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KIRKLAND, Wash. Pivotal Commware ( Pivotal ), a global leader in 5G mmWave infrastructure products, announced today the closing of a $50 million C round led by an affiliate of Tracker Capital Management, LLC ( Tracker Capital ), a stage-agnostic venture capital investor that principally invests in high-potential technology growth companies. Tracker Capital was founded by Stephen A. Feinberg who is also Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Cerberus Capital Management. Tracker Capital is joined in this round by Devonshire Investors, the private investment firm affiliated with FMR LLC, the parent company of Fidelity Investments. Pivotal s existing investors, including DIG Investment, Thermo, Lux Capital and Bill Gates, also participated in the financing.
Syncona Appoint Virginia Holmes as Non-Executive Director 7:33 am
Syncona Ltd (LON:SYNC), a leading healthcare company focused on founding, building and funding a portfolio of global leaders in life sciences, has announced the appointment of Virginia Holmes as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 January 2021.
Virginia has extensive knowledge of the financial services industry including investment management and banking. She was previously Chief Executive of AXA Investment Managers UK and held a number of senior leadership roles over more than a decade at Barclays Bank Group.
Virginia also brings a wide range of Board experience, both with UK listed companies and organisations across various jurisdictions. She is currently a Non-Executive Director of Intermediate Capital Group plc, a FTSE 100 specialist asset manager, and of the European Opportunities Trust plc, a closed ended European equity fund. She is also Chair of USS Investment Management Ltd, the fidu