UK private equity house Maven Capital Partners has achieved a 7.1x total return multiple on exit from Newhaven based point-of-sale (POS) cash management specialist Cash Bases Limited, following its merger with US company APG Cash Drawer (APG). Maven clients funded the MBO of Cash Bases in 2004, and the Maven
Using information from the recently released Preqin Investor Outlook: Alternative Assets H2 2015, Preqin explores institutional investors’ objectives, satisfaction with returns and activity within the real estate asset class in this extract from Preqin Real Estate Spotlight. Investor objectives for real estate A diverse range of institutional investors choose to
Togethera, the private photo and messaging platform aimed at families and close friendship groups has successfully closed a GBP220,000 crowd-funding round with Crowdcube. The app – started by TrustedPlaces founder, Sokratis Papafloratos and former Facebook staffer Matt Dempsey – has seen a surge in sign-ups over the last year as
On-line travel business Momondo Group has secured a GBP10 million working capital line of credit from Silicon Valley Bank, the bank of the world’s most innovative businesses and their investors. Momondo will use this facility to provide additional liquidity as the business pursues its ongoing growth strategy through global expansion
TVSMILES, the first quiz app that rewards its users for interacting with various ad formats in a gaming environment, has raised EUR5 million in a recent financing round. In addition to new lead investor Omnes Capital (EUR2m), TVSMILES is set to receive new capital from its existing investors Ventech, e.ventures,
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is to acquire a stake of approximately 21.5 per cent in Homeplus, Tesco’s South Korean business, for USD534 million. CPPIB made this acquisition as part of a consortium led by MBK Partners. The total transaction value is approximately USD6 billion. Operating in South
StartupXseed Ventures, a strategic seed funding company, has launched Aaruha Technology Fund (SEBI Registered), to invest in startups focussing around areas of High Technology Businesses including Security, Semicon and Embedded Devices. The vision of the company is to enrich and provide a stronger holistic support to the start-up ecosystem in
European private equity firm Cinven has exited its investment in Avolon following completion of the acquisition of the international aircraft leasing company by Bohai Leasing Co, the Chinese leasing business and part of HNA Group, for USD7.6 billion. Bohai and Avolon have reached a definitive merger agreement at a price
In this excerpt from Preqin Investor Outlook: Alternative Assets, H2 2015, we take a closer look at how investors source and select new investment opportunities, based on the results of our interviews with over 100 investors in hedge funds. As our extract from the Preqin Special Report: Hedge Fund Manager
Elian has agreed terms to buy SFM Europe, a provider of corporate services with more than EUR1 trillion of assets under administration. Elian sees the acquisition ‘as an outstanding strategic fit for Elian as SFM Europe has a long established reputation for providing the highest level of client service, coupled with
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