One of Peak Ridge Capital’s venture capital funds, the Peak Ridge AgTech Fund, has made its first equity investment in agricultural technology company Rapid Diagnostek. The initial investment is a USD4m series B syndicated investment, of which the AgTech Fund was the lead investor. Rapid Diagnostek is a privately-held diagnostics
Growth investor General Atlantic has agreed to make an equity investment in Markit, a financial information services company. The companies say the addition of General Atlantic as a shareholder positions Markit for long-term growth and adds an investor in financial sector innovation to Markit’s existing shareholder base. General Atlantic will
The market in 2009 offered distressed debt investors plenty of opportunities to cherry pick amongst troubled over-leveraged businesses and companies in distress, according to a report by Debwire. Opinions gauged from respondents to this year’s European Distressed Debt survey, produced in association with Cadwalader, FTI and Rothschild, indicate that although
The Central Valley Fund, a private investment fund focused on middle market California Central Valley companies, has made a mezzanine investment of USD3.75m in Quest Discovery Services. The capital was used to refinance Quest’s previous subordinated debt holder and to provide funds for acquisitions. Founded over 40 years ago, Quest
A large portion of alternative investment firms may be hindering their capital raising efforts by not providing investors with access to online reporting systems, according to a survey by Netage Solutions. The survey also revealed that limited partners and their advisers overwhelmingly agree that such systems increase transparency. The survey
Azad Zangana, European Economist at Schroders, cautions against expectations of a swift UK recovery. Preliminary estimates of GDP growth for between October and December 2009 showed the UK economy grew by 0.1%, ending the longest and deepest recession since the Second World War. The 0.1% rise in GDP growth
Investor confidence rose fractionally by 0.2 points to 104.5 in January from a revised December level of 104.3, according to the State Street Investor Confidence Index. The mood was upbeat in North America, where confidence showed an increase of 4.4 points over December’s reading of 103.5 to settle at 107.9.
Unigestion, a privately owned asset manager, has completed the first closing of Unigestion Secondary Opportunity II. To date, commitments to the fund total EUR135m. Unigestion expects to reach the target size of EUR150m shortly. The hard cap is set at EUR200m. The fund will purchase secondary stakes in funds through
Asset Management Finance, an investment firm focused on the global asset and wealth management sectors, completed four new investments in December totalling approximately USD200m in invested capital. These transactions bring AMF’s total capital invested to more than USD500m. “We concluded 2009 with a flurry of exciting investments continuing our momentum
Venture capital firm Albion Ventures has consolidated its pub portfolio to be managed by Bravewood Pub Management. The 34 pub estate will be managed by a single management team jointly led by Ken Buckley who will oversee the pubs in the north of England, known as Bravo Inns, and Daryl
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