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BOM Capital Selects SunGard’s Investran to enhance VC and PE insight and performance

Brabant Development Agency Capital (BOM Capital) has chosen Investran, SunGard’s integrated private equity solution, to help enhance data and investment transparency across front- and back-office stakeholders and processes. BOM Capital invests risk capital in start-up, growing and innovative companies in Brabant through long-term equity capital and fund-to-fund investments. BOM Capital

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Ares Management Fund to acquire loan portfolio from First Capital Holdings

A fund managed by Ares Management’s commercial finance platform is to acquire the asset-based lending portfolio of First Capital Holdings, a commercial finance company that provides asset-based loans and factoring to small and middle-market companies.  First Capital is a portfolio company of HIG Capital. The transaction is expected to close

Contego Medical closes USD5.6m in series B funding

Contego Medical has completed a USD5.6 million Series B financing round led by Hatteras Venture Partners, an early stage venture firm with a focus on medical devices, biopharmaceuticals, diagnostics and related opportunities in human medicine.  The round also included Mountain Group Partners, Lookout Capital and Medical Mutual. "Contego Medical's portfolio

Lateral Investment Management partners with Leo Group

Lateral Investment Management has formed a strategic partnership with The Leo Group, a New Jersey-based wealth management firm serving family offices, institutions and endowments. As part of the partnership, Lateral will advise The Leo Group on a private debt portfolio of USD55 million. Lateral’s principals, Kenneth Masters and Richard de

Bamboo Finance holds first close of Financial Inclusion Fund II

Bamboo Finance has held the first close at USD31 million of its second financial inclusion focused fund with investments from Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA-CREF) and AXA-IM. The Bamboo Financial Inclusion Fund II will make equity investments in the capital of banks and financial services companies targeting

Ogier advises on EUR2.5 billion ICG Europe Fund VI

Ogier Jersey has acted as Jersey legal adviser for Intermediate Capital Group on the establishment of its tenth Jersey fund, ICG Europe Fund VI, which has held its first close having raised EUR2.5 billion to date.  This includes a contribution from ICG’s balance sheet of EUR500 million, along with EUR2

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Direct lending funds offering superior risk/return profile

Preqin’s latest analysis of the risk/return profile of major private equity and private debt fund strategies has shown that direct lending funds have been providing investors with superior returns given their level of risk.  These funds, which have increased in prominence since the fallout of the global financial crisis and

KKR closes USD1.34bn direct lending fund

KKR has held the final closing of KKR Lending Partners II, a USD1.34 billion fund focused primarily on privately-originated senior loans. KKRLP II is the successor fund to KKR Lending Partners I which exited its investment period in December 2014. The Fund, for which KKR began soliciting third party capital

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Intralinks partners with Kira Diligence Engine

Intralinks Holdings, a provider of secure enterprise content collaboration solutions, has partnered with Kira Inc, provider of the Kira Diligence Engine.  By leveraging the two platforms, the M&A due diligence process is dramatically streamlined through the partial automation of document review and abstraction. As a result, dealmaking is easier and

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Thoma Bravo completes fundraising for Special Opportunities Fund II

Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has completed fundraising for Thoma Bravo Special Opportunities Fund II at USD1.065 billion. The fund, which was oversubscribed, will invest side-by-side with Thoma Bravo Fund XI, a USD3.662 billion fund that closed in May 2014. “We are very appreciative of the investor support for this

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