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Silverfleet acquires Masai Clothing Company

Private equity firm Silverfleet Capital is to acquire Masai Clothing Company ApS, a Danish womenswear clothing brand.  This is the first investment Silverfleet has made from its new EUR850 million fund, Silverfleet Capital II, which closed last month.   Masai is headquartered in Copenhagen and wholesales and retails its own-designed

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Palatine Private Equity Fund III races to GBP220m hard-cap in 11 weeks

UK regional lower middle market private equity firm, Palatine Private Equity, has held the first and final close of Palatine Private Equity Fund III at its hard-cap of GBP220 million, exceeding the size of the firm’s second fund, which raised GBP150 million in 2013.  Evercore Private Funds Group acted as

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3M to acquire Capital Safety

3M is to acquire Capital Safety from KKR for a total enterprise value of USD2.5 billion, including the assumption of approximately USD0.7 billion of debt, net of cash acquired.  Capital Safety is a leading global provider of fall protection equipment, one of the fastest-growing safety categories within the global personal

Hamilton Lane third co-investment fund closes above target

Private equity firm Hamilton Lane has held the final closing of Hamilton Lane Co-Investment Fund III. The Fund received significant interest from the global institutional investor community and was oversubscribed relative to its target fundraising amount, closing at its hard cap of USD1.5 billion.  This pool of capital will rank

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How EU managers can crack the US regulated fund market

According to a survey released by Deutsche Bank in September 2014, ‘From Alternatives to Mainstream Part Two’, total assets managed by ’40 Act mutual funds reached a record high of USD257 billion by end-2013, representing over 60 per cent growth for the year. Through May 2014, that figure had grown a

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Segulah V acquires Semantix

Segulah V is to acquire Semantix Group AB from majority shareholder Litorina Kapital III and minority shareholders. The operational shareholders of Semantix’s management team will remain as owners post the transaction. Semantix is the Nordic region’s leading provider of advanced language services. Semantix offers interpreting, translation, training and writing services

CVC Capital Partners leads investment consortium to acquire controlling stake in Alvogen

A consortium of investors led by CVC Capital Partners (CVC), including Singapore-based investment company Temasek and Vatera Healthcare Partners, has acquired a controlling stake in Alvogen, the high growth pharmaceutical company.  The stake has been acquired from Pamplona Capital Management. Aztiq Pharma, the investment vehicle led by Robert Wessman, Alvogen‘s

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StartEngine launches equity crowdfunding platform

StartEngine Crowdfunding has launched an equity crowdfunding platform allowing individuals to invest in private companies on a public platform.  In a historic first, StartEngine connects aspiring investors, including North America’s 80-plus million Millennials, with the progressive companies of tomorrow, including startup launch partners Elio Motors and mobile games publisher XREAL.

Weekly Brief: Spike in Oil spawns moderate loss

Weekly Brief: CTAs regain colours as the Fed turns “patient”

The Fed confirmed its dovish stance at the latest FOMC meeting, significantly decreasing monetary policy uncertainty over the course of the summer. Markets responded positively with US equities and Treasuries posting gains. In the Eurozone, uncertainties associated with Greece materially stepped-up. 

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