Cisco has made an investment in Georgian Partners Growth Fund II, the newest fund from Georgian Partners, a growth equity firm investing in expansion-stage software companies. "We are very pleased to have Cisco investing our second fund," says Simon Chong, co-founder and managing director of Georgian Partners. "To have a
Bridgepoint Development Capital (BDC) has acquired Phlexglobal, a provider of Trial Master File and electronic Trial Master File solutions and services to the life sciences sector. Phlexglobal was previously backed by Inflexion. BDC will support Phlexglobal’s plans to develop technologies, expand its client base across pharma, biotech and contract
Kirill Dmitriev, chief executive of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), is launching an initiative to form a joint fund to invest in the equity capital of BRICS infrastructure projects. Dimitrev made the announcement at the BRICS summit in Fortaleza. Representatives of leading financial institutions, BRICS sovereign wealth funds and
Equistone Partners Europe has exited PD&MS Energy, a provider of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for the global oil and gas industry, in a secondary buyout to Inflexion. The mid-market private equity firm has achieved a 2.9x return on total investment after it backed the management buyout in 2010.
NorthEdge Capital, the private equity firm focused on investing in businesses based in the North of England, has backed Blackburn-based tissue converter Accrol Papers in a GBP66million deal. Accrol, established in 1993, employs 300 staff with a current turnover exceeding GBP100million. One of Europe’s largest independent converter of soft tissue
Private equity fund Change Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in Frette, an Italian luxury linen and home furnishings business. Change Capital Partners will make a significant investment into the company. Frette’s existing owner, JH Partners, a San Francisco-based consumer focused private equity firm, will retain a minority
The Intralinks Deal Flow Indicator (DFI) for the quarter ended 30 June shows 16 per cent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) and 12 per cent year-on-year (YoY) increases in early-stage global M&A activity. The latest data reveals particularly strong performances in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and North America. Overall, this quarter’s
The Abraaj Group has acquired a majority stake, through its funds, in Polyclinique Taoufik, a private hospital in Tunisia. Based in Tunis, Clinique Taoufik was one of the first private healthcare institutions established as part of efforts to modernise Tunisia’s healthcare system. The hospital currently treats 75,000 in- and out-patients
APG Asset Management and Aquila Capital have formed a partnership to invest a targeted EUR500 million in the acquisition and development of European hydropower plants. APG has commissioned Hamburg-based Aquila Capital to establish an investment vehicle dedicated to hydropower infrastructure, which aims to make investments in operational plants and develop new projects across Europe. APG will commit EUR250 million to
Beringea, the growth capital investor that manages the ProVen Venture Capital Trusts, has invested GBP3 million in Chargemaster, a provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. The investment will be used to strengthen Chargemaster’s position in the UK market and fund further expansion into the European EV charging market.
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