Maven Capital Partners (Maven) has completed a GBP1.1 million VCT investment in WaterBear Education Ltd (WaterBear), a private higher education college which provides a range of Master of Arts (MA) and Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree courses across the creative industries in partnership with the University of Chichester. The funds
Alternative assets specialist co-investment platform Astarte Capital Partners is to allocate a portion of its profits towards supporting the education of under-privileged young people. The initiative is focused on Europe and North America, and will involve collaborating with a handful of relevant institutions, such as high schools, colleges and universities.
CeriFi, a portfolio company of Leeds Equity Partners, has acquired Keir Educational Resources (Keir), a provider of training solutions for financial services professionals seeking to prepare for various financial and insurance certification exams. Founded in 1968, Keir’s products prepare financial services professionals for the Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Financial Industry
Atlas Holdings (Atlas) has held the first and final close of its third private equity investment fund, Atlas Capital Resources III LP (Fund III) with capital commitments of USD1.675 billion, after just three months of fundraising. Atlas focuses on control investments in companies experiencing financial or operational stress, benefiting from
The Access Group, a provider of fully integrated business management software to UK mid-market organisations, has secured a strategic investment from Hg valuing the business at an enterprise value of approximately GBP1 billion. Current majority shareholder TA Associates will retain joint control of The Access Group. With its portfolio
Assetz Capital has now reached a record number of loans available to investors using its Manual Lending Account (MLA), with well over 200 live loans with loan parts available for immediate investment on the secondary market. The MLA allows hands-on investors to build a diversified portfolio of hand-picked loans that
Cornerstone Partners Group has acquired a 10 per cent stake in luxurious co-working space Colony. The deal values the company, started by prominent entrepreneur Timothy Tiah, between USD15-USD20 million, representing a four-times return for its early investors. The eight-month old company has raised a total of USD5 million to date
Sentinel Capital Partners, a private equity firm that invests in promising companies at the lower end of the midmarket, has acquired UBEO Business Services, a provider of printer, copier, and related office equipment sales and services in Texas. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Headquartered in San
Blue Bay Travel, an online luxury travel agent specialising in long-haul holidays to the Caribbean, Mexico and Indian Ocean, has celebrated a record start to 2018 by increasing year-on-year sales by 71 per cent and securing a record numbers of bookings made in a single day, week and month. The
Idinvest Partners, an investor in SMEs across Europe, has held the first close of its third digital fund – Idinvest Digital Fund III – at EUR180 million. The first close of the fund has exceeded that of its predecessor, Idinvest Digital Fund II, which raised EUR154 million, and the fund
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