIS)) (SREIF).
Fortino Capital Leads €10M Series B In CRM Company
Belgium startup Teamleader, which began life while co-founders Jeroen De Wit, Willem Delbare and Mathias De Loore were studying together at university, has raised €10 million in Series B funding. The round is led by previous backer Fortino Capital.
Scotland's Tidal Array Projects Generate First Power
Edinburgh tidal developer Nova Innovation, in partnership with Belgium based green energy company Elsa, have deployed the first 100kW turbine as part of the 500kW tidal power project off the Shetland Islands, Scotland.
PieSync, The Belgium Startup That Syncs Contacts Across Cloud Apps, Raises $1.6M
Riding the coattails of a ‘small pieces, loosely joined’ approach to the enterprise, Belgium startup PieSync offers a platform that connects a plethora of cloud applications and syncs contacts stored in those apps two-way. That’s no mean feat considering the risk of data corruption or overwriting an important contact’s information, which is why, says PieSync, companies are warming to the company’s proposition. VCs appear to like the product, too, seeing PieSync raise $1.6 million in new funding. The round is being led by Ark Angels Activator Fund and SOFI (PMV). The startup had previous raised a small amount of...
Investors To Commit €48bn To Global Real Estate This Year
Investors will commit a minimum of €48bn to global real estate this year, according to research by INREV, ANREV and PREA.
Bridge To Cures Eyes More Funds, Bigger Programs To Nurture Startups
Milwaukee’s small life sciences scene doesn’t usually grab the attention of big venture capital firms, so it’s perhaps surprising that a recent event attracted investors from the likes of Novartis and OrbiMed.
Belgium Restarts Ageing Nuclear Reactor
Belgian power utility Electrabel said Saturday it had restarted a nuclear reactor at its ageing Tihange plant, just days after being forced to shut it down following a fire in the electricity supply system.
Atrias Selects Accenture To Centralize Belgium’s Energy Market Data In The Cloud
Accenture was selected by Atrias to build, deploy and manage a single clearing house application for Belgian energy sector players.
GamaMabs Raises €15M To Take Immune-activating Cancer Candidate Into The Clinic
GamaMabs Pharma has raised €15 million ($16.4 million) to advance a monoclonal antibody against gynecological cancers into the clinic and up to proof-of-concept. Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners' BioDiscovery 4 came on board to lead the Series B round.
China lines up bid for British firm which supplies parts for Royal Navy's submarines
The crisis gripping Britain's steel industry has forced one of the nation's oldest industrial firms to consider selling out to China as cheap Chinese metal and rising energy prices threaten its existence.