Platte River Equity has held the closing of its third private equity investment fund, Platte River Equity III. Platte River launched fundraising in June of this year with an initial target of USD350m and closed Fund III at its hard cap of USD405m. Platte River’s investor base is comprised of
Boston-based private equity firm Mansa Capital Management’s debut healthcare growth fund has invested USD7m into Independent Living Systems as the fund’s flagship investment. “Mansa Capital is focused on the intersection of healthcare policy, clinical research, technology development and demographic trends,” says Ruben J. King-Shaw Jr, managing partner and chief investment
State Street has published a Vision paper which explores how the continued volatility of global financial markets has identified weaknesses in investment portfolios, causing institutional investors to reconsider their asset allocation strategies. According to “The Asset Owners’ Perspective: Evolving Investment and Operational Models”, investors are using new approaches to liquidity
NBGI Private Equity has backed a GBP23.5m management buy-in of the cake division of McCambridge Group Holdings, one of the largest producers of private label cakes for the UK food industry. The business, which operates from four primary manufacturing locations in the UK and a further facility in Poland, will
Ian Bagshaw, co-head of Linklaters’ private equity sector group sees significant activity within the private equity European community in 2013 as the PE industry faces up to its evolving landscape five years on from the “crunch”… Activity will be a mix of new money, restructurings and exits in part to
New York Life Capital Partners, a wholly-owned investment boutique of New York Life, has renamed itself GoldPoint Partners. Thomas Haubenstricker, chief executive officer of the newly renamed GoldPoint, says: “We determined that the timing was right to create a distinct identity that differentiates the firm while maintaining a close link
ECO Plastics has completed a GBP6m funding to finance continued expansion over the coming year. Existing shareholders Ludgate Environmental Fund and Robeco SAM Private Equity have both participated, providing capital which will be dedicated to short-term added-value expansion opportunities. The company’s existing debt provider, Close Brothers, has committed additional working
Restoration Partners’ first investment opportunity through its recently launched Restoration Alpha Angels network of active investors has helped m-commerce payments platform provider, paythru, raise over GBP700,000. John Shackleton, the former chief executive of Open Text, is joining the board of paythru with immediate effect. Shackleton’s career spans over 30 years
Companies working in, or looking to set up in, the space community at Harwell in Oxford will benefit from GBP1m funding to help them to go further and faster towards commercial success, according to David Willetts, Minister for Universities and Science. The investment in innovative R&D projects is part of
Dyal Capital Partners, a private equity fund managed by Neuberger Berman Group, has received USD1.28bn in client commitments to make minority investments in the management companies of established hedge fund firms. The fundraising effort exceeded Dyal’s goal of USD1bn. Investors included sovereign wealth funds, public and private pensions, multi-employer pensions,
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