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MPC Capital expands renewable energies business with new office in Panama

MPC Capital AG, a global investment manager for real assets, has launched MPC Renewables Panama, based in Panama City, Panama. MPC Renewables Panama will support the development, management and further expansion of the company’s renewable energies projects throughout Central America and the Caribbean.    MPC Capital also announced that Fernando

Octopus announces GBP200m fundraise for Titan VCT

Investment firm Octopus Titan Venture Capital Trust intends to raise GBP200 million when it opens towards the end of the summer, making it the biggest VCT fundraise ever. Alex Davies (pictured), CEO and founder of Wealth Club, the online investment platform for High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs) says: “This is

The new rules of the game

By Gaurav Marwah, Technical Director, and Hugh Stacey, Executive Director, Investor Solutions, Augentius – Sustained top performance means continued evolution and change. Technology became ever more accessible in the 1990s when personal computers began appearing in every home. But if you’re a tech-savvy person today, you’re not using a dial-up

LDC-backed Connect Managed Services acquires PC-1

LDC-backed contact centre technology and services group Connect Managed Services (Connect) has today completed the acquisition of PC-1 for an undisclosed sum. Connect provides round-the-clock availability and pain-free transformation of business-critical contact centre and UC (unified communications) environments for global clients from financial services firms such as Barclays to household

Greater Manchester Loan Fund invests GBP0.44m in School Lettings Solutions

The Greater Manchester Loan Fund (GMLF) has invested GBP440,000 in School Lettings Solutions (SLS), an outsourced lettings management service that hires out school and college facilities to local community clubs and organisations. The funding package will support SLS’s continued expansion into new schools across the UK, enable the business to

Mid Europa lists Waberer’s through Budapest Stock Exchange IPO

Mid Europa Partners (Mid Europa), a private equity investor in Central and South Eastern Europe, has listed its portfolio company, Waberer’s International (Waberer’s) through an initial public offering (IPO) on the Budapest Stock Exchange. Waberer’s shares will start trading on 6 July 2017.   Waberer’s IPO values the Company’s equity

Cipio Partners holds final close of latest fund at EUR174m

Cipio Partners, a leading European secondary direct and growth capital investment firm, has closed its latest fund, Cipio Partners Fund VII SICAR, with EUR174 million in commitments. The successful fundraise is a step up from the firm’s previous fund generation which closed at EUR137 million.   Commitments came from a

Bowmark backs merger of insurance brokers Aston Scott and Lark Group

Mid-market private equity firm Bowmark Capital is backing the merger of Aston Scott with Lark Group to create one of the UK’s top 20 independent commercial insurance brokers and employee benefits practices. The transaction is subject to approval by the Financial Conduct Authority.   On a combined basis, the merged

KKR acquires Dixon Hospitality

KKR is to acquire a majority stake in Australian hospitality and leisure group Dixon Hospitality Limited. Dixon Hospitality is one of the largest and fastest-growing food and beverage-focused operators in the Australian hospitality industry. The Company has a strategy of acquiring well-run venues and function spaces with a focus on

LDC exits Creative Engagement Group

Leading mid-market private equity firm LDC has exited its investment in The Creative Engagement Group (TCEG) in a strategic trade sale to Huntsworth, an international healthcare and public relations communications group. The deal is at an enterprise value of GBP25 million. TCEG is a group of three creative agencies –

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