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(Bloomberg) — January Capital Pte Ltd., a Singapore-based asset manager, has raised over $85 million in an initial round of investor commitments for its growth credit fund, the company said in a statement. The fund will provide loans to private equity-backed technology firms in the Asia Pacific region as it sees a growing gap in the funding needs of such companies. Companies at the growth stage have difficulty in accessing credit as they are either too big for lenders who provide funds to unprofitable technology firms or too small for those giving $50 million-plus, January’s co-founder Jason Edwards said in an interview. “There is that huge gap in the middle that really is the sweet spot.” The January Capital Growth Credit Fund is offering loans of $5 million to $20 million to technology companies seeking capital to expand into new markets, develop product lines or make acquisitions. The investment firm is charging an interest rate between 12% and 16% plus upfront fees from borrowers, Edwards said. The loans also include warrants that allow January Capital to exercise at a later date when the owners exit the business. The $1.6 trillion private credit market is expanding beyond traditional direct lending to include trade financing, energy transition and asset-backed finance as managers seek new avenues to put capital to work. January Capital’s fund has received $20 million from the US International Development Finance Corp. and a similar amount from an European development finance institution that Edwards declined to name. Other investors include wealth managers, family offices and endowments. The firm is planning to raise as much as $150 million in total, with a final close planned for 2025.Share We need not fear too many human beings We need not fear too many human beings Adam Smith saw population growth as an indicator of success Adam Smith saw population growth as an indicator of success Smith saw human beings as a cause, not just a consequence, of economic growth In a 2022 column, The New York Times' Ezra Klein wrote of the countless people he meets who ruminate about whether to have children 'given the climate crisis they will face... [and] knowing they will contribute to the climate crisis.' Klein's acquaintances are not an anomaly. He cited survey data suggesting that a quarter of childless adults believe climate change is a reason to avoid reproducing. A 2021 BBC report further backs this up, highlighting global survey data indicating 'climate anxiety' is a commonly given reason for not having kids. The people Klein describes remind me of the early 19th-century English cleric Thomas R. Malthus. Malthus remains famous for sounding the alarm on overpopulation. Though his views became considerably milder and more nuanced over time, he is most remembered for his earliest model of population growth. Malthus claimed that population increases geometrically, but the 'necessaries of life', like food, increase only arithmetically. The result: the population level tends to surpass material sustenance, leading to famine, starvation and population decline. Similar to Malthus' early views, contemporary anti-natalists believe that additional human beings pose a threat to the environment and to already-existing human beings. What such views tend to miss is an insight that the father of modern economics Adam Smith already understood in the eighteenth century: the potential for innovation to outpace population growth. Smith was bullish about the prospects of technological improvement and innovation. He favored economic liberalisation and seems to have seen population growth as an indicator of success. As Maria Pia Paganelli has argued, Smith used... CapX Contributor
AVITA Medical Announces FDA Approval of RECELL GO mini, Optimizing Treatment for Smaller WoundsTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are determined to not get ahead of themselves. Sunday’s 30-7 rout of the New York Giants began a six-game, regular season-ending stretch in which the Bucs (5-6) will face five opponents that currently have losing records. The victory coming out of the team’s bye week stopped a four-game skid and moved the three-time defending NFC South champions within one game of first-place Atlanta in the division. The Falcons swept the season series, so the Bucs essentially trail the Falcons by two games with six remaining. They’re in a good position to chase their fifth consecutive playoff berth, but can hardly assume they’ll benefit from having an easy remaining schedule. “We’re hoping it builds confidence. We have belief that we’re still sitting and controlling our own destiny,” quarterback Baker Mayfield said of beating the Giants. “But it’s not just going to happen,” Mayfield added. “So, we have to take it one week at a time. And you find the recipe for success within your work week. ... You try to emulate that week after week and continue to build it.” The Los Angeles Chargers, who entered Monday night’s game against Baltimore at 7-3, are the only opponent remaining on Tampa Bay’s schedule that currently has a winning record. The Bucs will face division rival Carolina (3-8) twice in the next six weeks. They’ll also host Las Vegas (2-9) and New Orleans (4-7) and play the Chargers and Dallas Cowboys (4-7) on the road. “We can’t get comfortable,” rookie running back Bucky Irving said. “We just got to keep our foot on the gas and keep running.” The offense continues to put up big numbers, finishing with 450 yards against the Giants. It’s the fifth time Tampa Bay has gained more than 400 yards this season. The Bucs have now scored 30-plus points six times, second in the NFL behind Buffalo’s eight. There wasn’t a lot to fault in the team’s performance against the Giants, although coach Todd Bowles said both the offense and defense could have been done a better job closing out the game late. “For the most part we executed on both sides of the football,” Bowles said. “Still like to have finished the game a little better, but they came back (from the bye week) mentally tougher, and they came ready to play.” Irving averaged more than 7 yards per carry in rushing for 87 yards on 12 attempts. He also had six receptions for 64 yards, finishing with a season-high 151 yards from scrimmage. Just when it looked as if the defense was beginning to trend the right way health-wise, the Bucs lost safety Jordan Whitehead (pectoral) and linebacker Joe Tryon-Shoyinka (ankle) to injuries on Sunday. Bowles said Monday he was still awaiting an update on the severity of Whitehead’s injury. Tryon-Shoyinka has an ankle sprain. LT Tristan Wirfs (knee) sat out against the Giants and his status will be evaluated as the week progresses. 11. With wide receiver Mike Evans back on the field after missing three games with a hamstring injury, Mayfield completed passes to 11 different players, tying a team record. “He obviously changed the game, even when he's not getting the ball,” Mayfield said. “It's huge that we have him in.” At Carolina, the second of three consecutive games vs. last-place teams the Bucs will face during their stretch run. They’ll also host the Panthers on Dec. 29. “It’s an NFC South battle, and all of them are going to be hard. None of them are going to be easy,” Bowles said. “I think (coach) Dave (Canales) has done an excellent job taking on that team and it’s taking over his personality right now,” Bowles added. “They’re playing pretty good football. ... It’s going to be a tough battle.” AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl
NOGALES, Ariz., Dec. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. (NYSE American: APT), a leading manufacturer of products designed to protect people, products and environments, including disposable protective apparel and building products, today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a $2.0 million expansion of the Company’s existing share repurchase program. With this authorized expansion, the Company now has approximately $2.8 million available to repurchase shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.8 million of which remains from the previous expansion, most recently announced in October 2024. Management anticipates repurchasing shares through open market purchases or through privately-negotiated transactions and intends to retire all shares purchased through the share repurchase program. Open market purchases may be executed by the Company’s broker through a pre-arranged repurchase plan, which operates in accordance with the guidelines specified under Rule 10b5-1 and Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Any transactions under the repurchase plan will be effected in accordance with the terms of the plan, including specified price, volume and timing conditions, and will be applied against the amount authorized for the Company’s share repurchase program. Other open market and privately-negotiated purchases may occur from time to time outside the repurchase plan based on market and general business conditions, subject to applicable rules and regulations. About Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd. is the parent company of Alpha Pro Tech, Inc. and Alpha ProTech Engineered Products, Inc. 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