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Portfolio Advisors closes third secondary fund above target

Private markets asset manager Portfolio Advisors (PA) has closed its third private equity secondary fund, Portfolio Advisors Secondary Fund III (PASF III), at USD1.5 billion in limited partner commitments. The fund, which had an original target of USD1 billion, was oversubscribed and reached its hard cap due to strong support

New York Life Ventures surpasses USD200m in committed capital

New York Life Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of New York Life, has surpassed USD200 million in committed capital in its mission to increase the pace and impact of innovations that drive value for the company’s policy owners and clients. Since the team’s founding in 2012, New York Life

Karbone acquires Watts Capital

Karbone Inc, a financial services firm that caters to power generation and energy markets, has acquired Watts Capital, a New York-based investment bank and broker dealer specialising in capital raising and strategic advisory for companies in the technology, clean tech and broader energy sectors. “Acquiring Watts Capital and its team of industry veterans is

Freeformers secures GBP1.2m investment from Impact Ventures UK

Freeformers, which helps companies and individuals adapt to workplace challenges generated by flexible work, automation and digital transformation, has raised GBP1.2 million of investment from leading UK social impact fund Impact Ventures UK (IVUK). The investment by IVUK is significant in bringing substantial growth capital to a major profit and

Tennenbaum Capital Partners closes USD1.9bn direct lending fund

Alternative investment management firm Tennenbaum Capital Partners has closed TCP Direct Lending Fund VIII and its affiliated vehicles (DLF VIII) with more than USD1.9 billion of investor equity commitments. DLF VIII is a continuation of TCP’s more than seventeen-year track record in US middle-market direct lending.  TCP is pleased to

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White Oak Equity Partners acquires minority interest in Blueshift Asset Management

White Oak Equity Partners (White Oak), a private equity firm that purchases minority GP interests in alternative asset managers, has acquired a minority interest in Blueshift Asset Management, a quantitative investment firm focused on statistical arbitrage and high-frequency trading strategies. White Oak led a group of strategic investors who provided

Coinsilium to launch private fund for digital tokens

Coinsilium Group Limited, a blockchain venture builder and investor that finances and manages the development of early-stage blockchain technology companies, is launching a private fund to hold the the digital assets and tokens the Company has received to date in relation to its advisory services and investment activities. The new

Vectra Co to sell its EaglePicher Technologies Business to affiliates of GTCR

Vectra Co (Vectra), a portfolio company of certain funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, has signed a definitive agreement to sell its EaglePicher business to affiliates of private equity firm GTCR. EaglePicher is a provider of power and energy solutions for mission-critical applications with over 170 years of

Aspect Ventures closes second fund at USD181m

Aspect Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm in Silicon Valley, has closed its second institutional venture fund of USD181 million, above the top end of its target range.  The firm will use the funds to continue to invest in early stage technology companies.   Aspect was founded in 2014

BrandSafway acquires Venko Groep BV

Brand Industrial Services, known as BrandSafway, has acquired Venko Groep BV, a portfolio company of Mentha Capital, effective 1 January, 2018. Moving forward, the company will operate as Venko, A BrandSafway Company and become a part of Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services (Brand) in Europe.   “We’re excited to announce the closing

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