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Hello Soda raises GBP5.5m

Dow Schofield Watts’ technology advised on a GBP5.5 million fundraising by Manchester-based Hello Soda, a global text and big data analytics service. NVM Private Equity has invested GBP4 million in the business alongside an additional GBP1.5 million venture debt facility from Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank’s Growth Finance team.   David

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Crestline closes third Crestline Opportunity Fund

Crestline Investors, a credit focused institutional alternative asset manager, has closed its third Opportunity Fund (Opportunity Fund III). Opportunity Fund III, and related managed accounts, secured over USD1.34 billion in capital commitments, exceeding the fundraising objective.  Investors in the strategy include leading public and private pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, insurance

Duff & Phelps to be acquired by Permira in USD1.75bn deal

Valuation and corporate finance advisor Duff & Phelps is to be acquired by a company backed by private equity firm Permira in a USD1.75 billion deal. Selling equity holders include The Carlyle Group, Neuberger Berman, the University of California’s Office of the Chief Investment Officer of the Regents and Pictet

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Glendon Capital Management raises USD2.5bn for second credit opportunities fund

Glendon Capital Management has successfully closed its second credit opportunities and special situations fund, Glendon Opportunities Fund II, with final commitments reaching the hard cap of USD2.5 billion. Glendon’s senior investment team has spent the vast majority of their careers pursuing compelling dislocated or distressed opportunities globally.  The Fund’s limited

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FRE opens GBP30m UK and Ireland wind farm funding phase

Future Renewables Eco PLC (FRE plc) has opened its latest funding phase as the firm looks to increase the number of wind turbines it operates across the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. The company’s Phase 4 Bond aims to raise GBP30million to finance the acquisition of wind turbine sites

McCarthy Denning advises Swedish tech consultancy on major UK investment

McCarthy Denning has acted for Tyréns AB and its UK subsidiaries on its acquisition of a stake in Hilson Moran Holdings Limited and its subsidiary, Hilson Moran Partnership Limited, which was previously backed by private equity investor Albion Capital. Hilson Moran’s management team will remain as shareholders and the company

Platina Energy Partners sell 34.5 MW photovoltaic portfolio in Italy

Platina Energy Partners (Platina) has sold a 34.5MWp portfolio of eight operating solar plants located in Italy to a European financial investor for a total deal value of EUR131.9 million. The completion is subject to change-of-control approvals by the portfolio’s debt providers. Five of the plants are located in the

Is it time to sell PE interests?

Andrea Auerbach, global head of private investment research at Cambridge Associates, says that given today’s private equity valuations, now is the right time to sell.  The high water mark for fundraising in private equity was 2007 when the market saw around USD270 billion in capital raised. This year is getting

Shore Capital partners closes veterinary platform investment

Shore Capital Partners has completed the recapitalisation of Advanced Animal Hospital Group and Progressive Pet Animal Hospitals and merger of the businesses to form Midwest Veterinary Partners (MVP). The Company has 22 general practice veterinary clinics in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois, and provides services to companion animals including vaccinations, surgery,

Recorded Future raises USD25m from Insight Venture Partners

Recorded Future, the leader in threat intelligence (TI), has raised USD25 million in a Series E round of funding to build on growing momentum and expand its innovative software product and services to solve a wider spectrum of cybersecurity challenges. Led by Insight Venture Partners, the funding will support the

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