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Skybox Security raises USD150m led by CVC Capital Partners’ Growth Fund

Skybox Security, a specialist in cybersecurity management, has secured a USD150 million growth equity investment led by CVC Capital Partners’ Growth Fund (CVC Growth) (USD100 million), with participation from Pantheon (USD50 million). Based in Silicon Valley, Skybox has a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 46 per cent and positive

Charlesbank Capital Partners closes Fund IX at USD2.75bn

Charlesbank Capital Partners has held the closing of Charlesbank Equity Fund IX at its hard cap of USD2.75 billion in limited partner commitments, concluding a fundraising process that launched in June. Investors in the fund include leading public and corporate pension funds, endowments, foundations, family offices, sovereign wealth vehicles and

Calera Capital closes USD555m private equity fund

Middle market private equity fund Calera Capital has held the final close of its fifth fund, Calera Capital Partners V. The Fund closed well above its original USD500 million target, with USD555 million of total capital commitments. “Calera Capital appreciates the continued strong support of its existing institutional partners and

Houston launches first VC fund of funds

Houston Exponential has launched the Houston region’s first venture capital (VC) fund of funds, the HX Venture Fund.   The fund of funds aims to achieve an attractive return for investors, appeal to leading venture capital firms to offer their expertise and risk capital to the region, and create a

Stellex Capital Management to launch niche manufacturing platform

Middle market private equity firm Stellex Capital Management has partnered with Bruce Swift, a senior executive in the automotive industry, to create a niche manufacturing platform. With over 30 years of senior management experience within the automotive industry, Swift was most recently Chief Executive Officer of Diversified Machine, Inc., a

Private equity takes the lead in allocations by US public pension plans in Q3

US public pension plans tracked by eVestment’s Public Plan IQ made 72 investment commitments to private equity funds in Q3 2017, the No1 allocation choice for public plans during the quarter. Allocations to real assets came in at No2, at 66 during Q3 2017. Public Plan IQ’s Q3 results mirror

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Guernsey continues to see positive inward company migration trend

Guernsey continues to see a growth in inward migration of companies after the best quarter of growth this year, according to the latest figures. The Guernsey Registry, which is responsible for tracking migrations both in and out of the island, reports that 23 companies migrated to Guernsey during the third

GCA Altium advises on TeamSport sale

GCA Altium has acted as exclusive financial adviser to TeamSport, the UK’s largest indoor go-karting operator, on its sale to Duke Street Capital. Founded in 1992, TeamSport has grown into the UK’s largest operator of go-kart tracks and the second largest globally. In 2013, the company completed a GBP10 million

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