Global fintech investment got off to a soft start in Q1 2017, with the total invested globally at USD3.2 billion, down from USD4.15 billion in Q4 2016, according to the Q1 2017 edition of The Pulse of Fintech – KPMG International's quarterly report on fintech investment. Fintech M&A dropped in
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) have agreed the key terms and conditions for the establishment and operation of Russia-Japan Investment Fund. Through the fund and joint investment framework, the parties will jointly pursue and implement attractive investment projects as part of
eQ Asset Management has established its first private credit fund, raising EUR90 million in a first and final closing on 31 March 2017. eQ Private Credit Fund has 38 limited partners. The fund invests in debt capital instruments issued by private equity sponsored European unlisted companies. A minimum
MJ Hudson’s annual Private Equity Fund Terms Research for 2017 finds that there has been improved GP/LP alignment through stronger fund governance in the private equity world.
Noerr has advised listed venture capital company Aurelius Equity Opportunities on the largest exit in the company’s history to date – the sale of The Secop Group, which has production facilities and branches worldwide, to Japanese group Nidec at a valuation of EUR185 million. At the same time, Aurelius has
NorthEdge Capital has invested in environmental and industrial services specialist Future Industrial Services (FIS), backing the management buy-out from its Irish listed parent company, One51, at an equity value of GBP16 million. Headquartered in Kirkby, Merseyside, FIS works with clients including government, major utility and multi-national companies to provide a
HKE Holdings, an entity owned by investment funds managed by KKR, intends to make a tender offer for the common shares of Hitachi Kokusai Electric. Hitachi Kokusai operates two business segments: a video and communication solutions business engaged in video security, IoT high-reliability wireless, and railroad solutions; and a thin-film
The international finance centre of Guernsey has launched two of its new Private Investment Funds (PIFs), four months after the new structure was developed and released to the global investment community. GMT Communications Partners, with the assistance of the Guernsey offices of Northern Trust and law firm Carey Olsen, has
Vitol Africa has acquired Shell’s 20 per cent shareholding in Vivo Energy, meaning that the firm, in conjunction with funds advised by Helios Investment Partners, now owns 100 per cent of Vivo Energy. Vivo Energy, the company behind the Shell brand in Africa, was created by Helios, Vitol and Shell
In the first quarter of 2017, Israeli high-tech companies raised a total of USD1.03 billion in 155 transactions, a 4 per cent decrease from the USD1.07 billion raised in 165 deals in the previous quarter and 8 per cent lower than the USD1.11 billion raised in 174 deals in Q1
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