Buyout firm Convergence Partners has raised $296 million for a new fund that will focus on investments in African technology assets, bringing total funds under management at the firm to around $600million, according to a report by Bloomberg. The fund, one of the first PE vehicles focussed on sub-Saharan Africa
Vision Ridge Partners, a sustainable real assets investor, has closed the the SAF Annex Fund with $700 million of capital commitments. The fund received significant support from a diverse base of existing Vision Ridge clients as well as new institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, family offices, public
NESsT, a global impact investor and venture philanthropist, has launched the NESsT Violet Fund – its first fund focussed on investments in Central and Eastern Europe. The fund is launching in partnership with Dreilinden gGmbH, a Germany-based non-profit dedicated to advancing societal acceptance of gender and sexual diversity.Â
Nippon Life Insurance Company is to make an additional investment commitment of $1 billion in Resolution Life – a global life and annuity insurance consolidation business – following a recently announced strategic partnership between Resolution Life and Blackstone.
SLR Capital Partners (SLR), a boutique asset manager focused on direct lending with expertise across a range of financing solutions for US middle market companies, closed on $2.2 billion of equity commitments for its direct cash flow lending and specialty finance strategies (multi-strategy Private Credit) during the second half of
Schroders Capital, the specialist private assets division of the Schroders Group, has been awarded a £500 million private equity mandate by the Wales Pension Partnership, a collaboration of the eight local government pension scheme funds in Wales and one of eight national local government pension pools.
The Greater Manchester Pension Fund has committed a further £100 million to Gresham House’s Sustainable Infrastructure strategy which focusses on investment in solutions to address environmental and societal challenges in the North West of the UK, and support levelling up throughout the country.Â
Highland Europe has closed its fifth venture capital fund with €1 billion in capital commitments which will be used to further its strategy of backing founder-led teams in software and internet businesses across the continent. YOU NEED TO LOGIN TO SEE THE CONTENT​ Username or Email Address Password Remember Me
Goldman Sachs is planning to significantly reduce the $59 billion of alternative investments – private equity and real estate – currently held by its asset management arm, and which dragged down the bank’s Q4 earnings, according to a report by Reuters.
SUSI Partners has held a first closing of the Energy Efficiency and Transition Credit Fund (SEETCF), its third credit fund, with €132 million in investor commitments. The fund, which will will be open to investors throughout 2023, has a €400 million target size. SUSI’s credit platform has invested over €600
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