Unicorn Capital Partners (Unicorn), a venture capital fund-of-funds manager focused on China and other key technology markets in Asia, has closed Unicorn Partners Fund II at its hard cap of USD250 million. In line with its two predecessor funds, the Fund will partner with venture capital managers who invest in
MTech Capital has held the initial closing of the firm’s InsureTech venture fund with USD75 million of capital commitments from three anchor investors including CNA Financial Corporation, NN Group, and a top-3 global insurance company. MTech Capital is a venture capital firm with offices in Los Angeles and London, founded
Chicago-based private equity firm Core Industrial Partners’ portfolio company Prototek Sheetmetal Fabrication has acquired Hayes manufacturing Services. Financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Hayes offers rapid prototyping and low-volume precision machining services for a blue-chip customer base primarily in the medical, aerospace,
The London office of international law firm Winston & Strawn represented Mind Gym PLC on its GBP145 million listing on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. The transaction involved a GBP50 million vendor placing by founders and employees and on admission to trading, Mind Gym had a market
Gide has advised Chalco Hong Kong Limited (Chalco HK) on the negotiation and signing of a mining convention with the Republic of Guinea for the development of the Boffa Nord and Boffa Sud bauxite mining blocks. The project has an initial investment valued at approximately USD706 million. Chalco HK,
Rock Hill Capital Group (Rock Hill) has completed a majority recapitalisation of LQC Pipe and Supply, (LQC), a Houston-based wholesale distribution business providing pipes, valves and fittings to midstream and downstream end-users. LQC was founded in 2008 by Frank “Skip” Spinale. In 2012, his business partner, Tim Rodabough, joined the
These are propitious times for European infrastructure managers. The European Commission has estimated that around EUR200 billion is needed to upgrade Europe’s infrastructure during the current decade for transmission grids and gas pipelines. “Clearly the opportunity set in infrastructure is vast and continuing,” comments Martin Lennon, Co Founder and
Traditional European infrastructure is going through a period of transition. Digital communication technology and a push towards sustainable energy production is leading to a move away from a centralised, regulated and vertical model to more of a distributed, connected model that scales laterally. This is giving rise to a slew of
European infrastructure is an exciting space today for investors. Mega trends, such as digitalisation, decarbonisation, and changing city demographics (in terms of transportation and mobility) are pushing countries to re-think their infrastructure systems and re-engineer them to cope with 21st century living. Within the energy space alone, this means reducing reliance
Monomoy Capital Partners III (Monomoy) has acquired Edsal Manufacturing Co (Edsal), a provider of residential steel storage racks sold at retail. Edsal, started in 1957 by Edwin Saltzberg, manufactures, sources and distributes branded and private label storage products for garages, tool sheds and basements. The company is a specialist in residential
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