Shopa (www.shopa.com), the social shopping site where customers can discover, share and buy products they love, has completed a USD11 million series A funding round. UK venture capital firms Octopus Investments (which backed Zoopla, YPlan and SwiftKey) and Notion Capital (which funded Shutl and Duedil) led the fund raising. Shopa
A group of investors led by Lakewood Capital and including existing management has acquired Vacuum Systems International, Inc. through a newly formed entity, VSI International (VSI). Founded in 1994, VSI is a unique value added provider of cost saving and sustainable equipment remanufacturing and fleet rotational programs utilised by
Private equity firm Solis Capital Partners (Solis) has partnered with venture capital firm Innovate Partners to acquire an equity interest in Lindora, a provider of medically supervised weight loss and weight management programs. Founded by Dr Marshall Stamper in 1971, Lindora has more than 40 years of success providing comprehensive
Abacus Group, a provider of hosted IT solutions for hedge funds and private equity funds, has been named as an Elite Services Provider (ESP) on 2015 CRN Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list. This annual list distinguishes the top technology providers and consultants in North America whose leading approach to
SS&C Technologies Holdings has completed completion of Annex IV filing for over 50 Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMs) and 300 Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs). SS&C GlobeOp filed with multiple Nationally Competent Authorities (NCAs) across Europe, including the key jurisdictions of Luxembourg, Ireland and the United Kingdom. “We use extensive
Private equity group ACE & Company has held the final closing of ACE Angel Partners with total equity commitments close to USD15 million. The fund seeks to generate active returns by investing at an early stage in promising technology companies, targeting high growth markets. ACE Angel Partners invests in companies
Actis has launched a pan-African renewable energy generation platform, Lekela Power in partnership with wind and solar developer Mainstream Renewable Power which will own 40% of the platform. Lekela Power is the eighth such energy platform Actis has created, following a proven replicable strategy of aggregating energy assets into scalable
Recent research by the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) has highlighted growing discontent with the implementation of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) within the European Union (EU). Though the legislation set out to enhance oversight and standardise regulation across the EU, a significant majority of Europe-based investors feel
Crescent Capital Group’s European Specialty Lending strategy has completed a unitranche financing to support the refinancing and recapitalisation of Interfloor Group Ltd. Interfloor, majority-owned by Milestone Capital Partners LLP, also refinanced the mezzanine facility provided by Hutton Collins Partners LLP, which remains a minority shareholder. This financing is consistent with
Commercial and regulatory pressures mean that now is the right time for private equity investors to expand their involvement in the shipping services and technology sector, according to Moore Stephens. Dr Adam Kent of London-based consultant Maritime Strategies International (MSI) told the recent Moore Stephens Opportunities in Shipping Services seminar
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