Hamilton Lane, a private equity asset management firm, has acquired Shott Capital Management (SCM), a provider of private equity and distribution management services for institutional investors, including major public and private pension plans, foundations, endowments, and other financial institutions. The firm has offices in San Francisco and Boston. With the

Private equity firm Crestview Partners has teamed up with employees of Victory Capital Management to acquire the firm for USD246m from KeyCorp. Private equity firm Crestview Partners has teamed up with employees of Victory Capital Management to acquire the firm for USD246m from KeyCorp. On completion of the transaction, Victory

Private equity firm Sterling Partners has partnered with Kids Care Dental Group, a multi-unit paediatric dental care practice that serves toddlers, children and teens. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Via six office locations throughout the Sacramento area, Kids Care offers a comfortable and fun environment, dentists with

LeapFrog Investments, the world’s largest investor in insurance for emerging consumers, has invested in BIMA. Launched in 2010 by Kinnevik, an emerging markets investor, BIMA was built on the idea of bringing more affordable insurance to people in emerging markets via their mobile phones. Eighteen months later, the firm is one

OTI Greentech Group, a provider of sustainable cleantech solutions, has closed a round of expansion financing, raising a total of CHF4m (EUR3.3m). The funding was led by Wermuth Asset Management’s Green Gateway Fund, which invests in energy and resource efficiency growth companies throughout Europe. The funding marks a solid base

Satori Capital, a Dallas-based private equity firm, has invested in Longhorn Health Solutions, a direct-to-home provider of consumable medical supplies, durable medical equipment and pharmaceutical prescriptions serving the Medicaid, Medicare and privately insured populations across Texas. “Longhorn is intently focused on reducing total cost-of-care for managed care organisations by streamlining

Alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group has raised USD308m for Carlyle Peru Fund, and its parallel vehicles, extending the South America investment presence the firm established five years ago. The fund will be invested by Carlyle in consultation with Credicorp, Peru’s largest bank, across industries including healthcare, retail and consumer,

The developer of a unique disposable tourniquet, ASep Healthcare, has secured a GBP120,000 investment from The North West Fund for Biomedical, managed by SPARK Impact. ASep Healthcare, currently based in South Kensington, London, but due to move to Liverpool Science Park, developed an award winning disposable tourniquet designed to prevent