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Adents raises EUR8.5m in additional funding

Adents, a product unit identification and traceability software provider, has secured EUR8.5 million in additional funding.  This round of financing will allow the fast-growing company to expand its international presence and ensure the rapid deployment of its software solution on pharmaceutical product packaging lines in Europe and North America.  

Quercus launches investment fund focused on Italian wind farms

Quercus Assets Selection is launching its third fund in the renewable energy sector, an Italian wind fund aimed at institutional investors both in Italy and internationally. Investors will be required to invest a minimum of EUR10 million to gain access to the fund, which will build a geographically diverse portfolio

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Fordhouse Equity acquires Livetel Solutions

Fordhouse Equity has successfully completed the acquisition of Livetel Solutions, a telephone answering, virtual PA and lead generation provider. The acquisition of Livetel Solutions forms part of multi-million pound investment strategy to grow the MessageBase brand, which was acquired by Fordhouse Equity in August 2014. MessageBase provides call answering, call

Aquila Capital announces first closing of Aquila Renewables Fund III

Aquila Capital’s newly launched Aquila Renewables Fund III SA (ARF III) has secured a significant amount at first close from a large institutional investor. A high double digit million amount of the capital has already been allocated to operating assets.  The fund, which invests in a diversified portfolio of photovoltaic

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Niche property fundraising

In this extract from the Preqin Real Estate Spotlight | June 2015, Abbie Smith examines the recent fundraising successes of private real estate funds focused on non-traditional property types, such as medical/healthcare facilities, senior homes, student housing and self-storage. Fundraising Preqin’s Real Estate Online contains extensive information on 131 funds

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S&P Private Placement League Table shows EUR6.4bn in 2014 European deals

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services (S&P) has published its first annual league table for private placement deals in Europe, created in collaboration with Private Placement Monitor (PPM). The table shows that almost EUR7 billion was raised in private capital for European companies in the last year, through 87 deals. And

Weekly Brief: Spike in Oil spawns moderate loss

Weekly Brief: Higher rates boost performance, but stronger euro detracts

Last week US Treasury bond and German bund yields spiked, both hitting a new 2015 high. On Thursday, 10-year German rates reached 1.0% before losing ground later in the day. Intraday volatility reached record highs and according to hedge fund managers, the main driver behind the moves in the fixed

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