The Georgia Research Alliance’s GRA Ventures program has reached a major milestone with the companies in its portfolio raising over USD1 billion in equity investment from venture capital firms and strategic investors. "A billion dollars in investment is a significant achievement for the GRA Ventures program," says C Michael Cassidy,
In a challenging third quarter for equity investors both public and private, US private equity and venture capital funds each lost ground for the first time in several years, though the latter only fractionally. Both bested public market equity returns, according to benchmarks published by Cambridge Associates LLC. For the
The Italian corporate and financial law firm Gattai Minoli Agostinelli & Partners has advised CIR – Compagnie Industriali Riunite on its acquisition with F2i of a 46.7 per cent equity stake inItalian healthcare services group and CIR portfolio company KOS ffrom Ardian or EUR292 million. CIR was assisted by a
Squire Patton Boggs has represented private equity firm MCI in its record EUR76 million exit from Invia/Travelplanet, the leading e-travel player in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). The cross-border team led by Warsaw Corporate partner Michal Karwacki advised the MCI.TechVentures Fund on the sale of 100 per cent shares in
Real estate investor acquisition and management platform CrowdStreet has raised USD3.5 million in Series A funding. Rally Ventures led the round with participation from seed investors Green Visor Capital, Seven Peaks Ventures and Portland Seed Fund. CrowdStreet is aiming to democratise access to commercial real estate investing with its integrated
Anterra Capital has held the second close of its food and agriculture technology fund, raising the fund’s total capital to USD125 million, the largest venture capital fund of its kind in Europe. Anterra also confirmed its international expansion from its headquarters in Amsterdam (Netherlands), with the opening of an office
Venture Capital fund Flint Capital has bought an EUR1 million minority share in Creamfinance from an Angel investor, which coupled with its original investment in the firm two years ago, makes it CreamFinance’s largest institutional investor. According to Andrew Gershfeld, partner at Flint Capital, the Venture Capital fund decided to
Victory Park Capital (VPC), an investment firm focused on private middle market debt and equity investments, has provided a USD100 million senior secured credit facility to Wheels Financial Group, LLC (d/b/a “LoanMart”), an auto title lender. The credit facility will help support the company’s growth and ability to provide under-banked
DIMONT, a provider of specialty insurance and loan administration solutions to the residential and commercial financial services industries, has secured an investment from Renovo Capital, a Dallas-based private equity fund. In partnership with a veteran management team, Renovo Capital’s investment enables DIMONT to continue to grow and innovate, while benefitting
Investment funds managed by JW Childs Associates, have held the recent closing of an investment in a newly formed holding company, Comoto Holdings, dedicated to motorcycle enthusiasts, alongside the founders and equity holders of RevZilla Motorsports. Comoto Holdings will have equity investments in both RevZilla and Cycle Gear, Inc, two
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