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Unigestion launches Private Debt Allocator tool

Unigestion has launched a Private Debt Allocator tool, which identifies private debt opportunities to exactly match clients’ investment objectives. Through its work with clients, Unigestion has identified a common perception of the universe of private debt opportunities as large, diverse and challenging. Depending on the type of debt, it can

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Thoma Bravo acquires Riverbed Technology

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo and Teachers’ Private Capital, the private investor department of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, have completed their acquisition of Riverbed Technology, a specialist in application performance infrastructure.  The acquisition is valued at approximately USD3.5 billion, with Riverbed stockholders receiving USD21.00 per share in cash. With the

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JZ Capital Partners acquires Midwest Valve Parts

London-listed private equity firm JZ Capital Partners Limited has acquired Midwest Valve Parts (MVP) alongside its long-term investment partner The Edgewater Funds. The acquisition of MVP is an add-on to Industrial Services Solutions’ (ISS) existing Specialty Products Group (SPG), and marks the third acquisition made into SPG (joining Worthington Compressors

Institutional Venture Partners launches USD1.4bn fund

Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), a later-stage venture capital and growth equity firm, has launched IVP XV, a USD1.4 billion fund, the largest fund raised in the firm’s 35-year history, which brings cumulative committed capital to USD5.4 billion.  The fund was significantly oversubscribed, with IVP’s existing Limited Partners contributing the vast

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China Everbright Limited and Sinowel Enterprise Group sign partnership agreement

China Everbright Limited (CEL) and Sinowel Enterprise Group (Sinowel) have signed a strategic partnership agreement to start their co-operation towards the secondary market of trust beneficiary rights.  CEL and Sinowel plan to maximise their value, as well as leveraging their respective experience and advantages in the asset management sector to

Octopus and Transact take the lead in VCT platform development

Octopus Investments has completed a development with Transact to enable shares in its Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs) to be bought and held on a financial adviser platform for the first time.  Previously VCTs were unable to be purchased on adviser platforms or by a nominee account as they needed to

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Simplilearn secures USD15m in Series C funding

Simplilearn, a provider of certification courses to professionals, has raised USD15 million in Series C funding led by Mayfair, with existing investors Kalaari Capital and Helion Venture Partners also participating.  Simplilearn has raised a total of USD27 million in capital. Simplilearn offers a multitude of training and certifications for business

Just four infrastructure funds reach a final close in Q1 2015

This extract from the Preqin Quarterly Update: Infrastructure, Q1 2015 reflects on the first quarter’s infrastructure fundraising activity. Fundraising for unlisted infrastructure funds declined in Q1 2015, with just four funds closing, raising an aggregate USD5.3 billion in institutional capital (Fig 1). This represents the lowest amount of capital raised

Ogier Jersey acts for the lenders in multi-billion financing to Tullow Oil Group

Law firm Ogier in Jersey has acted for the lenders in connection with amendments and an increase to approximately USD6.3 billion to financing provided to the Tullow Oil Group. The lenders (including BNP Paribas) increased their lending facility by USD450 million, including a USD200 reserved based lending facility and USD250

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