W Capital Management has closed W Capital Partners III with USD750m of total capital commitments. Fund III completed fundraising at its target and hard cap. Fund III will continue W Capital’s mission of providing exit flexibility for private equity shareholders and growth capital for private equity backed companies.
RCP Advisors, an independent sponsor of private equity funds of funds, secondary funds and co-investment funds, focused on North American lower middle market buyouts, has closed RCP Secondary Opportunity Fund II. The new fund closed on USD425m in commitments, exceeding its target of USD300m. “Secondary funds are the
International investors have responded with enthusiasm to the Nigerian Government’s attempts to attract private investment into its power industry with over 100 bidders submitting expressions of interest to acquire majority shareholdings in the NIPP ten new thermal power plants. The combined sales could generate several billions of US dollars
Joanna Shatney, Head of US Large Cap Equities at Schroders, comments on this week’s US GDP data… While the Q2 GDP data was better than expected, the absolute level of growth remains low. We are optimistic that GDP growth will accelerate later in the year, after the drag from sequestration and
Fund manager Nicola Horlick has broken records with her campaign on equity crowdfunding site Seedrs to raise seed capital for her new venture, Glentham Capital. The GBP150,000 target investment, offering 10 per cent ownership of the new business, was achieved in just 22 hours from launch, with 136 investors
Ultra-wealthy investors are looking to increase their exposure to small company debt across the UK and continental Europe as traditional lenders continue to deleverage, according to Stonehage. Stonehage, which manages the business and lifestyle assets of over 1,000 wealthy families, is targeting loans to companies through prospective partner funds,
NXT Capital has closed the NXT Capital Senior Loan Fund II, a USD783m leveraged loan fund that will invest in senior debt transactions originated and underwritten by NXT Capital’s corporate finance group. These include senior secured, stretch senior, unitranche, second lien, term over revolver and last-out term loans made
Anderson Strathern’s energy, renewables and cleantech team has advised on the first Green Investment Bank funded project in Scotland, a GBP1.2m biomass boiler project at the Tomatin Distillery near Inverness. The bank is contributing GBP577,000 via its GBP50m Energy Saving Investments portfolio, managed for the bank by London-headquartered fund manager
European private equity fund of funds Advanced Capital has become an investment manager signatory for the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI). PRI is a global network and initiative for institutional investors to commit to adopt, implement and promote best practice in responsible investment. Robert Tomei
The AltExchange Alliance, a private equity industry group launched in May 2013, has seen significant growth in membership and key progress in developing the industry’s first global data standard for sharing alternative investment information. Several leading firms from the GP community have joined the Alliance in the last two months.
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