LDC has supported international trust and corporate services provider Equiom in its acquisition of Links Group, a provider of commercial facilitation and advisory services in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. Links Group was the first company of its kind to introduce the corporate partner structure for local partner services,
Swander Pace Capital, a private equity firm specialising in investments in consumer products companies in North America and the UK, has closed SPC Partners VI at USD510 million. The fund exceeded its initial target of USD400 million with commitments almost exclusively from existing investors. Swander Pace’s prior fund, SPC
Ogury, a specialist in factual mobile data, has raised USD15 million in a Series B funding round led by Idinvest Partners. Ogury will use the funds to accelerate international expansion, with a New York office opening later this month, and to invest in technology, R&D and recruitment. Existing investors
Ipes, a provider of outsourced services to private equity firms in Europe, is providing administration services to OpCapita in the closing of its second fund, OpCapita Consumer Opportunities Fund II. The fund closed at its hard cap of EUR350 million and attracted strong support from a global investor base.
Capitala Group has held an anchor closing on Capitala Private Credit Fund V, a non-SBIC fund, which includes commitments by a global asset manager and an investment grade insurance company. Fund V's anchor closing, combined with capital available from existing investment vehicles, gives Capitala Group over USD300 million in dry powder. Fund V's
Boulder Investment Group Reprise (BIGR) has closed a new investment fund, BIGR Ventures, with capital commitments of over USD55 million. The fund has been founded by industry veterans Carole Buyers, Duane Primozich and Bill Weiland and builds off of the success of their former fund, Boulder Brands Investment Group (BBIG),
Technology investment firm Asenqua Ventures has closed its fourth investment fund, raising USD125 million which will be reinvested in capital efficient companies with a minimum revenue of USD10 million in niche technology sectors. Fund IV will target investments in semiconductors, display technology, software, medical technology, wireless communications, and internet infrastructure,
Liberty Media has agreed to acquire Formula One, the global motorsports business, from a consortium of sellers led by private equity firm CVC Capital Partners in a USD8 billion deal. Liberty Media owns interests in a broad range of media, communications and entertainment businesses. These interests are attributed to
Seedrs has published its first ever portfolio update which reveals that for the first time, on a fair value basis, equity crowdfunding through the platform has produced better annualised rates of return (IRRs) than most other asset classes. The update looks at the characteristics and performance of the 253 deals
Paul Hastings has advised Jacobs Engineering Group on the acquisition of the patent rights for BAYQIK quasi-isothermal sulfuric acid converter technology and other related technology from Bayer. BAYQIK technology enables more efficient conversion of process gas with high SO2 concentrations. Bayer developed, piloted and commercialised the technology over the
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