Conor Venture Partners, a Finnish early-stage technology venture capital firm, has held the EUR46.5m first closing of its second early-stage venture capital fund. Operating from Finland and following in the footsteps of Conor’s first fund, the new fund will invest in early-stage technology centric companies rooted in the Nordics and
Atlas and Phoenix Services International have finalised a financing arrangement with Olympus Partners to provide USD15m of additional capital to Phoenix in the form of subordinated debt to fund the growth of the company. Atlas, an industrial holdings company, says the financing provides incremental growth capital and better aligns the
Maranon Capital has held the final close of Maranon Mezzanine Fund at USD207m. In combination with Maranon Senior Notes, Maranon now has approximately USD557m of committed capital under management. “We are extremely pleased with the successful close of the Mezzanine Fund,” says Tom Gregory, managing director and co-founder of Maranon
Guernsey is becoming home to an increasing number of green funds, according to Andrew Boyce, partner at law firm Carey Olsen. He believes that Guernsey has adapted to the global economic crisis by finding new markets, such as funds with a green or cleantech focus. “This ability to seek out
Abingworth, an investment group focused on life sciences and healthcare, has made a growth equity investment in Secure EDI. The recapitalisation will provide some liquidity for early investors in the company as well as provide additional equity capital for investment in the business and additional acquisitions. Abingworth is partnering with
MicroGenix Manufacturing has signed an agreement with Auctus Private Equity Fund for a USD35m drawdown line of credit to be used primarily to facilitate the company’s acquisition programme. Auctus has committed to purchase up to USD35m of the company’s common stock on an "as-needed" basis for 36 months after a
Companies backed by private equity investments provide jobs for more than six million Americans, or more than five per cent of all private sector workers, according to analysis by the Private Equity Council. The report, the first to quantify the scope and scale of private equity employment in the US,
Origo Partners’ portfolio company Fans Media has established a joint venture with SK Telecom called SK Fans. SK Telecom is South Korea’s largest telecom service provider. It offers an extensive portfolio of broadband and mobile value-added services and brands, including CyWorld, South Korea’s largest internet community, and CyWorld China, a
QVT Fund, an approximately 7.15 per cent shareholder of Galatasaray Sportif, says it sought to include in Sportif’s 3 May general assembly meeting agenda measures intended to provide for an open and transparent disclosure of the improper loans and other actions of Sportif’s board of directors. These included violations of
Jerry Haworth, Director, 36 South Investment Managers Ltd, examines the outlook for inflation and explains the forces that are driving economies towards a ‘bad’ inflation scenario. It has recently been reported that the CPI rose sharply to 3.4 per cent in March, up from 3.0 per cent in February.
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