Mike Amey, PIMCO’s head of sterling portfolio management and ESG strategies on the challenges facing the Bank of England… The Bank of England has had to navigate a difficult set of circumstances in its attempts to raise interest rates. As far back as 2014, Governor Mark Carney suggested that rate
Inflexion Private Equity has created Comparison Technologies, a multi-channel price comparison enabler in home services (energy, broadband, TV and telephone), through the simultaneous buyouts of Energy Helpline (EHL) and UK Web Media (UKWM). Founded in 2002, EHL is a price comparison tool for the electricity and gas sectors. It operates
The Primal Pantry, a specialist in healthy snacks, has landed a GBP3 million investment from NVM Private Equity for a minority stake in the brand. Primal Pantry says it is creating a ‘real food revolution’ with its range of natural award winning snack bars, which are made with only a
Ropes & Gray has advised Nordic Capital, a leading private equity investor in the Nordic region, on the closing of its milestone EUR2.5 billion continuation vehicle for its seventh fund. The innovative secondary transaction is the world’s largest ever GP-led secondaries deal. Ropes & Gray advised Nordic Capital alongside Kirkland
Natterbox has secured significant Series A funding from Octopus Investments to continue its rapid growth. Self-funded to date by its founders, Natterbox has always heavily invested in product development and evolving its service offering. Natterbox says the new injection will boost marketing and sales, helping to further improve customer service
Macfarlanes has advised venture capital investor Dawn Capital on the raising of its third fund, Dawn III, which after increasing its hard cap twice, attracted commitments of GBP165 million, making it one of the largest venture capital funds raised in Europe in the last couple of years. The fund which
CVC Credit Partners and the EQT Credit platform’s European Private Debt businesses have jointly arranged GBP218 million of senior and subordinated financing for Paymentsense. This is the second round of financing agreed by CVC Credit Partners and EQT Credit to Paymentsense, following the GBP110 million unitranche facility provided in November
Mobius Motors, a Kenya-based designer and manufacturer of durable, affordable vehicles for Africa, has successfully closed an equity and debt funding round led by Pan-African Investment Company, with participation from Playfair Capital, Techstars, Chandaria Industries and VestedWorld. The debt financing is being provided by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, the
Zencap Asset Management is about to launch its third senior infrastructure debt Fund after the success of the first two funds; Zencap Infra Debt, launched in 2014, and Zencap Infra Debt 2, launched in 2016. The first two funds gathered together more than EUR500 million in capital commitments from institutional
European workforce management solutions provider PIXID, has acquired Carerix, a Dutch-based CRM and ATS supplier. Adding a leading supplier for CRM and ATS systems to its ranks allows PIXID to reinforce its expertise, enhance its service offering and strengthen the value chain offered to the temporary employment sector. The
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