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FNEX surpasses USD40bn in listed alternative investments

FNEX has aggregated in excess of USD40 billion in alternative investment opportunities including investments in businesses, real estate, hedge funds and managed futures accounts. FNEX launched FNEX.com, an online marketplace for alternative investments including direct placements in private companies, hedge funds and managed futures accounts, in September 2013.   The

Castle Harlan sells Pretium Packaging to Genstar Capital

Private equity firm Castle Harlan’s Partners V fund has agreed to sell Pretium Packaging to Genstar Capital.  Pretium Packaging, headquartered in Chesterfield, Missouri, is among the nation's largest manufacturers of customised, high-performance rigid plastic bottles and containers. With more than 650 customers, including global consumer packaged goods companies, as well

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New conference encourages high net worth Scots to get behind start-ups

A new annual conference, which aims to reinvent the way the SME sector in Scotland is financed, has been launched by five of the country’s leading organisations. Opportunity Knocks – co-hosted by RBS, Entrepreneurial Spark, Harper Macleod, Angels Den and Johnston Carmichael – is aimed at people involved in or

The Jordan Company closes Resolute Fund III with USD3.2bn of commitments

The Jordan Company LP has held the final closing of its third private equity fund with commitments totalling USD3.2 billion.  The fund had a target of USD3 billion, but reached its hard cap. In demonstrating a continued alignment of interest with its investors, the General Partner committed over USD200 million

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Benhamou Global Ventures launches second fund

Benhamou Global Ventures, a Silicon Valley based early-stage venture capital firm, has held the first close of funding for BGV II LP.  The fund is focused on seed and early stage investing in enterprise technology including security, cloud-based services, web scale infrastructure, mobility and the emerging Internet of Things. Benhamou

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FOMCAP launches first SEIS/EIS tech accelerator fund

Force Over Mass Capital (FOMCAP) has launched an SEIS/EIS investment vehicle which gives individual investors access to the start-up technology space while allowing them to receive tax reliefs of up to 64 per cent of the capital invested under the Enterprise Investment Scheme. The accelerator fund aims to close the

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State Street appointed by Marketfield for first Irish alternative investment fund under AIFMD

State Street Corporation has been appointed by Marketfield Asset Management to provide depositary, fund administration, regulatory reporting, risk reporting and liquidity monitoring services for the firm’s Dublin Fund. The fund, which previously existed as a Cayman Islands registered fund, has been redomiciled to Ireland as a Qualified Investor Alternative Investment

Hamilton Lane holds final close on latest fund-of-funds

Hamilton Lane Advisors has held the final closing of Hamilton Lane Private Equity Fund VIII, a global and diversified private equity fund-of-funds. Originally targeting USD400 million, the fund received strong interest from the institutional investor community, exceeding its target to close on USD426.8 million.   "Despite the consolidation happening in

One Rock closes USD431.5m debut fund

One Rock Capital Partners, a lower middle-market private equity firm, has held the final closing of its first fund.  The firm accepted USD431.5 million in total capital commitments, surpassing its fundraising target of USD300 million.   This is the first private equity fund raised by One Rock, which targets controlling

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